2017 Winners

Grand Prize Winner

• October Song: A Memoir of Music and the Journey of Time by David W. Berner

$100 Drawing Winner

• Cub’s Wish by Angie Flores

Aging/Senior Living

• 1st Place: Rufus Finds a Home by Theodore Jerome Cohen

Animals/Pets

• 1st Place: Elf Olaf, Santa’s Magical Gift by Sherry L. Hoffman, illustrated by Dietra DeRose

• 2nd Place: You Might be a Crazy Cat Lady if ... by Janet Vormittag

• Honorable Mentions:
  Whack, Whack, Whack, Goes The Tail! by Mark Rouillard, illustrated by David Burk
  Chuck’s Journey Home by Anne E. Soares

Best Cover Design 

• 1st Place: Beyond the Cabin by Dana Ridenour

• 2nd Place: You Might be a Crazy Cat Lady if ... by Janet Vormittag

• Honorable Mentions:
  A Homeland Dell: Volume Three of the Pond Ghost Trilogy by Alene Adele Roy
  Who’s Changing the Meaning? by Dana Lynn Pope
  Letters To Alice by King Grossman

Best Illustrations

• 1st Place: Zuzu’s Petals: A Dream of ‘It’s a Wonderful Life’ by Karolyn Grimes and Karen Deming

• 2nd Place: Tripi Takes Flight: The Amazing Adventures Of Tripi The Fly by Lori London, illustrated by Heather Bonnstetter

Best Interior Design

• 1st Place: Glitter the Unicorn Goes to the Beach by Callie Chapman, illustrated by Bronwyne Chapman

Biography/Autobiography/Memoir

• 1st Place: October Song: A Memoir of Music and the Journey of Time by David W. Berner

• 2nd Place: You Might be a Crazy Cat Lady if ... by Janet Vormittag

• Honorable Mentions:
  Cosmic Wizard by Jeff Anthony
  Reflections from the Man in the Mirror by Timothy A. Natale
  The Repatriate: Love, Basketball, and the KGB by Tom Mooradian
  Craniama: My Skull’s Remedy; An Ethnography in Survival by Bryan Sisson
  Planet A: A Mother’s Memoir of Autism Spectrum Disorder by Diane Mayer Christiansen

Book Series

• 1st Place: Sir Kaye the Boy Knight by Don M. Winn

• 2nd Place: Books for Nourishing Friendships Series by Michael Genhart, illustrated by Steve Mack

Book Trailer

• 1st Place: Praxx and the Ringing Robot by Paul Ian Cross

• 2nd Place: Magic Fish Dreaming by June Perkins, illustrated by Helene Magisson

Children’s Chapter Books

• 1st Place: Nickerbacher by Terry John Barto

• 2nd Place: Bounce Back: How to Be a Resilient Kid by Wendy L. Moss, PhD

• Honorable Mentions:
  The Railroad Adventures of Chen Sing by George Chiang
  The One Eyed Pug by Deborah Hunt, illustrated by Thinker Goat

Children’s Picture Books 5 & Younger

• 1st Place (tie): If You Don’t Take a Bath by Sally Hutchins Willett, illustrated by Benjamin Norcross

• 1st Place (tie): Sir Walter Farluba by Donna LeBlanc, illustrated by Anton Servetnik

• 2nd Place: So Many Smarts! by Michael Genhart, illustrated by Holly Clifton-Brown

• Honorable Mentions:
  Grateful for You, Good Night! by Sherry L. Hoffman, illustrated by Jacqueline L. Challiss Hil
  Andi’s Perfect Toy by Rae Abshire, illustrated by Kelsey Wilson
  I Can Be by Felicia Lee, illustrated by Bryan Tagalogon
  My Daddy Loves Me: I’m His Little Girl by Shanalee Sharboneau, illustrated by Israel Dilean
  Do You Speak Fish? by DJ Corchin
  Grandma’s Face Tells her Story by Elaine McKay
  Think a Thank by Tricia Fontaine, illustrated by Visnja Pokorni
  Whack, Whack, Whack, Goes The Tail! by Mark Rouillard, illustrated by David Burk
  My Little Angel by Sherrill S. Cannon, illustrated by Kalpart
  Tripi Takes Flight: The Amazing Adventures Of Tripi The Fly by Lori London, illustrated by Heather Bonnstetter
  Glitter the Unicorn Goes to the Beach by Callie Chapman, illustrated by Bronwyne Chapman

Children’s Picture Books 6 & Older

• 1st Place: Chuck’s Journey Home by Anne E. Soares

• 2nd Place (tie): I Can Be by Felicia Lee, illustrated by Bryan Tagalogon

• 2nd Place (tie): Magic Fish Dreaming by June Perkins, illustrated by Helene Magisson

• Honorable Mentions:
  Priscilla Pack Rat: Making Room for Friendship by Claudine Crangle
  Henry and the Hidden Treasure by B.C.R. Fegan, illustrated by Lenny Wen
  Princess Inkala and the Last Inka Dynasty by Judith G. Leifer, illustrated by Ruth Araceli Rodriguez
  Tripi Takes Flight: The Amazing Adventures Of Tripi The Fly by Lori London, illustrated by Heather Bonnstetter
  Do You Speak Fish? by DJ Corchin
  Sir Walter Farluba by Donna LeBlanc, illustrated by Anton Servetnik
  Tommy James: The Littlest Cowboy in Reckon by Maria Ashworth, illustrated by Andrea Peixoto Emmerick
  Grateful for You, Good Night! by Sherry L. Hoffman, illustrated by Jacqueline L. Challiss Hill
  Pedro and the Puzzle Palace by Marisol Rodriguez
  Smile Big Dream Bigger (Sonrisa Grande Sueña en Grande) by Andrea Scott, illustrated by Davion Coleman
  HEROES by Van White

Children’s Poetry

• 1st Place: A Star Full of Sky by Raven Howell, illustrated by Caryn Schafer

• 2nd Place: Magic Fish Dreaming by June Perkins, illustrated by Helene Magisson

Cultural Diversity

• 1st Place: Same Inside Different Outside by Deborah Hunt, illustrated by Xavier Pom

• 2nd Place: Princess Inkala and the Last Inka Dynasty by Judith G. Leifer, illustrated by Ruth Araceli Rodriguez

• Honorable Mentions:
  Magic Fish Dreaming by June Perkins, illustrated by Helene Magisson
  I Can Be by Felicia Lee, illustrated by Bryan Tagalogon
  Aunt Sookie & Me by Michael Scott Garvin

Education

• 1st Place: How Autism Is Reshaping Special Education: The Unbundling of IDEA by Mark K. Claypool and John M. McLaughlin

• 2nd Place: Children Don’t Come with an Instruction Manual by Wendy L. Moss, PhD

• Honorable Mention: Career Killers/Career Builders by John M. Crossman

Fiction – Collection of Short Stories

• 1st Place: More Tales For Your Monkey’s Mind by Steve Reedy

• 2nd Place: Christmas in My Heart by Leslee Breene

• Honorable Mention: 12 Random Words/12 Palabras Al Azar by Fabiana Elisa Martizez, illustrated by Rob Wilson

Fiction – Novel

• 1st Place: Aunt Sookie & Me by Michael Scott Garvin

• 2nd Place: The Criminalist: A Novel of Forensic Science Suspense by John Houde

• Honorable Mentions:
  Beyond the Cabin by Dana Ridenour
  Letters To Alice by King Grossman
  The Last Year of the Season by John M. McLaughlin
  A Crowded Heart by Andrea McKenzie Raine
  A Bridge Back by Patrick M. Garry
  A Homeland Dell: Volume Three of the Pond Ghost Trilogy by Alene Adele Roy
  Voiceless Whispers by Jane Frances Ruby

Fine Art/Photography

• 1st Place: The Art of Stereography: Rediscovering Vintage Three-Dimensional Images by Douglas Heil

Food-Related

• 1st Place: Recipes from the Other Side by Carole Mann

Gift Books

• 1st Place: Cub’s Wish by Angie Flores, illustrated by Yidan Yuan

Green Books/Environmental

• 1st Place: The Adventures of Camellia N. - The Arctic by Debra Wideroe, illustrated by Daniela Frongia

• 2nd Place: Magic Fish Dreaming by June Perkins, illustrated by Helene Magisson

Health

• 1st Place: The Thinking Woman’s Guide to Breast Cancer: Take Charge of Your Recovery and Remission by Janet Maker Ph.D.

• 2nd Place: When a Child Cries by Cassie Lee, illustrated by Reginald Byers

Historical Fiction

• 1st Place: The Old Cape Hollywood Secret by Barbara Eppich Struna

• 2nd Place: Princess Inkala and the Last Inka Dynasty by Judith G. Leifer, illustrated by Ruth Araceli Rodriguez

Historical Nonfiction

• Honorable Mention: The Republic of East Florida: Culture, Faith, and Lore by Dr. Bran M.P. Brooks

Holiday

• 1st Place (tie):
  Zuzu’s Petals: A Dream of ‘It’s a Wonderful Life’ by Karolyn Grimes and Karen Deming
  Iggy Loo by Maria Ashworth, illustrated by Sunny Choi

• 2nd Place: Home by Christmas by Rory Church

Home & Garden

• 1st Place: Living Where Land Meets Sea: The Houses of Polhemus Savery DaSilva by John R. DaSilva

How-To

• 1st Place: Career Killers/Career Builders by John M. Crossman

• 2nd Place: Hosting Cask Ale Events by Randy Baril

Humor

• Honorable Mentions:
  Aunt Sookie & Me by Michael Scott Garvin
  The Toilet’s Overflowing and the Dog is Wearing My Underwear by Debbie Roppolo

LGBT

• 1st Place: Coping with Ash by Michael Scott Curnes

Middle Grade Fiction

• 1st Place: Broken Bridges by Roy Kindelberger

• 2nd Place: The Final Rue of Naveena Bleu by Pamela Hartley

Military

• 1st Place: LETTERS lost then found by Amy L. Johnson

• 2nd Place: Home by Christmas by Rory Church

Mystery

• 1st Place: The Weight of Living by Michael Stephen Daigle

• 2nd Place: The Case of the Ex Who Plotted Revenge by Georgann Prochaska

• Honorable Mentions:
  The Price of Guilt by Patrick M. Garry
  Dam Witherston: A Witherston Murder Mystery by Betty Jean Craige
  Danni Girl Mysteries: The Complete Series by Debra Sue Brice

New Author (Fiction)

• 1st Place: Riven by Jane Alvey Harris

New Author (Nonfiction)

• 1st Place: Career Killers/Career Builders by John M. Crossman

• 2nd Place: Tandem: Adopting with God in the Lead by Alison England

• Honorable Mentions:
  Revelations of a Real Man (or Woman) by Marq E. Redmond
  Who’s Changing the Meaning? by Dana Lynn Pope
  Level Up Your Teens: A Guide To Hack Your Life by Darren Horne

Other Nonfiction

• 1st Place: Joseph’s Journey: When Dad Left and Never Came Back by Christina Nicole Smith, illustrated by Dolores Melgar

Parenting

• 1st Place: Tandem: Adopting with God in the Lead by Alison England

• 2nd Place: Grateful for You, Good Night! by Sherry L. Hoffman, illustrated by Jacqueline L. Challiss Hill

Poetry

• 1st Place (tie):
  Disinheritance by John Sibley Williams
  Reflections of a Soul by June Marie Davis

• 2nd Place: Unaccounted For by Paul Scollan

Relationships

• 1st Place: When Your Heart Breaks, It’s Opening to Love: Healing and finding love after an affair, heartbreak or divorce by Joey Garcia

• 2nd Place: Not a Blueprint: It’s the Shoe Prints That Matter - A Journey Through Toxic Relationships by Nina Norstrom

• Honorable Mentions:
  Spice Secret: A Cautionary Diary by Billie Holladay Skelley
  Revelations of a Real Man (or Woman) by Marq E. Redmond

Religion/Spirituality

• 1st Place (tie):
  Forever Thankful, Good Night! by Sherry L. Hoffman
  Seeking Father Khaliq by William Peace
  Tandem: Adopting with God in the Lead by Alison England

• 2nd Place: Grateful for You, Good Night! by Sherry L. Hoffman, illustrated by Jacqueline L. Challiss Hill

• Honorable Mentions:
  Kindred Spirits: The Healers by Rory Church
  Some Thoughts on God and Other Things by Jerome Gleich
  Ask God by Kyle Morey

Romance

• 1st Place (tie):
  Hold Me Again by Rory Church
  Icing by Debra Sue Brice

• 2nd Place: Kindred Spirits: The Healers by Rory Church

• Honorable Mention: A Homeland Dell: Volume Three of the Pond Ghost Trilogy by Alene Adele Roy

Science & Technology

• 1st Place: Agile Scrum: Your Quick Start Guide with Step-by-Step Instructions by Scott M. Graffius

Science Fiction/Fantasy

• 1st Place: Jewel of Inanna by Hannah Desmond

• 2nd Place: Arising, Prophecy of Hope Book 1 by Sarah Kennedy

• Honorable Mention:
  Riven by Jane Alvey Harris

Self-Help/Inspirational

• 1st Place: Career Killers/Career Builders by John M. Crossman

• 2nd Place: Revelations of a Real Man (or Woman) by Marq E. Redmond

• Honorable Mention: Craniama: My Skull’s Remedy; An Ethnography in Survival by Bryan Sisson

Special Needs/Disability Awareness

• 1st Place: He’s My Brother by Debbie Roppolo

• 2nd Place: How Autism Is Reshaping Special Education: The Unbundling of IDEA by Mark K. Claypool and John M. McLaughlin

Text Books

• 1st Place: Children Don’t Come with an Instruction Manual by Wendy L. Moss, PhD

Transportation

• 1st Place: Driver Dad: Towman to the Rescue by Sherry L. Hoffman, illustrated by Megan, Jocelyn, and Sawyer Hoffman

Westerns

• 1st Place: The Burning Hour by Jessica Barksdale Inclan

Young Adult Fiction

• 1st Place: Voiceless Whispers by Jane Frances Ruby

• 2nd Place: Icing by Debra Sue Brice

Young Adult Nonfiction

• 1st Place: Career Killers/Career Builders by John M. Crossman

• 2nd Place: Level Up Your Teens: A Guide To Hack Your Life by Darren Horne