2014 Indie Book Awards Winners Announced

2014 Indie Book Awards Winners

The winners of the 2014 Next Generation Indie Book Awards have been revealed by the Independent Book Publishing Professionals Group, spotlighting indie books that deserve more readers.

“We like to think of our awards program as the ‘Sundance’ of the book publishing world,” said Catherine Goulet, Chair of the 2014 Next Generation Indie Book Awards program. “Like other independent artists, many indie book publishers face challenges that the industry giants don’t experience. They typically have to work a lot harder to get their best books into retail stores and ultimately into the hands of readers.”

2014 Next Generation Indie Book Awards Winners

Top Non-Fiction Books

First Place Winner ($1,500 Prize)
The Boy Who Lived With Ghosts, by John Mitchell (Inclusic)

Second Place Winner ($750 Prize)
Explosion Green, by David Gottfried (Morgan James Publishing)

Third Place Winner ($500 Prize)
The Imagine Project: Stories of Courage, Hope and Love, by Dianne Maroney (Yampa Valley Publishing)

Top Fiction Books

First Place Winner ($1,500 Prize)
A True Novel, by Minae Mizumara (Other Press)

Second Place Winner ($750 Prize)
The Translator, by Nina Schuyler (Pegasus Books)

Third Place Winner ($500 Prize)
Head Long, by Ron MacLean (Last Light Studio)

Other Winners:

Action/Adventure Winners – Tie
King’s Crusade (Seventeen Book 2), by A.D. Starrling
Paddling to Winter, by Julie Buckles (Raven Productions, Inc.)

African American
Losing My Religion, by Jide Familoni (CreateSpace)

Animals/Pets Winners – Tie
Nothing Ventured: An Inspiring Story of Dogs, Hope and Survival, by Pamela Lovato (Plumeria Press)
Odie the Stray Kitten, by Kristen Mott (AuthorHouse)


Anthology
Chiral Mad 2, by Jack Ketchum, David Morrell, John Skipp, Thomas F. Monteleone, Gary A. Braunbeck, et al. (Written Backwards)

Autobiography/Biography
Mission to Teach: The Life and Legacy of a Revolutionary Educator, by Dipak Basu (JBF Books)

Business
Explosion Green, by David Gottfried (Morgan James Publisher)

Career
The ONE Thing: The Surprisingly Simple Truth Behind Extraordinary Results, by Gary Keller & Jay Papasan (Bard Press)

Chick Lit
At the Edge of the Sea, by Karen M. Cox (Meryton Press)

Children’s/Juvenile Fiction Winners – Tie
Elizabeth’s Landing, by Katy Pye (Pyewacky Press)
Paranormal Properties, by Tracy Lane (Pants on Fire Press)

Children’s/Juvenile Non-Fiction
The Mouse and the Meadow, by Chad Wallace (Dawn Publications)

For the full list of winners, visit Indie Book Awards.

Source: Independent Book Publishing Professionals Group

-By Rebecca Murray

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