Announcing the Winners of the 31st Annual Writer’s Digest Self-Published Book Awards
Congratulations to all the winners of the 31st Annual Writer’s Digest Self-Published Book Awards! Read an interview with the grand prize-winning author Claire Fraise in the March/April 2024 issue.
Congratulations to all the winners of the 31st Annual Writer's Digest Self-Published Book Awards! Read an interview with the grand prize-winning author Claire Fraise in the March/April 2024 issue.
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Grand Prize
They Stay by Claire Fraise
Mainstream/Literary Fiction
Little Bird & The Tiger by Ellis Amdur
Honorable Mentions
- A Portion of Malice: Ages of Malice, Book I by Lloyd Jeffries
- House on Fire by D. Liebhart
- Mask of Dreams by Leigh Grant
- The Hoffman Affairs by Beth Schorr Jaffe
- Willow's Run by Robert Bockstael
Genre Fiction
Home News: A Novel of 1928 by JD Solomon
Honorable Mentions
- Beneath the Maize by Stephen Goldhahn
- Coup de Grâce by Paul Centeno
- Crew of Exiles by Neal Holtschulte
- Dragon Seer: Deathborne by S. Kay Lanphear
- I Fail at the Afterlife by Anni Sezate
- In the Shadow of a Hoax by Maci Aurora
- Sins of the Lines by Sharhonda Exantus
- Swimming in the Rainbow by Rebecca Lochlann
- The Long Road Back to You by Buck Turner
Nonfiction/Reference
The Sustainability Revolutionists: Heroes and Hope for Our Planet's Future by Lucia Athens
Honorable Mentions
- Cannabis Lullaby by David Sharp
- Rehabit Your Life: A Doctor's Notebook to Navigating Health & Wellbeing by PL Bandy
- The Borinqueneers: A Visual History of the 65th Infantry Regiment by Noemi Figueroa Soulet
Inspirational/Self-Help
Small Talk Rules: 65 Lessons I Learned From the Greatest Communicators by Gregory Peart
Honorable Mentions
- Heavenly Headbutts: Reflections of Hope About Cats and Eternity by Allia Zobel Nolan
- Your Body Is Your Weapon: The Little Self-Defense Handbook by I. Buenaventura
Memoirs/Life Stories
Travels With My Grief by Susan Bloch
Honorable Mentions
- Days of Wonder by Bill Vossler
- Down on Court Five: Lessons Late in Life by Vivian Witkind
- Melissa Come Back by Patrice Keet & Melissa LaHommedieu
- Mom's Search for Meaning: Grief and Growth After Child Loss by Melissa M. Monroe
- Standing in the Wings: My Life on (and Mostly Just Off) Stage by Fred Krohn
Early Readers/Children’s Picture Books
Read Island by Nicole Magistro
Honorable Mentions
- Forever Home by Cathy Stenquist
- Mrs. R. Snugglesworth, Attorney-at-Law by Amy Flanagan
- Nature Parade by Nikki Samuels
- Siege of Herons: Collective Nouns Alphabetically by Ramona Wildeman
- The Three Little Pigs and the Rocket Project by Lynne Marie
Middle-Grade/Young Adult
@nervesofsteel by Lyn Fairchild Hawks
Honorable Mentions
- The Red Rebel Extravaganza by Angela Kay
Poetry Collections
Canon Fodder by Jay Sizemore
Honorable Mentions
- Greatness in It All by Lauren Carden
