(Each category has a First, Second and Honorable Mention placement. More than one mention in the category mean there is 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!)
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Book, Publisher |
Author |
Children – Toddler to 5 |
First |
The Book about Tony Chestnut, Hug-A-Chug Books |
Laurie Monopoli |
Second |
Green Wise Kids, Beaver’s Pond Press |
Jean A. Clausen |
Honorable Mention |
Friends For Ever: Adventures of Henderson, AuthorHouse |
Anita Kieslich Hilliker |
Children – Early Reader (6 to 8) |
First |
Rambling Squirrel, Outskirts Press |
Wendy Laird |
First |
The Adventures of PJ and Pea, Vol II, Outskirts Press |
S.D. Moore |
First |
The Ruby Red Slippers, Eloquent Books |
Dee Dee Fox |
Second |
The Vagabond Penguin, Trafford Publishing |
Tony Esposito
|
Honorable Mention |
The Rain Drop Who Lost His Cloud, Beaver’s Pond |
Mark Toffle |
Children - Young Reader (8 to 12) |
First |
My Sparkling Misfortune, Dream Books |
Laura Lond
|
First |
Queen Vernitas Meets Sir Healthy Bean the Astronomer, Outskirts Press |
Dawn Menge and Heath Rhoades
|
First |
Same O’l Moon, Outskirts Press |
Pamela Noel
|
Second |
Kai Zu and the Orphan’s Pyramid, 1030 Books |
Kamenn Lechiffe |
Honorable Mention |
A First Guide to Space Creatures, Lulu Publishing |
Faiz Kermani |
Teen (12-16) |
First |
The Empty Lot Next Door, Xlibris |
Arthur M. Mills, Jr. |
Second |
Alyssa of the Fields: Book One, Oasis Disk Manufacturing |
Tina Field Howe |
Honorable Mention |
Light The Beginning, Lulu Publishing |
Marcia M. Lange |
Teen - Young Adult (15 to 18) |
First |
Lodestone Book Two: The World of Ice and Stars, VBW Publishing |
Mark Whiteway |
Second |
Lodestone Book One: The Sea of Storms, VBW Publishing |
Mark Whiteway |
Honorable Mention |
Quintspinner – A Pirate’s Quest, iUniverse |
Dianne Greenlay |
Body/Mind/Spirit |
First |
Growing Roots, Sunrise Lane Productions |
Katherine Leiner
|
Second |
Tearing Down the Wall, Outskirts Press |
Sharon M. Katzman |
Honorable Mention |
So Easy to Love, So Hard to Lose, JanGen Press |
Laurie Kaplan |
Business/Sales/Economics |
First |
Lofty Pursuits, Brown Books Publishing Group |
Mark Richard Schuster
|
Second |
The Employee Rights Handbook, Legal Strategies Inc. |
Steven Mitchell Sack |
Honorable Mention |
Leading Team Alpha, PranaPower |
Joel DiGirolamo |
Honorable Mention |
Sacred Ground, Beaver’s Pond Press |
Jeff Appelquist |
Cooking/Crafts/Hobbies/How-to |
First |
How to Interview Like a Pro, iUniverse |
Mary Greenwood, JD, LL.M
|
Second |
The Medical Bill Survival Guide, The Westminster Cambridge Conglomerate |
Nicholas Newsad, M.H.S.A. |
Honorable Mention |
Love More, Feed Less, The Muffin Lady Inc. |
Randi Lee Levin |
| Fantasy |
First |
The Woodcutter, CreateSpace |
Kate Danley |
Second |
The Keya Quests, Outskirts Press |
Glen Skinner |
Honorable Mention |
Priestess Awakening, Helm Publishing |
Debra Killeen
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Gay/Lesbian |
First |
Fire in the Hole, iUniverse |
Colleen Kelli |
Second |
XOXO Hayden, P.D. Publishing |
Chris Corkum |
General Fiction |
First |
The Valley of Ashes, Outskirts Press |
Eli Thorpe
|
Second |
Afriation Phobia, iUniverse |
Richard Bird Baker
|
Second |
Frozen in Time, AuthorHouse |
Theodore Jerome Cohen
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Honorable Mention |
Bedside, University of Maine Press
|
Michael LaCombe
|
Honorable Mention |
The Drawing Lesson, iUniverse
|
Mary E. Martin
|
Honorable Mention |
The Union, Outskirts Press
|
Rowena Portch
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Health/Fitness |
First |
An Alphabet of Good Health in a Sick World, New Medicine Press |
Dr Martha Grout and Mary Budinger |
Second |
The Medical Bill Survival Guide, The Westminster Cambridge Conglomerate |
Nicholas Newsad M.H.S.A.
|
Honorable Mention |
The Diet Joke, Big Shot Press |
Lisa Pedace |
Historical Fiction
|
First |
Quintspinner, iUniverse |
Dianne Greenlay
|
Second |
Behind the Columns, Outskirts Press |
Arlette Gaffrey |
Second |
Frozen in Time, AuthorHouse |
Theodore Jerome Cohen |
Honorable Mention |
Our Promised Land, Synergy Books |
Michael Darkow |
Honorable Mention |
The DeValera Deception, Enigma Books |
Michael McMenamin and Patrick McMenamin |
History/Science |
First |
Bedside: The Art of Medicine, University of Maine Press |
Michael LaCombe |
Second |
Still Standing, The Story of SSG John Kriesel, Beaver’s Pond Press |
John Kriesel and Jim Kosmo |
Honorable Mention |
Command Influence, Outskirts Press |
Robert A. Shaines |
Humanities
|
First |
As the Sycamore Grows, The Summers Bridgewater Press |
Jennie Miller Helderman |
Second |
Bedside, University of Maine Press
|
Michael LaCombe
|
Second |
Goddess Shift, Elite Books
|
Stephanie Marohn
|
Honorable Mention |
Hana-Lani, OakTara |
Christina Sunderland |
Humor |
First |
Kai Zu and the Orphan’s Pyramid, 1030 Books |
Kamenn Lechiffe
|
First |
Stalking the Dragon, Outskirts Press |
Kregg P. J. Jorgenson
|
Second |
Follow The Money, RCG Publishing |
Ross Cavins |
Honorable Mention |
Letters from Wheatfield, Outskirts Press |
Patrick Shannon |
Memoir/Autobiography/Biography |
First |
After the Murder of My Son, North Star Press of St. Cloud |
Mary Rondeau Westra |
First |
As The Sycamore Grows, The Summers Bridgewater Press |
Jennie Miller Helderman |
First |
Pieces of Someday, Gemelli Press |
Jan Vallone |
Second |
Tincture of Time, Soteria Press |
Judy Schreiber-Mosher |
Honorable Mention |
Lofty Pursuits, Brown Books Publishing Group
|
Mark Richard Schuster
|
Honorable Mention |
When Can I Go Home, Niagara Press
|
Joseph J. Sivak, M.D.
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Mystery/Thriller/Suspense/Horror |
First |
Shadow Cay, WRB Publishing |
Leona Bodie |
Second |
Crossing Borders, Xlibris Corporation |
Richard Hicks |
Second |
Death By Wall Street, AuthorHouse |
Theodore Jerome Cohen |
Second |
Frozen in Time, AuthorHouse |
Theodore Jerome Cohen |
Second |
The Nursing Home, L&J Publishing |
James J. Murphy III |
Second |
The Savanah Project, Switchback Publishing |
Chuck Barrett |
Honorable Mention |
Unfinished Business, AuthorHouse
|
Theodore Jerome Cohen
|
Honorable Mention |
Gypsies, Tramps, & Thieves, Eloquent Books
|
Larry Seeley
|
Parenting/Family/Relationships |
First |
A Child’s Grief, Beaver’s Pond Press |
Judy Strong |
First |
Creating A Healthy Life and Marriage, Spirit House Publishing |
Judith Anne Desjardins |
Second |
The Pro-Child Way, UnTapped Talent LLC |
Ellen Kellner |
Honorable Mention |
Every Natural Fact, Holy Cow! Press |
Amy Lou Jenkins |
Honorable Mention |
The Empty Lot Next Door, Xlibris |
Arthur M. Mills, Jr. |
Poetry |
First |
The Brubary Tales, Infinity Publishing |
Frank Mundo |
Second |
The Serenity of Chaos, PublishAmerica |
Jeremy M. Gates |
Honorable Mention |
Philosophy, Outskirts Press |
Ronnie Lee |
Religion (Eastern/Western) |
First |
One Precious Pearl, Infinity Publishing |
Robert Lloyd Russell |
Second |
Outlook for a Better Life, Outskirts Press |
Haile Gebre Egziabher |
Honorable Mention |
Decoding the Language of God, Prometheus Books |
George C. Cunningham, MD, MPH |
Romance Novel |
First |
Heaven Falls, Telemachus Press |
Winslow Eliot
|
Second |
The Sixth Surrender, Plume |
Hana Samek Norton |
Honorable Mention |
Signal 30, Living Word Publications |
J. T. Twerell |
Science Fiction |
First |
Lodestone Book Two: The World of Ice and Stars, VBW Publishing |
Mark Whiteway |
Second |
Homecoming, iUniverse |
Sue Ann Bowling |
Honorable Mention |
7 Scorpions, Eloquent Books |
Mike Saxton |
Self-Help |
First |
An Alphabet of Good Health in a Sick World, New Medicine Press |
Martha M. Grout, MD, MD(H) & Mary Budinger |
Second |
Reflective Empowerment, Outskirts Press |
Philip Guy Rochford |
Honorable Mention |
He Blew Her a Kiss, Outskirts Press |
Angie Pechak Printup & Kelley Stewart Dollar |
Societal Issues (Politics/Society/Etc) |
First |
Bedside: The Art of Medicine, University of Maine Press |
Michael A. LaCombe |
Second |
Goddess Shift, Elite Books |
Stephanie Marohn
|
Honorable Mention |
Wanted: Gentleman Bank Robber, Nish Publishing Company
|
Dane Batty
|
Spirituality/Inspiration |
First |
Return to the Desert, iUniverse |
Dr. Jerry Burgener |
Second |
Becoming Flame, Wipf and Stock |
Isabel Anders |
Honorable Mention |
The Normal Side of Insanity, Infinity Publishing
|
Marynell Lund
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Regional |
Book, Publisher |
Author |
Canada-West |
Winner |
The Durples Go To School, AuthorHouse |
Kathy & Ashley Jardine |
Great Lakes |
Winner |
Our Promised Land: A Novel, Synergy Books |
Michael T. Darkow |
Mid-Atlantic |
Winner |
Crestmont, Star Publish |
Holly Weiss |
Northeast |
Winner |
Signal 30, Living Word Publications |
J. T. Twerell |
South |
Winner |
The Empty Lot Next Door, Xlibris |
Arthur M. Mills, Jr. |
Southeast |
Winner |
As the Sycamore Grows, The Summers Bridgewater Press |
Jennie Miller Helderman |
Pacific West |
Winner |
Pieces of Someday, Gemelli Press |
Jan Vallone |
Global |
Book, Publisher |
Author |
Asia |
Winner |
Memoirs of a Life Insurance Icon: Khuda Buksh, Xlibris |
Muhammad Rahim |
Europe |
Winner |
Lodestone Book One: The Sea of Storms, Virtualbookworm |
Mark Whiteway |
Specialized Awards |
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Book, Publisher |
Author |
Reader Views Kids Award for Best Children’s Book of the Year
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The Book About Tony Chestnut, Hug-A-Chug Books |
Laurie Monopoli
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Reader Views Kids Award for Best Teen/YA Book of the Year |
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The Empty Lot Next Door, Xlibris |
Arthur M. Mills, Jr. |
Feathered Quill Be Kind to Animals Award |
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Rambling Squirrel, Outskirts Press |
Wendy Laird |
Kick Start Guy Book of the Year Award |
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Creating A Healthy Life and Marriage, Spirit House Publishing |
Judith Anne Desjardins |
Herman University Award for the Best Nonfiction Book of the Year |
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Growing Roots: The New Generation of Sustainable Farmers, Sunrise Lane Productions |
Katherine Leiner |
Garcia Award for the Best Fiction Book of the Year |
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The Woodcutter, CreateSpace |
Kate Danley |
Pump Up Your Book Award for the Best Regional Book of the Year |
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As the Sycamore Grows, The Summers Bridgewater Press |
Jennie Miller Helderman |
Life Journeys Award for the Best emoir or Biography: |
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After the Murder of My Son, North Star Press of St. Cloud |
Mary Rondeau Westra |
Tyler R. Tichelaar Award for Best Historical Fiction |
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Quintspinner: A Pirate’s Quest, iUniverse |
Dianne Greenlay |
Polka Dot Banner Award for the Best Body/Health Book |
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An Alphabet of Good Health in a Sick World, New Medicine Press |
Dr. Martha Grout and Mary Budinger |
Jack Eadon Award for the Best Book in Contemporary Drama |
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End Game, AuthorHouse |
Theodore Jerome Cohen |
Donna Kakonge Award for the Best Canadian Regional Book |
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The Durples Go to School, AuthorHouse |
Kathy & Ashley Jardine |
Walsh Seminars Award for Best Personal Growth Book of the Year |
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Reflective Empowerment, Outskirts Press |
Philip Guy Rochford |
Writers in the Sky Award for the Best Creative Writing of the Year |
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Gringa in a Strange Land, Robert R. Reed |
Linda Dahl |
Bookhitch Award for the Most Innovative Book of Poetry |
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The Brubary Tales, Infinity Publishing |
Frank Mundo |
UnBreak Your Health Award for Best Alternative Health Book |
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An Alphabet of Good Health in a Sick World, New Medicine Press |
Dr. Martha Grout, and Mary Budinger |
Richard Boes Award
|
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Sworn to Secrecy for Life, Outskirts Press |
Charles Joseph Fickey
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