The File of Dread
Author:
Thomas
Oliver
Courtney
First Place Award
Fiction - Fantasy - Humorous
First Place - Fall 2023
Daddy’s Words to Live, Drink & Die By
Author:
F.
Kennerly
Clay
First Place Award
Nonfiction - Health & Wellness - Addiction & Recovery
The Life-Changing Perspective I Gained While Teaching Entrepreneurship to Prisoners
Author:
John
Kevin
McLaughlin
First Place Award
Nonfiction - Memoirs - Professional
Author:
Marisa
Billions
First Place Award
Fiction - LGBTQ+ - Thriller & Suspense
Third Place Award
Fiction - LGBTQ+ - Literary Fiction
Honorable Mention
Fiction - LGBTQ+ - Romance
A Coming of Age Fiction Novel
Author:
CJ
Ives Lopez
Illustrator:
Miblart
First Place Award
Fiction - YA - People & Places
Second Place Award
Fiction - YA - Girls & Women
Author:
Fernando
Carlos
Rover Jr.
First Place Award
Poetry - Poetry - Cultural, Nonfiction - Politics & Government - Corruption & Issues
Honorable Mention
Nonfiction - Arts
Author:
Grace
Wolf
First Place Award
Fiction - Juvenile - Multicultural
Third Place Award
Fiction - Juvenile - Family, Fiction - Juvenile - Social Themes
Author:
Samantha
Caprio-Negret
Illustrator:
Ozzie
Martin
First Place Award
Fiction - Children's - Chapter Books
Author:
Regina
Tranfa
Illustrator:
Regina
Tranfa
First Place Award
Fiction - Juvenile - Bedtime & Dreams, Fiction - Juvenile - Science & Nature
Second Place Award
Fiction - Children's - Action & Adventure, Fiction - Children's - Picture Books