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NATIONAL INDIE EXCELLENCE AWARDS

CELEBRATING SELF & INDEPENDENT PUBLISHING EXCELLENCE

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Finalists of the 11th Annual Contest!

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201-240
REGIONAL FICTION: SOUTHEAST
SHELTER OF LEAVES

Lenore H. Gay

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She Writes Press

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lenoregay.com

National Indie Excellence® Awards
REGIONAL FICTION: SOUTHEAST
ELM STREET

Scott Douglas Vaughan

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CreateSpace

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www.elmstreetmemories.com

National Indie Excellence® Awards
REGIONAL FICTION: WEST
THE FOG SELLER

Don Daglow

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Sausalito Media LLC

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www.sausalitomedia.com

National Indie Excellence® Awards
REGIONAL FICTION: WEST
THE BURNING HOUR

Jessica Barksdale Inclan

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Urban Farmhouse Press

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jessicabarksdaleinclan.com

National Indie Excellence® Awards
REGIONAL FICTION: WEST
THE BURNING HOUR

Jessica Barksdale Inclan

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Urban Farmhouse Press

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jessicabarksdaleinclan.com

National Indie Excellence® Awards
REGIONAL FICTION: WEST
SHADOWBOXING WITH BUKOWSKI

Darrell Kastin

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Fomite Press

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www.darrellkastin.com

National Indie Excellence® Awards
REGIONAL NON-FICTION: MIDWEST
DAVENPORT
EDUCATING ACROSS THREE CENTURIES

Thomas Brown, Ed.D. & Margaret Moceri

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Davenport University

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www.davenport.edu

National Indie Excellence® Awards
REGIONAL NON-FICTION: MIDWEST
THE AERIAL CROSSROADS OF AMERICA
ST. LOUIS'S LAMBERT AIRPORT

Daniel L. Rust

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Missouri History Museum Press

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www.mohistory.org

National Indie Excellence® Awards
REGIONAL NON-FICTION: NORTHEAST
A NATIONAL JAUNT
​FOOTSTERS GUIDE TO WASHINGTON, D.C

Ken Wilcox

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Tired Dogs Press

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tireddogspress.com

National Indie Excellence® Awards
REGIONAL NON-FICTION: SOUTHEAST
COMMON STONES
A GLIMPSE INTO SEVERAL DIFFERENT WORLDS, IN AN EFFORT TO BECOME MORE ACQUAINTED WITH OUR OWN

Alicia M. Smith

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Inspiring Voices

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www.authoraliciasmith.com

National Indie Excellence® Awards
RELATIONSHIPS
LOVE, LOSS, AND AWAKENING
(MIS)ADVENTURES ON THE WAY BACK TO JOY

Dennis P. Freed

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Tolawaken Press

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www.lovelossandawakening.com

National Indie Excellence® Awards
RELIGION FICTION
A VIOLENT LIGHT

Jim Baton

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Createspace

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www.jimbaton.com

National Indie Excellence® Awards
RELIGION FICTION
DANCING AT ANGEL ABBEY

Lauren M. Bloom

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Balboa Press

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www.dancingatangelabbey.com

National Indie Excellence® Awards
RELIGION FICTION
SHATTERED BY DEATH

Catherine Finger

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Self-Published

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www.catherinefinger.com

National Indie Excellence® Awards
RELIGION FICTION
BLACK INKED PEARL
A GIRL'S QUEST

Ruth Finnegan

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​Garn Press

National Indie Excellence® Awards
RELIGION NON-FICTION
THE NOBODY BIBLE
UNCOVERING THE SIMPLE WISDOM IN ORDINARY LIFE

J. A. Plosker

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Nobody Press

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thenobodybible.com

National Indie Excellence® Awards
RELIGION NON-FICTION
COMMON STONES
A GLIMPSE INTO SEVERAL DIFFERENT WORLDS, IN AN EFFORT TO BECOME MORE ACQUAINTED WITH OUR OWN

Alicia M. Smith

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Inspiring Voices

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www.authoraliciasmith.com

National Indie Excellence® Awards
ROMANCE
ANOTHER NOTCH IN THE BELTWAY

L.A. Long

 

​AVN Publications

National Indie Excellence® Awards
ROMANCE
MENDED

Kayla Marie

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Self-Published

 

www.kaylamariebooks.com

National Indie Excellence® Awards
ROMANCE
HOSTILE TAKEOVER
A LOVE STORY

Phyllis Piano

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SparkPress

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www.phyllispiano.com

National Indie Excellence® Awards
ROMANCE
CHILD OF DUST

Shoba Sadler

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Self-Published

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www.shobasadler.com

National Indie Excellence® Awards
ROMANCE
FIND ME AGAIN

Janet K. Shawgo

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Two Harbors Press

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janetshawgo.com

National Indie Excellence® Awards
ROMANTIC COMEDY
MIXING IT UP

Tracie Banister

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Self-Published

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www.traciebanister.blogspot.com

National Indie Excellence® Awards
ROMANTIC COMEDY
​RECEPTION

L.M. Vincent

 

Bunbury Press / CreateSpace

National Indie Excellence® Awards
SCIENCE FICTION
THE ZETA GREY WAR
NEW RECRUITS

D F Capps

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Clearwater Valley Press, LLC

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www.dfcapps.com

National Indie Excellence® Awards
SCIENCE FICTION
THE BUG BOYS

Stewart Hoffman

 

iUniverse

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www.thebugboys.com

National Indie Excellence® Awards
SCIENCE FICTION
BARREN WATERS

Julia Shupe

 

​Self-Published

National Indie Excellence® Awards
SCIENCE FICTION
SOLEDAD
DARK REPUBLIC BOOK ONE

D.L. Young

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​Concordia Publishing

National Indie Excellence® Awards
SELF HELP: GENERAL
FULFILLED! CRITICAL CHOICES
​WORK, HOME, LIFE

William A. Schiemann

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Secant Publishing, LLC

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www.wschiemann.com

National Indie Excellence® Awards
SELF HELP: GENERAL
ROLE REVERSAL
HOW TO TAKE CARE OF YOURSELF AND YOUR AGING PARENTS

Iris Waichler, MSW, LCSW

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She Write Press

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iriswaichler.wpengine.com

National Indie Excellence® Awards
SELF HELP: GENERAL
WILD IDEAS
CREATIVITY FROM THE INSIDE OUT

Cathy Wild

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Standing Place Press

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www.cathywild.com

National Indie Excellence® Awards
SELF HELP: MOTIVATIONAL
CANDY GIRL
HOW I GAVE UP SUGAR AND CREATED A SWEETER LIFE BETWEEN MEALS

Jill Kelly, PhD

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3 Cats Publishing

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www.jillkellyauthor.com

National Indie Excellence® Awards
SELF HELP: MOTIVATIONAL
GIFT YOURSELF YOU

Dr. Kalpesh Kotecha

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Adhyyan Publications

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www.drkalpeshkotecha.com

National Indie Excellence® Awards
SELF HELP: SPIRITUAL
ANSWERING YOUR INNER CALLING
3 PRACTICES TO FOLLOWING YOUR SOUL'S GUIDANCE TOWARD JOYFUL AND FULFILLING WORK

Lisa Espinosa

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Self-Published

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lisaespinosa.net

National Indie Excellence® Awards
SELF HELP: SPIRITUAL
LEARN TO TAKE BACK YOUR MIND

CT Kirk

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Frown-Free

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www.higherthinkingelements.com

National Indie Excellence® Awards
SEXUALITY
GEEZER SEX!

Denis Joseph Stemmle

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CreateSpace

National Indie Excellence® Awards
SHORT STORIES
NOT QUITE SO STORIES

David S. Atkinson

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Literary Wanderlust

National Indie Excellence® Awards
SHORT STORIES
I PUNCHED MYSELF IN THE EYE
STORIES OF SELF-SABOTAGE, IMPERFECTION, AND PERFECT AMAZING GRACE

Pamela Capone

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Self-Published

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pamelacapone.com

National Indie Excellence® Awards
SHORT STORIES
THE HISTORY MAJOR
A NOVELLA

Michael Phillip Cash

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Chelshire, Inc.

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​michaelphillipcash.com

National Indie Excellence® Awards
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