Children’s Books
3 to 8th grade
1st Place-A.K.A. Danny Dawson, Written and Illustrated by Steven Keyes
Finalist– Down on James Street, Written by Nicole McCandless, Illustrations by Byron Gramby
Finalist- Woven Native American Legends, Written by David Q. Hall, Illustrated by Belinda Cohen
Picture books
1st Place-The Alphabet Sleepover, Written by Beverly Sutherland, illustrated by Beverly Martinko
Finalist-What’s That Noise? Written by Debra R. Sanchez. Illustrated By Cassidy N Bodnar
Finalist-The Brave Birch, El Abedol Valente, Written By David Q Hall, Illustrated by Belinda Cohen
Fiction
Mystery
1st Place-The Seminal Society, David Tannenbaum
Finalist- Awakening at Equinox, Kerry E.B. Black
Finalist-Death Crashes the Wedding, David C. Hall
Historical Fiction
1st Place-Ramsey Legacy, By Ruth Ochs Webster
Finalist- Spirits of the Sodus Bay Shakers, By Pat McGrath Avery
General Fiction
1st Place– The Leaf Queen, Janet Roberts
Finalist- The Invisible Man of Pizza County, By Stephen Tannenbaum
Non Fiction
Memoirs
1st Place– The Brownsville Texas Incident of 1906, By Lt Colonel. (retired) William Baker
Finalist-Fight Flight or Freeze, By Jim Ederle
Finalist- Pachyderms, By Danny Buoy
Self Help
1st Place– Help Wanted A to Z Guide to Cope with The Ups and Downs of the Job Search, Karen Litzinger
Finalist-Looks ( Beyond Judging the Cover) Matter, Debra R. Sanchez
Finalist- 50 More Shades of Teaching, Todd Cole