Awards and Honors of Frances Patton Statham

Frances Patton Statham never intended becoming a writer. She was far too busy as a lyric-coloratura soprano and community volunteer. But on a dare, she wrote a novel one summer, sent it to the first publisher on the list, and it was accepted for publication.

Sixteen novels later, she is still finding interesting subjects to write about.

1. Honorary Doctorate in Music from World University, in conjunction with a recital given at International Congress in Arts and Communications, Vancouver, British Columbia
2. Georgia Author of the Year in Fiction, Georgia Counsel of Authors and Journalists for Flame of New Orleans, Phoenix Rising, and popular vote by Georgia library patrons sponsored by Southeastern Writers Group for multiple novels
3. Speaker of the Year Award for keynote address at International Congress on the Arts in Singapore
4. Stieglitz Memorial Award in music composition for "Song Cycle for Soprano, Flute, and Piano", Atlanta, Georgia
5. Romantic Times Reviewer's Choice Award for best WWII novel, To Face the Sun, 1986
6. First place state (Georgia) award for oil painting," Floral Bouquet," National League of American Pen Women
7. First place state award (Georgia) in song lyrics, NLAPW
8. First place state award (Georgia) in nonfiction," Lessons from a Chinese Cemetery," NLAPW
9. First Place State Award (Georgia) for music composition, “Song of Esther”, NLAPW
10. Community Service Award for developing candy striper program at local hospital
11. National first place Award for Petrarchan Sonnet, NLAPW
12. Evaline Simmons Memorial Award for poetry, "Silences", Atlanta
13. Other local, state, and national awards in fiction and nonfiction
14. Listed in a number of biographical reference books including World Who’s Who of Women, International Who’s Who of Writers and Authors, Dictionary of International Biography, Personalities of the South, Contemporary Authors
15. Honorary Life Member of the DeKalb Medical Auxiliary and the DeKalb Hospital Auxiliary
16. Honorary Life Member of Women of the Church