AUTOBIOGRAPHY & MEMOIR • GOLD WINNER

Where the Water Meets the Sand
A Memoir

Tyra Manning, introduction by Retired USAF Colonel Tom Yarborough

A story of overcoming loss, addiction, and mental illness to become a successful educator & mother. 978-1626342729 • $15.95 • 242 pp.

Available from Ingram, Baker & Taylor, Amazon Greenleaf Book Group Press • greenleafbookgroup.com

BEST NEW VOICE: FICTION • GOLD WINNER

Follow the River Home

Corran Harrington

Daniel Arroyo finds his way home after a lifetime of guilt over his infant sister’s death and PTSD from a Vietnam he left years ago. Old houses hold tired secrets.

978-0-9855200-2-1 • $15.95 Paperback 978-0-9855200-3-8 • $9.99 eBook • 220 pp. Available from itascabooks.com, Ingram, Baker & Taylor Arbor Farm Press • arborfarmpress.com

COVER DESIGN — FICTION • GOLD WINNER

Diana Herself An Allegory of Awakening

Martha Beck

An average woman meets an unexpected ally who helps her discover her true nature. 978-1-944264-00-0 $24.95 Hardcover • -03-1 $17.00 Paperback • -02-4 $7.99 Kindle -01-7 $7.99 ePub • 308 pp.

Available from Amazon.com Cynosure Publishing • carmen@marthabeck.com

MULTICULTURAL & BEST NEW VOICE: NONFICTION SILVER WINNER

Letters from Nigeria A young American observes a newly independent country, 1961–62

Gretel Clark

Letters and pictures give an inside view of newly independent Nigeria and its vibrant cultures. 978-1-942155-13-3 • $34.95 • 270 pp.

Available from University Press of New England Peter E. Randall Publisher • perpublisher.com

PARENTING & FAMILY • SILVER WINNER

Divorce After 50

Your Guide to the Legal & Financial Challenges

Attorney Janice Green

“Gray Divorce” is on the rise. Navigate the complex financial aspects of a late-life separation.

978-1-4133-2227-9 • $29.99 • 392 pp.

Available from Ingram, Baker & Taylor & online retailers NOLO • nolo.com

POPULAR FICTION • GOLD WINNER

The Dining Car

Eric Peterson

In a journey that will change his life, a young man enlists as bartender to a food and wine writer who travels by private railcar.

978-0-9824860-1-6 • $28.95 • 341 pp. Available from Ingram, Amazon Huckleberry House huckleberryhousebooks.com

RELIGION • SILVER WINNER

Called to Community The Life Jesus Wants for His People Charles E. Moore (editor)

Why Christians should live in community and some sound advice from those who have. 978-0874867435 • $18.00 • 350 pp. Available from Ingram Publisher Services Plough Publishing House plough.com

TRAVEL • GOLD WINNER

Exploring Wine Regions
Argentina

Written and photographed by: Michael C. Higgins, PhD

Travel-guide of spectacular photography, cultural exploration, inspiring education, captivating adventures into travel, food, and wine. 978-0-9969660-1-6 $34.95 Deluxe Softcover -0-9 $19.95 eBook Travel Edition • 352 pp.

Available from Ingram • International Exploration Society • Exploring WineRegions.com

YOUNG READER: FICTION • SILVER WINNER

A Raccoon’s Tale Seven Saves the Notch

Fran Hodgkins

Seven is a clever raccoon destined to save the forest! Chased from her city home, Seven searches for the mythical raccoon homeland, the Notch. 978-0-9908706-3-0 $15.99 Hardcover • 978-0-9908706-0-2 $9.99 Paperback • 215 pp. Available from Brattle Publishing Group • brattlepublishing.com