Liana Sonenclar: honored at mystery writers conference. Contributed photo
Liana Sonenclar of Westport has received honorable mention in the 2015 Al Blanchard Award contest for short crime fiction by a New England author or featuring a New England setting.
Sonenclar, daughter of Sheryl and Ken Sonenclar, was honored for “Alibi,” about a lawyer’s struggle to defend a boy who wants to be convicted for a crime she thinks he didn’t commit. It is her first short story.
Sonenclar, a 2014 Staples High School graduate where she was photo editor of Inklings, has completed her freshman year at the University of Chicago. She is taking this year off to study drama and dramatic writing at the Lee Strasberg Theatre Institute in New York.
The award was announced at the 14th annual New England Crime Bake conference for mystery writers and readers in Dedham, Mass.
