Action/Adventure – Roger Crossland – David Tory – David Buzan

Addiction and Recovery  – Marilea C. Rabasa  – Tom Hibbs – Mary Burns

Adventure – L.T. Caton – Stephen B. Haunts

Adventure/Animals – Cynthia Huijgens – Marsha Tufft

African American Fiction – B. Lynn Carter – Jonathan Rice

African American Non-Fiction – Mark S. Robinson

Alternative Medicine – Samuel J. Mann MD – Aesha Tahir

Audiobook – Ric Keller – Nora D’Ecclesis – Fred Berri

Autobiography – Cheryl Gillespie

Biography – Dave Ketchen and Larry Thornton

Book Cover Design/Fiction – B. Lynn Carter

Book Cover Design Nonfiction – John Koenig – John Thomas Hoffman – TIE – Mohsen Estesnaei – Catherine DeMonte

British Cozy Mystery – Veronica Cline Barton

Business – Motivational – Tony Jeton Selimi – Dominic McLoughlin – Rick Culleton

Business Development – Chris Folayan

Business – Heather R. Younger – Peter J. de Silva – Chris Folayan

Cancer – Joy Walker

Career – Dennis Guzik – Lisa Thee

Caregiving – Terence Ang – Robin Hale, PsyD

Chick-Lit – J Boykin Baker – Wende Dikec

Children Animals – Kim Carr – Joy VanDertuin and Michelle Hill 

Children Bedtime – Stephen Bowling – Vy Lien – O.L. Flubermin

Children Chapter Book – J.B. Auchter – Heather Peck – Elizabeth Godley

Children Christian Fiction – Breanna Churchill

Children Diversity – Erik Martin

Children Early Readers – Ada Aguilar, PhD

Children Early Readers 5-8 – Vy Lien – Vy Lien

Children Educational – Kim Carr – Darren Henry – Kai Reeg

Children Fiction -Vy Lien – Vy Lien

Children Grief/Death – Laura Smetana – Karen Brough

Children Humor – Steven Joseph – Chris Stead – Judith MacDowell

Children Illustration – Stephen Bowling

Children Inspirational – Lisa Jacovsky – Kelly Sargent – Vercess Caina

Children Mystery – Erik Martin

Children Nature – L. Charleigh Collins – Chris Stead

Children Nonfiction – Kim Carr – Fred Berri 

Children Personal Growth – Sam Rice – Carmen and Ross Harris

Children Pets – Samantha Childs – Erin Neal – Paula Bailey

Children Picture Book – Dayna Ault  – Sara Taher – Joshua Willis

Children Picture Book ages 4-8 – Kathy Dye – Kevin Chu – Chris Folayan

Children Picture Story Book – Gwen Kelly – Jean Johnson – Andrea Mendoza-Vasconez PhD

Children Pre-School ages 2-4 – Holly Schmidt – J.B. Auchter – Nora Cruz 

Children Science Fiction – Steven Joseph

Children Self-Help/Motivational – Rahni Varieur-Davies

Christian Fiction – Michael Garrett – James Davison

Christian Nonfiction – Dr. Temitope Keku – Tom Hibbs – Karen Brough

Coaching – Heather R. Younger

Coming of Age – Ross Hightower – Linda Loegel Hemby

Contemporary Novel – Nikki Lamers – Juliet Rose

Cozy Mystery – T.C. Lotempio – Kathleen Bailey – Carolyn Summer Quinn 

Cozy Thriller – Veronica Cline Barton

Crime Fiction- Roger Crossland – Timothy Brown

Crime Fiction/Hardboiled – Timothy Brown

Cross Genre – Lena Gibson – Charlie Nicholas  

Diet & Nutrition – Sofia Deloudi

Diversity – Dave Ketchen and Larry Thornton

Divorce – Joy Walker

Dreams – Ric Keller

Dual Timeline – Jenny Brav

Dystopian – Diana Fedorak – Nathaniel M. Wrey – Starr Davies

Education – Dr. Edwin Garcia, Jr. – Kelda Poynot

Education/Teen-Education – William E. McDonald

Educational –  – Marsha Tufft

Fantasy – A.S. Norris – A.S. Norris

Fantasy Dark – Casey Sutton – Melissa Widmaier

Fashion Mystery – Veronica Cline Barton

Fashion Suspense – Veronica Cline Barton

Fiction –  Susan Shalev – Roger Crossland – Alexander Czimbor

Fictional Murder Mystery – Mary Frances Fisher

Food History – Christopher Carosa

Friendship – Leslie Rasmussen 

Gift Book – Ric Keller

Graphic Novel – Dave Ketchen and Larry Thornton

Grief – Jami Yeats – Kathy Jefford

Health – Samuel J. Mann MD 

Historical Cozy Mystery – Gail Noble-Sanderson  

Historical Fiction – Susan Shalev – Paul Buchheit – Roger Crossland

Historical Mystery – Alexander Czimbor  

Historical Romance – Debra-Ann Kummoung

History/World – Sharifah Faizah Syed Mohammed

Holiday – Nicole Mullaney

Horror – Arjay Lewis – Marc Arginteanu

Humor/Satire – Steven Barron

Inspiration/Inspirational – Patrick Asare – Noelle Hipke – Cheryl Gillespie

Juvenile Fiction – Maighread MacKay

Juvenile Self Help – Kev Chilton

Leadership  – Peter de Silva – Dustin Davis and Paul Jan Zdunek – Stefan Raffl

Legal Thriller – Chad Boudreaux

LGBTQ Nonfiction – Jobert Abueva

Literary Fiction – David Grant Urban – Linnet Coppa – Laurel Osterkamp

Magical Realism – Eden Crowne – Marieke Lexmond – Phyllis Smith

Medical Thriller – Gil Snider

Memoir – Amy Turner – Marilea C. Rabasa – Paul Anthony

Mental Health – Amy Turner 

Military Fiction – Roger Crossland 

Military Nonfiction – Doyle Glass – John Hoffman

Mind, Body, Spirit – Samuel J. Mann  MD – Amy Turner – Marcee A. Martin

Motivational –  Freddie Floyd Jr – Ric Keller – Allison Body

Multicultural Fiction – Roger Crossland – Jenny Brav

Mystery – Barbara Dullaghan – Carolyn Summer Quinn – Marty Eberhardt

Mythology – Susana Imaginário – Nicholas Varner

New Adult Fiction – Nikki Lamers

New Fiction – Cynthia Bogard

New Fiction – First time published – Hope Gibbs – Steven Barron

New Nonfiction – Amy Turner – Jenny Dean Schmidt – John Thomas Hoffman 

New Nonfiction (first time published) – Jobert Abueva

New Thought – Noelle Hipke

Nonfiction – Amy Turner – Paul Anthony – Marilea Rabasa 

Novella – Miguel Hernandez Jr – J.R. Rice

Paranormal – Doris Pariso – Marc Arginteanu

Paranormal Romance – Kelly Harper

Paranormal Fiction – Datta Groover

Paranormal Romantic Thriller – T.E. MacArthur

Parenting & Family – Jenny Dean Schmidt – Kelda Poynot

Past Lives – John Koenig

Personal Growth – Sharon Hughes – Mohsen Estesnaei – Peter de Silva

Poetry – Robert W. Watson

Pop Culture – Christopher Carosa

Psychiatry/Psychology – Samuel J. Mann MD – Wilma MacLiver – Lucas Bailey

Realistic Fiction – Marsha Tufft

Relationships – Paul Anthony  – Leslie A. Rasmussen

Religion Fiction – Gil Snider – J Boykin Baker

Religion Nonfiction – Donna M. Young

Romance – Hope Gibbs – Nicole Mullaney 

Romantic Comedy – Abigail Drake – Darren Greninger

Romantic Suspense – L.M. Coppa – Diane Merrill-Wigginton – Sandra Montanino

Science Fiction – Diana Fedorak – Greg Siofer

Screenplay – Darren Greninger

Self Help – Marcee A. Martin – Allison Body

Self Help/Memoir – Terri Kozlowski 

Self Help /Motivational  – Ric Keller – Mohsen Estesnaei

Series – Charlie Nicholas – Nikki Lamers

Short Stories – Sharon Cathcart 

Social/Political Change – Cynthia Bogard

Southern Fiction –  Cynthia Bogard – Hope Gibbs Clay Anderson

Special Needs – Eileen Hobbs

Speculative Fiction – Diana Fedorak

Spiritual/Spirituality – Nora D’Ecclesis – Ray Catania

Spiritualism – Ray Catania – Charlotte Meredith

Sports – Tom Hibbs

Summer Beach Read – Hope Gibbs – Nancy Christie – Susan Shalev

Suspense – J. Luke Bennecke – Cam Torrens

Technology – Joanne Griffin and Declan Foster – Kavita Ganesan – Michael Freeman, PHD

Thriller – Doris Pariso – Marc Arginteanu – Keith Hummel 

Time Travel – Jane O’Brien

Trauma/Trauma Recovery – Amy Turner

 Urban Fantasy – Julie Rogers – Kelly Harper – Ali Eke

Urban Fiction – Marieke Lexmond

War Fiction – Roger Crossland –  Linda Hemby – Loretta Goldberg

Western Fiction – Marty Eberhardt

Whodunnit – Veronica Cline Barton

Women’s Fiction – Leslie A. Rasmussen – Hope Gibbs – Cynthia J. Bogard

Women’s Issues – Marilea C. Rabasa – Leslie A. Rasmussen – Michelle Viscuse

Young Adult – Ross Hightower

Young Adult Fantasy – Natalie Johanson 

Young Adult Fantasy in Spanish – Patricia Bossano

Young Author written by age 12 and under – Omar Cruz

Young Author written by teenage 13-18 – William E. McDonald – William E. McDonald

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HONORABLE RECOGNITION

 

DJanée

Doc Jacobs

Keenan Morris

Kris Benny

Michael Dow

Steve Stables