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How to Win One Million Dollars and Shit Glitter Named 2026 National Indie Excellence Awards Finalist
How to Win One Million Dollars and Shit Glitter, the debut memoir by Luke Stoffel, is a Finalist in the 2026 National Indie Excellence Awards, honored in the Regional Non-Fiction: Midwest category of the 20th annual competition. The recognition arrives just weeks after the memoir won a 2026 IBPA Benjamin Franklin Award, giving the openly AI-assisted book two national honors in a single season.
Luke Stoffel
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Luke Stoffel Wins Silver at the IBPA Benjamin Franklin Book Award: Indie Publishing's Highest Honor
On May 15, 2026, at the Independent Book Publishers Association's annual Publishing University conference in Portland, Oregon, author Luke Stoffel was awarded the 2026 IBPA Benjamin Franklin Silver Medal in the Neurodivergent Communities category for his memoir How to Win One Million Dollars and Shit Glitter. The award is the most established and recognized honor in independent book publishing, now in its 38th year.
Luke Stoffel
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