Rick Walton and Susan Evans McCloud were among several authors and writers honored at the fourth-annual Whitney Awards banquet at the Salt Lake Sheraton on Saturday, May 7. Walton received the outstanding achievement award, and McCloud was given the lifetime achievement award.
The Whitney Awards, which started in 2007, offer recognition to writers in seven categories: romance, mystery/suspense, general fiction, historical, speculative, general youth fiction and speculative youth fiction.