2019 Winners
PRINTED BOOKS
Grand Prize Winner:
I'm Your Daughter, Julie: Caring for a Parent with Dementia by Julie A. Gorges
$100 Drawing Winner:
The Toronto Embryo by Judith Fournie Helms
Activity Books
1st Place: Albert by Beth W. Roberts
2nd Place: Myself, My Responsibility: Tools to Self-advocate by Lori Ciccarelli Stotko, MPS, Jeremy Brooks
Honorable Mention:
Chloe Counting Workbook by Suzan Johnson, Tiffany Doherty
Aging/Senior Living
1st Place: I'm Your Daughter, Julie: Caring for a Parent with Dementia by Julie A. Gorges
Animals/Pets
1st Place: Coco & Olive: The Color of Love by Michelle Madrid-Branch with Eviana Tiblet Branch, Erin Darling
2nd Place: The Magical Journey Bob Crane by Karen Nicksich, Pam Sharp
Audiobooks
1st Place: Shadowed by Death: An Oliver Wright WWII Mystery by Mary Adler
2nd Place (tie): Trail of the Warrior by R.H. Pfeiffer
2nd Place (tie): Code 7: Cracking the Code for an Epic Life by Bryan R. Johnson
Honorable Mention:
The Right Staff by Debra Spence
Best Cover Design
1st Place: Cami Kangaroo Has Too Much Stuff! by Stacy C. Bauer, Rebecca Sinclair
2nd Place: The Wonderful Adventures of Wandering Willy & Wendy: Willy Visits Japan by Charles Winslow and Brandon Taylor
Best Illustrations
1st Place (tie): Albert by Beth W. Roberts
1st Place (tie): Ellie and Her Emotional Dragons by Joseph Goodrich, Traci Van Wagoner
2nd Place: Cami Kangaroo Has Too Many Sweets! by Stacy C. Bauer, Rebecca Sinclair
Honorable Mentions:
Relay by Roy Lieberman
Jet & Scoot: A Story About Us by Stephanie Smith-Kenny, Lauren Looney
Tex the Explorer: Journey Around the Earth by Ellie Smith, Eyen Johnson
Best Interior Design
1st Place: Kia and Klondike's Adventures by Anna Grob
2nd Place: One Little Bella by Georgina Schroeder, Sam Balling
Honorable Mention:
The Magical Journey Bob Crane by Karen Nicksich, Pam Sharp
Biography/Autobiography/Memoir
1st Place: How Languages Saved Me: A Polish Story of Survival by Tadeusz Haska and Stefanie Naumann
2nd Place: Mother of Souls: The Story of a Holocaust Survivor by Adena Astrowsky
Honorable Mention:
Midpoint by James Hill
Book Flyer
1st Place: Yazzy's Amazing Yarn by Cathey Nickell, Emily Calimlim
2nd Place: Trail of the Warrior by R.H. Pfeiffer
Book Trailer
1st Place: Your Body's Environmental Chemical Burden by Cindy Klement
2nd Place: The Sheriff's Catch by James Vella-Bardon
Honorable Mention:
Spreading Her Wings (Butterfly Princess) by Alisa Hope Wagner, Albert Morales
Yazzy's Amazing Yarn by Cathey Nickell, Emily Calimlim
Bookmark
1st Place: Trail of the Warrior by R.H. Pfeiffer
Business & Finance
1st Place: RetireSMART! by Mark Anthony Grimaldi
2nd Place: The Right Staff by Debra Spence
Chapter Books
1st Place: Growing Up Behind the Scenes by Deborah Smith Ford, Susi Galloway
2nd Place: On The Little Apple by Deborah Smith Ford, Susi Galloway
Honorable Mention:
A Little Goat in Africa by Deborah Smith Ford, Susi Galloway
Children’s Poetry
1st Place (tie): Whinny Nicker Neigh: Equine Interviews by Shellby Young
1st Place (tie): Whinny Nicker Neigh: Mountain Mustangs by Shellby Young
1st Place (tie): Whinny Nicker Neigh: Pony Poetry by Shellby Young
2nd Place: Gibber, Animal Acrostics by Raven Howell
Honorable Mention:
YOU - ME: Poetry for kids by kids by Gabriela Aliaga and Adrian Aliaga
Coffee Table/Gift Books
Honorable Mention:
Mondays in October by Sheree K. Nielsen
Cultural Diversity
Honorable Mention:
The Wonderful Adventures of Wandering Willy & Wendy: Willy Visits Japan by Charles Winslow and Brandon Taylor
Educational
1st Place: One School's Journey by Eleanor K. Smith and Margaret Pastor
2nd Place (tie): Myself, My Responsibility: Tools to Self-advocate by Lori Ciccarelli Stotko, MPS, Jeremy Brooks
2nd Place (tie): Careering: The Pocket Guide to Exploring Your Future Career by Tamara Raymond
Honorable Mention:
The Awesome Reading Adventures of Super Sammy and Marvelous Megan by Vanessa Caraveo
Greater the Expectations...Greater the Achievements! by Shirley Gholston Key, Ed.D.
Queen Vernita Conquers the Volcanic Islands by Dr. Dawn Menge, Pamela Snyder
Fiction: Collection of Short Stories
Honorable Mention:
A Way Out of Nowhere: Stories by Nancy Gerber
Fiction: Novel
1st Place: The Crossroads of Logan Michaels by James Roberts
2nd Place: Running with the Wolves by J.E. Reed
Honorable Mentions:
Solid Steel Knife by Michael Minton
At a Homeland Dell: Where's the Lost Key Kell? by Alene Adele Roy
Mikey and Me by William Andrews
In the Shadow of War by Patrick M. Garry
The God Child by Stuart Rawlings
Dead Men Don't Cry by Emory Cosgrove
Fine Art/Photography
1st Place: Mondays in October by Sheree K. Nielsen
Graphic Novel
1st Place: F'lorna of Rodesh by Alisa Hope Wagner, Albert Morales
Green Books/Environmental
1st Place (tie): And The Trees Began To Move by Lisa Gammon Olson, Lauren Rutledge
1st Place (tie): Your Body's Environmental Chemical Burden by Cindy Klement
2nd Place: At a Homeland Dell: Where's the Lost Key Kell? by Alene Adele Roy
Historical Nonfiction
1st Place (tie): And Then They Were Gone: Teenagers of Peoples Temple from High School to Jonestown by Judy Bebelaar and Ron Cabral
1st Place (tie): How Languages Saved Me: A Polish Story of Survival by Tadeusz Haska and Stefanie Naumann
2nd Place: Killing Pat Garrett, the Wild West's Most Famous Lawman - Murder or Self-Defense? by David G. Thomas
How-To
1st Place (tie): The Mystery Shopper Training Program by Bethany Mooradian
1st Place (tie): I'm Your Daughter, Julie: Caring for a Parent with Dementia by Julie A. Gorges
Humor
Honorable Mention:
Horror at Terror Creek by Regan W. H. Macaulay
Middle Grade Fiction
1st Place (tie): Hidden Scales by A.M. Robin
1st Place (tie): Life in the Grand Pause by Frank Saraco
Mystery
1st Place (tie): Shadowed by Death: An Oliver Wright WWII Mystery by Mary Adler
1st Place (tie): Bones of Skull Island by M.A. Duvernet and Chase Stevens
2nd Place: The Red Hand by Michael Stephen Daigle
Honorable Mentions:
At a Homeland Dell: Where's the Lost Key Kell? by Alene Adele Roy
Dead Men Don't Cry by Emory Cosgrove
Saxxons in Witherston: A Witherston Murder Mystery by Betty Jean Craige
Tigers Love Bubble Baths & Obsession Perfume (who knew!) by Mary K. Savarese, Kellie Emery
New Author: Fiction
1st Place: The Curse of Purgatory Cove by Pete A. O'Donnell
2nd Place (tie): No Fish For Charles by Tracy Detz, Monika Suska
2nd Place (tie): Being Small (Isn't So Bad After All) by Lori Orlinsky, Vanessa Alexandre
Honorable Mentions:
The Crossroads of Logan Michaels by James Roberts
Bailey Brings Her Friends Together with Music by Kali Bate
Where Does the Man In The Moon Go During the Day? by Jared Jackson
Ellie and Her Emotional Dragons by Joseph Goodrich, Traci Van Wagoner
Mikey and Me by William Andrews
Jet & Scoot: A Story About Us by Stephanie Smith-Kenny, Lauren Looney
Trail of the Warrior by R.H. Pfeiffer
Tigers Love Bubble Baths & Obsession Perfume (who knew!) by Mary K. Savarese, Kellie Emery
The Wonderful Adventures of Wandering Willy & Wendy: Willy Visits Japan by Charles Winslow and Brandon Taylor
New Author: Nonfiction
1st Place: Midpoint by James Hill
2nd Place: The 50-Year Secret by Julie MacNeil
Honorable Mention:
How Languages Saved Me: A Polish Story of Survival by Tadeusz Haska and Stefanie Naumann
Other Nonfiction
1st Place: And Then They Were Gone: Teenagers of Peoples Temple from High School to Jonestown by Judy Bebelaar and Ron Cabral
2nd Place: The Wrongful Conviction of Oscar Pistorius by Brent Willock
Honorable Mention:
Kia: A Puppy's Great Adventures by Anna Grob
Parenting
1st Place: Autism Uncensored: Pulling Back the Curtain by Whitney Ellenby
2nd Place: Raising Independent, Self-Confident Kids: Nine Essential Skills to Teach Your Child or Teen by Wendy L. Moss, PhD, and Donald A. Moses, MD
Honorable Mention:
Strong Roots Have No Fear by Aditi Wardhan Singh
Philosophy
1st Place: Trail of the Warrior by R.H. Pfeiffer
Picture Books 5 & Younger
1st Place (tie): Cami Kangaroo Has Too Many Sweets! by Stacy C. Bauer, Rebecca Sinclair
1st Place (tie): Cami Kangaroo Has Too Much Stuff! by Stacy C. Bauer, Rebecca Sinclair
1st Place (tie): Ellie and Her Emotional Dragons by Joseph Goodrich, Traci Van Wagoner
1st Place (tie): No Fish For Charles by Tracy Detz, Monika Suska
1st Place (tie): Winston Versus the Snow by Savannah Hendricks, Liliya Todorova
2nd place: Tex the Explorer: Journey Around the Earth by Ellie Smith, Eyen Johnson
Honorable Mention:
The Cows Go Moo! by Jim Petipas
The Shapes That Tried To Escape by John McCoy, Anna Williams
Coco & Olive: The Color of Love by Michelle Madrid-Branch with Eviana Tiblet Branch, Erin Darling
The Mustache Fairy by Adrianna Ahern Donat, William G.A. Roth
The Little Apple by Deborah Smith Ford, Susi Galloway
Just The Way That I Am by Tanya Fraser
Picture Books 6 & Older
1st Place (tie): Ellie and Her Emotional Dragons by Joseph Goodrich, Traci Van Wagoner
1st Place (tie): I'll Always Clap for You by T. Lynn, Marty Petersen
1st Place (tie): Yazzy's Amazing Yarn by Cathey Nickell, Emily Calimlim
2nd Place (tie): Older by Emmanuella Macri
2nd Place (tie): Woulda Been by Penny Ledbetter, Krystal Smith
2nd Place (tie): My Name is Curly by Andi C. Kryszak, G.C. Schlea
Honorable Mention:
The Man Who Wanted to Pet Every Dog in the World by Bradley Holley, Emese Aalto
Another Tuesday at popcorn elementary teamwork by Meeka Wojo, Ivan Wojo
Albert by Beth W. Roberts
Chasing the Sun by Sirui Li, Kiki Kang
When Kids Switch Houses by Lauren Gould, Mary Biswas
Esie Explores Beneficial Bacteria by Smiljka Kitanovic
No, No, Elizabeth by Carmen K. Jimenez, Claudia Tenorio Pearl
On The Little Apple by Deborah Smith Ford, Susi Galloway
Tex the Explorer: Journey Around the Earth by Ellie Smith, Eyen Johnson
The Happiest Birthday Ever by Stephanie Berger
The Warrior Princess by D.L. Murphy
Monica and Michelle Travel the World by Vera Harris, Gaurav Bhatnager
No Fish For Charles by Tracy Detz, Monika Suska
She Was Anacaona, The Golden Flower Queen by Viviana S. Torres, Maria Ocampo
Spreading Her Wings (Butterfly Princess) by Alisa Hope Wagner, Albert Morales
The Little Apple by Deborah Smith Ford, Susi Galloway
Imagine That: The Magic of the Mysterious Lights by George Yuhasz, Egle Bartolini
Charlie Wants to Play! by Alison Mays, Evan Clagg
A Little Goat in Africa by Deborah Smith Ford, Susi Galloway
One Little Bella by Georgina Schroeder, Sam Balling
Queen Vernita Conquers the Volcanic Islands by Dr. Dawn Menge, Pamela Snyder
Mighty Mommies and Their Amazing Jobs by Donald Jacobsen, Graham Evans
Jet & Scoot: A Story About Us by Stephanie Smith-Kenny, Lauren Looney
Oscar Goes to School by Meaghan Fisher and Emma Rose Fisher-Rowe, Timothy Rowe
Poetry
1st Place: Mondays in October by Sheree K. Nielsen
2nd Place: Walking on a Moonbeam And Other Views from the Creekbank by Bill McDonald
Honorable Mention:
A Dime is a Sign by Sherrill S. Cannon, Kalpart
Confessions of a Barefaced Woman by Allison Joseph
Psychology
1st Place: Trail of the Warrior by R.H. Pfeiffer
2nd Place: The Wrongful Conviction of Oscar Pistorius by Brent Willock
Relationships
1st Place: At a Homeland Dell: Where's the Lost Key Kell? by Alene Adele Roy
2nd Place: The Dancing Clock: Reflections on Family, Love, and Loss by Nancy Gerber
Religion/Spirituality
1st Place: Trail of the Warrior by R.H. Pfeiffer
2nd Place: Platinum Faith by Michelle Medlock Adams and Bethany Jett
Honorable Mention:
The God Child by Stuart Rawlings
Science Fiction/Fantasy
1st Place: Dragon's Truth by Leanne Pankuch
2nd Place: Running with the Wolves by J.E. Reed
Honorable Mentions:
The God Child by Stuart Rawlings
F'lorna of Rodesh by Alisa Hope Wagner, Albert Morales
A Foreign Shore: The Company of Women by Forrest Johnson, Liz Clarke
Self-Help/Inspirational
1st Place: I'm Your Daughter, Julie: Caring for a Parent with Dementia by Julie A. Gorges
2nd Place: You Are Loved by Antonia Aviles, Lovyaa Garg
Honorable Mention:
The 50-Year Secret by Julie MacNeil
Trail of the Warrior by R.H. Pfeiffer
Special Needs/Disability Awareness
1st Place (tie): Autism Uncensored: Pulling Back the Curtain by Whitney Ellenby
1st Place (tie): Myself, My Responsibility: Tools to Self-advocate by Lori Ciccarelli Stotko, MPS, Jeremy Brooks
2nd Place: To Root & To Rise: Accepting Brain Injury by Carole J. Starr, M.S.
Sports
1st Place: Pace: A Book about Running, Not Running, and Taming My Inner ******* by Ann Mandt Hall
STEM
1st Place: Esie Explores Beneficial Bacteria by Smiljka Kitanovic
Travel
Honorable Mention: Yes, the World is Round, Part I, Sailing in the Wake of Early Explorers and History Makers by Donna Hill
Unpublished Manuscript
1st Place: Get Your Life Together, Girl by Danielle Vann
2nd Place: The Land of Sugary by Arthur C. Morton
Honorable Mention:
Jon and the Toymakers by Arthur C. Morton
Four Days by William Andrews
Young Adult Fiction
1st Place: Shards of Light by Susan Miura
2nd Place: Remeon's Quest: Earth Year 1930 by J.W. Garrett
Honorable Mentions:
Neffatira's First Challenge by Tom Xavier
Dragon's Truth by Leanne Pankuch
The Crossroads of Logan Michaels by James Roberts
At a Homeland Dell: Where's the Lost Key Kell? by Alene Adele Roy
Below the Moon: The 8th Island Trilogy, Book 2, A Novel by Alexis Marie Chute
Lizardville: Jimmy's Curse by Steve Altier, Philip Benjamin
The Toronto Embryo by Judith Fournie Helms
F'lorna of Rodesh by Alisa Hope Wagner, Albert Morales
Bones of Skull Island by M.A. Duvernet and Chase Stevens
Saxxons in Witherston: A Witherston Murder Mystery by Betty Jean Craige
Young Adult Nonfiction
1st Place: Careering: The Pocket Guide to Exploring Your Future Career by Tamara Raymond
Youth Author Fiction
Honorable Mention: Bailey Brings Her Friends Together with Music by Kali Bate
*E-Book Award Winners*
Best Cover Design
1st Place: The Sheriff's Catch by James Vella-Bardon
Best Illustrations
1st Place: Lacy's Magic Tree by L.F. Sarrouf, Lion Farrington
2nd Place: Pirate Bear by Sonya Song, Javier Ratti
Biography/Autobiography/Memoir
1st Place: Not a Blueprint: It's the Shoe Prints That Matter - A Journey Through Toxic Relationships by Nina Norstrom
Children’s Poetry
1st Place: Lacy's Magic Tree by L.F. Sarrouf, Lion Farrington
2nd Place: City of More by Sonya Song, Daniel Howard
Cultural Diversity
Honorable Mention: Halloween at Lukes by Priya Pasumarthy
Green Books/Environmental
1st Place: Your Body's Environmental Chemical Burden by Cindy Klement
2nd Place: Lacy's Magic Tree by L.F. Sarrouf, Lion Farrington
Fiction: Novel
1st Place: The Sheriff's Catch by James Vella-Bardon
Historical Fiction
1st Place: The Sheriff's Catch by James Vella-Bardon
New Author: Fiction
Honorable Mention: Splish Splash Born in the Bath by Michelle Eliason, Katherine Olenic
Picture Books 5 & Younger
1st Place: Relay by Roy Lieberman
2nd Place: Splish Splash Born in the Bath by Michelle Eliason, Katherine Olenic
Picture Books 6 & Older
1st Place: Relay by Roy Lieberman
2nd Place: Persephone by Simon Spence
Honorable Mentions:
A Family Dinner by Cory Q. Tan
A Dream by Cory Q. Tan
Theodore the Unfortunate Bear by Cory Q. Tan
City of More by Sonya Song, Daniel Howard
Poetry
1st Place: Cinema Stanzas Two: Poet Laureate of the Movies by Betty Jo Tucker
Special Needs/Disability Awareness
1st Place: Bipolar Disorder: Etiology and Treatment Overview: Mindfulness, Medication, Digital Psychiatry and Classroom Accommodations by Maria Santiago-Valentín
Young Adult Fiction
1st Place: Where You Lead by Leslea Wahl
2nd Place: The Unity: A Predictive Fantasy by H. Barton Wilson
Honorable Mention:
The Secrets of Elimeare: Wielder of Light by Suzy Rosenow
