(Each category has a First, Second and Honorable Mention placement. More than one Honorable Mention depicts a tie. If there are less than three in a category it means the remaining entries' scores were below the cut-off point. Our judges are strict!)
Fiction |
Book, Publisher |
Author |
Children – Toddler to 5 |
First |
If I Were a Farmer, Beaver’s Pond Press |
Gordon W. Fredrickson |
Children – Early Reader (6 to 8) |
First |
The Mudhogs, Outskirts Press |
Dalton James |
Second |
A Farm Country Halloween, Beaver’s Pond Press |
Gordon W. Fredrickson
|
Honorable Mention |
No Never, BookSurge |
Sally O. Lee |
Children - Young Reader (8 to 12) |
First |
My Invisible World, Better Endings New Beginnings |
Morasha R. Winokur
|
Second |
Loving Ruby, Grateful Steps |
Lois Chazen |
Honorable Mention |
Tedric the House Mouse, PaXart Publishing |
Peter Johannes |
Teen (12-16) |
First |
Golden's Rule, Pleasant Word |
C. E. Edmonson |
Second |
Death on a Southern Breeze, Bella Rosa Books |
Mark de Castrique |
Honorable Mention |
The Ghost, the Eggheads and Babe Ruth's Piano, iUniverse |
Larry Sweitzer |
Teen - Young Adult (15 to 18) |
First |
Elijah's Coin, A&N Publishing |
Steve O’Brien |
Art/Music/Pop Culture/Performing Arts |
First |
Fine on Acting: A Vision of the Craft, Havenhurst Books |
Howard Fine
|
Second |
Peanut Butter and Mashed Potatoes, BookSurge |
Deborah Godin |
Body/Mind/Spirit |
First |
Indigo Awakening, Energy Psychology Press |
Dr. Janine Talty |
Second |
Life's Captivity, Book Publishers Network |
Sharon A. Gricol |
Honorable Mention |
ReBecoming, Dassana Press
|
J.R. Maxon
|
Business/Sales/Economics |
First |
Personal Finance Tips For You, WebLinks |
Nocita Carter |
Second |
Business Law Battle Plan for Entrepreneurs, Jobe Publishing |
Marjorie Jobe, J.D. |
Honorable Mention |
Dream For World Unity, Outskirts Press |
Haile Gebre Egziabher |
Fantasy |
First |
Curse of the Tahiera, Booklocker |
Wendy Gillissen |
Second |
Rendezvous Rock, Robert D. Reed Publishers |
Rickey Bray |
Honorable Mention |
Legacy of the Archbishop, Helm Publishing |
Debra Killeen
|
Gay/Lesbian |
First |
Benediction, BookSurge |
Jim Arnold |
Second |
Without One Plea, iUniverse |
Ben Mitchell |
Honorable Mention |
Ockham's Razor, BookSurge |
Alan Michael Williams
|
Novel |
First |
Saffron Dreams, Modern History Press |
Shaila Abdullah
|
Second |
Finding the Moon in Sugar, Infinity Publishing |
Gint Aras
|
Honorable Mention |
The Black Minute, North Star Press of St. Cloud
|
Christopher Valen
|
Health/Fitness |
First |
The Primal Blueprint, Primal Nutrition, Inc. |
Mark Sisson |
Second |
Smoking: 201 Reasons to Quit, Dillon & Parker Publishing |
Muriel L. Crawford
|
Honorable Mention |
Lose the Diet, Blissful Publications |
Kathy Balland |
Historical Fiction
|
First |
The Sweet War Man, iUniverse |
Paul Barcelo
|
Second |
The Last Paradise, iUniverse |
Michael Kasenow |
Honorable Mention |
Why We Don't Kill Spiders, Outskirts Press |
Bo Macreery |
History/Science |
First |
DUI/DWI , Outskirts Press |
David N. Jolly |
Second |
Kelleys Island, The Wine Press |
Leslie Korenko |
Honorable Mention |
Dancing in the Dark, iUniverse |
Ronald Keast, PhD |
Humanities
|
First |
The Dawn of Saudi, Linbrook Press |
Homa Pourasgari |
Second |
Colors of a Man, Outskirts Press
|
Tia Stewart
|
Honorable Mention |
Leaving My Found Eden, Literary Road Press |
Ron L. Zheng |
Humor |
First |
Grundish and Askew, Vicious Galoot Books |
Lance Carbuncle
|
Second |
A Dish Best Served Cold, Mill City Press |
David Carl Mielke |
Honorable Mention |
Roastbeef's Promise, Smack Books |
David Jerome |
Memoir/Autobiography/Biography |
First |
At Home Abroad, Plain View Press |
Nancy Henderson-James |
Second |
Short White Coat, iUniverse |
James A. Feinstein, MD |
Honorable Mention |
My Last War, iUniverse
Promises to Keep, iUniverse |
Charles M. Grist
Thomas F. Dwyer |
Mystery/Thriller/Suspense/Horror |
First |
The Black Minute, North Star Press of St. Cloud |
Christopher Valen |
Second |
A Love That Kills, Nacoma Publishing |
Robert Petrucelli |
Honorable Mention |
The Cobra Conspiracy, iUniverse
Tommy Gun Tango, Capital Crime Press |
Roger A. Naylor
Brant Randall & Bruce Cook |
Poetry |
First |
Colors of a Man, Outskirts Press |
Tia Stewart |
Second |
The Soldiers of the Cross, Outskirts Press |
J. Laurence Stillwell |
Honorable Mention |
Turnings, Outskirts Press |
Donald R. Fletcher |
Religion (Eastern/Western) |
First |
Life's Captivity, Book Publishers Network |
Sharon A. Gricol |
Second |
The Butterfly Cometh, Outskirts Press |
Diana Webb |
Honorable Mention |
Do You Love Jehovah, Dance with Your Heart Publishing |
Shirley Cheng |
Romance Novel |
First |
The Life O'Reilly, iUniverse |
Brian Cohen
|
Second |
Until the Deep Water Stills, Idiomatic |
Michael Robert Dyet |
Honorable Mention |
Wildfire, Wasteland Press |
Christyna Hunter |
Science Fiction |
First |
Beyond the Stars: Kataria, BookSurge |
Kelly Beltz |
Second |
Requiem of the Human Soul, Libros Libertad |
Jeremy R. Lent |
Honorable Mention |
Weeds, Outskirts Press |
F. Whitney Harrington |
Self-Help |
First |
The Ice Cream Theory, BookSurge |
Steff Deschenes |
Second |
Stop Waiting For Permission, Havenhurst Books |
Steve Truitt |
Honorable Mention |
Tangling with Tyrants, PageFree Publishing |
Tony Deblauwe |
Societal Issues (Politics/Society/Etc) |
First |
Lost American Principles, Outskirts Press |
Steven L. Hall |
Second |
A Journey, A Reckoning, and A Miracle, O Books |
K.J. Fraser |
Honorable Mention |
In the Land of Cotton, Outskirts Press
|
Martha A. Taylor
|
Spirituality/Inspiration |
First |
Good Grief: Finding Peace After Pet Loss, Healy House Books |
Sid Korpi |
Second |
Witnessing, Outskirts Press |
Haile Gebre Egziabher |
Honorable Mention |
Sharene: Death: A Prerequisite For Life, iUniverse
Offerings, OakTara Publishers
|
Rocky Wilson
Christine Sunderland |
Travel |
First |
Fields of War, French Battlefields |
Robert Mueller |
Second |
Letters to Zerky, Nickelodeon Press |
Bill Raney and JoAnne Walker Raney |
Honorable Mention |
Offerings, OakTara Publishers |
Christine Sunderland |
Writing/Publishing |
First |
Creative Blogging for Personal or Business Improvement, AuthorHouse |
Paul William Johnson |
Regional |
Book, Publisher |
Author |
Canada-East |
Winner |
Until the Deep Water Stills, Idiomatic |
Michael Robert Dyet |
Great Lakes |
Winner |
Excuse Me, Your Life Is Waiting!, iUniverse |
Robert Bolch |
Mid-Atlantic |
Winner |
Sending Your Child to College, Dicmar Publishing |
Marie Pinak Carr |
Midwest |
Winner |
Whiteout, Beaver’s Pond Press |
Brian Duren |
Northeast |
Winner |
1939 - Into the Dark, ZAPmedia |
Paula Phelan |
South |
Winner |
Southern Boy, iUniverse |
Armiger Jagoe |
Southeast |
Winner |
In-Sight, Outskirts Press |
Gerard D. Webster |
Mountain West |
Winner |
For Cory's Sake, Outskirts Press |
Carolyn Wada |
Pacific West |
Winner |
Run Into Trouble, AuthorHouse |
Alan Cook |
Global |
Book, Publisher |
Author |
Africa |
Winner |
At Home Abroad, Plain View Press |
Nancy Henderson-James |
Asia |
Winner |
Leaving My Found Eden, Literary Road Press |
Ron L. Zheng |
Australia/New Zealand/Australasia |
Winner |
Fifty Confessions, iUniverse |
Paul Kiritsis |
Europe |
Winner |
Promises to Keep, iUniverse |
Thomas F. Dwyer |
Specialized Awards |
|
Book, Publisher |
Author |
Reader Views Kids Award for Best Children’s Book of the Year
|
|
My Invisible World, Better Endings New Beginnings |
Morasha R. Winokur
|
Reader Views Kids Award for Best Teen/YA Book of the Year |
|
Golden's Rule, Pleasant Word |
C. E. Edmonson |
Kick Start Guy Book of the Year Award |
|
Saffron Dreams, Modern History Press |
Shaila Abdullah
|
Perceptive Marketing Book Award for the Best Nonfiction Book of the Year |
|
Indigo Awakening, Energy Psychology Press |
Dr. Janine Talty |
Garcia Award for the Best Fiction Book of the Year |
|
The Dawn of Saudi, Linbrook Press |
Homa Pourasgari |
Pump Up Your Book Award for the Best Regional Book of the Year |
|
Excuse Me, Your Life Is Waiting!, iUniverse |
Robert Boich |
KarenVillanueva Award for the Best Global Book of the Year |
|
At Home Abroad, Plain View Press |
Nancy Henderson-James |
Lynda Goldman Award for the Best Novel of the Year |
|
The Black Minute, North Star Press of St. Cloud |
Christopher Valen |
Polka Dot Banner Award for the Best Body/Health Book |
|
The Primal Blueprint, Primal Nutrition, Inc. |
Mark Sisson |
Book Marketing Maven Award for Best Writing/Publishing Book |
|
Creative Blogging for Personal or Business Improvement, AuthorHouse |
Paul William Johnson |
Jack Eadon Award for the Best Book in Contemporary Drama |
|
A Love That Kills, Nacoma Publishing |
Robert Petrucelli |
Bill Cooper Leading Beyond Tradition Award |
|
Tangling with Tyrants, PageFree Publishing |
Tony Deblauwe |
Walsh Seminars Award for Best Personal Growth Book of the Year |
| |
Stop Waiting For Permission, Havenhurst Books |
Steve Truitt |
Writers in the Sky Award for the Best Creative Writing of the Year |
| |
Until the Deep Water Stills, Idiomatic |
Michael Robert Dyet |
Loving Healing Press Best Book Award in Metapsychology |
| |
The Field of Being, iUniverse |
Don C. Nix |
Bookhitch Award for the Most Innovative Book of Poetry |
| |
Colors of a Man, Outskirts Press |
Tia Stewart |
The Jean Carpenter-Backus Award for the Best Book in Financial Management |
| |
Personal Finance Tips For You, WebLinks |
Nocita Carter |
Richard Boes Award
|
| |
My Last War, iUniverse
|
Charles M. Grist
|