Next Generation Indie Book Awards

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Next Generation Indie Book Awards
Sponsored byIndependent Book Publishing Professionals Group, Allen O’Shea Literary Agency
CountryUSA
First awarded2007
Website www.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.

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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. [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]
YearCategoryAuthorTitleResult
2008Fiction Robert Wexelblatt Zublinka Among WomenFirst place
Janey Bennett The Pale Surface of ThingsSecond place
Karen M. Black MoondanceThird place
Nonfiction Keren Taylor Lines of Velocity: Words that Move from WriteGirlFirst place
Peter Ressler and Monika Mitchell ResslerSpiritual Capitalism: How 9/11 Gave us Nine Spiritual Lessons of Work and BusinessSecond place
Jonathan B. Wright Who's Behind the Fairy Doors?Third place
2009Fiction Fairlee Winfield BUFFALOedFirst place
Campbell Jefferys Hunter: A NovelSecond place
David Desmond The Misadventures of Oliver Booth: Life in the Lap of LuxuryThird place
Nonfiction Russell Leigh Sharman and Cheryl Harris SharmanNightshift NYCFirst place
Ken Beller and Heather ChaseGreat PeacemakersSecond place
Suzanne KamataCall Me Okaasan: Adventures in Multicultural MotheringThird place
2010Fiction Keith Remer The Hiding Place of ThunderFirst place
Michel Bruneau Shaken AllegiancesSecond place
K.L. Brady The Bum MagnetThird place
NonfictionMary CollinsAmerican Idle: A Journey Through Our Sedentary CultureFirst place
George Stranahan and Nicole Beinstein StraitPhlogs: Journey to the Heart of the Human PredicamentSecond place
Donna DeNomme and Tina ProctorOphelia's Oracle: Discovering the Healthy, Happy, Self-Aware, and Confident Girl in the MirrorThird place
2011Fiction James Hitt Carny: A Novel in StoriesFirst place
Michael McMenamin and Patrick McMenaminThe DeValera DeceptionSecond place
Bradford Tatum I Can Only Give You EverythingThird place
Nonfiction Larry J. Schweiger Last Chance: Preserving Life on EarthFirst place
Sari Friedman and D. Patrick Miller (Eds.)Touching: Poems of Love, Longing, and DesireSecond place
James M. Strock Serve to Lead: Your Transformational 21st Century Leadership SystemThird place
2012Fiction Michael McMenamin and Patrick McMenaminThe Parsifal PursuitFirst place
Royce Leville A Little Leg WorkSecond place
Jean Davies Okimoto Walter's MuseThird place
Nonfiction Jan Thrope Inner Visions: Grassroots Stories of Truth and HopeFirst place
Matthew Chojnacki Put the Needle on the Record: The 1980s at 45 Revolutions Per MinuteSecond place
Susan A. Hyatt Strategy for Good: Business Giving Strategies for the 21st CenturyThird place
2013Fiction Sara Warner Still WatersFirst place
Duff Brenna Minnesota MemoirsSecond place
Michael McMenamin and Patrick McMenaminThe Gemini AgendaThird place
Nonfiction John Renesch The Great Growing UpFirst place
Dr. Ted Eisenberg and Joyce K. EisenbergThe Scoop on Breasts:A Plastic Surgeon Busts the MythsSecond place
Ember Reichgott Junge Zero Chance of Passage: The Pioneering Charter School StoryThird place
2014Fiction Minae Mizumura A True Novel First place
Nina Schuyler The TranslatorSecond place
Ron MacLeanHeadlongThird place
NonfictionJohn MitchellThe Boy Who Lived With Ghosts: A MemoirFirst place
David Gottfried Explosion GreenSecond place
Dianne Maroney The Imagine Project: Stories of Courage, Hope and LoveThird place
2015Fiction Raymond Hutson Topeka, ma'shugeFirst place
Christine Sunderland The Magdalene MysterySecond place
CB Anderson River TalkThird place
Nonfiction Kerry Howley ThrownFirst place
Joseph Bharat Cornell The Sky and Earth Touched MeSecond place
Bonnie U. Gruenberg The Wild Horse Dilemma: Conflicts and Controversies of the Atlantic Coast HerdsThird place
2016Fiction Norma Hinkens ImmurementFirst place
Dave Riese Echo from Mount RoyalSecond place
Dustin Stevens The Boat ManThird place
NonfictionDavid NoyesThe Photographing Tourist: A Storyteller's Guide to Travel and PhotographyFirst place
Joseph CornellSharing Nature: Nature Awareness Activities for All AgesSecond place
Holly E. Tripp (Ed.)Stories of MusicThird place
2017Fiction Nalini Warriar Fireflies in the NightFirst place
Desiree Cooper Know the MotherSecond place
Kimberly Meehan The Coney Island Hot Dog HeistThird place
Nonfiction Jericho Parms Lost Wax: EssaysFirst place
William Seale Blair House: The President's Guest HouseSecond 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 HabitatsThird place
2018Fiction Cynthia T. Toney The Other Side of FreedomFirst place
Jeanie Kortum StonesSecond place
Stewart RaffillRageThird place
Nonfiction Jen Townsend and Renée Zettle-SterlingCast: Art and Objects Made Using Humanity's Most Transformational ProcessFirst place
Cynthia O'Brien with Anne Berry (Illus.)Noname The Feral Cat!Second place
Noppadol Paothong and Kathy LoveSage Grouse, Icon of the WestThird place
2019FictionLaura HunterBeloved MotherFirst place
Robert Gryn Two Skies Before NightSecond place
H.D. Hunter Torment: A NovellaThird place
Nonfiction Lois Farfel Stark The Telling Image: Shapes of Changing TimesFirst place
James Tertius deKay Michael Fazio, Osborne Phinizy Mackie, and Katherine Malone-FranceThe Stephen Decatur House: A HistorySecond place
L.S. Gardiner Tales from an Uncertain World: What Other Assorted Disasters Can Teach Us About Climate ChangeThird place
2020FictionDr. Chelinay Gates (aka Malardy)Lucky-Child: The SecretFirst place
L. James Rice Eve of SnowsSecond place
Sean Covel with Diego Velasquez (Illus.)Marlon McDoogle's Magical NightThird place
Nonfiction QT Luong Treasured Lands: A Photographic Odyssey Through America's National ParksFirst place
Debra Rosenman The Chimpanzee Chronicles: Stories of Heartbreak and Hope from Behind the BarsSecond place
Daniel Paterna Feast of the Seven Fishes: A Brooklyn Italian's Recipes Celebrating Food and FamilyThird place
2021Fiction Beverley Brenna with Tara Anderson (Illus.)Sapphire the Great and the Meaning of LifeFirst place
April White Death's DoorSecond place
Meera Ekkanath Klein Seeing Ceremony: A Novel with RecipesThird place
Nonfiction Nina Ansary with Petra Dufkova (Illus.)Anonymous Is a Woman: A Global Chronicle of Gender InequalityFirst place
Max Wisshak and Stefanie WisshakNew Zealand Karst - A voyage across limestone landscapes into the subterranean realm of cavesSecond 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 StreetThird place

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