Grand Prize Winner

Fiction

by James A. Misko

 

“A truly gifted novelist with a genuine flair for creating deftly created and memorable characters, [Misko’s] The Path of the Wind is a consistently entertaining and highly recommended addition to community library General Fiction collections.” –
(Midwest Book Review)

 

 

The Path of the Wind
by James A. Misko – SEE author interview
4.9 ratings on 27 customer reviews
General Fiction/Literary
$8.99 on Kindle

First Prize Winner

Non-Fiction

by Connie Bombaci

 

“Remarkably, Connie brought [Hogan] into a much richer, wider fellowship with us humans, and likewise, us with him. I treasure the memory of meeting that very sweet dog.”
– Dennis Murphy, Dateline NBC Correspondent and Winner of five national Emmy Awards

 

 

Hogan’s Hope: A Deaf Hero’s Inspirational Quest for Love and Acceptance
by Connie Bombaci (Author)
4.9 ratings on 46 customer reviews
Pets/Dogs
$3.99 on KINDLE

 

 

OTHER BIG WINNERS – Fiction

Placement was based on a 100-point criteria to include style, flow, plot structure, readability and story-telling. Some categories did not have qualifying winners so none are listed.

 

 

GENERAL FICTION
First Place:
James A. Misko – See Author Interview
The Path of the Wind – BUY NOW

 

 

 

MYSTERY/SUSPENSE/CRIME

First Place:
David Hamlin – See Author Interview
Winter in Chicago – BUY NOW

 

 

 

Third Place:
Bradley Laue

Vegas Wash

 

 

 

Honorable Mention:
Michelle Iden
Emma Beware

 

 

 

PARANORMAL

Third Place:
Deanna Gallegos (Dormaine G.)
The Revealed (Connor Chronicles Book 2)
FANTASY

 

 

 

 

 

Second Place:
Ashlee Nicole Bye
Out of the Shadows (Shadowlands Book 1)
Fantasy/Young Adult

 

 

 

 

 

EROTIC/EDGY

Third Place:
A. L. Long
Ash: Jagged Edge Series #5
Erotic Romance

 

 

 

 

Honorable Mention:
Melanie Jackson
Jaden’s Heart
LGBT Erotica

 

 

 

 

Honorable Mention:
Trixie Bloom
Facebook Blues
Romance (contemporary and edgy)/Humor

 

 

 

 

YOUNG ADULT

First Place: YA Series
Michelle Iden
Emma Beware
YA/Suspense/Mystery

 

 

 

 

Honorable Mention:
Deanna Gallegos
The Revealed (Connor Chronicles Book 2)
Young Adult

 

 

 

 

CHILDREN

First Place:
John Arvai
Off the Hook: A Christmas Ornament Adventure
Children

 

 

 

OTHER BIG WINNERS – Non Fiction

Placement was based on a 100-point criteria to include style, flow, plot structure, readability and story-telling. Some categories did not have qualifying winners so none are listed.

 

First Place:
Connie Bombaci
Hogan’s Hope: A Deaf Hero’s Quest for Love and Acceptance
Narrative Non-Fiction Animal

 

 

 

 

 

First Place Winner:
Dale East
Intentional Thinking
Self Help

 

 

 

 

Third Place:
Charles Mosley
Is It Just My Imagination
Christian Non Fiction

 

 

 

 

 

 

OTHER BIG WINNERS – POETRY

Placement was based on a 100-point criteria to include style, flow, plot structure, readability and story-telling. Some categories did not have qualifying winners so none are listed.

 

 

First Place Winner:
Steve Petersen
Poet Tree
Poetry/Short Stories

 

 

 

Second Place Winner:
Kat Sawyer
Voices from the Mat
Poetry

 

 

 

OTHER BIG WINNERS – Short Story

Placement was based on a 100-point criteria to include style, flow, plot structure, readability and story-telling. Some categories did not have qualifying winners so none are listed.

 

Honorable Mention:
Linda Lou Crosby – See Author Interview
Adventures with Ragweed: A Collection of Whimsical Tales
Short Stories