My Place Amont Them
Winner
2023 Paris Book Festival

J Stanion Found alive after the massacre at Wounded Knee, twelve-year-old John Iron Horse is determined not to end up like so many others of his people. Then he learns the motto of the school he’s required to attend: “Kill the Indian, save the man.” Carter Heath teaches in the government-run educational system and knows…

Rise of the Warrior Leader
Runner-up
2023 London Book Festival

Claudio Chiste In the minefield of leadership literature available today, this book provides clarity, adding fresh and unique insights to critical leadership skills. The author draws upon his own unique experience from an unforgiving environment, forged from his military and international corporate background. This book is for you if you: • Want to be an…

KAZI: Adventures of the Turtles Crossing Gang
Honorable Mention
2023 Paris Book Festival

J. K. (Jerry) Pinsel When Karli Paul, Jessie Burton, AdamRussell, and Christie O’Shay — the Turtles Crossing Gang — rescue a tiny dachshund mix from a tyrannical neighbor, they have no idea the little pup will change their lives forever. From the thrill of Mardi Gras to the devastation of Hurricane Katrina to finding a…

Sarcaun: The Journey
Honorable Mention
2023 Paris Book Festival

Simone Voltaire The journey of a rebellious princess who is sent to earth by her mother. On earth, Norellyia rescues the daughter of her host family. Back on Sarcaun, she learns that an evil spirit has been unleashing turmoil. A battle ensues and Norellyia experiences a journey that changes her life forever.

Trotter and the Twins
Honorable Mention
2023 Paris Book Festival

Tomas Perez-Zafon Trotter is a wooden hobby horse flying with its spinning tail. Trotter, Adrian, and Alba will spend the most extraordinary summer. Experience the captivating blend of magic and reality. Friendship, family, and imagination are the backbone of this tale.

The Goddess of Second Chances
Honorable Mention
2023 Hollywood Book Festival

Kennedy Sangiovese Goddess is your average high school aged girl except for one inconvenient truth – she was born a biological boy! It’s the last days of summer before Senior year and she’s still living a lie as a dull boy named Sandy working in a grocery, dreaming what it would be like returning to…

Fighting for Justice
Honorable Mention
2023 Hollywood Book Festival

Paulette J. Buchanan Many religious frauds have severe mental illness, and many commit crimes against individuals and society. Why are so many crimes in general not prosecuted? Why don’t we have a functioning mental health system? How does this lawlessness affect each one of us? Fighting for Justice offers answers and solutions.

Benjamin Weiss and the Divine Prophecy
Runner-up
2023 Hollywood Book Festival

J.A. Robertson Benjamin, a twelve-year-old Jewish boy, writes a report on the case of the children who have been going missing from his hometown for sixty-five years. He and his two friends, Grady and Miriam, desperately hope to find and save the next victim.

Eleonora and Joseph. Passion,Tragedy, and Revolution in the Age of Enlightenment
Winner
2023 Hollywood Book Festival

Julieta Almeida Rodrigues As the novel opens, aristocratic Eleonora Fonseca Pimentel pleads with the High Court of Naples to be beheaded instead of hanged like a criminal. One of the leading revolutionaries of her time, Eleonora contributed to the establishment of the Neapolitan Republic, based on the ideals of the French Revolution. Imprisoned in 1799…

FALLING STARS
Runner-up
2023 San Francisco Book Festival

Julie Rogers Tommy Lucas needs a bone marrow transplant to live but believes he’s a vampire. His mom, June, is an oncologist. Tommy reads an e-zine about Claudius Fallon, a dhampyre seeking his own cure in 1939. The quest leads to an artist who struggles with his love for June—for he is Fallon.