TORONTO, March 9, 2020 – We are proud to announce the winners of the 2020 Book Excellence Awards Competition.
The Book Excellence Awards is an international book awards competition dedicated to providing authors and publishers with the opportunity to showcase their books on a global platform. Our mission is to recognize authors and publishers for their writing talent, and help them stand out among the 1 million other books published each year. We find smarter, easier ways to help authors and publishers market their books through our internationally recognized book awards competition and marketing program. Previous Winners and Finalists of the Book Excellence Awards have doubled their book sales, garnered attention from film producers, received distribution in book stores and increased their visibility and media attention.
The program also offers authors and publishers marketing support by providing resources in topics such as publishing, marketing, writing, publicity and social media. All winners receive a prize package valued at $4,000 and all finalists receive a prize package valued at $2,250. In addition, all applicants of the Book Excellence Awards receive a book marketing course called the Ultimate Book Sales System (valued at $500) for free.
The 2020 Book Excellence award-winning titles were chosen based on their design, layout, writing quality and overall market appeal. The following are the 2020 award winners, listed with their respective category, book title and author name(s):
Action – SINNER’S CROSS by Miles Watson
Addiction and Recovery – To The Moon and Back: A Childhood Under the Influence by Lisa Kohn
Adventure Fiction – Echo Island: Be Prepared by Gary Travis
Aging – Market Forces: Strategic Trends Impacting Senior Living Providers by Jill J. Johnson
Alternative Medicine – The Thyroid Fix: Reduce Fatigue, Lose Weight, and Get Your Life Back by Dr. Shawn Soszka
Animals/Pets – PINTO! Based Upon the True Story of the Longest Horseback Ride in History by M.J. Evans
Anthology – This Moment: Bold Voices from WriteGirl by Keren Taylor
Autobiography – Pick Myself Up & Dust Myself Off by Colin Caudell
Biography – King Here: Never Too OLD, Too RICH or Too ANYTHING to Meet Jesus by Trish Porter Topmiller
Biography – To Make Riders Faster by Anna Dopico
Body/Mind/Spirit – The Art of Surrender by Eiman Al Zaabi
Book Cover Design – Longing for God: A Prayer and Bible Journal by Frank M. Hasel
Book Interior Design – Wilhelmina’s Wish by Lisa Reinicke
Books in a Series (must enter at least 2 books) – The Wizenard Series: Training Camp by Wesley King
Business – The Change Maker’s Playbook: How to Seek, Seed and Scale Innovation In Any Company by Amy J. Radin, Foreword by Paul B. Carroll
Career – Careering: The Pocket Guide to Exploring Your Future Career by Tamara S. Raymond
Caregiving – Prognosis Hope by Angie Felts, RN
Children’s Education – Families as Partners: The Essential Link in Children’s Education by Andrea M. Nelson-Royes
Children’s Education – Puppies by Karen Mitzo Hilderbrand and Kim Mitzo Thompson
Children’s Fiction – The Guitar of Mayhem by Jessica Renwick
Children’s Inspirational/Motivational – Baby from the Moon by Mrs. D.
Children’s Inspirational/Motivational – The Universe Is Listening by Dr. Jill Garripoli Pedalino
Children’s Religion – Reece’s Vintage Tales by N. Reece Ho-Sheffield
Coffee Table Book – FLYING SLEEVES – THE GRANDEUR OF CHINESE OPERA by Dr. Chua EE Kiam
Cookbook – Famous Dishes from Around the World: Healthy, Tasty and Affordable by Moonstone Press LLC
Death and Dying – Coffee and Cedar: Finding Strength from Memories by D.H. Cermeno
Diet and Nutrition – The “Plan A” Diet: Combining Whole Food, Plant Based Nutrition with the Timeless Wisdom of Scripture by Cyd Notter
Divorce – Split-Level: A Novel by Sande Boritz Berger
Entrepreneurship – Tiny Time Big Results: 4 Principles to Run Your Profitable 20 Hour Week Business by Yasmin Vorajee
Environment – Your Body’s Environmental Chemical Burden by Cindy Klement, MS, CNS, MCHES
Faction – When the Heart Listens by Mara Purl
Family – Ollie and the Egg-Splosion by Kim Wilson
Fantasy – Burn Falls by Kimberly Knight
Fantasy – Hand Of Magic by Diane Moat
Female Empowerment – CHAMELEON by Tasche Laine
Fiction – Cooperative Lives by Patrick Finegan
Friendship – Just Saying: Melanie’s Story by Jianna Higgins
Gift Book – Tiny Tim and The Ghost of Ebenezer Scrooge: The sequel to A Christmas Carol by Norman Whaler
Grief – Grief Diaries: Surviving Loss by Overdose by Lynda Cheldelin Fell, Shannie Jenkins and Whitney O’Brien
Health – Whole Person Integrative Eating: A Breakthrough Dietary Lifestyle to Treat the Root Causes of Overeating, Overweight, and Obesity by Deborah Kesten, MPH and Larry Scherwtiz, PhD
Historical – When We Were Brave by Karla M. Jay
Holiday – The Christmas Spirit by JM Phillippe
Horror – Stranger Things Have Happened by Thomas Gaffney
Humor – The Big Book of Silly Jokes for Kids: 800+ Jokes! by Carole P. Roman
Inspirational – I Am Another You by Priya Kumar
Leadership – Success Is Within: The 21 Ways for Achieving Results, Prosperity, and Fulfillment by Changing Your Leadership Mindset by Payal Nanjiani
LGBTQ Fiction – Always by Kindle Alexander
Medical – Alton’s Antibiotics and Infectious Disease: The Layman’s Guide to Available Antibacterials in Austere Settings by Joseph Alton MD and Amy Alton ARNP
Memoir – Straining Forward by Michelle Layer Rahal
Military – No Tougher Duty, No Greater Honor – A Memoir of a Mortuary Affairs Marine by L. Christian Bussler
Motivational – Lifeworth, Finding Fulfillment Beyond Networth by Dana Couillard and Hal Couillard
Multicultural Fiction – An Ambition To Belong by James Sniechowski
Multicultural Fiction – Jugend by Aalia Lanius
Multicultural Non-Fiction – The Search for Mother Missing: A Peek Inside International Adoption by Janine Vance
Multicultural Non-Fiction – The Worst First Day: Bullied While Desegregating Central High by Elizabeth Eckford, Eurydice Stanley and Grace Stanley
Mystery – Pinot Noir: An International Banking Spy Thriller by Lorraine Evanoff
Mystery – Tao of the Viper, A Kate Pomeroy Mystery by Linda Watkins
Mystery – The Girl Who Loved Caravaggio by Belle Ami
Non-Fiction – Finding Monte Cristo: Alexandre Dumas and the French Atlantic World by Eric Martone
Parenting – How to Raise Respectful Parents: Better Communication for Teen and Parent Relationships by Laura Lyles Reagan
Performing Arts (Film, Theatre, Dance, Music) – What’s Next? Creativity in the Age of Entertainment by Jan Karlin
Personal Growth and Development – Difference Maker: Overcoming Adversity and Turning Pain into Purpose, Every Day by Gary Roe
Picture Book – Ages 4 to 8 – David’s ADHD by Sherrill S. Cannon
Picture Book – All Ages – Go Cart Gertie by Cindy L. Shirley
Picture Book – Preschool – Ellie and Her Emotional Dragons by Joseph Goodrich
Poetry – Chouteau’s Chalk by Rosa Lane
Poetry – Savagery by JC Mehta
Pre-Teen Fiction – But Not Forever by Jan Von Schleh
Pre-Teen Fiction – The Orangutan Rescue Gang by Joyce Major
Psychology – A Chicken in the Wind and How He Grew – Stories from an ADHD Dad by Frank South
Reference – PMO Governance: Practical Strategies to Govern Portfolio, Program, and Project Delivery by Eugen Spivak
Relationships – The Ingredients of Us by Nicole Persun and Jennifer Gold
Religion – Imagine God by Rick Pribell
Romance – Bishop Takes Knight by McKenna Dean
Science Fiction – Volk: Book One of The Overseer Series by Zach Fortier
Self-Help – KISS YOUR DOCTOR GOODBYE by Elke F. Lewis
Self-Help – The Regenerative Life: Transform Any Organization, Our Society, Your Destiny by Carol Sanford
Spirituality – Endless Incarnation Sorrows by Lucia Mann
Sports – Madness: The man Who Changed Basketball by Mike De Lucia
Suspense – The Loop by Nicholas Holloway
Suspense – All The Broken People by Amy Rivers
Thriller – Boy on Hold by JD Spero
Travel – Charlie’s Adventures…In South Africa by Jacqueline de Rose-Ahern
True Crime – Through a Mother’s Eyes by Cary Allen Stone
Western – Two Thousand Grueling Miles – The Oregon Trail by L. J. Martin
Young Adult Fiction – Epoca: The Tree of Ecrof by Ivy Claire
Young Adult Fiction – Legacy and the Queen by Annie Matthew
Young Adult Fiction – The Adventures of Jules Khan – A Teenage Muslim Superhero by Karim Kassamali Devji
Young Adult Non-Fiction – And Then They Were Gone: Teenagers of Peoples Temple from High School to Jonestown by Judy Bebelaar and Ron Cabral
About the Book Excellence Awards
The Book Excellence Awards is an international awards competition dedicated to providing authors from all genres and backgrounds the opportunity to showcase their work on a global platform. The organization accepts entries from countries all over the world in over 100 unique categories.
