Written Art Award Winners Announced

PRLog (Press Release) - Feb 24, 2010 -
Rebecca's Reads once again honors the best books in numerous categories that were published in 2009 by self-published authors and independent publishers (subsidy, print-on-demand, small press, and university press).

Each year Rebecca's Reads, a book review and author publicity service,  hosts its annual literary awards. The awards are open to all authors, regardless of residency, provided the author’s book was published in the English language and targeted toward the North American reading audience. Books published by major publishers, their subsidiaries or imprints are not eligible.

The judges consist of the Rebecca's Reads staff of reviewers. Reviewers are avid readers and experts in their fields, and they are representative of an author’s target reading audience. Criteria for judging is content/originality, presentation/design, innovation, social relevance, production quality, enjoyment/impact, plot/story line, and resourcefulness (depending on category). Final judging are determined by a jury of judges.

This year's winners are:
Best Fiction Book of the Year (Winners are tied)
A Truth Worth Tellin' - Toni Teepell
Golden's Rule - C.E. Edmonson

Best Nonfiction Book of the Year
The Ice Cream Theory - Steff Deschenes

Fiction: General Fiction
First (Tied): A Truth Worth Tellin' - Toni Teepell
Golden's Rule - C.E. Edmonson
Second: Saffron Dreams - Shaila Abdullah

Fiction: Mystery/Thriller
First: Epico Bayou - Charlsie Russell
Second: The Mine - Daniel R. Cobb

Fiction: Humor/Satire
First: The Appearance of Impropriety - Kate Dolan
Second: No Mad - Sam Moffie

Fiction: Science Fiction/Fantasy
First: Chrysalis - The Awakening, Book 1 - M. L. Lacy
Second: Dark Fire Krisalys Chronicles of Feyree: Scroll 2 - Claudia Newcorn

Nonfiction: General Nonfiction
First: Feisty Lydia: Memoirs of a German War Bride - Edna Thayer
Second: Portals to Europe - Kathy Noltze

Nonfiction: Creative Nonfiction
First: Tangling with Tyrants: Managing the Balance of Power at Work - Tony Deblauwe
Second: Southern Boy: Growing Up On the Mississippi Gulf Coast in the 1920s-30s - Armiger Jagoe

Nonfiction: Self-help
First: The Ice Cream Theory - Steff Deschenes
Second: Heal Your Mind, Rewire Your Brain: Applying the Exciting New Science of Brain Synchrony for Creativity, Peace and Presence - Patt Lind-Kyle

Nonfiction: Spirituality/Religion
First: The Language of God in History - Helena Lehman
Second: Do You Love Jehovah? - Shirley Cheng

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