
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