NATIONAL INDIE EXCELLENCE AWARDS
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CELEBRATING SELF & INDEPENDENT PUBLISHING EXCELLENCE
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Winners of the 20th Annual Contest!
Activity Books - Adult
Coloring the White House
Kyle Dugdale
The White House Historical Association
Activity Books - Children
Secret Stitches: Underground Railroad Quilt Activity Book for Children and Adults
Edith Younger Edmunds & Amy Edmunds
BookButler Publishing Company
Addiction & Recovery
Surviving Jonathan: The 360 Degrees of Resilience
Jonathan Crawford
Amplify Publishing
African American Non-Fiction
Letters to Ms. 1000: Words of Wisdom from African American Women Architects, Vol. 1
Christian Joosse
Paper Veil Studio
Alternative Medicine
30 Days of Transformative Holistic Healing: A Guided Self-Healing Journey to Rebalance Your Mind, Body, Energy, and Nervous System
Kateryna Armenta
Arts & Entertainment
Promonition: Visual Narratives
John Aaron
John Aaron Modern Art Publishing
Asian American & Pacific Islander Non-Fiction
A China Story: Growing Up in Mao's Cultural Revolution
Ying Qian
Opening Line Publishing
Autobiography
Chasing Nirvana: A Seeker's Story of Love, Loss, and Liberation
Priya Hutner
She Writes Press
Biography-General
Child X
Jamie Mustard
BenBella Books
Biography-Historical
An Unusual Path: Three Generations from Slavery to the White House
John Wrory Ficklin
The White House Historical Association
Body/Mind/Spirit
Go Within To Change Your Life: A Hidden Wisdom Workbook For Personal Transformation
Carl Greer, PhD, PsyD
Chyron Publications
Book Cover Design-Children Picture Books
Becki's Farming Adventures: Becki and the Trailer Kids (Spring)
Nancy McNeil
Fresh Aire Press
Book Cover Design-Non-Fiction
I Blew My Diet! Now What?: The Easy, Proven 21-Day Plan to Drop Pounds & Bounce Back Boldly
Connie Bennett
Greenleaf Book Group
Book Interior Design Non-Fiction
BRIDGET BEARI COLOR RULES: A Guide to Choosing and Using Color at Home
Susan M. Jamieson
BB Press
Business-Entrepreneurship & Small Business
Craft: The Expedition of Business
Zack Tomlin
Harnessing Energy
Business-General
INNOVATOR: 10 simple steps to innovate with speed, scale and confidence
Tom Pullen
Practical Inspiration Publishing
Business-Motivational
Moments That Matter: See, Shape, and Scale What Counts
Chris Dyer
PerfectTiming Consulting
Cancer
The Resilience Mindset: How Adversity Can Strengthen Individuals, Teams, and Leaders
Terry Healey
ECW Press
Career
Headhunter Confidential: The Unwritten Rules for Landing a Job You Love
Katharine Day Bremer
Ripples Media
Chapter Books
Tannenbaum
Laurie Summers
Jackalope Press
Childrens-Inspirational/Motivational
Live Big with Catch-M: The Gift of Love’s Wondrous Spark in Your Heart (The Live Big Series)
Kat Kronenberg
Greenleaf Book Group Press
Childrens-Non-Fiction (Ages 3-8)
The 50 Yard Challenge: How A Simple Act Became A Nationwide Movement
Rodney Smith jr
Coffee Table Book
100 Objects from the Collections of the YIVO Institute for Jewish Research
Stefanie Halpern
YIVO Institute for Jewish Research
Comedy
How the Hell Did I Not Know That? My Midlife Year from Couch to Curiosity
Lucie Frost
Trinity University Press
Cookbooks-Regional
Asian Heritage Chefs in White House History
Adrian Miller & Deborah Chang
The White House Historical Association
Death & Dying
Too Poor to Die: The Hidden Realities of Dying in the Margins
Amy Shea
Rutgers University Press
Diet & Nutrition
I Blew My Diet! Now What?: The Easy, Proven 21-Day Plan to Drop Pounds & Bounce Back Boldly
Connie Bennett
Greenleaf Book Group
Education
The Empathetic Classroom: How a Mental Health Mindset Supports Your Students--and You
Maria Munro-Schuster
Free Spirit Publishing
Faction (fiction based on fact)
The Ashtrays Are Full and the Glasses Are Empty
Kirsten Mickelwait
Koehler Books
Fitness
Becoming a Personal Trainer: Connect With Clients, Grow Your Business, and Keep Your F***ing Sanity
Mia Lazarewicz
Gift Books
The Fablemaker's Deck of Many Things
Verity Lane, Chris Pinch & Sebastian Yūe
Hit Point Press
Health-General
Diagnosed: The Essential Guide to Navigating the Patient's Journey
Brenda Snow
Amplify Publishing
Historical-Fiction
A Clan Chief's Daughter: She Who Rides Horses (Book Two)
Sarah V. Barnes
Heart Soul Horse Publications
History-General
Lifelines: A Viennese Family's Letters from Home and Exile, 1938-1947
Patricia Haim
Sunburst Press
History-United States
The White House: An Historic Guide
The White House Historical Association
Holiday
Tannenbaum
Laurie Summers
Jackalope Press
Home & Garden
Bridget Beari Color Rules: A Guide to Choosing and Using Color at Home
Susan M. Jamieson
BB Press
How-To
How to Draw the Presidents and First Ladies
John Hutton
The White House Historical Association
Humor
How the Rhino Lost His Horn: Cautionary Tales from Appalachia to Africa
Jack Rathmell
Whitefox Publishing Ltd
Inspiration
No Name Bastard: How Our Lives Teach Us What We Can Control, Manage, and Influence
Tori DaCosta
Greenleaf Publishing Group
Juvenile Non-Fiction (Ages 6-12)
RATS With Backpacks: Dr. Donna Kean and Her Work at APOPO
J. N. Courtney
J. N. Courtney Publications
LGBTQIA Non-Fiction
Insist That They Love You: Craig Rodwell and the Fight for Gay Pride
John Van Hoesen
AEVO University of Toronto Press
Latinx Non-Fiction
Mamá Didn't Raise a Pendeja
Carolina Acosta & Aralis Mejia
Blue Star Press
Leadership
The Mirror Effect: A Transformative Approach to Growth for the Next Generation of Female Leaders
Dr. Sheila Gujrathi
Amplify Publishing
Literary Fiction
Reunions: A Novel
David Adams Cleveland
Greenleaf Book Group Press
Marketing & Public Relations
Marketing in the (Great, Big, Messy) Real World: Rewire Your Marketing Organization to Navigate Anything
Kathleen Schaub
River Grove Books
Marriage
Staying Married Is The Hardest Part: A Memoir of Passion, Secrets, and Sacrifice
Bonnie Comfort
She Writes Press
Medical
Because I Knew You: How Some Remarkable Sick Kids Healed a Doctor's Soul
Robert Macauley
Chehalem Press
Memoir
Woman House: Essays and Assemblages
Lauren W. Westerfield
University of Massachusetts Press
Men’s Health
Nurse Florence®, What is Prostate Cancer?
Michael Dow, RN, MS
Dow Creative Enterprises
Motivational
Sustainable Ambition: How to Prioritize What Matters to Thrive in Life and Work
Kathy Oneto
Greenleaf Book Group Press
Multicultural-Fiction
The Gorkha Girl
Bonie Bagchi Williamson
Amazon KDP
Multicultural-Non-Fiction
Lessons in Hope: A New Era for Maasai Women in Tanzania
Juliet Cutler
She Writes Press
Music
Rockstar: Echoes
Zach Taylor
Hump Creek Publishing
Native/Indigenous/First Nations Non-Fiction
The Temecula Massacre
Gary DuBois & Lisa Woodward
Great Oak Press
New Age-Non-Fiction
Sacred Forest Bathing, The Healing Power of Ancient Trees & Wild Places
Ellen Dee Davidson
Inner Traditions/Bear & Company
New Fiction (must be first time THIS book is published )
Jade's Broken Bridge
Michele Lee Sefton
Tumbleweed Spirit Press
New Non-Fiction
Chasing Legends: Motorcycle Stories from the Podcast Trail
Aaron Pufal
ADV Cannonball
Non-Fiction
Fighting for a Foothold: How Government and Markets Undermine Black Middle-Class Suburbia
Angela Simms
Russell Sage Foundation
Parenting & Family
Rare Mamas: Empowering Strategies for Navigating Your Child's Rare Disease
Nikki McIntosh
Wonderwell Press
Performing Arts - Film, Theater, Dance & Music
The Dance of Resilience: Transforming Lives and Staying Vibrant Through Partner Dance
Ember Reichgott Junge
She Writes Press
Personal Growth
Mom, Rediscovered: My Midlife Breakup with Drinking and Diet Culture
Jen Butler
Invisible Ink Books
Philosophy
Reality 2.0: A Revolutionary New Look at the Universe and Life
William Truax
Blue Ocean Publishing Group
Picture Books - All Ages
Time to Shine: A Filipino American Family Story
Stephanie Vivit Lehmann
Pamilya Press
Political
The Catalysts: The accelerating forces forging the new world financial order
Amanda Wick
Racket Publishing
Pregnancy & Childbirth
Searching for Tadpoles: The Journey to Motherhood of a Single Mother by Choice
Connie Rutherford
Bookbaby
Psychiatry/Psychology
Dispatches from the Couch, A Neuroscientist and Her Therapist Conspire to Reboot Her Brain
Stacey Hettes
Apprentice House Press
Reference
The Field Guide to Floral Dragons
Verity Lane, Chris Pinch, Jordan Richer & Sebastian Yūe
Hit Point Press
Regional: Non Fiction - Midwest
An Anthropology of Wandering: How Adventure Can Alleviate a Fearful Culture
Justin S. Bailey
Those Who Wander Press
Regional: Non Fiction - Southeast
Elsie Cash Yates and the Blue Ridge Sanatorium: A Legacy of Healing and Hope
Jeri Cash Colton
Legacy Books
Regional: Non Fiction - West
The Boughs of Love: Navigating the Queer Latter-day Saint Experience During an Ongoing Restoration
Nathan Kitchen
Common Consent Press
Relationships
From Sexless Marriage to Sex Goddess: A Memoir
Alisa Kriegel PhD
She Writes Press
Religion-Non-Fiction
Evolution in Divine Love: The Eternal Becoming of God, Soul, and Matter
Swami Padmanabha
Inword Publishers
Sales & Marketing
Growth Marketing Strategy: Drive Profits and Sustained Business Growth
Rose Jia
Kogan Page
Science
Dinosaur Frontier: Utah at the Dawn of the Cretaceous
Christa Sadler
This Earth Press
Self Help: General
The Hardiness Effect: Grow from Stress, Optimise Health, Live Longer
Dr Paul Taylor
Wiley
Self Help: Motivational
Live Your Opus: Reclaim Your Energy, Redefine Success, and Create a Life That Truly Matters
Janine Mathó
Amplify Publishing
Self Help: Spiritual
When the World Hurts: Why the World’s Pain Makes Sense—and What You Can Do About It
Liz Moyer Benferhat
We Heal For All
Sexuality
The Sure Thing: A Pleasure Practice to Revive the Spark
Elana Auerbach
Flower of Life Press
Short Stories
The Hopefuls
Elizabeth Oness
Cornerstone Press
Social/Political Change
Fighting for a Foothold: How Government and Markets Undermine Black Middle-Class Suburbia
Angela Simms
Russell Sage Foundation
Specialty Books
Flora of the Orinoco: Aquatic and Semi-Aquatic Plants
Ivan Mikolji
Mikolji Corp
Spirituality
Go Within To Change Your Life: A Hidden Wisdom Workbook For Personal Transformation
Carl Greer, PhD, PsyD
Chyron Publications
Sports
Outside the Lanes: A Pro Swimmer's Story of Resilience, Reinvention, and Redefining Success
Becca Mann
Blue Star Press
Suspense
The Gallagher Place
Julie Doar
Zibby Publishing
Technology
You to the Power of Two
Joseph Bradley & Don Tapscott
BenBella Books
Teen Non-Fiction
The Student's Guide to Financial Freedom: A Real-World Money Guide to Help Young People Build Wealth, Avoid Traps, and Plan for Freedom
Paris Woods
Freedom Unlimited
Travel
Tripping Over Love On The Gringo Trail
Cathy Dreyfuss
Dartfrog Canoe Tree Press
True Crime
State of Georgia versus Clevon Jame Jenkins
Robert Michael Kelly
RMK Legal Publishing
Visionary Fiction
On a Sundown Sea: A Novel of Madame Tingley and the Origins of Lomaland
Jill G. Hall
She Writes Press
Well-Being
Regenerative Performance: How to Thrive in an Always-On World Without Sacrificing Your Well-Being
Dr. James Hewitt
Amplify Publishing
Women’s Health
Dispatches from the Couch, A Neuroscientist and Her Therapist Conspire to Reboot Her Brain
Stacey Hettes
Apprentice House Press
Women’s Issues
You May Feel a Bit of Pressure: Observations from Infertility's Heart-Wrenching Ride
Amy Gallo Ryan
Unsolicited Press
Young Adult Non-Fiction
The Student's Guide to Financial Freedom: A Real-World Money Guide to Help Young People Build Wealth, Avoid Traps, and Plan for Freedom
Paris Woods
Freedom Unlimited
