Awards do matter!

These are the award winners from 2023.

First Place Winners: Adult Fiction
Braving the Shore
The Warminster Series

Adult Fiction

Fiction: GeneralBraving the Shore by Cori WamsleyLearn More
Fiction: FantasyThe Warminster Series by J.V. Hilliard
The Last Keeper, The Trillias Gambit, Vorodins Lair Official
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Finalists: Adult Fiction

Adult Fiction

Fiction: GeneralTwisted Fate by Leah CairnsLearn More
Fiction: Mystery & SuspenseDeath Not Investigated by David Q. HallLearn More
Fiction: Science FictionThe Reaper’s Quota by Sarah McKnightLearn More
Fiction: RomanceTwitter Crush by Em S. A’corLearn More

Adult Nonfiction

Nonfiction: General (History)Quarantining Hate by Kerrie TaberLearn More
Nonfiction: MemoirLance: A Spirit Unbroken by Walter StoffelLearn More
Nonfiction: Self-HelpA Dove in the Shadows by Jennifer SilbaughLearn More

Adult Nonfiction

Nonfiction: General (History)Finding the Lost Dalton by Harold TrislerLearn More
Nonfiction: General (Humor)Peoplewatching: ‘Digging Holes’ and Other Adventures by Paul CoxLearn More
Nonfiction: MemoirReclaiming the Rose by Kathy RizzaLearn More
Nonfiction: MemoirListen to Me: How My Down Syndrome Brother Saved My Life by Lynne PodratLearn More
Nonfiction: Self-HelpExploring the Art Of Seduction by Melissa Van OssLearn More
Nonfiction: BusinessBusiness Secrets from the Battlefield to the Boardroom by Frank ZaccariLearn More

Children & Teen
fiction & Nonfiction

Picture Books: FictionFrom the Milk House to the White House by Christine Telez Siddall (illus. Ashley Plummer)Learn More
Juvenile: NonfictionLouder & Funnier by Darneisha F. Airhart (illus. Nadia Lougin)Learn More
Young Adult: FictionLost in the Crowd: Benji’s Story by Sarah McKnightLearn More

Children & Teen
Fiction & Nonfiction

Picture Books: FictionKing Kindness of Kandu by Fran Cain (illus. Diana Zourelias)Learn More
Picture Books: NonfictionTraveling Our Road by Dylan Weiss (illus. Abigail Walouke) Learn More
Juvenile: FictionLegend of the Niags by David Hall (illus. Belinda Cohen)Learn More
Young Adult: FictionBelieving in Horses Out West by Valerie OrmondLearn More
First Place Winners: Collections

Collections

PoetryEssential Astonishments: Poetic Reflections for Awakening by Gina MazzaLearn More
Finalists: Collections

Collections

PoetryPoetic Nightmares by Kerry E.B. BlackLearn More
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