Awards Winners - 2007

Fiction

Book, Publisher Author

Children – 6 and under

First

The I Like Me Dance, Playdate Kids

Tim Friedlander 

Second

It Takes a Lot of Love, LionX Publishing

Michael Ambrosio

Children – 7 and over

First

The Student from Zombie Island, Little Five Star

Michael J. Moorehead

Second

Rally Caps, PublishAmerica

Stephen J. Cutler & Jodi Cutler Del Dottore

Honorable Mention

Pajo, iUniverse

Karl L. Kruger

Erotica

First

Zudd, Piera Press

Alan Grossberg

Second

Callipygian, iUniverse

R. LeGrande

Fantasy

First

Elfhunter, AuthorHouse

C. S. Marks 

Second

The Legacy of Ogma, iUniverse

Ethan Rapparport

Honorable Mention

Pajo, iUniverse

Karl L. Kruger

Gay/Lesbian

First

Darkness Descending, iUniverse

Bethann Korsmit

Second

Sticky Fingers, Alyson Books

Morgan Hunt

General

First

A Trial of One, iUniverse

Mary E. Martin

Second

The Vagabond Healer, PublishAmerica

James R. Olson

Honorable Mention

Soul Identity, NetLeaves

Dennis Batchelder

Historical Fiction

First

Copper Star, Vintage Romance Publishing

Suzanne Woods Fisher

Second

Spartan Slave, Spartan Queen, iUniverse

Helena P. Schrader

Honorable Mention

The Last Boat, iUniverse

Michael Hite

Multicultural

First

Green Tea, BookSurge

Silvia Chung   

Second

Rachel and Aleks, iUniverse

Sylvia Smoller

Mystery/Thriller/Suspense

First

Butcher of Dreams, Calliope Press

Kay Williams & Eileen Wyman

Second

The Only Game in Town, iUniverse

Gordon Donnell

Honorable Mention

Coyote Kill, iUniverse

Karen R. Wilson

Poetry

First

Hermetica, iUniverse

Paul Kiritsis

Religion/Spirituality

First

Copper Star, Vintage Romance Publishing

Suzanne Woods Fisher

Second

Love Dance, American Book Publishing

Deborah Maragopoulos

Honorable Mention

This Ain’t No Hearts and Flowers Love Story, Brooklyn Dreams Publishing Company

Brooklyn Darkchild

Romance

First

The Park, iUniverse

Maryann Davenport

Second

The Butterfly's Dance, Wasteland Press

Christyna Hunter

Honorable Mention

A Handful of Sand, iUniverse

Mary Louise McCaffrey

Science Fiction

First

Stories At The Edge of Time, iUniverse

Alan Robbins

Second

Turn of the Century: 2100, Outskirts Press

Charlie Pedersen

Honorable Mention

The Night They Came, iUniverse

Dave Gamboa

Teen

First

High Spirits, iUniverse

Dianne K. Salerni

Second

56 Water Street, iUniverse-Indigo Select

Melissa Strangway

Honorable Mention

OOYAY, Dog Ear Publishing, LLC

Stanley Rumm

Young Adult

First

An Unlikely Duke, Helm Publishing

Debra Killeen

Second

Annie: The Mysterious Morgan Horse, Willow Bend Publishing

Ellen F. Feld 

Honorable Mention

Choices, iUniverse

Kate Buckley

Nonfiction

Book, Publisher Author

Aging/Retirement

First

Gringos in Paradise, BookSurge Publishing

Malana Ashlie

Alternative Health

First

The Miracle of Bio-Identical Hormones, Clancy Lane Publishing

Michael E. Platt

Biography

First

Lifeliner: The Judy Taylor Story, iUniverse

Shireen Jeejeebhoy    

Second

Unsung Patriot, Krazy Duck Productions

Virginia G. Vassallo

Body/Health

First

Avoiding Cancer One Day at a Time, Beaver’s Pond Press, Inc.

Lynne Eldridge & David Borgeson

Second

Be Ye Encouraged, Wyatt-Mackenzie Publishing 

Leeda Bacon

Business/Sales

First

The First Steps to Becoming a Real Estate Agent, iUniverse

Henry D. "Hank" Myers

Second

Buy it, Sell it, Make Money, iUniverse

Daren & Nancy Baughman

Honorable Mention

The Procrastinator's Bible: Financial Success, iUniverse

Frank J. Eberhart    

Children - 6 and under

First

No One is Perfect and You Are a Good Kid, Book Surge

Kim Hix

Children - 7 and over

First

Dare to Dream, Advance Publishing, Inc.

Carl Sommer

Cookbooks

First

New England Summertime Cooking, Harvest Hill

Sherri Eldridge

Second

Grains, Greens, and Grated Coconuts, iUniverse

Ammini Ramachandran

Current Events (Politics/Society)

First

Fixing American Healthcare , Publish or Perish DBS

Richard N. Fogoros, MD

Second

Papa Do Run, BookSurge

Deborah Godin

Honorable Mention

The Nightmare That is Public Education, iUniverse

Dr. Renato C. Nicolai

History

First

Battlefilm, PMS Publishers

Phillip W. Stewart

Second

Tribute, iUniverse

Deborah C. McCabe

Honorable Mention

The Devil from Saint-Hyacinthe, iUniverse

Frank Myron Guttman

How-to

First

Sell Your Book on Amazon, Outskirts Press

Brent Sampson

Second

The Author's Guide to Planning Book Events, iUniverse

Carol Hoenig

Memoir/Autobiography

First

Seven Days of Hospice, iUniverse 

D.M. Wilmes 

Second

Tatianna, iUniverse 

Linda A. Mohr

Honorable Mention

The Brides of March, iUniverse 

Beren deMotier   

New Age

First

Tracking the Soul, Ancient Tower Press

Joe Landwehr

Second

Waking Spirit, Dance with Your Heart Publishing 

Shirley Cheng

Honorable Mention

Love's Secret: Live Your Life in Love, Sedona Publishers

Annie B. Lawrence

Parenting/Family

First

Twice the Love, Twins Magazine 

Edited by Susan M. Heim

Second

Outfox the Kids for Fun and Profit, iUniverse

R.W. Klamm

Poetry

First

Waking Spirit, Dance with Your Heart Publishing

Shirley Cheng  

Second

Winter Blossoms, iUniverse

Mamata Misra

Honorable Mention

Father's Eyes, Bonjour Publishing

Cherie Burbach 

Religion

First

Understanding Reality Religion, iUniverse

Hiley H. Ward

Second

From Zero to Adam and Eve, A. Kissiah Trade Paperback

Adam Kissiah

Self-help

First

You've Gotta Fight Back!, Loving Healing Press

Dirk Chase Eldredge

Second

Love's Secret: Live Your Life in Love, Sedona Publishers

Annie B. Lawrence  

Honorable Mention

Shadow Living...Paintings of Grief, Harobed House

Deborah Slappey Pitts

Spirituality/Inspiration

First

For the Love of Rachel, Enalan Communications, Inc.

David Loewenstein 

Second

Waking Spirit, Dance with Your Heart Publishing

Shirley Cheng 

Honorable Mention

Tatianna, iUniverse

Linda A. Mohr

Sports/Fitness/Recreation

First

Ireland's Professional Amateurs, iUniverse

Andy Mendlowitz

Second

What Time is the Midnight Buffet?, iUniverse

chesterh 

Teen

First

Drama Is Optional, iUniverse   

Judee Ausnow

Women’s Issues

First

Seasons of the Heart, iUniverse

Lois Duncan

Second

Living Consciously, Dying Gracefully, Beaver’s Pond Press, Inc.

Nancy Manhan & Becky Bohan  

Writing/Publishing

First

The Frugal Editor, Red Engine Press

Carolyn Howard-Johnson

Second

A Book is Born, Wyatt-Mackenzie Publishing

Nancy C. Cleary

Young Adult

First

Becoming Alice, iUniverse

Alice Rene

Second

My Feet Aren't Ugly, Beaufort Books

Debra Beck

Honorable Mention

Teens and the Job Game, iUniverse

Beverly Slomka 

Regional

Book, Publisher Author

Canada-East

First

Summer at The Dunes, iUniverse

Freya Katrina Ashby

Second

Rooke's Island, iUniverse

S. K. Whalen

Great Lakes

First

This Ain’t No Hearts and Flowers Love Story, Brooklyn Dreams Publishing Company

Brooklyn Darkchild

Second

The House of Pendragon, Book II, Amber Quill Press

Debra A. Kemp 

Mid-Atlantic

First

Ireland's Professional Amateurs, iUniverse

Andy Mendlowitz

Second

Fixing American Healthcare, Publish or Perish DBS

Richard N. Fogoros, MD

Midwest

First

Seasons of Faith, BookSurge

Tom Schaefer

Second

June Bug, Midnight Ink

Jess Lourey

Northeast

First

Butcher of Dreams, Calliope Press

Kay Williams & Eileen Wyman

Second

1919 - Misfortune's End, ZAPmedia

Paula Phelan

South

First

Peacemaker of the Pecos, Aventine Press

C.E. Edmonson

Second

Brothers Forever, iUniverse

Craig Mayeux

Southeast

First

The Walking Man, iUniverse

Constance O. Irvin

Second

The Disappearance of Lilya Bekirova, iUniverse

Michelle D. Dixon

Mountain West

First

Honeymoon For Three, AuthorHouse

Alan Cook

Second

Places the Dead Call Home, iUniverse

Paul L. Hall

Pacific West

First

Kona Heat, iUniverse 

Gregory & Patricia Kishel

Second

Forms of Madness, iUniverse

Aaron Baker Cole

Global

Book, Publisher Author

Asia

First

Rachel and Aleks, iUniverse 

Sylvia Smoller

Australia

First

Hermetica, iUniverse

Paul Kiritsis

Europe

First

Chasing the Wind, iUniverse

Helena P. Schrader

South America

First

Ti Marie, iUniverse 

Valerie Belgrave

Specialized Awards

Book, Publisher Author

Kick Start Guy Book of the Year Award

 

Butcher of Dreams, Calliope Press

Kay Williams & Eileen Wyman

PR by the Book Award for the Best Nonfiction Book of the Year

 

For the Love of Rachel, Enalan Communications, Inc.

David Loewenstein 

Maryglenn McCombs Award for the Best Fiction Book of the Year

 

A Trial of One, iUniverse

Mary E. Martin

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

 

The Walking Man, iUniverse

Constance O. Irvin

KarenVillanueva Award for the Best Global Book of the Year

 

Chasing the Wind, iUniverse

Helena P. Schrader

BlueprintBOOKS.com Award for the Best Self-help Business Book

 

Buy it, Sell it, Make Money, iUniverse

Daren and Nancy Baughman

Midpoint Trade Books Award for the Best Body/Health Book

 

Avoiding Cancer One Day at a Time, Beaver’s Pond Press, Inc.

Lynne Eldridge and David Bolgeson

Jack Eadon Award for the Best Book in Contemporary Drama

 

Copper Star, Vintage Romance Publishing

Suzanne Woods Fisher

Bill Cooper Leading Beyond Tradition Award

 

The Nightmare That is Public Education, iUniverse

Dr. Renato C. Nicolai 

Brian Walsh Award for Best Personal Growth Book of the Year

 

Secrets from the Sofa, iUniverse

Dr. Kenneth Herman

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

 

Stories At The Edge of Time, iUniverse

Alan Robbins

Loving Healing Press Best Book Award in Metapsychology

 

Love’s Secret: Live Your Life in Love, Sedona Publishers

Annie B. Lawrence

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

 

Living Consciously, Dying Gracefully, Beaver’s Pond Press, Inc.

Nancy Manhan & Becky Bohan

Bookhitch Award for the Most Innovative Book of Poetry

 

Seasons of the Heart, iUniverse

Lois Duncan

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

 

The Procrastinator's Bible: Financial Success, iUniverse

Frank J. Eberhart

You are a KEEPER! Award for the Best Cookbook of the Year

 

New England Summertime Cooking, Harvest Hill

Sherri Eldridge

Go to Guidelines for 2008 awards program