2018

Book of

the year

The Five Wishes of Mr. Murray McBride by Joe Siple

Children’s – YA

Winner:

My Dog Named Hope written by Joe Dean, illustrated by Lauren Curwick

Runner-Up:

How Flynn the Loh’li Conquered His Fears written by A.R. Morris, illustrated by Rachel Sharp

Horror

Winner:

The Tracker by John Hunt

Runner-Up:

The Muse by Arjay Lewis

Literary - Romance

Winner:

Veil of Walls by Patricia Panahi

Runner-Up:

In Grace’s Time by Kathie Giorgio

Mystery - Detective

Winner:

K-Town Confidential by Brad Chisholm & Claire H. Kim

Runner-Up:

Blind Eye by Meg Lelvis

SciFi - Fantasy

Winner:

Gaelan’s War by Thaddeus McGrath

Runner-Up:

The One Apart by Justine Avery

Non-Fiction

Winner:

My Sister, My Daughter, and Me by Shirley Rose Webb

Runner-Up:

Postgraduate Studies in Motherhood by Helen Trepelkov

Young Adult

Winner:

What the Valley Knows by Heather Christie

Runner-Up:

Charley’s Horse by Judith Shaw

Suspense - Thriller

Winner:

Kind Nepenthe by Matthew Brockmeyer

Runner-Up:

Runway Dreams: A Black & White Affair by T.K. Ambers