Shamshone; Sun of Assyria
Honorable Mention
2014 Paris Book Festival

Author: Brian H Appleton Many of us have no idea that Assyrians still exist in our contemporary world. This is the story of 5 generations of one family from Western Azerbaijan as their son rises out of their village with its agrarian lifestyle to become founder of one of the largest civil engineering firms in…

The Rat-boys of Karalabad
Runner-up,
2014 Southern California
Book Festival

Author: Zulfiqar Rashid Based on real life events, this is a story of horrific cruelty perpetrated in the name of religion. It is a story of hope, inspirations and love where a young boy decides to fight against the evil legacy of the very shrine that he has been groomed to lead all his life….

Exit Point
Winner,
2014 Southern California Book Festival

Author: Alicia Sanftleben Twenty-three-year-old Delinda is faced with a near-death experience, at which point she decides to leave her old life behind and follow a new path to save the world from destruction. She must learn to use her newfound powers to journey to past lives and uncover worldly secrets by other means. Grab your…

Crossing the Rubicon: Love Poems…
Honorable Mention,
2014 Southern California Book Festival

Heidi Connolly The story and poems in Crossing the Rubicon represent the point of no return for Heidi Connolly whose husband died in 2012. Still grief-stricken a year later, Heidi was awakened by a loud voice saying, “Get out your pen and paper–it’s time to write.” The resulting book, illustrated and published by Heidi herself,…

SHOT DOWN
Honorable Mention,
2014 Southern California Book Festival

Steve Snyder SHOT DOWN tells the extraordinary story of the events leading up to and after the B-17 Susan Ruth was shot out of the sky by German fighters. Of the ten man crew, some died, some ended up in prison camps, and some evaded capture with the help of Belgian underground.

Montpelier Tomorrow
Honorable Mention,
2014 Southern California Book Festival

Marylee MacDonald A mid-life mom, Colleen Gallagher would do anything to protect her children. When her daughter’s husband falls ill with ALS, Colleen moves in, juggling the multiple roles of grandma, cook, and caregiver, only to discover that even her superhuman efforts can’t fix what’s wrong.

The Grieving Parent’s Book of Hope
Honorable Mention,
2014 Great Midwest
Book Festival

Author: Norma Sawyers-Kurz The Great Midwest Book Festival 2014 Place in Competition: Honorable Mention Book Blurb: In THE GRIEVING PARENT’S BOOK OF HOPE, Norma Sawyers-Kurz shares her own story of how she survived the loss of her 15-year-old daughter Karen in a tragic accident and provides insights on ways that other bereaved parents can cope…

The Light On His Feet
Runner-up,
2014 Great Midwest
Book Festival

Author: Calder Lowe Lowe’s protagonists, while blindsided by life events, invariably triumph over their adversities with grace, fierceness, or wit. Available on Amazon. Can also be found on the publisher’s website at: www.dragonflypress-ca.com

Cosmosis
Winner,
2014 Southern California Book Festival

Author: Thomas Pryce As means to what to expect, an analogy. Think old school drive-in—a sci-fi double feature with preview and cartoon. Two novellas—War Torn and Bad Trip—will lead, followed by White Light, a short. And serving as bonus cartoon—General Maps. Grab your popcorn, and enjoy a Cosmosis night

The Picture Kills
Honorable Mention,
2014 Southern California Book Festival

Author: Ian Bull An Army Ranger becomes a Hollywood paparazzo, but his past comes back to haunt him when his photos put an actress in danger. This fast-paced thriller starts in celebrity obsessed Hollywood and climaxes in the remote cays of the Bahamas.