Former Fort Collins Author Wins National Mystery Writing Award

Margaret Mizushima earns IBPA Gold Medal for latest Timber Creek K-9 mystery novel

A longtime Fort Collins resident and acclaimed mystery author has earned one of independent publishing’s highest honors.

Margaret Mizushima received the Gold Medal in the Fiction: Mystery category at the 2026 Independent Book Publishers Association (IBPA) Book Awards for her novel Dying Cry, the tenth installment in her popular Timber Creek K-9 Series. The award was presented during a ceremony on May 15 in Portland, Oregon…

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