2011 Winners
Grand Prize
Accidental Lessons by David W. Berner
Biography, Autobiography/Memoir
2nd Place - One Man's Journey to Freedom: Escape from Behind the Iron Curtain by Gene X. Kortsha
Honorable Mention - God's Feet are in My Sandbox by Rich Anderson
Honorable Mention - The Side-Yard Superhero by Rick Niece
Honorable Mention - Thinking of Miller Place: A Memoir of Summer Comfort by Ethel Lee-Miller
Business & Finance
2nd Place - Due Diligence for the Financial Professional, 2nd Edition by L. Burke Files
Children's Chapter Book
2nd Place - Olivia's Gift by Nancy Carabio Belanger (Sandra Casali LewAllen-Illustrator)
Children's Picture Book 5 & Younger
1st Place - God Loves You So Much by Chad Lindley
Children's Picture Book 6 & Older
1st Place - Pirate Gabriella Sails the Five Oceans by Jerry & Patsy DiLeo
2nd Place - My Nana's Remedies/Los Remedios de mi Nana by Roni C. Ashford
Honorable Mention - Our Treasure by Michele Elena Bondi (Kristina Marie Pope-Illustrator)
Cover Design
2nd Place - Our Treasure by Michele Elena Bondi (Kristina Marie Pope-Illustrator)
Honorable Mention - One Man's Journey to Freedom: Escape from Behind the Iron Curtain by Gene X. Kortsha
Honorable Mention - Olivia's Gift by Nancy Carabio Belanger (Sandra Casali LewAllen-Illustrator)
Education
1st Place - Recess is Over by Sherry L. Meinberg
1st Place - Accidental Lessons by David W. Berner
Fiction: Novel
2nd Place - Push Back by Alfred Wellnitz
Historical Fiction
Honorable Mention - The Last Moon - DeAnn Lubell
History: Nonfiction
2nd Place - One Man's Journey to Freedom: Escape from Behind the Iron Curtain by Gene X. Kortsha
How-To
1st Place - Recess is Over by Sherry L. Meinberg
Humor
Honorable Mention - The Misadventures of Belle & Chloe by Doyle Walker
Mystery
1st Place - Red Flag Warning by Kurt Kamm
2nd Place - Death Cruise By Dan Anderson
Newbie Fiction
1st Place - Lodestone Book One & Two by Mark Whiteway
2nd Place - The Secret of Lies By Barbara Forte Abate
Honorable Mention - One Foot in the Black by Kurt Kamm
Newbie Nonfiction
1st Place - Inspired to Dance by Mandi Dugenais
2nd Place - One Man's Journey to Freedom: Escape from Behind the Iron Curtain By Gene X. Kortsha
Honorable Mention - The Side-Yard Superhero by Rick Niece
Performing Arts
1st Place - Inspired to Dance by Mande Dagenais
Photography/ Illustrations
Honorable Mention - Our Treasure by Michele Elena Bondi (Kristina Marie Pope-Illustrator)
Honorable Mention - Olivia's Gift by Nancy Carabio Belanger (Sandra Casali LewAllen-Illustrator)
Poetry
1st Place - The Chickadees by Hongvan Nguyen
Religion/Spirituality/Philosophy
2nd Place - The Mystery of Fate: Common Coincidence or Divine Intervention By Arlene Uslander & Brenda Warneker
Honorable Mention - God Moments by Michele Elena Bondi
Honorable Mention - Our Treasure by Michele Elena Bondi (Kristina Marie Pope-Illustrator)
Honorable Mention - God Loves You So Much by Chad Lindley
Science Fiction/Fantasy
1st Place - Lodestone Book One & Two by Mark Whiteway
Honorable Mention - Dauntless Homecoming by Pete Koziar
Self Help/Inspirational
1st Place - Tasting Rain by Kim Malchuk
2nd Place - Through it All: And Out on the Other Side By Francine L. Billingslea
Honorable Mention - Enlightenment: One Woman's Journey as an Extrasensory Human by Carrieanne Fonger
Women's Interest
1st Place - Enlightenment: One Woman's Journey as an Extrasensory Human by Carrieanne Fonger
YA Fiction
1st Place - Lodestone Book One & Two by Mark Whiteway
2nd Place - Carnival Week By Joe Vigliotti