Several Puerto Rican authors were awarded at the International Latino Book Awards in Sacramento, California, including Mayra Santos Febres, who won first place in the 'Best Latino Fiction Book' category for her novel La Otra Julia. Other winning books by Puerto Rican authors include Viva para contarlo by Virgen Renta, La Salsa no Puede Morir by Bella Martínez, and Chiquis, The Dreamer Clown by Débora Mari Menieur Núñez.
The awards, given by Empowering Latino Futures, also recognized books by Heidie Rosado Nieves, Peggy Robles Alvarado, Ángel Pomales Crespo, GM Carrasquillo, and Sandra Rivera Sánchez with gold medals. Additionally, several Puerto Rican authors received silver medals, including Eliván Martínez Mercado for Los estragos del apagón, Vanessa Pérez Rosario for I Am My Own Path, and John B. King for Teacher by Teacher.