Second Annual Writer’s Digest Self-Published e-Book Awards

Writer’s Digest would like to congratulate the winners of the 2nd Annual Self-Published e-Book Awards. For further coverage of the awards, see the May/June 2015 issue of Writer’s Digest. GRAND PRIZESteve LeBel, The…

Writer's Digest would like to congratulate the winners of the 2nd Annual Self-Published e-Book Awards. For further coverage of the awards, see the May/June 2015 issue of Writer's Digest.

Children's Picture Books
First Place:
Graciela Tiscareño-Sato, Good Night Captain Mama, Gracefully Global Group, LLC, captainmama.com

Genre Fiction
First Place:
Karey BrownShadows of the Keeper, Amazon Digital Services, http://kareybrown.wix.com/kareybrownauthor

Honorable Mentions:
Robert ChuteThis Plague of Days, Ex Parte Press, allthatchazz.com

Sherry L. JesbergerAislin of Arianrhod, Amazon Digital Services, sherryjesberger.com

Jay KlagesMeasure of Danger, Amazon Digital Services, jayklages.com

Inspirational
First Place:
SalamancaWiccan Trees: Our Guardians Speak, Amazon Kindle, amazon.com/author/salamanca

Life Stories

First Place:
Yolande BrennerHoly Candy: Why I Joined a Cult and Married a Stranger, Holy Crack Publishing, yolandebrenner.com

Mainstream/Literary Fiction

First Place:
J. Boyce GleasonAnvil of God, iUniverse, jboycegleason.com

Honorable Mentions:
T.A. BarnesCrazy Old Horses, Amazon Digital Services

John D. BeattyCrop Duster: A Novel of World War II, Booklocker/JDB Communications, LLC,

Joseph L. RichardsonFire Angels, CreateSpace, sites.google.com/site/jrichbooks/home

Middle-Grade/Young Adult Fiction
First Place:
Sherry PetersMabel the Lovelorn Dwarf, DwarvenAmazon.com, dwarvenamazon.com

Nonfiction
First Place:
Dr. Stan BeechamElite Minds, BookLogix, drstanbeecham.com

Honorable Mentions:
Linda Donovan and Denise P. KalmTech Grief: Survive and Thrive Through Career Losses, CreateSpace

Poetry
First Place:
Sharon Patricia BurtnerAfterimage, CreateSpace, sharonburtner.com

Cris Freese is a technical writer, professional book editor, literary intern, and the former managing editor of Writer's Digest Books. Cris also edited the annual guides Children's Writer's & Illustrator's Market and Guide to Literary Agents, while also curating, editing, and writing all content for GLA's online companion. crisfreese.com