Previous FIREBIRD BOOK AWARD Winners are listed at the bottom of this page.
4th Quarter 2024
THE INTERNATIONAL
FIREBIRD BOOK AWARD WINNERS
CONGRATULATIONS
to all winning authors.
And a huge thank you to all the authors who entered.
Your submission donation allowed us to send hundreds of happy handmade pillowcases and children’s books to women and children in long-term shelters.
You are so appreciated!
(Every entrant was sent a personalized email, regardless of winning status. If you entered, please check your email for the announcement or check your alternative folders if you don’t find it, as we sometimes land in unusual places.)
Three winners per category are possible based on each category’s judging criteria and the cumulative scores of two independent judges. On occasion, a tie may occur. You may also find that your book is listed in a different category than the one/s you entered.
Honorable Recognitions are listed at the bottom of this page.
Judges’ Choice
John M. O’Brien PhD
Rudeness Rehab
Prize Donated by Wellbeing Media
Nonfiction Winner
Léonie Rosenstiel
Protecting Mama
Fiction Winner
Michael J. Summers
Children’s Book Winner
Sabine Rue House
ALL WINNERS, including CHILDREN’S BOOK CONTEST & QUIRKY CATEGORIES CONTEST
LISTED IN ORDER OF FIRST, SECOND, and THIRD PLACE
Action/Adventure – Michael A. Sisti – Michael J. Summers – Gregory Lee Renz
Addiction & Recovery – Saul Horiwtz and Erika Horwitz, Ph.D.
African American Fiction – Rona Drinkard
Animals/Pets – Linda Caradine
Biographical – Laurel A. Rockefeller
Biography – Cheryl Landes – Dr. Annise Mabry
Book Cover Design Nonfiction – Steven Simmons Shelton
Book Cover Design/Fiction – Kasey Fallon – Winona Howe
Business/Entrepreneurship/Small Business – Wan Mohd Hirwani Wan Hussain – Edmund J.B. White – Shawn Borsky
Caregiving – Alfredo Botello – Cheryl Landes – Leonie Rosenstiel
Children Animals and Pets – Farial English – Lisa Jacovsky
Children Arts & Entertainment – Pat J. Wheeler
Children Educational – Ekaterina Otiko
Children Fantasy – Dr. Bill Senyard – Caroline Lee
Children General – Sabine Rue House – Kris Benny
Children Health/Mental Health – Kristi Shimada
Children Holiday – J.B. Auchter
Children Humor – Jeffrey Hope
Children Inspirational/Motivational – Rey Banda – JG Nolan – Bonnie Kostan
Children Mind/Body/Spirit – Annie Judis
Children Multigenerational – Rey Banda – Peter Contardo
Children Picture Book – Ekaterina Otiko – Ekaterina Otiko – Bethann Pate
Children Picture Books Ages 4-8 – Sally Kashner – Molly Arbuthnott – Jeanne Ward
Children Picture Books Series – Kathy Iorio Snow
Children Poetry – Mark Gorkin the Stress Doc™
Children Realistic Fiction – Ekaterina Otiko
Christian Nonfiction – Gary McDougall
Comics and Graphic Novels – Adam Wilson
Coming of Age – Thérèse Soukar Chehade – Winona Howe
Computer – Brian Lambert PhD – Tonya Strickland
Contemporary Novel – George Yuhasz – Alfredo Botello – Robin D’Amato
Cozy Mystery – T.C. Lotempio
Cross-genre – Ian Griffin – Annalies George
Dark Fantasy – W.D. Kilpack III – Oge Mobuogwu – Rebecca L. Fearnley
Death & Dying – Leonie Rosenstiel – Karen Joyce Bonofiglio – Harriet Hodgson
Dystopian – J.C. Gemmell – B.A. Gillies – Juliet Rose
Education – Julie Skolnick – Dr. Annise Mabry – Ana Maria Lopez Jimeno
Fantasy – Rose Harvey – Mark Piggott – Doc Jacobs
Fiction – Susannah Marren – Geri Monaghan
Fiction Humorous – Karla M. Jay
Graphic Novel – Terence Ang
Grief – Karen Joyce Bonofiglio
Health/Wellness/Wellbeing – John M. O’Brien PhD – Cheryl Landes
Healthcare – Alexander Watson, MD
Historical Biography – Nancy Thornton Navarro and Adriana Thornton- Cornejo – Laurel A. Rockefeller
Historical Fiction – Michael J. Summers – Mattison Casaus – Elaine Stock
Historical Fiction 20th Century – Cynthia J. Bogard
Historical Mystery – Carolyn Summer Quinn
Holiday – Rich West – Nancy Elaine Hartman Minor
Leadership – Brian Lambert PhD
Legal Reference/How-to – Leonie Rosenstiel
Legal Thriller – L.M. Weeks – Caroline Taylor
LGBTQ Fiction – Lisa Montanaro – Matt Barrows and Jessica Barrows Beebe
LGBTQ Nonfiction – Steven Simmons Shelton
Literary Fiction – Arthur Byrd – Mattison M. Casaus
Magical Realism – Nicholas Varner – Rose Harvey
Memoir – Alex Abraham – Sandra Schnakenburg – Tammy Dietz
Mental Health – Mitchell Raff – Steven Simmons Shelton – Saul Horiwtz and Erika Horwitz, Ph.D.
Mind/Body/Spirit – Deepika Sandhu – Tonni Lea Larson
Multicultural Nonfiction – Ana Hebra Flaster
Narrative Nonfiction – Ana Hebra Flaster – Leonie Rosenstiel
Nature – Cheryl Landes
Neurodiversity – Julie Skolnick – Elaine Stock
New Nonfiction – Fia Sylvan
Noir Fiction – Paul B. Bergquist
Nonfiction – Julie Ryan McGue
Parenting and Family – Julie Skolnick
Personal Growth – Tony Kessel – Ann M. Mracek – Lois van Waardenberg
Photography – Cheryl Landes
Poetry – Michael Favala – Desmond Kon
Political Thriller – George Yuhasz
Psychological Horror – Bethany Russo
Psychology/Psychiatry – Erika Shalene Hull and Dr. Cheryl LeJewell Jackson – Arnie Benn – John M. O’Brien PhD
Regional Fiction – Caroline Taylor
Science Fiction – M. R. Leonard – Macaulay Christian – S.G. Blaise
Self Help/General/Motivational – Gary McDougall – John M. O’Brien PhD – Arnie Benn
Senior Topics – Leonie Rosenstiel
Short Stories – Michael Thomas Perone – Kasey Fallon – Maisie Moon
Southern Fiction – Matt Barrows and Jessica Barrows Beebe – Ian Griffin – Priscilla B. Shuler
Southern Noir – Chad Boudreaux
Speculative – AA DaSilva – Daphne Self
Spiritual/Spirituality – John Russell – Mohsen Estesnaei – Charol Messenger
Sports – Norman Jetmundsen
Suspense – Chris Bauer
Technology – Edmund J.B. White – Tonya Strickland – Shawn Borsky
Thriller – Gregory Lee Renz – Chris Bauer – E.R. Yatscoff
Time Travel – Jane O’Brien
Travel – Cheryl Landes
War Fiction – Michael J. Summers
Women’s Issues – Jennifer Baljko – Annalies George – Shavita Kotak
Women’s Fiction – Susannah Marren – Cortney Raymond – Caroline Taylor
Writing/Publishing – Abdulrahman Ahmed Altheeb
Honorable Recognition
Baer Charlton – A Skeleton in Bone Creek
Christina Larson – Rosemary Now and Then
Dorothy Elizabeth Love – Whispers in the Night: Ryan Family Series, Book #1
Dorothy Elizabeth Love – Taken by You: Ryan Family Series, Book #3
Edward B. Kirkwood – I am That I am
Jared Hayes – From Mill to Museum: The Grassroots Preservation Effort for the Gristmill in Delta, Ontario, Canada
Jerry Blaze – Blood on the Prairie: A Splatter Western Novella
M. C. Ryder – My Journey as an Author
Tucker Madison – Touch: The Tumbles and Turns of Time Manipulation
QUIRKY CATEGORIES WINNERS
Best Back Cover – Miki Taylor
Best Book Club Pick – Jeannee Sacken – Loretta Goldberg – Marilea C. Rabasa – John Thomas Hoffman
Best Book Title – Kathy Finley –
Best Book Trailer – Debbie Berlin – Dina Greenburg – Jodi Lea Stewart – Betta Ferrendelli
Click the award boxes below to visit the trailers
Best Chapter Titles – John David Graham – Kathy Finley – Valerie Taylor
Best for Provoking Philosophical Discussion – Macaulay Christian
Best for Reading Aloud Award – Sarah Tinney
Best Plot Twist – Danissa Wilson – Iris Dorbian – Jodi Lea Stewart
Best Unconventional Love Story – Winona Howe – Valerie Taylor – Kahlani B. Steele
Best Use of Poetry in a Novel – R.W. Meek
Book that Feels Like a Work of Art – Kristi Shimada – C.O. MOED
Favorite Book Title to Say Out Loud – Charlotte Stuart – Ames Sheldon
Most Heartwarming – John Graham – Marilea C. Rabasa – Jodi Lea Stewart
Most Likely to Inspire a Sequel – Debbie Berlin – Franke James – Jeannee Sacken
Most Likely to Make You Cry – C.J. Hudson – C.O. Moed – Jasmine C. Caldwell
Most Quotable Book Award – John David Graham
Most Unforgettable Opening Line – Jodi Lea Stewart Gold – Lukman Clark – M.C. Ryder
Jodi Lea Stewart – I didn’t drown in the South China Sea holding Babe’s rooster in the air, but nearly.
Lukman Clark – In my thirty-first year, a monster from my youth contrived to get himself ordained as Bishop of Alexandria.
M.C. Ryder – Being human, sucks.
Most Unusual Setting – Jodi Lea Stewart
Quirky Categories Honorable Recognition
Best Book Club Pick – James Ciccone
Best Plot Twist – Jody Summers
Book Trailers Honorable Recognition in alphabetical order
CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL OUR WINNERS
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