A Flor de Piel
Runner-up
2016 Los Angeles Book Festival

Author:Julie A. Pujol Karel “A Flor de Piel” was born from my fight against Cancer. There was so much that I wanted to share, as the title say “Over my Skin”. I wrote of the wonder of true love, since I had friends and families expressing that sentiment through actions not just words. I became…

Secrets on Tobacco Road
Honorable Mention
2016 New York Book Festival

Danielle Siler The Devereux plantation on Tobacco Road is haunted by a lifetime of forbidden affairs, devious plots and secret blood ties that will bind three families in misery, deception and murder for generations to come. The story begins in New Orleans in the mid 1800s just before the Civil War. The patriarchs of two…

Just One More Game
Honorable Mention
2016 New York Book Festival

Martha Hamlett “Just One More Game” is about a young boy named Corey who is so obsessed with playing his video game he won’t eat, sleep, or play with his friends. He just has to beat the Black Knight and win his place in the Video Game Hall of Fame. He is cheered on by…

Murm’rings of the Heart
Honorable Mention
2016 San Francisco Book Festival

Olivia Villa-Real “Murm’rings of the Heart”—a collection of poetry and songs, culminates a trilogy of the author’s original works that circle around the heart. The poems tug at the root of our being, awakening the treasures lurking within us—little gems too inspiring to miss and too beautiful to forget!

Beverly Hills Concentration Camp; A Healing Journey and Memoir
Runner-up
2016 New York Book Festival

Author: Randi maggid The daughter of Jewish Holocaust survivors recounts the unlikely emotional juxtaposition of growing up in a beautiful house in Beverly Hills with the weight of her family’s traumatic history in the concentration camps bearing down and causing her years of physical pain she was able to reverse through alternative healing.

The Grand Adventures of Paddy and Fenway
Honorable Mention
2016 New York Book Festival

Patricia Gonzalez “The Grand Adventures of Paddy and Fenway” is the story a young boy, his dog, and their ever growing pursuit of imagination, fun and adventure. After enduring a freak accident at the beginning of the summer, little Paddy learns that his school vacation will be cut short by a broken arm; no rough…

NONNO THE WINEMAKER
Honorable Mention
2016 San Francisco Book Festival

PHILIP SCRIMA Have fun, taste, enjoy! One person can be the ‘Sommelier’ wine steward and the other, ‘Wine Taster’. Each person assumes the character they want to choose. I pooled the talents of both grandparents into a fictional story on wine tasting and producing wine as an entertaining way for people to realize the diligence…

Courage Passion Wisdom and Grace
Honorable Mention
2016 New York Book Festival

Jon Von Knight Sharon is an Angel on Earth discovering her wings. Her story is true and the message she shares will help humanity thrive in these unprecedented times. Join her and her best friend Jack on a soul-awakening journey that transcends the earthly realm for a glimpse at what lies beyond.

A Faithful Son
Honorable Mention
2016 New York Book Festival

Michael Scott Garvin This coming of age tale chronicles the life of a young man struggling to find his place in an ever-shifting world – A sweeping story in the grand tradition of To Kill A Mockingbird and The Help. A heart rendering tale of finding grace in the midst of life’s harshest truths.

Holding On To My Pride
Honorable Mention
2016 New York Book Festival

Author: Joy Elan The year is 2015 and Allegra Johnson is dealing with a lot of changes happening in Oakland, California. In nine years, she lost her business, became a single mother to a son, and had to find two jobs to survive. There are so many social issues affecting the natives of Oakland and…