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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