Malad, Idaho senior achiever Jill Vanderwood won three awards at the annual League of Utah Writers Conference awards banquet, which was held at the University of Utah Marriott Hotel on Saturday, August 10th.

Her awards include the Bronze Quill Award for her YA book, Keeping Secrets, which also came with a certificate and a crystal trophy. Her book also won the Gold Quill Palette Award certificate and crystal trophy for her Keeping Secrets book cover. —This now gives her three awards for her book Keeping Secrets, including winning silver in the recent Mom’s Choice Awards.

The first chapter of her middle-grade book in progress, The Unkindness Club, from the Purdy Franklin Mystery series, won third place in the 1st chapter contest, YA/Middle Grade and Picture Book category. The prize included a certificate and a monetary prize.