NATIONAL INDIE EXCELLENCE AWARDS
CELEBRATING SELF & INDEPENDENT PUBLISHING EXCELLENCE
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Finalists of the 13th Annual Contest!
ACTION/ADVENTURE
DANCING WITH DEATH: An Epic and Inspiring Travel AdventureJean-Philippe Soule
www.caske2000.com
ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE
E.A.T. An Unconventional Decade In The Life Of A Cancer PatientKathy Mydlach Bero
www.kathymydlachbero.com
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
Hollywood Heyday: 75 Candid Interviews with Golden Age LegendsTom Johnson & David Fantle
BIOGRAPHY: HISTORICAL
One Maestro's Journey: A Celebrated Life of Music & IngenuityHeinrich Hammer
www.stilllifeenterprises.com
BODY/MIND/SPIRIT
Everyday Enchantments: Musings on Ordinary Magic & Daily ConjuringsMaria F. DeBlassie
www.mariadeblassie.com
BOOK COVER DESIGN: NON-FICTION
Remembering Shanghai: A Memoir of Socialites, Scholars and ScoundrelsIsabel Sun Chao & Claire Chao
www.rememberingshanghai.com
BOOK COVER DESIGN: NON-FICTION
Dianetics: The Modern Science of Mental HealthL. Ronald Hubbard
www.lronhubbard.org
BOOK INTERIOR DESIGN: NON-FICTION
We Sit: Paintings by Marley Kaul, Poems by Taiju Geri WilimekMarley Kaul & Taiju Geri Wilimek
marleykaul.com
BOOK INTERIOR DESIGN: NON-FICTION
50 Ways to Love Wine More: Adventures in Wine AppreciationJim Laughren, CWE
jimlaughren.com
BUSINESS ENTREPRENEURSHIP
& SMALL BUSINESSThe Employee Millionaire: How To Use Your Day Job To Become A Millionaire With Rental Properties
H. J. Chammas
www.employeemillionaire.com
BUSINESS ENTREPRENEURSHIP
& SMALL BUSINESSCadence: A Tale Of Fast Business Growth
Pete Williams
www.CadenceBook.com
BUSINESS ENTREPRENEURSHIP
& SMALL BUSINESSSmall Town Big Money: Entrepreneurship and Opportunity in Today's Small Town
Colby Williams
smalltownbook.com
BUSINESS ENTREPRENEURSHIP
& SMALL BUSINESSFabulous F Words of Business Ownership: Redefining Choice Words to Fuel Your Small Business
Fabi W. Preslar
fabipreslar.com
BUSINESS MOTIVATIONAL
The Entrepreneur's Framework: How Businesses Are Adapting in the New EconomyJoshua H. Davidson
https://.entrepreneursframework.com
BUSINESS MOTIVATIONAL
Fabulous F Words of Business Ownership: Redefining Choice Words to Fuel Your Small BusinessFabi W. Preslar
fabipreslar.com
CANCER
Every Day Is A Gift: A Couple's Cancer JourneyMargaret P. & John F. McEwan
www.CardinalGifts.net
CANCER
What to Eat During Cancer Treatment, Second EditionJeanne Besser & Barbara L. Grant, MS, RDN, CSO w/The American Cancer Society
CAREER
Answering Why: Unleashing Passion, Purpose, and Performance in Younger GenerationsMark C. Perna
www.markcperna.com
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CHILDREN'S FICTION
Hickory Doc's Tales: The Pack, First GenerationLinda Harkey
www.hickorydocstales.com
CHILDRENS INSPIRATIONAL/MOTIVATIONAL
The Sunflower SquirrelLaara C Oakes with Christina Allen (Illustrator)
www.CornCribStudio.com
CHILDRENS INSPIRATIONAL/MOTIVATIONAL
The Adventures of Vince the Cat: Vince Goes to ParisHeidi Bryant
www.catnapstories.com
CHILDREN'S NON-FICTION
Black Fathers Are Real: We Do ExistJerry McRae
www.itsinfallibleentertainment.com/online-store/Black-Fathers-Are-Real-We-Do-Exist-Paperback-p94802086
CHILDREN'S RELIGION
The News about Jesus and How He Saved the WorldBenjamin Morse
www.biblebeautiful.com
COMICS & GRAPHIC NOVELS
The Rescuer's Tale: Mary Morgan's Journal, Book 2R.M. Wilburn
www.iamrmwilburn.com
COOKBOOKS: REGIONAL
Tastes & Treasures II: A Storytelling Cookbook of Historic ArizonaHistorical League, Inc.
www.HistoricalLeague.org
DEATH & DYING
Finding Hope in the Darkness of Grief: Spiritual Insights Expressed Through Art, Poetry and ProseDiamante Lavendar
diamantelavendar.com
DIVORCE
Your Keys to Moving On: A Guide to Navigating Divorce and the Marital HomeJoan Rogliano
www.wildflowergroup.net
DIVORCE
The Buddha at My Table: How I Found Peace in Betrayal and DivorceTammy Letherer
www.TammyLetherer.com
DIVORCE
Deciding on Joy: My Journey from Break Up to Breakthrough in 30 DaysDr. Stephanie D. Barnes
www.decidingonjoy.com
EDUCATION
The Brain Pioneer: The True Story of How Barbara Arrowsmith-Young Used Brain Science to Help Children with Learning DisabilitiesHoward Eaton with Kezzia Crossley (Illustrator)
www.howardeaton.com
EDUCATION
Reconfiguring the Nigerian Education System: A Historical Reappraisal and Cultural RenaissanceCharles I. Anemelu MA, EdD
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HEALTH: GENERAL
What to Eat During Cancer Treatment, Second EditionJeanne Besser & Barbara L. Grant, MS, RDN, CSO w/The American Cancer Society
HISTORICAL FICTION
Fiery Star: The Journals of Emma Rose LightfootLeslie Rivers
www.leslieannrivers.com
HISTORY: GENERAL
WWI Crusaders: A band of Yanks in German-occupied Belgium help save millions from starvation as civilians resist the harsh German rule. August 1914 to May 1917.Jeffrey B. Miller
wwicrusaders.com
HISTORY: GENERAL
Dead Serious and Lighthearted, The Memorable Words of Modern America, Volume III (1994-2015)Mack W. Borgen
mackwborgen.com
HISTORY: UNITED STATES
Away at War: A Civil War Story of the Family Left BehindNick K. Adams
www.Civil-War-Letters.com
HISTORY: UNITED STATES
WWI Crusaders: A band of Yanks in German-occupied Belgium help save millions from starvation as civilians resist the harsh German rule. August 1914 to May 1917.Jeffrey B. Miller
wwicrusaders.com
HISTORY: UNITED STATES
Dead Serious and Lighthearted, The Memorable Words of Modern America, Volume III (1994-2015)Mack W. Borgen
mackwborgen.com
HOLIDAY
Tiny Tim and The Ghost of Ebenezer Scrooge: The sequel to A Christmas CarolNorman Whaler
www.normanwhaler.com
INSPIRATION
Beneath the Ancient Dust: Inspirational Stories from Nine Years in AfghanistanMelissa Meyers
www.melissa-meyers.com
INSPIRATION
We're Good: The Power of Faith, Hope & DeterminationMeg Keeshan McGovern
www.megkmcgovern.com
INSPIRATION
Finding Hope in the Darkness of Grief: Spiritual Insights Expressed Through Art, Poetry and ProseDiamante Lavendar
diamantelavendar.com
JUVENILE FICTION
The Adventures of Seymour & Hau: ITALYMelanie Morse & Thomas McDade
seymourandhau.com
LEADERSHIP
Better Decisions, Better Thinking, Better Outcomes: How to go from Mind Full to Mindful LeadershipSteven Howard
www.CalienteLeadership.com
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MEDICAL
A Parent's Guide to Raising Children with Healthy Vision: How Technology Affects Eyesight and What to Do About It!Dr. Nicholas Despotidis, Dr. Noah Tannen & Kimberly Lee
www.healthyeyesforchildren.com
MEDICAL
Big Brother in the Exam Room: The Dangerous Truth about Electronic Health RecordsTwila Brase
bigbrotherintheexamroom.com
MEMOIR
CHASING THE MERRY-GO-ROUND: Holding on to Hope & Home When the World Moves Too FastKelly Bargabos
www.chasingthemerrygoround.com
MILITARY NON-FICTION
Finding St. Lo: A Memoir of War and FamilyGordon Cross, Robert Fowler & Ted Neill
www.tenebraypress.com
MILITARY NON-FICTION
Left For Dead At Nijmegen: The True Story of an American Paratrooper in World War IIMarcus A. Nannini
chameleonsthebook.com/left-for-dead-at-nijmegen
MULTICULTURAL NON-FICTION
Straining Forward: Minh Phuong Towner's StoryMichelle Layer Rahal
www.keepstrainingforward.com
MULTICULTURAL NON-FICTION
Hoosier Hysteria: A Fateful Year in the Crosshairs of Race in AmericaMeri Henriques Vahl
NEW ADULT FICTION
Ullr's Fangs: Book Two of the Incarn SagaKatharine E. Wibell
www.katharinewibellbooks.com
NEW AGE FICTION
White Monkey Chronicles: The Complete TrilogyIsabella Ides
www.whitemonkeychronicles.com
NEW AGE NON-FICTION
Conversations With Spirits of the Southwest: More Adventures Into the ParanormalDan Baldwin, Dwight Hull & Rhonda Hull
www.beelieveparanormal.com
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NEW NON-FICTION
My Brother's Keeper: A Thirty-Year Quest to Bring Two Killers to JusticeChris Russo Blackwood
www.mbkbook.com
NEW NON-FICTION
Reframing Poverty: New Thinking and Feeling About Humanity's Greatest ChallengeEric Meade
www.ericmeade.com
NEW NON-FICTION
Every Day Is A Gift: A Couple's Cancer JourneyMargaret P. & John F. McEwan
www.CardinalGifts.net
PARENTING & FAMILY
A Parent's Guide to Raising Children with Healthy Vision: How Technology Affects Eyesight and What to Do About It!Dr. Nicholas Despotidis, Dr. Noah Tannen & Kimberly Lee
www.healthyeyesforchildren.com
PARENTING & FAMILY
Ten Powerful Things to Say to Your Kids: Creating the Relationship You Want with the Most Important People in Your Life Isecond Edition)Paul Axtell
paulaxtell.com
PERSONAL GROWTH
Less Stress Life: How I Went from Crazed to Calm and You Can TooJamie Sussel Turner
LessStressCoach.com
PERSONAL GROWTH
AWAKEN: 6 Sacred Steps to Remember Who You Are & Why You're HereJulie Santiago
juliesantiago.com
PERSONAL GROWTH
Your Body is Your Brain: Leverage your somatic intelligence to find purpose, build resilience, deepen relationships and lead more powerfullyAmanda Blake
embright.org
PHOTOGRAPHY
On a River Winding Home: Stories and Visions of the Petaluma River WatershedScott Hess & John Sheehy
www.riverwindinghome.com
POLITICAL
Dead Serious and Lighthearted: The Memorable Words of Modern America, Volume II (1977-1993)Mack W. Borgen
mackwborgen.com
PRE-TEEN FICTION
Lucky Costasaurus and the Golden-Winged VulturesNomita Khanna
amzn.com/author/nomitakhanna
PREGNANCY & CHILDBIRTH
Second Chance: A Mother's Quest for a Natural Birth after a CesareanThais Nye Derich
www.thaisderich.com
REFERENCE
Permission to Roar: For Female Thought Leaders Ready To Write Their BookMarni Freedman
www.marnifreedom.com
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REGIONAL NON-FICTION: NORTHEAST
The Ashokan Way: Landscape's Path into ConsciousnessGail Straub
www.empowermentinstitute.net
REGIONAL NON-FICTION: NORTHEAST
Excavating Memory: Archaeology and HomeElizabeth Mosier
www.ElizabethMosier.com
REGIONAL NON-FICTION: SOUTHEAST
Florida Made: The 25 Most Important Figures Who Shaped The StateGeorge S. LeMieux & Laura E. Mize
floridamade.net; lauramizewriting.com
REGIONAL NON-FICTION: SOUTHEAST
Wildflowers and Train Whistles: Stories of a Coal Mining FamilyLillian "Sissy Crone" Frazer
REGIONAL NON-FICTION: WEST
Shaping the Sonoma-Mendocino Coast: Exploring the Coastal Geology of Northern CaliforniaThomas E. Cochrane
www.RiverBeachPress.com
RELATIONSHIPS
Loved: Relationship Rules for Women Who Thought They Knew the RulesJulie Shafer, PhD
www.drjulieshafer.com
RELATIONSHIPS
Discovering Love Online: Love May Be Closer Than You ThinkChuck Miller
discoveringloveonline.com
RELIGION FICTION
Whispered Truth: A novel based on harrowing true events of abuse, forgiveness and hopeCindy L. Smith
www.whisperedtruth.com
RELIGION: NON-FICTION
We Should Be One: United in the Word of GodThomas David Rothbauer
www.weshouldbeone.com
RELIGION: NON-FICTION
God Down Under: A Year With An Aussie TravellerRichard Berlach & Linda Berlach
www.mosaicwhisper.com
RELIGION: NON-FICTION
Simple. Enormous. Love. Or, Everything I Ever Needed to Know About God I learned in Romans 8Steve McNitt
stevemcnitt.com
SALES & MARKETING
The Modern Seller: Sell More and Increase Your Impact In the New Sales EconomyAmy Franko
www.amyfranko.com
SELF-HELP: GENERAL
A Mother's Heart: Memoir of a Special Needs ParentEichin Chang-Lim
www.eichinchanglim.com
SELF-HELP: GENERAL
Breaking Bonds: How to Divorce an Abuser and Heal, A Survival GuideRosemary Lombardy
www.breakingbonds.com
SELF-HELP: GENERAL
Erotic Love & Marriage: Improve Your Sex Life and Your Emotional ConnectionFrederick D. Mondin
SELF-HELP: MOTIVATIONAL
Your Lion Inside: Tapping into the Power WithinKimberly Faith
kimberlyfaith.com
SELF-HELP: MOTIVATIONAL
AWAKEN: 6 Sacred Steps to Remember Who You Are & Why You're HereJulie Santiago
juliesantiago.com
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SOCIAL/POLITICAL CHANGE
Reframing Poverty: New Thinking and Feeling About Humanity's Greatest ChallengeEric Meade
www.ericmeade.com
SOCIAL/POLITICAL CHANGE
Principles of Flight: Flying Bush Planes Through a World of War, Sexism, and MeatBill Hatcher
billhatcherbooks.com
SOCIAL/POLITICAL CHANGE
BOOMERS TO MILLENNIALS: Moving America ForwardDaniel R. Rubin & Nathan H. Rubin
SPIRITUALITY
AWAKEN: 6 Sacred Steps to Remember Who You Are & Why You're HereJulie Santiago
juliesantiago.com