Next Generation Indie Book Awards
Next Generation Indie Book Awards | |
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Sponsored by | Independent Book Publishing Professionals Group, Allen O’Shea Literary Agency |
Country | USA |
First awarded | 2007 |
Website | www |
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.
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]
Winners
2020
Non-fiction
- First place: Treasured Lands: A Photographic Odyssey Through America's National Parks, by QT Luong
- Second place: The Chimpanzee Chronicles: Stories of Heartbreak and Hope from Behind the Bars, by Debra Rosenman
- Third place: Feast of the Seven Fishes: A Brooklyn Italian's Recipes Celebrating Food and Family, by Daniel Paterna
Fiction
- First place: Lucky-Child: The Secret, by Dr. Chelinay Gates (aka Malardy)
- Second place: Eve of Snows, by L. James Rice
- Third place: Marlon McDoogle's Magical Night, by Sean Covel, Illustrated by Diego Velasquez[17]
2019
Non-fiction
- First place: The Telling Image: Shapes of Changing Times, by Lois Farfel Stark
- Second place: The Stephen Decatur House: A History, by James Tertius deKay, Michael Fazio, Osborne Phinizy Mackie, and Katherine Malone-France
- Third place: Tales from an Uncertain World: What Other Assorted Disasters Can Teach Us About Climate Change, by L.S. Gardiner
Fiction
- First place: Beloved Mother, by Laura Hunter
- Second place: Two Skies Before Night, by Robert Gryn
- Third place: Torment: A Novella, by H.D. Hunter[18]
2018
Non-fiction
- First place: Cast: Art and Objects Made Using Humanity's Most Transformational Process, by Jen Townsend and Renée Zettle-Sterling
- Second place: Noname The Feral Cat!, by Cynthia O'Brien, Illustrated by Anne Berry
- Third place: Sage Grouse, Icon of the West, by Noppadol Paothong and Kathy Love
Fiction
- First place: The Other Side of Freedom, by Cynthia T. Toney
- Second place: Stones, by Jeanie Kortum
- Third place: Rage, by Stewart Raffill[19]
2017
The awards were announced May 31, 2017 for books released or with a copyright date in 2015, 2016 or 2017.
Non-fiction
- First place: Lost Wax: Essays, by Jericho Parms (University of Georgia Press)
- Second place: Blair House: The President's Guest House, by William Seale (White House Historical Association)
- Third place: Inside the Equal Access to Justice Act: Environmental Litigation and the Crippling Battle over America's Lands, Endangered Species, and Critical Habitats, by Lowell E. Baier (Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group)
Fiction
- First place: Fireflies in the Night, by Nalini Warriar (Warriar Books)
- Second place: Know the Mother, by Desiree Cooper (Wayne State University Press)[20]
- Third place: The Coney Island Hot Dog Heist, by Kimberly Meehan (Self-Published)
2013-2016
The winners and finalists were announced in May of each of these years.
2012
The awards were announced June 12, 2012, for books published in 2011.[21]
Non-fiction
- First place: Inner Visions: Grassroots Stories of Truth and Hope, by Jan Thrope
- Second place: Put the Needle on the Record: The 1980s at 45 Revolutions Per Minute, by Matthew Chojnacki
- Third place: Strategy for Good: Business Giving Strategies for the 21st Century, by Susan A. Hyatt
Fiction
- First place: The Parsifal Pursuit, by Michael McMenamin and Patrick McMenamin
- Second place: A Little Leg Work, by Royce Leville
- Third place: Walter's Muse, by Jean Davies Okimoto
2011
The awards were announced May 24, 2011 for books published in 2010.[22]
Non-fiction
- First place: Last Chance: Preserving Life on Earth, by Larry J. Schweiger
- Second place: Touching: Poems of Love, Longing, and Desire, edited by Sari Friedman and D. Patrick Miller
- Third place: Serve to Lead: Your Transformational 21st Century Leadership System, by James M. Strock
Fiction
- First place: Carny: A Novel in Stories, by James Hitt
- Second place: The DeValera Deception, by Michael McMenamin & Patrick McMenamin
- Third place: I Can Only Give You Everything, by Bradford Tatum
2010
The awards were announced May 25, 2010, for books published in 2009.[23]
Non-fiction
- First place: American Idle: A Journey Through Our Sedentary Culture, by Mary Collins
- Second place: Phlogs: Journey to the Heart of the Human Predicament, by George Stranahan and Nicole Beinstein Strait
- Third place: Ophelia's Oracle: Discovering the Healthy, Happy, Self-Aware, and Confident Girl in the Mirror, by Donna DeNomme and Tina Proctor
Fiction
- First place: The Hiding Place of Thunder, by Keith Remer
- Second place: Shaken Allegiances, by Michel Bruneau
- Third place: The Bum Magnet, by K.L. Brady
2009
The 2009 awards were announced for books published in 2008.[24]
Non-fiction
- First place: Nightshift NYC, by Russell Leigh Sharman and Cheryl Harris Sharman
- Second place: Great Peacemakers, by Ken Beller and Heather Chase
- Third place: Call Me Okaasan: Adventures in Multicultural Mothering, Suzanne Kamata
Fiction
- First place: BUFFALOed, by Fairlee Winfield
- Second place: Hunter: A Novel, by Campbell Jefferys
- Third place: The Misadventures of Oliver Booth: Life in the Lap of Luxury, by David Desmond
2008
The 2008 awards were announced for books published in 2007.[25]
Non-fiction
- First place: Lines of Velocity: Words that Move from WriteGirl, by Keren Taylor
- Second place: Spiritual Capitalism: How 9/11 Gave us Nine Spiritual Lessons of Work and Business, by Peter Ressler and Monika Mitchell Ressler
- Third place: Who's Behind the Fairy Doors?, by Jonathan B. Wright
Fiction
- First place: Zublinka Among Women, by Robert Wexelblatt
- Second place: The Pale Surface of Things, by Janey Bennett
- Third place: Moondance, by Karen M. Black
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