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Bahamian Two-time Gold Medalist Pauline Davis bio takes 1st place in International Book Awards

Thu, Jul 13th 2023, 09:55 AM
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Running Sideways, the bio of two-time Olympic Gold Champion and Golden Girl Pauline Davis of The Bahamas, took top place in the biography category of the International Book Awards announced in Los Angeles in June. Written with TR Todd, she takes her place alongside authors like Pope Francis, Amy Tan, Vanessa Williams and Julie Andrews.

Pauline Davis presents a copy of her biography, Running Sideways, The Olympic Champion Who Made Track and Field History, to Prime Minister Philip Davis.

The inspiring story of a girl who grew up in one of the poorest communities in The Bahamas and rose to capture a country’s heart along with two Olympic gold medals took first place in biography category in the International Book Awards, it was revealed today.

Running Sideways: The Olympic Champion Who Made Track and Field History by Pauline Davis with T.R. Todd, published by Rowman and Littlefield and written with TR (Jeff) Todd, beat out competition including Escape from Mariupol: A Survivor's True Story by Adoriana Marik, as told to author Anne K. Howard, and the controversial Juror #11: A Memoir of Rising From A Broken Justice System and The Trials of Life by Katrina Robertson.

Davis, who won Silver in Sweden in the 400m, was one of the Golden Girls who won Silver in the Atlantis Olympics in 1996, Gold in the IAAF World Championship in Seville, Spain in 1999, shocking the world when they defeated Jamaica in the 4x100 and making the podium again the next year in the Australia Olympics.

She said she was stunned by the news her bio was the judges’ favourite.

“This was one race I did not even know I had entered,” she chided when told she won. “I was so shocked and surprised, I just could not believe it, but maybe other people identified with a girl from Bain Town who started running sideways to look over my shoulder and stay

ahead of the boys who would try to catch me and bother me while I was juggling two big pails of water from the public pump. I knew if I slowed down, the boys would get me and if I spilled the water, my mother would let me have it when I got home so I just devised a way to stay safe from both and I kept on running.”

Throughout the book, Davis credits supporters – mentors like Neville Wisdom, former Sports Minister, who always believed in her, and emotional supporters including former Prime Minister Hubert Ingraham. She is related to the current Prime Minister Philip Davis, the late PM Sir Lynden Pindling and his family, all of whom she said helped give her the confidence she needed when she doubted herself.

Today Davis is Chairwoman of World Relays Bahamas 2024 and a World Athletics Lifetime Council Member of World Athletics whose immediate past Chairman Lord Sebastian Coe wrote the forward to the book. Running Sideways was co-author TR Todd’s second biography and fourth book. He is completing his fifth now on another Bahamian woman.

Running Sideways is available in some bookstores, but Davis prefers to personalize signed copies at the Farmers’ Market on Gladstone Road, Nassau, where she can be found most Saturdays.

Below is the press release distributed by International Book Awards:

LOS ANGELES, JUNE 2023 – American Book Fest announced the winners and finalists of THE 2023 INTERNATIONAL BOOK AWARDS (IBA), one of the world’s largest international book award programs for mainstream, indie, and self-published titles. Over 500 winners and finalists were announced in over 100 categories. Awards were presented for titles published in 2021, 2022, and 2023. Jeffrey Keen, President and CEO of American Book Fest, said this year’s contest yielded thousands of entries from authors and publishers around the world, which were then narrowed down to the final results.

Keen says of the awards, "Over our 15-year history, thousands of self-published and indie authors have leveraged the promotional power of their International Book Award to increase online recognition, enhance their title’s credibility, and garner more attention in the crowded book buying marketplace."

Full results for the 14th Annual International Book Awards can be found at: http://internationalbookawards.com/2023awardannouncement.html

Winners and finalists of this year’s contest join a prestigious group of past laureates, including Pope Francis, Amy Tan, Anne Lamott, George Sanders, Julie Andrews, Clive Barker, Vanessa Williams, Shark Tank’s Daymon John, Brad Thor, Kitty Kelley, and many others. Visit the Award Laureate page for an expanded list: http://internationalbookawards.com/awardlaureates.html

American Book Fest covers books from all sections of the publishing industry—mainstream, independent, & self-published. A 20-year timeline and award archives can be found at http://americanbookfest.com/aboutuscontactus.html

American Book Fest sponsors four separate award programs throughout the year. Each program has its own judging panel and announcement timeline. Many authors and publishers enter one or more contests, depending on their publication and marketing timeline. The 2023/2024 Submission Schedule can be found at: http://americanlegacyawards.com/bookawardplanner.html

American Book Fest has an active social media presence, with over 132,000 current Facebook fans. Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AmericanBookFest Twitter: https://twitter.com/AmerBookFest Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/americanbookfest/

Running Sideways, the bio of two-time Olympic Gold Champion and Golden Girl Pauline Davis of The Bahamas, took top place in the biography category of the International Book Awards announced in Los Angeles in June. Written with TR Todd, she takes her place alongside authors like Pope Francis, Amy Tan, Vanessa Williams and Julie Andrews.
Pauline Davis presents a copy of her biography, Running Sideways, The Olympic Champion Who Made Track and Field History, to Prime Minister Philip Davis.
The inspiring story of a girl who grew up in one of the poorest communities in The Bahamas and rose to capture a country’s heart along with two Olympic gold medals took first place in biography category in the International Book Awards, it was revealed today.
Running Sideways: The Olympic Champion Who Made Track and Field History by Pauline Davis with T.R. Todd, published by Rowman and Littlefield and written with TR (Jeff) Todd, beat out competition including Escape from Mariupol: A Survivor's True Story by Adoriana Marik, as told to author Anne K. Howard, and the controversial Juror #11: A Memoir of Rising From A Broken Justice System and The Trials of Life by Katrina Robertson.
Davis, who won Silver in Sweden in the 400m, was one of the Golden Girls who won Silver in the Atlantis Olympics in 1996, Gold in the IAAF World Championship in Seville, Spain in 1999, shocking the world when they defeated Jamaica in the 4x100 and making the podium again the next year in the Australia Olympics.
She said she was stunned by the news her bio was the judges’ favourite.
“This was one race I did not even know I had entered,” she chided when told she won. “I was so shocked and surprised, I just could not believe it, but maybe other people identified with a girl from Bain Town who started running sideways to look over my shoulder and stay
ahead of the boys who would try to catch me and bother me while I was juggling two big pails of water from the public pump. I knew if I slowed down, the boys would get me and if I spilled the water, my mother would let me have it when I got home so I just devised a way to stay safe from both and I kept on running.”
Throughout the book, Davis credits supporters – mentors like Neville Wisdom, former Sports Minister, who always believed in her, and emotional supporters including former Prime Minister Hubert Ingraham. She is related to the current Prime Minister Philip Davis, the late PM Sir Lynden Pindling and his family, all of whom she said helped give her the confidence she needed when she doubted herself.
Today Davis is Chairwoman of World Relays Bahamas 2024 and a World Athletics Lifetime Council Member of World Athletics whose immediate past Chairman Lord Sebastian Coe wrote the forward to the book. Running Sideways was co-author TR Todd’s second biography and fourth book. He is completing his fifth now on another Bahamian woman.
Running Sideways is available in some bookstores, but Davis prefers to personalize signed copies at the Farmers’ Market on Gladstone Road, Nassau, where she can be found most Saturdays.
Below is the press release distributed by International Book Awards:
LOS ANGELES, JUNE 2023 – American Book Fest announced the winners and finalists of THE 2023 INTERNATIONAL BOOK AWARDS (IBA), one of the world’s largest international book award programs for mainstream, indie, and self-published titles. Over 500 winners and finalists were announced in over 100 categories. Awards were presented for titles published in 2021, 2022, and 2023. Jeffrey Keen, President and CEO of American Book Fest, said this year’s contest yielded thousands of entries from authors and publishers around the world, which were then narrowed down to the final results.
Keen says of the awards, "Over our 15-year history, thousands of self-published and indie authors have leveraged the promotional power of their International Book Award to increase online recognition, enhance their title’s credibility, and garner more attention in the crowded book buying marketplace."
Full results for the 14th Annual International Book Awards can be found at: http://internationalbookawards.com/2023awardannouncement.html
Winners and finalists of this year’s contest join a prestigious group of past laureates, including Pope Francis, Amy Tan, Anne Lamott, George Sanders, Julie Andrews, Clive Barker, Vanessa Williams, Shark Tank’s Daymon John, Brad Thor, Kitty Kelley, and many others. Visit the Award Laureate page for an expanded list: http://internationalbookawards.com/awardlaureates.html
American Book Fest covers books from all sections of the publishing industry—mainstream, independent, & self-published. A 20-year timeline and award archives can be found at http://americanbookfest.com/aboutuscontactus.html
American Book Fest sponsors four separate award programs throughout the year. Each program has its own judging panel and announcement timeline. Many authors and publishers enter one or more contests, depending on their publication and marketing timeline. The 2023/2024 Submission Schedule can be found at: http://americanlegacyawards.com/bookawardplanner.html
American Book Fest has an active social media presence, with over 132,000 current Facebook fans. Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AmericanBookFest Twitter: https://twitter.com/AmerBookFest Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/americanbookfest/

 

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