2018 Global Ebook Award Winners

Note: In some categories more than one ebook is listed as the winner due to the number of entrants and the sum of their scores from the judges; some categories may have limited or no awards and may not be listed because of this. If there are no awards for a category, that category will not be listed.

“Best Of” Categories

Best Ebook Cover

Gold: Time and Blood, Sherry Rentschler
Silver: Samoyed Tales, Jim Cheskawich, Annie Reid, Cheryl Lynn West with Celinda Cheskawich
Bronze: Guardian Angel (Master of Illusion Book Four), Anne Rouen

Best Ebook Trailer

Gold: Hogan’s Hope: A Deaf Heroes Inspirational Quest for Love and Acceptance, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YtbKk3UvNqA
Silver: It Feels Good to Feel Good, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AvJSzE0yhgs
Bronze: Grandma’s Secret Blessings, https://youtu.be/u2EV8DMORaQ

Best Illustration in Children’s Fiction

Gold: The Hiccup Book, Kimberly Baltz
Silver: The Land Without Color, Benjamin Ellefson

Best Illustration in Non-Fiction

Gold: It Feels Good To Feel Good, Cheryl Meyer

Fiction Categories

Children’s Literature Fiction

Gold: Guinevere: At the Dawn of Legend, Cheryl Carpinello
Silver: The Sleeping King, Laurel Colless
Bronze: Daisy, Bold & Beautiful, Ellie Collins

Children Picture Books Fiction

Gold: The Hiccup Book, Kimberly Baltz

Christian

Gold: Beauty From Ashes, Alana Terry
Silver: The Shadow of His Hand, Benjamin Patterson

Christian Children’s Picture Books

Gold: My Little Angel, Sherrill S. Cannon
Silver: Am I Black, Or Am I White?, Norman Whaler

Fantasy/Alternate History

Gold: The Other Side of Magik, Michael Lingaard
Gold: For The Devil Has Come With Great Wrath, Emma Plant
Silver: The Gypsy Thorn, Sherry Rentschler

Fantasy/Contemporary

Gold: Frozen, Christine Amsden
Silver: Time and Blood, Sherry Rentschler
Silver: The Mermayden’s Tale, P.K. Silverson

Fantasy/Historical

Gold: Johnathon Goode, Honorary Witch, Michael Lingaard
Silver: Banished (Street Rats of Aramoor), Michael Wisehart
Bronze: For the Love of Maude, Denise Liebig
Bronze: Moira Ashe, Enemy Within, Brendan Bertram

Fantasy/Other World

Gold: STOC – A New Druids Novel, Donald D. Allan
Gold: The Shadow of His Hand, Benjamin Patterson
Silver: Shadowfest, DJ Reid
Bronze: Albina, A Windflower Saga, Aleksandra Layland

Gay/Lesbian/LGBT Fiction

Gold: The Liberators of Willow Run, Marianne K. Martin
Silver: The Love That Dare Not Speak its Name, Fiza Pathan

Historical Literature Fiction – Contemporary (set 1940-NOW)

Gold: STAINER: A Novel of the ‘Me’ Decade, Iolanthe Woulff
Silver: The Pear Tree, K.M. Sandrick
Bronze: The Tattered Box, Paul Schumacher

Historical Literature Fiction – Medieval (set 500-1500)

Gold: Banished (Street Rats of Aramoor), Michael Wisehart

Historical Literature Fiction – Modern (set 1500-1940)

Gold: It Rises From The Pee Dee, Sara Marie Hogg
Silver: Guardian Angel (Master of Illusion Book Four), Anne Rouen
Bronze: Doctor Margaret in Delhi, Waheed Rabbani

Horror Fiction

Gold: Antitheus, G.A. Minton
Silver: The Devils Witches, Madeleine McLaughlin
Bronze: The Muse: A Novel of Unrelenting Terror, Arjay Lewis

Humor/Comedy Fiction

Silver: Sometimes I’m So Smart I almost Feel Like A Real Person, Graham Parke

Inspirational/Visionary

Gold: Rediscovering Charlie, J.P. Maximus
Silver: Lucid World, Denise Lammi

Juvenile Fiction

Gold: Guinevere: At the Dawn of Legend, Cheryl Carpinello
Silver: Finding Tate, Ann Anthony
Bronze: The Land Without Color, Benjamin Ellefson

Multicultural Literature Fiction

Silver: Black Hearts White Minds, Mitch Margo

Mystery Fiction

Gold: A Painting to Die For, Joan Curtis
Gold: Lucifer in Celestial Gardens, AJ Harris
Silver: Secret Agenda Who’s Castrating the Wolves of Wall Street?, Barbara Brett
Bronze: The Vault, Brian Harrison

Paranormal

Gold: Everything for Love: Time Rogues, Marilyn Vix
Silver: Love After Life, Richard Sieg
Bronze: Moira Ashe: Enemy Within, Brendan Bertram

Poetry

Gold: Angels Always Near, Denise Alicia
Silver: Grey Today, Stacie Morrell
Bronze: Penny For Your Thoughts, Sherrill S. Cannon

Popular Literature Fiction

Gold: Toxic Sphere: Volume 2 Liars and Defiler, C.N. Sky
Silver: It’s a Long Way toAunty May, Shirley Burgess
Bronze: The Paloma Crossing, Randall Reneau

Romance – Historical

Gold: A Brother’s Promise, Laura Mills
Silver: For The Devil Has Come With Great Wrath, Emma Plant
Bronze: For The Love of Maude, Denise Liebig

Romance/Erotica Fiction – Contemporary

Gold: Going All In, Stephanie C. Lyons-Keeley and Wayne J. Keeley

Science Fiction

Gold: Convulsive Part 1, Marcus Martin
Gold: Solar Reboot, Matthew D. Hunt
Silver: Pigeon, Daniel Zadow
Bronze: The Resurrection Stones, G.J.Busiko

Short Stories/Essays Fiction

Gold: When Otters Play, Mara Purl
Silver: Mumbai Matinee, Ajay Kaul

Suspense Fiction

Gold: Apology Accepted, Faith Wood
Silver: Run, M.A.N.
Bronze: DATO, TS Wieland

Thriller Fiction

Gold: Twisted Threads, Kaylin McFarren
Silver: Amie and the Child of Africa, Lucinda E. Clarke
Bronze: What I’d Do For Love, K.F. Johnson

Young Adult Fiction

Gold: Issaura’s Claws, Katharine E. Wibell
Gold: Change of Chaos, Jacinta Jade
Silver: Sem: Adventures Across Time, TS Wieland
Silver: Dyed Souls, Gary Santorella
Bronze: One Life, Luke Green

Non-Fiction Categories

Advertising/Marketing/Sales Non-Fiction

Silver: Brand Intimacy: A New Marketing Paradigm, Mario Natarelli and Rina Plapler

Animals/Pets Non-Fiction

Gold: Hogan’s Hope: A Deaf Heroes Inspirational Quest for Love and Acceptance, Connie Bombaci
Silver: Samoyed Tales, Jim Cheskawich, Annie Reid, Cheryl Lynn West with Celinda Cheskawich

Autobiography/Memoirs Non-Fiction

Bronze: The Blue Chameleon, Daril Cinquanta
Bronze: Explosions of Joy: A Memoir of the Grief Counselor for the Missing Malaysia Airlines Flight 370, Paul Yin with Trina A. Kraus

Biography Non-Fiction

Bronze: SHACKLED: A Journey From Political Imprisonment To Freedom, Adam Siddiq

Business Non-Fiction

Silver: Turning Numbers into Knowledge: Mastering the Art of Problem Solving, Jonathan Koomey

Christian Non-Fiction

Bronze: Three Weeks to Forgiveness, Kimberly Dewberry

Health/Fitness/Beauty Non-Fiction

Bronze: Healing Happens: Stories of Healing Against All Odds, Avital Miller

History Non-Fiction

Silver: Clarkston’s Curse, Ann Margaret Johns
Bronze: Wartime Vignettes: A Boyhood Memoir of World War II and of Its Aftermath, T. A. Dolotta

Inspirational/Visionary Non-Fiction

Bronze: Wild Ideas: Creativity From the Inside Out, Cathy Wild

Military Non-Fiction

Bronze: We Were Soldiers Too: The Second Korean War- The DMZ Conflict, Bob Kern

Parenting/Family Non-Fiction

Silver: Incompatible with Nature A Mother’s Story, Tracie Frank Mayer

Professional/Technical Non-Fiction

Silver: Turning Numbers into Knowledge: Mastering the Art of Problem Solving, Jonathan Koomey

Science Non-Fiction

Bronze: Recounting the Anthrax Attacks-Terror, the Amerithrax Task Force, and the Evolution of Forensics in the FBI, Scott Decker

Self-Help Non-Fiction

Silver: When It’s Never About You: The People-Pleaser’s Guide to Reclaiming Your Health, Happiness and Personal Freedom, Ilene S. Cohen, Ph.D.
Bronze: Success101: For Living: Achieve Your Goals and Stay Successful, Raimond Volpe

Seniors Non-Fiction

Bronze: Last Homage To Mom: A Son’s Letters to His Mother in Her Sunset Years, Martin J. Raine

Spiritual/Metaphysical Non-Fiction

Bronze: From Illusion to Enlightenment, Carolyn Roads

True Crime Non-Fiction

Silver: Clarkston’s Curse, Ann Margaret Johns

Women’s Studies Non-Fiction

Bronze: Police Wife: The Secret Epidemic of Police Domestic Violence, Alex Roslin

Dan Poynter Legacy Award

The following are winners of the second annual legacy award:

“Best of” Category: Time and Blood, Sherry Rentschler
Fiction Category: Frozen, Cassie Scot Book 7, Christine Amsden
Non-Fiction Category: Hogan’s Hope: A Deaf Heroes Inspirational Quest for Love and Acceptance, Connie Bombaci