Announcing the 8th Annual Self-Published E-book Awards Winners
Congratulations to the winners of the 8th Annual Self-Published E-book Awards! Discover the titles that placed in the categories of contemporary fiction, fantasy, memoir, mystery, and more.
Congratulations to the winners of the 8th Annual Self-Published E-book Awards!
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Grand Prize
Elemental by Whitney Hill (whitneyhillwrites.com)
Contemporary Fiction
First Place
Child of Gilead by Douglas S. Reed (hurricanegroupauthorwixsite-douglassreed.com)
Honorable Mentions
The Speed of Life by Anne Pete ($3.99, Kindle, Kindle Direct Publishing), linktr.ee/AnnePeteAuthor
Twin Forks by Laurie Vincenti ($2.99, Kindle; $12.00, paperback, Kindle Direct Publishing)
Fantasy
First Place
Witch’n by Joshua Braun
Honorable Mentions
A Wicked Chance by Anna Flakk ($4.99, Kindle; $14.99, paperback, Kindle Direct Publishing), annaflakk.com
The Turning Point by Julia Ash ($3.99, Kindle; $10.99, paperback, Kindle Direct Publishing), juliaashbooks.wordpress.com
Memoir
First Place
Brown Skin Girl: An Indian-American Woman's Magical Journey from Broken to Beautiful by Mytrae Meliana (mytraemeliana.com)
Honorable Mentions
Altared: A Tale of Renovating a Medieval Church in Tuscany by Kyle Tackwell Ball ($3.99, Kindle, SheBooks), kyletackwellball.com
Scenes of a Reclusive Writer & Reader of Mumbai: Essays by Fiza Pathan ($2.99, Kindle; $14.99, paperback, Fiza Pathan Publishing (OPC) Private Limited under Imprint Freedom With Pluralism®), fizapathan.com
Mystery/Thriller
First Place
The Melody by Sara Jay Casares
Honorable Mentions
Hawthorn Woods by Patrick Canning ($0.99, Kindle; $15.95, paperback, Independently published), patrickcanningbooks.com
Novak's Mission by James H. Lewis ($3.99, Kindle; $12.63, paperback, Kindle Direct Publishing), lewisthescrivener.com
Nonfiction
First Place
Chasing Social Justice: How Do We Advance the Work that Matters Most? by Laurie Sherman (lauriesherman.com)
Honorable Mentions
Make Almost Anything Happen by Tim Kilpatrick ($9.99, Kindle; $28.00, hardcover, Wise Ink Creative Publishing), timkilpatrick.com
The Creativity Connection/Conundrum by Rene Urbanovich ($9.99, Kindle, Kindle Direct Publishing), reneurbanovich.com
Romance
First Place
Talk Dirty to Me by Imogen Keeper (imogenkeeper.com)
Editor's Note: Since the competition, Talk Dirty to Me has gotten a new cover design! Head over to imogenkeeper.com to see it.
Honorable Mentions
Break and Enter by Lori Matthews ($4.99, Kindle; $12.99, paperback, Wild Coyote Press), lorimatthewsbooks.com
The Debt by Ann Howes ($3.99, Kindle; $15.99, paperback, Ann Howes Publishing), authorannhowes.com
Science Fiction
First Place
Time Tourist Outfitters, Ltd. by Christy Nicholas (greendragonartist.com)
Honorable Mentions
Homecoming (Projects: Book 2) by Jude Austin ($3.99, Kindle, Kindle Direct Publishing), www.judeaustin.net
The Unexpected Inlander by Kellyn Thompson ($0.99, Kindle; $14.99, paperback, Kindle Direct Publishing), kellynthompson.com
Young Adult
First Place
Five More Pixs by Muriel Tronc (fivemorepixs.com)
Honorable Mentions
Chalk Houses by Tracy Clark ($3.99, Kindle; $13.99, paperback, Kindle Direct Publishing), tracyclarktlc.com
Digitus Rising (Digitus Series Book Two) by K.D. Emerson ($4.99, Kindle, Master Koda Select Publishing, LLC)
Since obtaining her MFA in fiction, Moriah Richard has worked with over 100 authors to help them achieve their publication dreams. As the managing editor of Writer’s Digest magazine, she spearheads the world-building column Building Better Worlds, a 2023 Eddie & Ozzie Award winner. She also runs the Flash Fiction February Challenge on the WD blog, encouraging writers to pen one microstory a day over the course of the month and share their work with other participants. As a reader, Moriah is most interested in horror, fantasy, and romance, although she will read just about anything with a great hook.
Learn more about Moriah on her personal website.
