Next Generation Indie Book Awards

Not to be confused with the awards presented by Australian Independent Booksellers, the Indie Book Awards.
Next Generation Indie Book Awards
Sponsored byIndependent Book Publishing Professionals Group, Allen O’Shea Literary Agency
LocationVancouver, Washington
CountryUnited States
First awarded2007
Websitewww.indiebookawards.com

The Next Generation Indie Book Awards, also known as the Indie Book Awards, is a literary awards program that recognizes and honors authors and publishers of exceptional independently published books in 70 different categories.[1][2] "Indies" include small presses, larger independent publishers, university presses, e-book publishers, and self-published authors.[3] Established in 2007, it is the largest international awards program for indie authors and independent publishers and is presented by the Independent Book Publishing Professionals Group.

History

The not-for-profit [4] awards program was founded in 2007 by Catherine Goulet and is presented by the Independent Book Publishing Professionals Group in cooperation with co-founder Marilyn Allen of Allen O’Shea Literary Agency. The judges are professionals from the book publishing industry, including literary agents, editors, publishing executives, book reviewers, writing teachers, and authors.[5][6][7]

Cash prizes and medals are awarded to winners and finalists ranging from $100 to $1,500,[8] grand prize winners are also awarded a trophy,[9] and the top books in each category are reviewed by literary agents for possible representation. The Next Generation Indie Book Awards are announced each year during BookExpo America in a catalog distributed to BookExpo attendees.[10] Winners and Finalists are honored at a reception during BookExpo America. The awards ceremonies are held at landmark locations in New York City including the Plaza Hotel[11][12] and the Harvard Club of New York City.[13] In 2016 the ceremony was held at the Newberry Library in Chicago.[14]

The Next Generation Indie Book Awards program has been said to be the 'Sundance' of the book publishing world.[15][16]

Recipients

Next Generation Indie Book Awards winners[17]
Year Category Author Title Result
2008 Fiction Robert Wexelblatt Zublinka Among Women First place
Janey Bennett The Pale Surface of Things Second place
Karen M. Black Moondance Third place
Nonfiction Keren Taylor Lines of Velocity: Words that Move from WriteGirl First place
Peter Ressler and Monika Mitchell Ressler Spiritual Capitalism: How 9/11 Gave us Nine Spiritual Lessons of Work and Business Second place
Jonathan B. Wright Who's Behind the Fairy Doors? Third place
2009 Fiction Fairlee Winfield BUFFALOed First place
Campbell Jefferys Hunter: A Novel Second place
David Desmond The Misadventures of Oliver Booth: Life in the Lap of Luxury Third place
Nonfiction Russell Leigh Sharman and Cheryl Harris Sharman Nightshift NYC First place
Ken Beller and Heather Chase Great Peacemakers Second place
Suzanne Kamata Call Me Okaasan: Adventures in Multicultural Mothering Third place
2010 Fiction Keith Remer The Hiding Place of Thunder First place
Michel Bruneau Shaken Allegiances Second place
K.L. Brady The Bum Magnet Third place
Nonfiction Mary Collins American Idle: A Journey Through Our Sedentary Culture First place
George Stranahan and Nicole Beinstein Strait Phlogs: Journey to the Heart of the Human Predicament Second place
Donna DeNomme and Tina Proctor Ophelia's Oracle: Discovering the Healthy, Happy, Self-Aware, and Confident Girl in the Mirror Third place
2011 Fiction James Hitt Carny: A Novel in Stories First place
Michael McMenamin and Patrick McMenamin The DeValera Deception Second place
Bradford Tatum I Can Only Give You Everything Third place
Nonfiction Larry J. Schweiger Last Chance: Preserving Life on Earth First place
Sari Friedman and D. Patrick Miller (Eds.) Touching: Poems of Love, Longing, and Desire Second place
James M. Strock Serve to Lead: Your Transformational 21st Century Leadership System Third place
2012 Fiction Michael McMenamin and Patrick McMenamin The Parsifal Pursuit First place
Royce Leville A Little Leg Work Second place
Jean Davies Okimoto Walter's Muse Third place
Nonfiction Jan Thrope Inner Visions: Grassroots Stories of Truth and Hope First place
Matthew Chojnacki Put the Needle on the Record: The 1980s at 45 Revolutions Per Minute Second place
Susan A. Hyatt Strategy for Good: Business Giving Strategies for the 21st Century Third place
2013 Fiction Sara Warner Still Waters First place
Duff Brenna Minnesota Memoirs Second place
Michael McMenaminand Patrick McMenamin The Gemini Agenda Third place
Nonfiction John Renesch The Great Growing Up First place
Dr. Ted Eisenberg and Joyce K. Eisenberg The Scoop on Breasts:A Plastic Surgeon Busts the Myths Second place
Ember Reichgott Junge Zero Chance of Passage: The Pioneering Charter School Story Third place
2014 Fiction Minae Mizumura A True Novel First place
Nina Schuyler The Translator Second place
Ron MacLean Headlong Third place
Nonfiction John Mitchell The Boy Who Lived With Ghosts: A Memoir First place
David Gottfried Explosion Green Second place
Dianne Maroney The Imagine Project: Stories of Courage, Hope and Love Third place
2015 Fiction Raymond Hutson Topeka, ma'shuge First place
Christine Sunderland The Magdalene Mystery Second place
CB Anderson River Talk Third place
Nonfiction Kerry Howley Thrown First place
Joseph Bharat Cornell The Sky and Earth Touched Me Second place
Bonnie U. Gruenberg The Wild Horse Dilemma: Conflicts and Controversies of the Atlantic Coast Herds Third place
2016 Fiction Norma Hinkens Immurement First place
Dave Riese Echo from Mount Royal Second place
Dustin Stevens The Boat Man Third place
Nonfiction David Noyes The Photographing Tourist: A Storyteller's Guide to Travel and Photography First place
Joseph Cornell Sharing Nature: Nature Awareness Activities for All Ages Second place
Holly E. Tripp (Ed.) Stories of Music Third place
2017 Fiction Nalini Warriar Fireflies in the Night First place
Desiree Cooper Know the Mother Second place
Kimberly Meehan The Coney Island Hot Dog Heist Third place
Nonfiction Jericho Parms Lost Wax: Essays First place
William Seale Blair House: The President's Guest House Second place
Lowell E. Baier Inside the Equal Access to Justice Act: Environmental Litigation and the Crippling Battle over America's Lands, Endangered Species, and Critical Habitats Third place
2018 Fiction Cynthia T. Toney The Other Side of Freedom First place
Jeanie Kortum Stones Second place
Stewart Raffill Rage Third place
Nonfiction Jen Townsend and Renée Zettle-Sterling Cast: Art and Objects Made Using Humanity's Most Transformational Process First place
Cynthia O'Brien with Anne Berry (Illus.) Noname The Feral Cat! Second place
Noppadol Paothong and Kathy Love Sage Grouse, Icon of the West Third place
2019 Fiction Laura Hunter Beloved Mother First place
Robert Gryn Two Skies Before Night Second place
H.D. Hunter Torment: A Novella Third place
Nonfiction Lois Farfel Stark The Telling Image: Shapes of Changing Times First place
James Tertius deKay Michael Fazio, Osborne Phinizy Mackie, and Katherine Malone-France The Stephen Decatur House: A History Second place
L.S. Gardiner Tales from an Uncertain World: What Other Assorted Disasters Can Teach Us About Climate Change Third place
2020 Fiction Dr. Chelinay Gates (aka Malardy) Lucky-Child: The Secret First place
L. James Rice Eve of Snows Second place
Sean Covel with Diego Velasquez (Illus.) Marlon McDoogle's Magical Night Third place
Nonfiction QT Luong Treasured Lands: A Photographic Odyssey Through America's National Parks First place
Debra Rosenman The Chimpanzee Chronicles: Stories of Heartbreak and Hope from Behind the Bars Second place
Daniel Paterna Feast of the Seven Fishes: A Brooklyn Italian's Recipes Celebrating Food and Family Third place
2021 Fiction Beverley Brenna with Tara Anderson (Illus.) Sapphire the Great and the Meaning of Life First place
April White Death's Door Second place
Meera Ekkanath Klein Seeing Ceremony: A Novel with Recipes Third place
Nonfiction Nina Ansary with Petra Dufkova (Illus.) Anonymous Is a Woman: A Global Chronicle of Gender Inequality First place
Max Wisshak and Stefanie Wisshak New Zealand Karst - A voyage across limestone landscapes into the subterranean realm of caves Second place
Adam Schrager (Project Director), Nyra Jordan (Designer), and Ian Chalgren (Eds.) Let's Talk About It - The Art, the Artists and the Racial Justice Movement on Madison's State Street Third place

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