Alyssa Graybeal is a finalist for the Sarah Winnemucca Award for Creative Nonfiction.

ASTORIA — Local author Alyssa Graybeal has been announced as an Oregon Book Award finalist for her book, “Floppy,” a memoir that explores living with Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, a connective tissue disorder.

She is a finalist for the Sarah Winnemucca Award for Creative Nonfiction.

“Floppy” was released last year. The book is written from a patient’s perspective, starting with Graybeal’s diagnosis at the age of 10.

Graybeal was born and raised in the Northwest and spent 12 years in Canada before moving to Astoria in 2015.

Oregon Book Award winners will be announced at a Portland ceremony on April 8. To see the full list of finalists, visit www.literary-arts.org/about/programs/oba/book-awards.