2014 Winners
Grand Prize Winner
The Red Sun: Legends Of Orkney by Alane Adams
Best Cover Design
1st Place - Guardian Of Dreams: A Bedtime Story by Wendy Torrel, illustrated by Kendall Klingbeil
2nd Place - Avoiding The Dodgeballs At Work: A Young Woman's Guide To Succeeding At A First Job by E. Marie
Honorable Mention - Shelly's New Shell (ebook) by Elisabeth Ekornes
Honorable Mention - Sanctuary by Alene Adele Roy
Best Interior Design
Honorable Mention - Sanctuary by Alene Adele Roy
Biography/Memoir
1st Place - What Lies Within by Libby J. Atwater
2nd Place - Ask Me Anything: A Memoir by Marie Rudisill & Susan Marg
Business/Finance
1st Place - Storybranding 2.0: Creating Standout Brands Through The Purpose Of Story by Jim Signorelli
2nd Place - The Predictable Profits Playbook: The Entrepreneur's Guide To Dominating Any Market And Staying On Top by Charles E. Gaudet II
Children's Chapter Books
1st Place - The Red Sun: Legends Of Orkney by Alane Adams
1st Place - The Cockroach Invasion by Dr. Sherry L. Meinberg
2nd Place - The Life And Times Of Birdie Mae Hayes by Jeri-Anne Agee
Honorable Mention - A Whirlwind Of Discovery by Darleen Wohlfeil
Children's Picture Books (5 & Younger)
1st Place - Addie B. Strong: I Am So Strong by Alyson Flippo, illustrated by Kathleen Murphy Willer
1st Place - Deputy Dorkface: How Sugaropolis Got Dessert Back by Kevin D. Janison, illustrated by Eldon Doty
2nd Place - I Am Living In 2 Homes by Garcelle Beauvais & Sebastian A. Jones, illustrated by James C. Webster
2nd Place - Chicken Cha Cha: I Have Constipation! by Anna Phang, illustrated by Debbie P.
2nd Place - Hurry Harry! Hurry! by Lilly Waters, illustrated by Valerie Quinn
2nd Place - Kitchen Club Kids: Garden Safari Vegetable Soup by Marianne Welsh, Eluka Moore & Larry Puzniak, illustrated by Kristen Gau
Honorable Mention - Dancing Fruit Put On A Show! (ebook) by Ruth Wilkes, illustrated by James Cross
Honorable Mention - June Bug Jamboree by Robin Martin Duttmann, illustrated by Kalpart
Honorable Mention - Miranda's Journey by Leslie Breiner, illustrated by Emily Smith
Honorable Mention - Guardian Of Dreams: A Bedtime Story by Wendy Torrel, illustrated by Kendall Klingbeil
Honorable Mention - Chicken Cha Cha: I Don't Want To Wash My Hands! by Anna Phang, illustrated by Debbie P.
Children's Picture Books (6 & Older)
1st Place - The Case Of The Missing Byte by Joseph Daluz & Julia Morton, illustrated by Anabela M. Daluz
2nd Place - Marco The Little Chef: Makes Macaroni And Cheese by Joy Papini, Ph.D, illustrated by Kersly Minoza
2nd Place - Buttermilk by Fat Hendrick, illustrated by Jamil Adler
Honorable Mention - Deputy Dorkface: How Sugaropolis Got Dessert Back by Kevin D. Janison, illustrated by Eldon Doty
Honorable Mention - Odie The Stray Kitten by Kristen Mott
Honorable Mention - Odie's Best Friend by Kristen Mott
Honorable Mention - I Am Living In 2 Homes by Garcelle Beauvais & Sebastian A. Jones, illustrated by James C. Webster
Honorable Mention - The North Pole Penguin by Christopher Payne, illustrated by Lorena Soriano.
Honorable Mention - Dancing Fruit Put On A Show! by Ruth Wilkes, illustrated by James Cross
Honorable Mention - I Can Believe In Myself by Miriam Laundry, illustrated by Jenniffer Julich
Honorable Mention - Nakita's Big Question by Roberta Hoffer, illustrated by Chet Taylor
Cultural Diversity
1st Place - The Red Sheet by Mia Kerick
Education
1st Place - The Cockroach Invasion by Dr. Sherry L. Meinberg
Environment
2nd Place - The Cockroach Invasion by Dr. Sherry L. Meinberg
Fiction: Novel
1st Place - The Azurite Encounter by Jane Frances Ruby
2nd Place - Price Of Justice by Alan Brenham
Honorable Mention - Painted From Memories by Barbara Forte Abate
Food-Related
1st Place - Marco The Little Chef: Makes Macaroni And Cheese by Joy Papini, Ph.D, illustrated by Kersly Minoza
Health, Diet, Nutrition
1st Place - Fibromyalgia And Other Chronic Painful Conditions: The Patient's Guide And Survival Manual For Obtaining Proper And Effective Medical Care - Second Edition by Jeffrey B. Loomer, M.D., FACP, FACR
Historical Fiction
1st Place - The Old Cape House by Barbara Eppich Struna
2nd Place - Sanctuary by Alene Adele Roy
Middle Grade Fiction
1st Place - The Red Sun: Legends Of Orkney by Alane Adams
2nd Place - Ellcinder by Christina Cody
Mystery
Honorable Mention - Price Of Justice by Alan Brenham
Newbie/First Time Author
1st Place - The Red Sun: Legends Of Orkney by Alane Adams
1st Place - Fibromyalgia And Other Chronic Painful Conditions: The Patient's Guide And Survival Manual For Obtaining Proper And Effective Medical Care - Second Edition by Jeffrey B. Loomer, M.D., FACP, FACR
1st Place - In the Footsteps of Greatness by Josh Mathe
2nd Place - Sanctuary by Alene Adele Roy
Honorable Mention - Marco The Little Chef: Makes Macaroni And Cheese by Joy Papini, Ph.D, illustrated by Kersly Minoza
Other NonFiction
1st Place - 101 Awesome Things To Do For Someone Who's Sick by Elaine Wilkes, Ph.D.
1st Place - Nature's Secret Messages: Hidden In Plain Sight by Elaine Wilkes, Ph.D.
1st Place - What Lies Within by Libby J. Atwater
2nd Place - Fibromyalgia And Other Chronic Painful Conditions: The Patient's Guide And Survival Manual For Obtaining Proper And Effective Medical Care - Second Edition by Jeffrey B. Loomer, M.D., FACP, FACR
Performing Arts
Honorable Mention - Who Nuked The Duke? Atomic Testing And The Fallout Behind Rko's John Wayne Epic 'The Conqueror' by John William Law
Poetry
1st Place - A World Of Words: Collected Poetry Of Eath, Volume One by Rafael L. Lopez
Religion, Spirituality, Philosophy
1st Place - Interplay: An Artist's Approach To Spirituality by Makram Abu-Shakra
2nd Place - My Extraordinary Life by Monica Sucha Vickers
Romance
1st Place - Sanctuary by Alene Adele Roy
Honorable Mention - The Time Borrower: A Light Riders Novel by Ann I. Goldfarb & Trevor Smith
Science Fiction/Fantasy/Paranormal
1st Place - Avarom And The Secret Of The White Mist by J.L. Stewart & Claire Beard
2nd Place - The Spirit Of Things Ii: Here We Go Again by Carole Mann
Honorable Mention - Train Wheels, Flying Saucers & The Ghost of Tiburcio Vasquez by G. Lloyd Helm
Self-Help/Inspirational
1st Place & $100 Drawing Winner! - In The Footsteps Of Greatness by Josh Mathe
2nd Place - Soar With Vulnerability by Suzanne Letourneau
Sports/Exercise
2nd Place - In The Footsteps Of Greatness by Josh Mathe
Women's Interest
1st Place - Avoiding The Dodgeballs At Work: A Young Woman's Guide To Succeeding At A First Job by E. Marie
Young Adult Fiction
1st Place - Born To Run, Live To Be Free by Daris Howard
Honorable Mention - The Red Sheet by Mia Kerick
Honorable Mention - How Am I Supposed To Do Life Now That I'm An Adult? by Charlene Carpenter
Honorable Mention - Sanctuary by Alene Adele Roy