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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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241-280
SHORT STORIES
THE NIGHT IS YOUNG

Barbara Lockhart

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Secant Publishing, LLC

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www.barbaramarielockahrt.com

National Indie Excellence® Awards
SHORT STORIES
THE FIRST TO DISAPPEAR

Patty Somlo

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Spuyten Duyvil

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www.pattysomlo.com

National Indie Excellence® Awards
SMALL BOOKS
SPIRIT SAYS... BE HEALTHY
A COLLECTION OF ORIGINAL QUOTES AND AFFIRMATIONS TO GUIDE YOU TOWARD OPTIMAL HEALTH

Dr. Susan Bova

 

Martin Avenue Press

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drsusanbova.com

National Indie Excellence® Awards
SOCIAL MEDIA
CYBERCRISIS 
IT'S PERSONAL NOW

William Keiper

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FirstGlobal Partners LLC

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williamkeiper.com

National Indie Excellence® Awards
SPECIALTY BOOKS
BLACKBOOK DIRECTORY & YEARBOOK

Carl Booker

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Avista Products

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www.avistaproducts.com

National Indie Excellence® Awards
SPECIALTY BOOKS
THE SLATE ROOF BIBLE, 3RD EDITION

Joseph Jenkins

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Joseph Jenkins, Inc.

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www.josephjenkins.com

National Indie Excellence® Awards
SPECIALTY BOOKS
ONE HOT NIGHT AT THE VEGGIE BAR

Sandra Marshall

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Vesuvius Press

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www.funkyfoodart.com

National Indie Excellence® Awards
SPIRITUALITY
THE THIRTEENTH DISCIPLE

Peter Canova

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Trimountaine Publishing

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thethirteenthdisciple.com

National Indie Excellence® Awards
SPIRITUALITY
ROAD TRIP HOME
​A BAHÁ'Í VISION OF HOPE

Steven E. Ellis

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First Edition Design Publishing

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www.stevenellis-author.com

National Indie Excellence® Awards
SPORTS
HITTIN' THE JUMPER
A 60-YEAR AFFAIR WITH BASKETBALL

Patrick Dowdall

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Goosetown Press

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www.hittinthejumper.com

National Indie Excellence® Awards
SPORTS
THE EIGHTH WONDER OF THE WORLD
THE LIFE OF HOUSTON'S ICONIC ASTRODOME

Robert C. Trumpbour & Kenneth Womack

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University of Nebraska Press

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www.kennethwomack.com

National Indie Excellence® Awards
SUSPENSE
THE SEER'S DAUGHTER
(BEYOND THE GRAVE SERIES, BOOK 1)

Athena Daniels

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Sunset Coast Publishing

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www.athenadaniels.com

National Indie Excellence® Awards
SUSPENSE
NORTH OF THE KILLING HAND

Joni M. Fisher

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Self-Published

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www.jonimfisher.com

National Indie Excellence® Awards
SUSPENSE
BAROOTA: THE HUNTING GROUND

Zach Fortier

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Steelshark press

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www.zachfortier.com

National Indie Excellence® Awards
SUSPENSE
LIKE FATHER, LIKE DAUGHTER

Christina Morgan

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Limitless Publishing

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www.christinaorganbooks.com

National Indie Excellence® Awards
SUSPENSE
THE TICKET

Fred Shackelford

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Black Opal Books

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www.fredshackelford.com

National Indie Excellence® Awards
TECHNOLOGY
MR. LIQUID CRYSTAL
THE UNTOLD STORY OF HOW JAMES L. FERGASON INVENTED THE LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY & HELPED CREATE THE DIGITAL

Terri Fergason Neal

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New Insights Press

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www.mrliquidcrystal.com

National Indie Excellence® Awards
THRILLER
99 SOULS

Gabriel Burns

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TouchPoint Press

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www.authorgabrielburns.com

National Indie Excellence® Awards
THRILLER
KUBRICK'S GAME

Derek Taylor Kent

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Evolved Publishing

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www.derektaylorkent.com

National Indie Excellence® Awards
THRILLER
DEVIL IN THE DARK

Chris Lindberg

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Self-Published

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www.devil-in-the-dark.com

National Indie Excellence® Awards
THRILLER
TRACKER
​A FOX WALKER NOVEL

Indy Quillen

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Treeline Press

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www.indyquillen.com

National Indie Excellence® Awards
THRILLER
BABY BAILINO

Dina Santorelli

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eLuna Media LLC

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dinasantorelli.com

National Indie Excellence® Awards
TRAVEL
FLORENCE
A TRAVELER'S GUIDE TO IT'S GEMS & GIANTS

Patty Civalleri

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Self-Published

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florencetravelbook.com

National Indie Excellence® Awards
TRAVEL
GOOD MORNING DIEGO GARCIA
​A JOURNEY OF DISCOVERY

Susan Joyce

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Peel Production

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susanjoycejourneys.com

National Indie Excellence® Awards
TRAVEL
FAR OUT AUSTRALIA

Rod Kluzki

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​Winnty

National Indie Excellence® Awards
TRUE CRIME
THE LAST MASTER OUTLAW
HOW HE OUTFOXED THE FBI SIX TIMES, BUT NOT A COLD CASE TEAM

Thomas J. Colbert & Tom Szollosi

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Jacaranda Roots Publishing

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tjcconsulting.biz

National Indie Excellence® Awards
TRUE CRIME
WE HAVE YOUR DAUGHTER
THE UNSOLVED MURDER OF JONBENET RAMSEY TWENTY YEARS LATER

Paula Woodward

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​Prospecta Press

National Indie Excellence® Awards
VISIONARY FICTION
THE SOUL'S HOPE

Beverly Knauer

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Wise Words Press

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www.authorbeverlyknauer.com

National Indie Excellence® Awards
VISIONARY FICTION
DO YOU REALIZE?

Kevin A. Kuhn

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​Beaver's Pond Press

National Indie Excellence® Awards
VISIONARY FICTION
PIPER, ONCE & AGAIN

Caroline Zani

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Wyatt-MacKenzie

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www.caroinezani.com

National Indie Excellence® Awards
WESTERN FICTION
CROSSING AT SWEET GRASS

Laurie G. Robertson

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iUniverse

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laurierobertson.com

National Indie Excellence® Awards
WOMEN'S FICTION
FORKS, KNIVES, AND SPOONS

Leah DeCesare

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SparkPress

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www.leahdecesare.com

National Indie Excellence® Awards
WOMEN'S FICTION
​A MEASURE OF HAPPINESS

Lorrie Thomson

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Kensington Books

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lorrie-thomson.com

National Indie Excellence® Awards
WOMEN'S FICTION
INN SIGNIFICANT
A NOVEL

Stephanie Verni

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Mimosa Publishing

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stephsscribe.com

National Indie Excellence® Awards
WOMEN'S FICTION
THE EXISTENCE OF PITY

Jeannie Zokan 

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Red Adept Publishing

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jeanniezokan.blogspot.com

National Indie Excellence® Awards
WOMEN'S ISSUES
WORTHY
A YOUNG WOMAN FROM A BACKGROUND OF PROVERTY AND ABUSE FALLS PREY TO A POLYGAMOUS CULT

Marilyn Bushman-Carlton

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​Self-Published

National Indie Excellence® Awards
WOMEN'S ISSUES
BIRTH, SEX AND ABUSE
WOMEN'S VOICES UNDER NAZI RULE

Beverley Chalmers

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Grosvenor House Publishers, UK

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bevchalmers.com

National Indie Excellence® Awards
WOMEN'S ISSUES
SMILING ON THE OUTSIDE
SECRETS, SEX, SHAME AND THE SEARCH FOR SELF-LOVE

Ann Peck

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Curvy World Media

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www.annpeck.com

National Indie Excellence® Awards
WRITING & PUBLISHING
HOW TO AVOID 101 BOOK PUBLISHING BLUNDERS, BLOOPERS & BOO-BOOS

Judith Briles

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Mile High Press

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www.the bookshepherd.com

National Indie Excellence® Awards
WRITING & PUBLISHING
WRITING MEMOIR
THE PRACTICAL GUIDE TO WRITING AND PUBLISHING THE STORY OF YOUR LIFE

Jerry Payne

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Faydelis Press

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www.yourconfidentialghostwriter.com

National Indie Excellence® Awards
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