Next Generation Indie Book Awards
| Next Generation Indie Book Awards | |
|---|---|
| Sponsor | Independent Book Publishing Professionals Group, Allen O’Shea Literary Agency |
| Country | USA |
| First awarded | 2007 |
| Official website | http://www.indiebookawards.com |
The Next Generation Indie Book Awards is a literary awards program that recognizes and honors authors and publishers of exceptional independently published books in 60 different categories.[1] "Indies" include small presses, larger independent publishers, university presses, e-book publishers, and self-published authors.[2]
History
The not-for-profit [3] awards program was started in 2007 by Catherine Goulet and is presented by the Independent Book Publishing Professionals Group in cooperation with 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.[4][5]
Cash prizes and medals are awarded to winners and finalists ranging from $100 to $1,500,[6] grand prize winners are also awarded a trophy,[7] and the top book 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.[8] Winners and Finalists are honored at a reception during BookExpo held at the Plaza Hotel [9][10]
The Next Generation Indie Book Awards program has been said to be the 'Sundance' of the book publishing world.[11]
Winners
2012
The awards were announced June 12, 2012 for books published in 2011.[12]
Non-Fiction Grand Prize
- 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 Grand Prize
- 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
Other
- In addition to the Grand Prize winners, top indie books were named as winners and finalists in 60 categories as listed at the award website.[12]
2011
The awards were announced May 24, 2011 for books published in 2010.[13]
Non-Fiction Grand Prize
- 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 Grand Prize
- 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
Other
- In addition to the Grand Prize winners, top indie books were named as winners and finalists in 60 categories as listed at the award website.[13]
2010
The awards were announced May 25, 2010, for books published in 2009.[14]
Non-Fiction Grand Prize
- 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 Grand Prize
- 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
Other
- In addition to the Grand Prize winners, top indie books were named as winners and finalists in 60 categories as listed at the award website.[14]
2009
The 2009 awards were announced for books published in 2008.[15]
Non-Fiction Grand Prize
- 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 Grand Prize
- 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
Other
- In addition to the Grand Prize winners, top indie books were named as winners and finalists in 60 categories as listed at the award website.[15]
2008
The 2008 awards were announced for books published in 2007.[16]
Non-Fiction Grand Prize
- 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 Grand Prize
- 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
Other
- In addition to the Grand Prize winners, top indie books were named as winners and finalists in 60 categories as listed at the award website.[16]
References
- ↑ "Minnesota Author Wins 2010 Indie Book Award". Retrieved 2011-11-28.
- ↑ Independent Book Publishing Professionals Group (June 12, 2012). "2012 Indie Book Award Winners Announced". The Sacramento Bee. Retrieved June 12, 2012.
- ↑ "2010 Indie Book Awards Announced". Retrieved 2011-11-28.
- ↑ "Law School Expert’s First Book Named One of the Top Tomes of 2010!". Retrieved 2010-11-28.
- ↑ "ForeWord Magazine Book of the Year". Retrieved 2010-11-28.
- ↑ "ReadersRead.com article 2010 Next Generation Indie Book Award Winners Announced". Retrieved 2010-11-28.
- ↑ "New Novel: Shaken Allegiances - October 2009". Retrieved 2010-11-28.
- ↑ "First-Time Novelist Amber Lehman Aces The Next Generation Indie Book Awards". Retrieved 2010-11-28.
- ↑ "Emily Murphy: Next Generation Indie Book Awards article". Retrieved 2010-04-04.
- ↑ "The Predator Next Door" Book Wins Prestigious 2010 Next Generation Indie Book Award". Retrieved 2010-11-28.
- ↑ "The Fiction Gallery". Retrieved 2010-12-14.
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 "2012 winners". Indies website. Retrieved June 12, 2012.
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 "2011 winners". Indies website. Retrieved June 12, 2012.
- ↑ 14.0 14.1 "2010 winners". Indies website. Retrieved June 12, 2012.
- ↑ 15.0 15.1 "2009 winners". Indies website. Retrieved June 12, 2012.
- ↑ 16.0 16.1 "2008 winners". Indies website. Retrieved June 12, 2012.
External links
- Next Generation Indie Book Awards, official website