PARENTING/FAMILIES/RELATIONSHIPS

First Place: ParentShift by Linda and Ty Hatfield & Wendy Thomas Russell, Brown Paper Press

Second Place: American Boy by S.C. Megale, Bluebullseye Press

Honorable Mention: Against All Odds by Carol Basile, Dragon Gate Media

RELIGION/SPIRITUALITY/INSPIRATION

First Place: Leadership with a Servant’s Heart by Kevin Wayne Johnson, Writing for the Lord Ministries

Second Place: Our Magnificent Afterlife by C. David Lundberg, HeavenLight Press

Honorable Mention: 37 Lessons on How to Gain from Loss by Huma Zuellah Ahmed, Independently Published

Honorable Mention: The Little Love that Could by Pamela Capone, Aha! Press

SELF-HELP

First Place: Conquering Life’s Course by Richard V. Battle, Outskirts Press

Second Place: Turn the Tables by Priya Kumar, Books that Inspire

Honorable Mention: Pine Cone Pandemic with Acorn Dressing by H.T. Manogue, Shortsleeves

TRAVEL/NATURE

First Place: Drunk in China by Derek Sandhaus, Potomac Books

Second Place: Love Poems from Vermont by Jon Meyer, Brilliant Light Publishing

Honorable Mention: The Caribou Hotel by John Firth, Independently Published

WRITING/PUBLISHING

First Place: Writer Get Noticed! by Colleen M. Story, MidChannel Press

Second Place: Our Prince of Scribes by Nicole Seitz and Jonathan Haupt, University of Georgia Press

CLASSICS – FOR BOOKS PUBLISHED PRIOR TO 2019

Classics – Children’s Fiction

First Place: The Enchanter’s Child by Navya Sarikonda, Independently Published

Second Place: The Encouragement Letters by Shanna Spence, Book Liftoff

Classics – Children’s Non-Fiction

First Place: The Key: Wise Money Choices for Teens by Marjorie L. Anderson, Xlibris

Classics – Adult Fiction

First Place: The 19th Bladesman by S.J. Hartland, Dark Blade Publishing

Second Place: Grace in Mombasa by Tracy Traynor, Independently Published

Honorable Mention: Blood on the Chesapeake by Randy Overbeck, The Wild Rose Press

 Classics – Adult Non-Fiction

First Place: Resurrection Lily by Amy Byer Shainman, Archway Publishing

Second Place: The Year After by Katy E. Martin, Independently Published

Honorable Mention: Gringo by Dan “Tito” Davis and Peter Conti, Full Court Press

Honorable Mention: Two Years of Wonder by Ted Neill, CreateSpace

SPONSORED/SPECIALIZED AWARDS

CHILDREN’S/TEENS/YA SPONSORED AWARDS

REVIEWER’S CHOICE AWARD FOR BEST BOOK WRITTEN/ILLUSTRATED BY AN AUTHOR/ILLUSTRATOR AGE 18 AND UNDER

The Circle: Taken by Sage Sask, SBSK Corporation

Criteria: Author/illustrator must be Age 18 or under at the time the book was written/illustrated.

Sponsored by First Chapter Plus

READER VIEWS KIDS AWARD FOR BEST CHILDREN’S BOOK OF THE YEAR

Tales from Hoop ‘n’ Holler: The Wizard’s Apprentice by Jim Henry and Jimmy Patterson, Willy Nilly Stories LLC

Criteria:  Winner chosen from the first place winners in the Children’s categories.

Sponsored by Reader Views Kids

READER VIEWS KIDS AWARD FOR BEST TEEN/YA BOOK OF THE YEAR

The Orangutan Rescue Gang by Joyce Major, Alegro Publishing

Criteria:  Winner chosen from the first place winners in the Teen/YA categories.

Sponsored by Reader Views Kids

THE BAREFOOT LIBRARIAN BOOK AWARD

David’s ADHD by Sherrill S. Cannon, Strategic Book Publishing and Rights Co.

Criteria: Winner selected by the Barefoot Librarian from the finalists in the early readers category. Picture books should be geared toward 6-8 year old readers.

Sponsored by the Barefoot Librarian

THE BOOK BY BOOK AWARD FOR BEST CHILDREN’S PICTURE BOOK

The Dyno Dinosaur Family Presents: Waves of Kindness by Sharida McKenzie, Independently Published

Criteria: Winner selected from the winners of the children’s picture book categories.

Sponsored by Book By Book Publicity

FEATHERED QUILL BE KIND TO ANIMALS AWARD

The Orangutan Rescue Gang by Joyce Major, Alegro Publishing

Criteria: Winner chosen from all categories of children’s/teens entries. Theme of book must display kindness to animals.

Sponsored by Feathered Quill Book Reviews

ADULT SPONSORED AWARDS

REVIEWER’S CHOICE BEST NON-FICTION BOOK OF THE YEAR

Medicine and Miracles by Erica M. Elliott, Balboa Press

Criteria: Winner chosen from all the first place winners in the nonfiction category.

Sponsored by First Chapter Plus

CONVERSATIONS AWARD FOR THE BEST REGIONAL BOOK OF THE YEAR

Love Poems from Vermont by Jon Meyer, Brilliant Light Publishing

Criteria: Winner chosen from the first place winners, fiction and nonfiction, in the regional categories.

Sponsored by Cyrus Webb,  Internet Radio and Mississippi WYAD 94.1 FM personality.

TYLER R. TICHELAAR AWARD FOR BEST HISTORICAL FICTION

When We Were Brave by Karla M. Jay, Book Circle Press

Criteria: 1st Place book in the Historical Fiction category.

Sponsored by Tyler R. Tichelaar, Marquette Fiction

THE BOOK BY BOOK PUB AWARD FOR BEST WRITING/PUBLISHING BOOK OF THE YEAR

Writer Get Noticed! by Colleen M. Story, MidChannel Press

Criteria: 1st Place book in the Writing/Publishing category

Sponsored by Book By Book Publicity 

INSIDE SCOOP LIVE AWARD FOR MOST INNOVATIVE BOOK OF POETRY

Savagery by J.C. Mehta, Airlie Press

Criteria: Book must possess creative use of elements as well as originality of subject matter.

Sponsored by Inside Scoop Live

AUTHOR MARKETING EXPERTS AWARD FOR BEST FICTION DEBUT

Cooperative Lives by Patrick Finegan, Two Skates Publishing

Criteria: Winner selected from top-scoring entries submitted by a debut author.

Sponsored by Author Marketing Experts

THE JACK EADON MEMORIAL AWARD FOR THE BEST BOOK IN CONTEMPORARY DRAMA

Cooperative Lives by Patrick Finegan, Two Skates Publishing

Criteria: The characters must be vividly portrayed as those individuals who can exist side-by-side with someone living in this world now, dealing with issues of today in a dramatic fashion. The setting must be excruciatingly real.

Sponsored by First Chapter Plus

REGIONAL AND GLOBAL AWARDS

REGIONAL AWARD WINNERS (NORTH AMERICA)

Canada East – Guardian of Angel by Lanie Mores, Tellwell Talent
Canada West – On Swift Wings by Brett M. Wiens, BW Literature
Mexico – The Prophetic Mayan Queen: K’inuuw Mat of Palenque by Leonide Martin, Made for Wonder Publishing
Mid-Atlantic – Ready for the People by Mike Langan, Hilliard Harris
Mid-West – Death in the Blood Moon by Jenifer LeClair, Fog Harbor Press
North East – Love Poems from Vermont by Jon Meyer, Brilliant Light Publishing
South – Tales from Hoop ‘n’ Holler: The Wizard’s Apprentice by Jim Henry and Jimmy Patterson, Willy Nilly Stories LLC
South East – Oak Street Tree House by Dick Daniels, Independently Published
West Mountain – Section Roads by Mike Murphey, Acorn Publishing
West Pacific – Queen Vernita Conquers the Volcanic Island by Dawn Menge, Archway Publishing

GLOBAL AWARD WINNERS

Asia – 37 Lessons on How to Gain from Loss by Huma Zuellah Ahmed, Independently Published

Australia – The Last Seer King by S.J. Hartland, Dark Blade Publishing Europe – The Discovery of Troy and its Lost History by Bernard Jones, Trojan History Press