Books Nominated for 2016 Moritz Thomsen Peace Corps Experience Award

May 21 2017

The Toughest Job: The Crossroads of One Man’s Peace Corps Experience
(Second edition)
Scott M. Henrickson (Cote d’Ivoire 1995–96)
CreateSpace
January 2016

Journey to the Heart of the Condor: Love, Loss, and Survival in a South American Dictatorship
(A “parallel” memoir that relates the Peace Corps experience)
Emily C. Creigh (Paraguay 1975–77) and Dr. Martín Almada
Peace Corps Writers
February 2016

Brooklyn, NY to Bocaiúva, Brazil: A Peace Corps Love Story
Franklin D. Rothman (Brazil 1967–69)
Peace Corps Writers
May 2016

Hidden Places: A Journey from Kansas to Kilimanjaro
(Peace Corps memoir)
James Heaton (Nyasaland [Malawi]1962–64)
Xlibris
May 2016

From Freeborn to Freetown & Back
Patrick R. O’Leary (Sierra Leone 1966–68)
Peace Corps Writers
September 2016

Paper Mountains: An Armenian Diary
(Peace Corps memoir)
Jonathan Maiullo (Armenia 2008–10)
Gomidas
May 2016

In the Belly of the Elephant: A Memoir of Africa
Susan Corbett (Liberia 1976–79)
CreateSpace
March 2016

Mail From Kyrgyzstan: My Life As An Over-50 Peace Corps Volunteer
by Michael Licwinko (Kyrgyzstan 2008–10)
Self-Published
September 2016

If you have a memoir published in 2016 by a PCV or Peace Corps Staff that you wish to nominate, email: jcoyneone@gmail.com