NATIONAL INDIE EXCELLENCE AWARDS

CELEBRATING SELF & INDEPENDENT PUBLISHING EXCELLENCE

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Winners of the 10th Annual Contest!

ACTION / ADVENTURE

Pokergeist Michael Phillip Cash Chelshire Inc. www.michaelphillipcash.com

ADDICTION & RECOVERY

How to Grow an Addict, a novel J.A. Wright She Write Press www.jawright.net

AFRICAN AMERICAN FICTION

Flexible Wings Veda Stamps IMO Books www.vedastamps.com

AFRICAN AMERICAN NON-FICTION

I Am Raymond Washington Zach Fortier SteeleShark Press

AGING

Managing Bubbie Russel Lazega

ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE

Radiant Skin from the Inside Out: The Holistic Dermatologist's Guide to Healing Your Skin Naturally Dr. Alan Dattner, MD Picture Health Press www.holisticdermatology.com

ANIMALS / PETS

Being a Super Pet Parent: Eveything You Need to Know to Foster a Long, Loving, Relationship with Your Dog Donna Chicone Dancing Paws Press www.jazzandjive.com

ANTHOLOGY

Emotional Map of Los Angeles: Creative Voices from WriteGirl Over 190 teen girls and women writers, Editor Keren Taylor WriteGirl Publications www.writegirl.org

AUTOBIOGRAPHY

Happy Chasing Happy: An Aimless High to Happiness Jerome "Jay" Isip Tate Publishing

BEAUTY

QUINTESSENTIAL STYLE: Cultivate and Communicate Your Signature Look Janna Beatty with Sharon White Wheatmark Press www.qstylethebook.com

BIOGRAPHY - GENERAL

Burning Shield: The Jason Schechterle Story Landon J Napoleon Avery Press www.landonjnapoleon.com

BIOGRAPHY - HISTORICAL

Rowdy Christopher Madsen CPM Publishing www.rowdystory.com

BODY/MIND/SPIRIT

Journey of Healing: One woman's path to healing self and others Kathy Gruver, PhD Infinity www.thealternativemedicinecabinet.com

BOOK COVER DESIGN - CHILDREN'S PICTU

How the Trees Got Their Voices Susan Andra Lion Satiama, LLC www.satiama.com

BOOK COVER DESIGN - FICTION

The Magician D.A. Pupa Wingspan Press www.dapupa.com

BOOK COVER DESIGN - NON-FICTION

Remembering Our Past Celebrating Our Future Houston Racquet Club 50th Anniversary Houston Racquet Club www.houstonracquetclub.com

BOOK INTERIOR DESIGN - FICTION

How the Trees Got Their Voices Susan Andra Lion Satiama, LLC www.satiama.com

BOOK INTERIOR DESIGN - NON-FICTION

Rowdy Christopher Madsen CPM Publishing www.rowdystory.com

BUSINESS - GENERAL

The Coaching Habit: Say Less, Ask More & Change the Way You Lead Forever Michael Bungay Stanier Box of Crayons Press www.boxofcrayons.biz/the-coaching-habit-book

BUSINESS ENTREPRENEURSHIP & SMALL BU

HIDDEN SOLUTIONS ALL AROUND YOU: Why Some People Can See Them and Some Can't Daniel R. Castro Beartooth Press www.hiddensolutions.com

BUSINESS MOTIVATIONAL

The Conscious Leader Shelley Reciniello LID Publishing

CANCER

A CLUSTER OF CANCERS: A Simple Coping Guide for Patients Dr. Sherry L. Meinberg AuthorHouse

CAREER

The 20-Minute Networking Meeting - Professional Edition: Learn to Network. Get a Job. Nathan A. Perez and Marcia Ballinger, PhD, Career Innovations Press

CAREGIVING

Cocoon of Love for Cancer Caregivers: Get Through the Tough Times Susan Brownell S B Leeder Publishing www.SusanBrownell.com

CHAPTER BOOKS

The Land Without Color Benjamin Ellefson Beaver's Pond Press www.benjaminellefson.com

CHICK-LIT

Pronouncing Enzo Aimee Bealer CreateSpace

CHILDREN'S FICTION

A Flag for the Flying Dragon: A Captain No Beard Story Carole P. Roman Chelshire Inc. www.caroleproman.com

CHILDREN'S INSPIRATIONAL/MOTIVATIONA

Red Socks Go With Absolutely Anything Darla Woodley SonShine Design www.redsockswithanything.com

CHILDREN'S NON-FICTION

An African Painted Dog Without A Patch Anna Grob www.annagrob.weebly.com

CHILDREN'S RELIGION

Journey to the Cross Shane Cloonan State Street Publishing www.shanecloonan.com

COFFEE TABLE BOOK

Living Mollusks Charles E. Rawlings Peppertree Press www.charlesrawlings.com

COMICS & GRAPHIC NOVELS

Mona's Law & Disorder Maurice Le Gardeur, Illustrator Roy Robinson Bard's Press

CONTEMPORARY NOVEL

Dear Stephanie Mandi Castle Castle Press, LLC www.mandicastle.com

COOKBOOKS - GENERAL

Fresh Tastes from A Well-Seasoned Kitchen Lee Clayton Roper MLC Publishing, LLC www.seasonedkitchen.com

COOKBOOKS - INTERNATIONAL

Pomegranates and Saffron: A Culinary Journey to Azerbaijan Feride Buyuran AZ Cookbook www.azcookbook.com

CRAFTS & HOBBIES

The Big Acorn Race: A Story with Crochet Patterns and Projects Jennifer Olivarez Squirrel Picnic www.SquirrelPicnic.com

CRIME FICTION

Code Black William Fleming and Joe Peters Eire Associates

CROSS GENRE

Crossing In Time (Between Two Evils #1) D.L. Orton Rocky Mountain Press www.BetweenTwoEvils.com

CURRENT EVENTS

The Dominican Experiment: A Teacher and His Students Explore a Garbage Dump, a Sweatshop, and Vodou Michael D.Amato & George Santos iUniverse www.theclassroombook.com

DEATH & DYING

14 Days: A Mother, A Daughter, A Two-Week Goodbye Lisa Goich Savio Republic www.14daysamemoir.com

DIET & NUTRITION

Stop The Diet, I Want To Get Off! Lisa Tillinger Johansen, MS, RD J. Murray Press www.stopthediet.com

EDUCATION

We're In This Together: Public-Private Partnerships in Special and At-Risk Education Mark K. Claypool & John M. McLaughlin Rowman & Littlefield Publishers