Announcing the Winners of the 29th Annual Writer’s Digest Self-Published Book Awards
Congratulations to all the winners of the 29th Annual Writer’s Digest Self-Published Book Awards! Read an interview with the Grand Prize-winning author Zenda Walker in the March/April 2022 issue.
Congratulations to all the winners of the 29th Annual Writer's Digest Self-Published Book Awards! Read an interview with the Grand Prize-winning author Zenda Walker in the March/April 2022 issue of Writer's Digest.
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Grand Prize
Know Your Hairitage: Zara's Wash Day by Zenda Walker
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Early Readers/Children's Picture Books
Not So Different by Cyana Riley
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Honorable Mentions
- Do Ants Wear Pants? by Gabrielle Grice
- Mighty May Won't Cry Today by Kendra & Claire-Voe Ocampo
Genre Fiction
Seizure by Peter Black
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Honorable Mentions
- As Fate Would Have It by David M. Brooks
- Death of a Rancher's Daughter, #2 In The Lady Lawyer Mysteries by Susan P. Baker
- Dromos by Raymond Stanley Ruble
- Ivory Rangers by Joseph Mujwit
- Numbered by Crissi Langwell
- Revival by Alexis Koetting
- Season of the Runer: The Trial of Two by Abigail Linhardt
- The Fall by Marie Williams
- Windfall: A Henry Lysyk Mystery by Byron TD Smith
Inspirational
The Art of Quietude: Spring by Paula Negraes
Honorable Mention
- Run, Walk, Crawl: A Caregiver Caught Between Generations by Sarahbeth Persiani
Life Stories
Thirst: A Memoir by Lisa Fierer
Honorable Mentions
- American Dreaming: A Memoir of Interracial Love, Estrangement, and Race Equality by Dianne Liuzzi Hagan
- Frenched by Elizabeth Dupont
- Tour Book by Rachel Pfennig Hales
- Where the Trail Ends: The Kenny Suttner Story by Angela Suttner
Mainstream/Literary Fiction
Rabbit, Rabbit, Rabbit by Valerie Dunsmore
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Honorable Mentions
- Locks by Ashleigh Nugent
- L'Origine: The Secret Life of the World's Most Erotic Masterpiece by Lilianne Milgrom
- Milk Without Honey by Lorene Hoover
- Moments in Transition: Stories of Maya and Jeena by Neerja Raman
- Shadow Wolves by Jake Kaminski
- The Charm Bracelet by Delores Wardell
- Unbound A Tale of Love and Betrayal in Shanghai by Dina Gu Brumfield
Middle-Grade/Young Adult Books
The Benevolent Lords of Sometimes Island by Scott Semegran
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Honorable Mentions
- Malcolm and Me by Robin Farmer
- Stealing Embers by Julie Hall
Nonfiction/Reference
Moment by Robert Abad
Honorable Mentions
- Gofers: On the Front Lines of Film and Television by Daniel Scarpati
- Macro Photography: The Universe at Our Feet by Don Komarechka
- Secrets to Parenting Without Giving a F^ck by Sue Donnellan
Poetry
How the Wind Calls the Restless by Emily DeYoung
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Honorable Mention
- Of Winters Past by Robert Bowles
