Annual Book Awards Winners

2025 Winners

Book Cover Design: Mary Jumbelic – Speak Her Name
Genre Books: Nikki Minty – Psychosis Diagnosis
Informational Nonfiction Books: Martin Middlewood – Hidden History of Pearson Field
Literary Fiction Books: Elizabeth Tucker – A Pale Flesh of Wood
Narrative Nonfiction Books: Mary Jumbelic – Speak Her Name
Poetry Books: Britt Kaufmann – Midlife Calculus
Reference Books: Ana María López Jimeno – Vademecum of English: A Complete Reference Guide for Teachers and Learners
Young Adult Books: Valerie Ormond – Believing in Horses Out West

2024 Winners

Book Cover Design: Graydon Hubbard – Network Apprentice
Children’s Books: Namita Gandhi – Immune Heroes
Genre Books: Leslie Simmons – Red Clay, Running Waters
Informational Nonfiction Books: Steve Waddell – Valuepreneurs
Literary Fiction Books: Sherry Wong – The House Filler
Middle Grade Books: Sherry Roberts – The Galaxy According to Cece
Narrative Nonfiction Books: Frederick Reynolds – Saint Bloodbath
Poetry Books: Joseph McGovern – Words Left Unspoken
Young Adult Books: Gary Natoli – Lizard Larson and the Time Keeper

2023 Winners

Children’s Books: Joey Benun – Pebbles and the Biggest Number
Coffee Table Books: Erin Berkery – How Not to Make Small Talk
Genre Books: Kathryn Lane – Stolen Diary
Informational Nonfiction Books: Alysia Silberg – Unemployable: How I Hired Myself
Literary Fiction Books: David W. Berner – The Islander
Narrative Nonfiction Books: Jason Fisher – To Where You Are
Poetry Books: Katy Hoover – Changing Tides
Young Adult Books: Robin Stevens Payes – Find Me in the Time Before