First

One, KO Kids Books

Kathyrn Otoshi  

Second

The TuTu Ballet, BookSurge Publishing

Sally O. Lee

Honorable Mention

The Sick Bug, Beaver’s Pond Press

Susie Bazil

First

Balloon Blessing, The Peppertree Press

Jill Jana Marie

Second

Saturn for My Birthday, Sylvan Dell Publishing

John McGranaghan

Honorable Mention

Queen Vernita's Visitors, Outskirts Press

Dawn Menge

First

Rules Are Rules, Book Publishers Network

Julie Scandora

Second

The Path Under Your Feet, Xlibris

Gail Hill Williams

Honorable Mention

A Cord of Three Strands, White Pelican Press

Holly Moulder

First

Patterns of Perception, Outskirts Press

Nicholas J. Cipriani

Second

Eclipsed by Shadow, Micron Press

John Royce

Honorable Mention

The Crown Conspiracy, Aspirations Media

Southcrop Forest, iUniverse

Michael J. Sullivan

Lorne Rothman

First

Double Bound, BookSurge Publishing

Nick Nolan

Second

Lola Dances, MLR Press

Victor J. Banis

Honorable Mention

Girls Like Us! Season 1, CreateSpace

Iris Montgomery & Anike Baba

First

Rue de la Pompe, iUniverse

James Earle McCracken

Second

The Man in the Woods, TJG Management

Theresa J. Gonsalves

Honorable Mention

A Pig in the Rumble Seat and other short stories, Mina-Helwig Publishing

Cracked Bat, Ten Pentacles Press

Edward Hujsak

Janiece Hopper

First

Narrow Lives, Marquette Fiction

Tyler R. Tichelaar

Second

Following Joe, Outskirts Press

Alvin Ureles

Honorable Mention

Wai-nani: High Chiefess of Hawai’i, Star Publish

An Obsolete Honor, iUniverse

Linda Ballou

Helena P. Schrader

First

Like Dizzy Gillespie's Cheeks, iUniverse

Scott E. Smith

Second

Every Day Life, Llumina Press

M.G. Hardie

Honorable Mention

The Organ Grinder and the Monkey, Xlibris

Sam Moffie

First

The Oyster Cocktail, AuthorHouse

Tomas Sancio

Second

The Invincible Anita, iUniverse

Lisa Lynn Ramos

Honorable Mention

The Whitest Wall, Better Endings, New Beginnings

Jodee Kulp

First

White Tombs, Conquill Press

Christopher Valen

Second

The Man in the Woods, TJG Management

Theresa J. Gonsalves

Honorable Mention

Color of Blood, Eakin Press

Conspiracy of Silence, Oceanview Publishing
Magic Lance, Clear Light Publishing

Les Coalson

Martha Powers

Hal Simmons

First

The Dailies, D & C Publishers

David Cornberg

Second

Ghost Tango, W.L. Ransom Press

Janeen Ledford

Honorable Mention

Poetic Musings of an Old, Fat Man, Lulu Press

Harry E. Gilleland, Jr.

First

Cracked Bat, Ten Pentacles Press

Janiece Hopper

Second

Copper Fire, Vintage Romance Publishing

Suzanne Woods Fisher

Honorable Mention

The 12th Demon (Vampyre Majick), Synergy Books

Bruce Hennigan

First

Extraordinary Will, Outskirts Press

Trish Edmisten

Second

Flint, BookSurge Publishing

Maryann Davenport

Honorable Mention

Uncharted Depths, Ida Kay Productions

Taylor Nash

First

Sunaru, Outskirts Press

Lawrence Lueder

Second

Unholy Domain, Kunati, Inc.

Dan Ronco

Honorable Mention

The Omega Wave, Lulu Publishing

Richard Rydon

First

Ravenshade, AuthorHouse

C.S. Marks

Second

Exhumed, AuthorHouse

Elizabeth Zito-Joyce

Honorable Mention

A Crucible of Innocence, Outskirts Press

Roger W. Forsythe

First

Anna’s World, ChironBooks

Wim Coleman & Pat Perrin

Second

The Song of Maress, BookSurge Publishing

John Proynoff

Honorable Mention

The Schoolboy, iUniverse Star

Tony Rosa

First

Legacy, Forsooth Publishing

Cayla Kluver

Second

Animalkind, PublishAmerica

Sean P. Griffin

Honorable Mention

A Prince in Need, Helm Publishing

Debra Killeen

First

Moving Your Aging Parents, Loving Healing Press

Nancy Wesson

Second

Amazing Grays, FTA Press

Maggie Rose Crane

Honorable Mention

Retirement Readiness, Peter E. Randall Publisher

Mike Bonacorsi

First

Body Eloquence, Energy Psychology Press

Nancy Mellon with Ashley Ramsden

Second

The Live Food Factor, Awakenings Publications

Susan Schenck with Victoria BidWell

Honorable Mention

Seven Minutes to Natural Pain Release, Elite Books/Energy Psychology Press

Daniel J. Benor, MD

First

The Art of Everyday Joe, AuthorHouse

Michael K. Corbin

First

Great Peacemakers, LTS Press

Ken Beller and Heather Chase   

Second

Doctors, Lawyers, Indian Chiefs, Tuxedo Press

Tom Benjey 

First

If Your Hair Falls Out, Keep Dancing!, Nightengale Press

LeslieAnn Butler

Second

Organic for Health, iUniverse, Inc.

Sandy Powers

Honorable Mention

DIY Baby! Do It Yourself Baby!, iUniverse

Shelley S. Binkley, MD

First

Transcendent Dreaming, Winds of Change Books

Christina Donnell, Ph.D.

Second

The BIG Fakeout, the illusion of limits, Shift Awareness Books 

Hunt Henion

Honorable Mention

Embrace Ultra-Ability, Dance With Your Heart Publishing

Shirley Cheng

First

Sell with Soul, BlueGreen Books

Jennifer Allan

Second

The Procrastinator's Bible for Financial Success 2nd Edition, iUniverse

Frank J. Eberhart

First

Easy Entertaining for Beginners, Maple Heights Press

Patricia Mendez

First

A Love Letter to Black People, Sherian Publishing

Brian McClellan

Second

Cocktail Party Guide to Global Warming, iUniverse

Annette Saliken

Honorable Mention

The New IQ: How Integrity Intelligence Serves You, Your Relationships, and Our World, Elite Books

David Gruder, PhD

First

Cocktail Party Guide to Global Warming, iUniverse

Annette Saliken

First

Memories of Times Past, Northern Star Press

Marta Hiatt

Second

Great Peacemakers, LTS Press

Ken Beller & Heather Chase

Honorable Mention

35 Miles From Shore, Odyssey Publishing

Emilio Corsetti, III

First

How to Mediate Like a Pro, iUniverse

Mary Greenwood

Second

Grit for the Oyster, Vintage Romance Publishing

Suzanne Woods Fisher

First

Standing the Watch: The Greatest Gift, Big River Press

R.J. Brown

Second

Lake Effect: A Deckhand’s Journey on the Great Lakes Freighters, Gale Force Press

Richard Hill

Honorable Mention

A London Scrapbook, Beaver’s Pond Press

Bader Field, Nightengale Press

Confessions of a ’Sixties Priest, iUniverse

Polly Grose 

Carl David

James M. O’Brien

First

The Barefoot Shoeshine Boy, AuthorHouse

Al Rivera

Second

Great Peacemakers, LTS Press

Ken Beller & Heather Chase

Honorable Mention

The Frog in the Well, CE Bilingual Books

Irene Y. Tsai 

First

She Doesn't Look Deaf, Llumina Press

Corinne Cheatham

Second

Never Assume, Outskirts Press

Patricia McGuire

Honorable Mention

Will it Hurt? A Parent's Practical Guide to Children's Surgery, Warren Enterprises, LLC

Armen Ketchedjian

First

Dear Anaïs: My Life in Poems for You, Plain View Press

Diana M. Raab  

Second

The Tickle Tree, Red Pumpkin Press

L.W. Lewis 

First

How to Hear the Voice of God, New Page Books

Susan Shumsky

Second

Light Upon Light, Elite Books/Energy Psychology Press

Andrew Vidich, PhD

First

The Deep Water Leaf Society, Intuitive Journey Press

Claire M. Perkins

Second

Peak Vitality, Elite Books

Edited by Jeanne M. House 

Honorable Mention

Critical Conditions, Lemon Grove Press

How to Heal Your Heart and Soul From Divorce, Outskirts Press

Mindfulness and the Art of Choice, Loving Healing Press

Martine Ehrenclou, M.A.

Tammy Lynn

Karen H. Sherman, PhD

First

Journey from Head to Heart, Loving Healing Press

Nancy Oelklaus

Second

A Worthy Legacy, Tommie Books

Tomi Akinyanmi  

Honorable Mention

The Power of the Possible, Beaufort Books

Seeing True, Ozark Mountain Publishing

Auriela McCarthy

Ronald Chapman

First

Endangered Liasions, Alarus Press

Don Shay

Second

Cairo, The Mother Of The World, Wheatmark

Herbert L. Smith

Honorable Mention

France: Instructions for Use, Illustrata Press

26 Gorgeous Hikes on the Western Côte d’Azur, AzurAlive Press

Florence Chatzigianis

First

Women Who Love Psychopaths, Health and Well-Being Publications

Sandra L. Brown & Liane J. Leedom

Second

Taming the Dragon Within, The Good Mother-in-Law Project

Leanne Braddock, Ileene Huffard & Zannette Uriell

Honorable Mention

Dating rEvolution, CreateSpace

Rachael Zavala

First

Content Rich, Encore Publishing

Jon Wuebben

Second

Grit for the Oyster, Vintage Romance Publishing

Suzanne Woods Fisher

First

Women Astronomers: Reaching for the Stars, Stone Pine Press

Mabel Armstrong  

Second

A Worthy Legacy, Tommie Books

Tomi Akinyanmi

Honorable Mention

Welcome to the USA, Center of Artificial Imagination

Kalpanik S.

Winner

Southcrop Forest, iUniverse

Lorne Rothman

Winner

The Durples Get Lost in Elkton Forest, AuthorHouse

Kathy Jardine and Ashley Jardine

Winner

Fire-heart, AuthorHouse

C.S. Marks

Winner

Ready For the Defense, Treble Heart Books/WhoooDoo Mysteries

Mike Langan

Winner

Confessions of a 'Sixties Priest, iUniverse

James M. O’Brien

Winner

Last Call, Capital Press

JD Seamus

Winner

Prodigal of the Pecos, Aventine Press

C.E. Edmonson

Winner

It was never about a hot dog and a Coke, WingSpan Press

Rodney L. Hurst, Sr.

Winner

Ghost Tango, W.L. Ransom Press

Janeen Ledford

Winner

Cracked Bat, Ten Pentacles Press

Janiece Hopper

Winner

Endangered Liasions, Alarus Press

Don Shay

Winner

Pirate Queen: The Curse, BookSurge Publishing 

R. Allen Downey

Winner

Peace, Power, and Presence, Inspired Earth Publishing House

Jonathan Evatt

Winner

An Obsolete Honor, iUniverse

Helena P. Schrader

Kick Start Guy Book of the Year Award

Awarded to the book that has the possibility to develop into national success through a unique marketing platform. The book's message uniquely influences the way people think, act, and become motivated to live their lives.

Journey from Head to Heart, Loving Healing Press

Nancy Oelklaus

Perceptive Marketing Book Award for the Best Nonfiction Book of the Year

The Deep Water Leaf Society, Intuitive Journey Press

Claire M. Perkins

Garcia Award for the Best Fiction Book of the Year

White Tombs, Conquill Press

Christopher Valen

Author Marketing Experts Award for the Best Regional Book of the Year

Cracked Bat, Ten Pentacles Press

Janiece Hopper

KarenVillanueva Award for the Best Global Book of the Year

Endangered Liasions, Alarus Press

Don Shay

Polka Dot Banner Award for the Best Body/Health Book

If Your Hair Falls Out, Keep Dancing!, Nightengale Press

LeslieAnn Butler

Jack Eadon Award for the Best Book in Contemporary Drama

A Bomb Shelter Romance, Inkwater Press

Patrick M. Garry

Bill Cooper Leading Beyond Tradition Award

A Love Letter to Black People, Sherian Publishing

Brian McClellan

Walsh Seminars Award for Best Personal Growth Book of the Year

Mindfulness and the Art of Choice, Loving Healing Press

Karen H. Sherman

Writers in the Sky Award for the Best Creative Writing of the Year

Rue de la Pompe, iUniverse

James Earle McCracken

Loving Healing Press Best Book Award in Metapsychology

The New IQ: How Integrity Intelligence Serves You, Your Relationships, and Our World, Elite Books

David Gruder, PhD

WOW! Women on Writing Award for the Best Book in Women's Literature

Taming the Dragon Within, The Good Mother-in-Law Project

Leanne Braddock, Ileene Huffard & Zannette Uriell

Bookhitch Award for the Most Innovative Book of Poetry

Ghost Tango, W.L. Ransom Press

Janeen Ledford

The Jean Carpenter-Backus Award for the Best Book in Financial Management

The Procrastinator's Bible for Financial Success 2nd Edition, iUniverse

Frank J. Eberhart