Fiction Award Winners

Each year, the Reader Views Literary Awards recognize outstanding independent authors and small presses whose work rises above the competition. These books are selected through a rigorous editorial review process by our team of professional reviewers — not algorithms, not sales numbers. Just careful, thoughtful reading.

Below are the 2025 award winners in our adult fiction and poetry categories. Every book on this list is independently published or from a small press, and every one has earned its place here.