Denise Lee Branco

Denise Lee Branco is an award-winning author and inspirational speaker, whose passion is using her writing to advocate for animal rescue and adoption. Her first book, Horse at the Corner Post: Our Divine Journey, won a silver medal in the Living Now Book Awards in 2011. Her article, When You Are Called Upon, won a Cat Writers Association Certificate of Excellence in 2018. She is a member of several writing and publishing organizations and has been a contributor to thirteen anthologies. She is a Certified Pet Loss Grief Specialist-Individual through the Center for Pet Loss Grief, LLC.

Denise's latest book, Rabbit at the Sliding Door: Chloe's Story, has won 11 book awards.

1) BRONZE MEDAL in the 2022 Living Now Book Awards (Gift/Keepsake/Coffee Table category)

2) BRONZE MEDAL in the 2022 Moonbeam Children's Book Awards (Animals/Pets Non-Fiction category)

3) SECOND PLACE in the 2022 Royal Dragonfly Book Awards (Coffee Table & Gift Book category)

4) WINNER in the 2022 Best Book Awards (Animals/Pets Narrative Nonfiction category) & FINALIST (Novelty & Gift category)

5) FINALIST in the 2022 International Book Awards (Animals/Pets Narrative Nonfiction & Novelty/Gift Book categories)

6) DISTINGUISHED FAVORITE in the 2022 NYC Big Book Awards (Animals/Pets Nonfiction category)

7) HONORABLE MENTION in the 2022 Purple Dragonfly Book Awards (Holiday & Animals/Pets categories)

8) FINALIST in the 2023 Feathered Quill Book Awards (Animals-Adults category)

9) DISTINGUISHED FAVORITE in the 2023 Independent Press Award (Animals/Pets category)

10) WINNER in the 2023 Book Excellence Awards (Gift Book category)

11) FINALIST in the 2023 Christian Indie Book Awards (Gift Book category)