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Self-Love Poetry Book by Kyli Santiago Wins the 2022 NYC Big Book Award

Whether you’re struggling with feelings of depression, low self-worth, thoughts of suicide or any of the multitude of mental health challenges faced by so many today, it is likely you may need self-love. In her recently published poetry collection, Healing Yesterday’s Tears: An Inspiring Poetry Book about Overcoming Emotion and Discovering Love of Self, award-winning poet, Kyli Santiago tactfully guides readers on a cathartic journey of mental cleansing and spiritual transformation, and eventually shows them how to love and care for themselves.
Receiving the NYC Big Book Award is a significant accomplishment for the independently published author and her debut book of poems. The prestigious contest was designed specifically to create a level environment where independents could compete head-on against the Big Five publishers: Hachette, HarperCollins, Macmillan, Penguin Random House, or Simon & Schuster, in terms of marketing and editorial excellence, inevitably displaying the “Best of the Best.”
Ted Olczak, veteran staffer and public relations specialist who was instrumental in conceiving the NYC Big Book Awards, states on the official contest website, “The award allows big publishing houses to submit their titles for competition. New York City is synonymous with the global publishing industry, and where the big book publishing houses set the standard for decades.”
Since its inception in 2017, the NYC Big Book Award has achieved worldwide participation from five continents Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, and North America; and major cities across the globe such as Bangkok, Cape Town, London, Los Angeles, Nagasaki, and New York. By securing this latest win, poet Kyli Santiago has officially joined the ranks of the global literary elite.
Readers looking to experience Kyli Santiago’s poetic prowess can purchase Healing Yesterday’s Tears, Winner of the 2022 NYC Big Book Award, for ‘Poetry: Life/Experience,’ on Amazon and wherever books are sold online.

Whether you’re struggling with feelings of depression, low self-worth, thoughts of suicide or any of the multitude of mental health challenges faced by so many today, it is likely you may need self-love. In her recently published poetry collection, Healing Yesterday’s Tears: An Inspiring Poetry Book about Overcoming Emotion and Discovering Love of Self, award-winning poet, Kyli Santiago tactfully guides readers on a cathartic journey of mental cleansing and spiritual transformation, and eventually shows them how to love and care for themselves.
Receiving the NYC Big Book Award is a significant accomplishment for the independently published author and her debut book of poems. The prestigious contest was designed specifically to create a level environment where independents could compete head-on against the Big Five publishers: Hachette, HarperCollins, Macmillan, Penguin Random House, or Simon & Schuster, in terms of marketing and editorial excellence, inevitably displaying the “Best of the Best.”
Ted Olczak, veteran staffer and public relations specialist who was instrumental in conceiving the NYC Big Book Awards, states on the official contest website, “The award allows big publishing houses to submit their titles for competition. New York City is synonymous with the global publishing industry, and where the big book publishing houses set the standard for decades.”
Since its inception in 2017, the NYC Big Book Award has achieved worldwide participation from five continents Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, and North America; and major cities across the globe such as Bangkok, Cape Town, London, Los Angeles, Nagasaki, and New York. By securing this latest win, poet Kyli Santiago has officially joined the ranks of the global literary elite.
Readers looking to experience Kyli Santiago’s poetic prowess can purchase Healing Yesterday’s Tears, Winner of the 2022 NYC Big Book Award, for ‘Poetry: Life/Experience,’ on Amazon and wherever books are sold online.