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2018 eLit Award Winners

Performing Arts

Pictographs

James Simon

Gold

Popular Fiction

Amie: Stolen Future

Lucinda E Clarke

Gold

Chasing Klondike Dreams

Marc Paul Kaplan

Silver

Detach and Target

Ashley C. Gillis

Bronze

Literary Fiction

Little Maryam

Hamid Baig

Gold

Van Ripplewink: You Can't Go Home Again

Paul Clayton

Silver

A Different Kind of Lovely: A Novel

Petra March

Bronze

Short Story Fiction

A Life of Turmoil; The Short Stories of Ana Franken

Johanna Sparrow

Gold

The Museum of Possibilities

Barbara Sibbald

Silver

Cadillac Oklahoma

Louise Farmer Smith

Bronze

Anthologies

How We Are Different

Thom Kudla

Gold

The Refractive Thinker®: Vol XIII: Entrepreneurship: Growing the Future of Business

Dr. Cheryl Lentz

Silver

Skies Over Tomorrow: Constellation

Kelly B. Johnson

Bronze

Fantasy / Science Fiction

Do You Realize?

Kevin A. Kuhn

Gold

Apollo's Raven

Linnea Tanner

Silver

Dar Tania

Eric Barnum

Bronze

Historical Fiction

The Eagle and the Dragon a Novel of Rome and China

Lewis F. McIntyre

Gold

On Liberty’s Wing; A Post-WWII Novel

Diane Dettmann

Silver

Secrets of the Asylum

Linda Hughes

Bronze

Horror

The Muse

Arjay Lewis

Gold

ANTITHEUS

G.A. Minton

Silver

Year of the Dead

Jack Stewart

Bronze

 Multicultural Fiction

Legends of the Grail: Stories of Celtic Goddesses

Ayn Cates Sullivan Ph.D.

Gold

Stainer: A Novel of the "Me" Decade

Iolanthe Woulff

Silver

Guess and Check

Thaddeus Rutkowski

Bronze

Mystery / Suspense / Thriller

Dead Lemons

Finn Bell

Gold

Baroota: The Hunting Ground

Zach Fortier

Silver

Twisted Threads

Kaylin McFarren

Bronze

Religious Fiction

Final Departure: Death is Never on Time

Jeff Walton

Gold

The Waystation

Laurie Jameson

Silver

Beyond the Fire

Dewayne A. Jackson

Bronze

Romance

UNLOVED a love story

Katy Regnery

Gold

The Master Will Appear

L.A. Witt

Silver

One Chance, One Moment: Book One – The Mandy Story

Judith Ann Kohnen

Bronze

Juvenile / Young Adult Fiction

Beyond the Fire

Dewayne A. Jackson

Gold

True Crime

Banquet of Consequences: A Juror's Plight

Paul Sanders

Gold

Sin & Redemption-The Pink Elephant Connection

James E. McCarthy

Silver

Children's Books (7 & Under)

My Buddy Knows Letters

Keith Wheeler

Gold

Jack and the Case of the Missing Sandwich

D J Romeo & C R Romeo

Silver

The Hiccup Book

Kimberly Baltz

Bronze

Children's Books (All ages)

The Golden Rule

Sherrill S. Cannon

Gold

HOOPSTERS: "Don't Be a Bully"

Bobby Kaplan

Silver

One Million and One Ways To Go To School

Connie Goyette Crawley

Bronze

Juvenile / Young Adult Fiction

Koolura and the Mayans

Michael Thal

Gold

Having Her Back

Ann Gallagher

Silver

Mona Lisa's Ghost

Nancy Kunhardt Lodge

Bronze

Essay / Creative Fiction

Rats, Mice and Other Things You Can't Take to the Bank

Leslie Handler

Gold

Autobiography / Memoir

From Mormon to Mermaid - One Woman's Journey from Oppression to Freedom

Lorelei Kay

Gold

My Love Affair with Italy

Debbie Mancuso

Silver

Autobiography of a Modern Prophet

Harold Klemp

Bronze

Aging / Death & Dying

Journey's End: Death Dying and the End of Life

Victoria Brewster and Julie Saeger Nierenberg

Gold

Animals / Pets

Samoyed Tales Trilogy

Jim Cheskawich

Gold

Business / Career / Sales

Career Killers / Career Builders

John M. Crossman

Gold

Turning Numbers into Knowledge: Mastering the Art of Problem Solving

Jonathan Koomey

Silver

Write to Influence!

Carla Bass

Bronze

Current Events II

 

Social Solutions for Climate Change: How to Inspire Action Through Social Media

Sherry Nouraini PhD

Gold

 Who’s Changing the Meaning?

Dana Lynn Pope

Silver

Education / Academic / Teaching

Languages of the World - A Multi-Lingual Introduction to First Words from Around the Globe

Brian P. Sheets

Gold

School’s Over: How to Have Freedom and Democracy in Education

Jerry Mintz

Silver

Highly Effective Teaching Strategies: Winning in the Classroom

Marc Hoberman

Bronze

Environment / Ecology / Nature

Aggressive Solutions for Climate Change

Dr. Duane R. Chartier

Gold

Finance / Investment / Economics

What's Breaking Your Budget?

Dawn Greenfield Ireland

Gold

LGBT Fiction

Reservations

Kindle Alexander

Gold

Perfect Rhythm

Jae

Silver

Risky Behavior

L.A. Witt and Cari Z

Bronze

LGBT Non-Fiction

Living With Crossdressing: Defining a New Normal

Savannah Hauk

Gold

Health / Medicine / Nutrition

The New Body Type Guide

Eric Berg DC

Gold

Graphic Novel / Drawn Book - Drama / Documentary

Daddy Hall

Tony Miller

Gold

Howl of the Lambergoon

Anthony Spaeth

Silver

History

 

Ancient Selfies - History Revealed Through the World's First Social Media: Ancient Coins

Clinton Richardson

Gold

Yankee Gone Home

Franklin Hook

Silver

How-To (Crafts / Hobby / Indst. Arts)

All About Silk: Metamorphosis of an Unlikely Textile Fiber

Julie Parker

Gold

Are YOU The Missing Piece?

Viki Winterton

Silver

How I Bought 3 London Properties For A Football Ticket

Laurence Lameche

Bronze

Humor

A Pot Smoker's Guide to Shark Weak

Robert Emett

Gold

Inspirational / Spiritual

The Evolving Peacemaker: A Commitment to Nonviolence

Leona Evans with Matthew J. Evans

Gold

This Eternal Journey: Reflections on Love, Pain, Mysteries and the Whole Damn Thing

Denise A Nisbet

Silver

Love Never Dies - A Psychic Artist Illustrates True Stories Of The Afterlife

Jane de Forest

Bronze

New Age / Mind-Body-Spirit

More . . . Journey to Mystical Union Through the Sacred and the Profane

Mariah McKenzie

Gold

The Straight Path: A Religious Guide to Finding and Fulfilling One's Purpose

Christian Edward

Silver

Parenting (Child Care / Family)

Saving Phoebe Murrow

Herta Feely

Gold

Incompatible with Nature-A Mother’s Story

Tracie Frank Mayer

Silver

Expecting Sunshine: A Journey Of Grief Healing And Pregnancy After Loss

Alexis Marie Chute

Bronze

Poetry

A Penny For Your Thoughts

Sherrill S. Cannon

Gold

Sky of Dreams

Robert A. Cozzi

Silver

The Way Back; Poems of Addiction and Recovery

Michael Landfair

Bronze

Psychology / Mental Health

You 1 Anxiety 0: Win Your Life Back From Fear and Panic

Jodi Aman

Gold

When It's Never About You

Ilene S. Cohen Ph.D.

Silver

Sports / Fitness / Recreation

The Miseducation of the Student Athlete: How to Fix College Sports

Kenneth L. Shropshire and Collin D. Williams Jr.

Gold

Reference

All About Silk: Metamorphosis of an Unlikely Textile Fiber

Julie Parker

Gold

Christianity Made Simple

Janette Goulder-Frick

Silver

Religion (Eastern / Western)

Don’t Go through Life Naked: How to Clothe Yourself in God’s Power

Susan B. Mead

Gold

Self Help

Men Don't Love Women Like You

G.L. Lambert

Gold

Wild Ideas: Creativity from the Inside Out

Cathy Wild

Silver

How to Write a Book in 8 Days

Priya Kumar

Bronze

Sexuality / Relationships

The Round World: Life at the Intersection of Love Sex and Fat

Dan Oliverio

Gold

Living With Crossdressing: Defining a New Normal

Savannah Hauk

Silver

More . . . Journey to mystical union through the sacred and the profane

Mariah McKenzie

Bronze

Travel - Guidebook

France's World Heritage Sites

Jerome Sabatier

Gold

Writing / Publishing

How We Are Different

Thom Kudla

Gold

Best Book Website

The Hiccup Book

Kimberly Baltz

Gold

Best Author Website

Erickbarnum.com

Eric Barnum

Gold

Love Never Dies: A Psychic Artist Illustrates True Stories Of The Afterlife

Jane de Forest

Silver

Award Categories

  1. Audiobook- General Fiction*
  2. Audiobook- Mystery*
  3. Audiobook- Romance*
  4. Audiobook- Autobiography/Biography*
  5. Audiobook- Business*
  6. Audiobook- Self-Help*
  7. Best Book Trailer* (send mp4 file or include link to platform where it is hosted with book title on “Title” line of form)
  8. Best Website - Author (enter website address on “Title” line of form)
  9. Best Website- Book/Series (enter website address on “Title” line of form)
  10. Social Media Account- Author/Publisher (Tik Tok, Instagram, Facebook, etc) (enter website address for account or list platform and handle on “Title” line of form)
  11. Social Media Account- Library/Bookstore/Institution (enter website address for account or list platform and handle on “Title” line of form)
  12. Video Channel (YouTube, etc) (enter direct address for account or share platform and account name on “Title” line of form)
  13. Podcast- Book Club/Book Discussion Format
  14. Podcast- Interview/Author Hosted Format
  15. Blog/Longform Posts/Newsletter (blog, Substack, etc)

*Please send audiobook gifts and book trailer files to digital@jenkinsgroupinc.com. Trailer titles should be titled BookTitle.mp4 if not providing link to a platform to view.

 

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