2018 Medalists

Performing Arts

Gold: Pictographs by James Simon

Popular Fiction

Gold: Amie: Stolen Future by Lucinda E Clarke
Silver: Chasing Klondike Dreams by Marc Paul Kaplan
Bronze: Detach and Target by Ashley C. Gillis

Literary Fiction

Gold: Little Maryam by Hamid Baig
Silver: Van Ripplewink: You Can't Go Home Again by Paul Clayton
Bronze: A Different Kind of Lovely: A Novel by Petra March

Short Story Fiction

Gold: A Life of Turmoil; The Short Stories of Ana Franken by Johanna Sparrow
Silver: The Museum of Possibilities by Barbara Sibbald
Bronze: Cadillac Oklahoma by Louise Farmer Smith

Anthologies

Gold: How We Are Different by Thom Kudla
Silver: The Refractive Thinker®: Vol XIII: Entrepreneurship: Growing the Future of Business by Dr. Cheryl Lentz
Bronze: Skies Over Tomorrow: Constellation by Kelly B. Johnson

Fantasy / Science Fiction

Gold: Do You Realize? by Kevin A. Kuhn
Silver: Apollo's Raven by Linnea Tanner
Bronze: Dar Tania by Eric Barnum

Historical Fiction

Gold: The Eagle and the Dragon a Novel of Rome and China by Lewis F. McIntyre
Silver: On Liberty’s Wing; A Post-WWII Novel by Diane Dettmann
Bronze: Secrets of the Asylum by Linda Hughes

Horror

Gold: The Muse by Arjay Lewis
Silver: ANTITHEUS by G.A. Minton
Bronze: Year of the Dead by Jack Stewart

Multicultural Fiction

Gold: Legends of the Grail: Stories of Celtic Goddesses by Ayn Cates Sullivan Ph.D.
Silver: Stainer: A Novel of the "Me" Decade by Iolanthe Woulff
Bronze: Guess and Check by Thaddeus Rutkowski

Mystery / Suspense / Thriller

Gold: Dead Lemons by Finn Bell
Silver: Baroota: The Hunting Ground by Zach Fortier
Bronze: Twisted Threads by Kaylin McFarren

Religious Fiction

Gold: Final Departure: Death is Never on Time by Jeff Walton
Silver: The Waystation by Laurie Jameson
Bronze: Beyond the Fire by Dewayne A. Jackson

Romance

Gold: UNLOVED a love story by Katy Regnery
Silver: The Master Will Appear by L.A. Witt
Bronze: One Chance, One Moment: Book One – The Mandy Story by Judith Ann Kohnen

Juvenile / Young Adult Fiction

Gold: Beyond the Fire by Dewayne A. Jackson
Gold: Koolura and the Mayans by Michael Thal
Silver: Having Her Back by Ann Gallagher
Bronze: Mona Lisa's Ghost by Nancy Kunhardt Lodge

True Crime

Gold: Banquet of Consequences: A Juror's Plight by Paul Sanders
Silver: Sin & Redemption-The Pink Elephant Connection by James E. McCarthy

Children's Books (7 & Under)

Gold: My Buddy Knows Letters by Keith Wheeler
Silver: Jack and the Case of the Missing Sandwich by D J Romeo & C R Romeo
Bronze: The Hiccup Book by Kimberly Baltz

Children's Books (All Ages)

Gold: The Golden Rule by Sherrill S. Cannon
Silver: HOOPSTERS: "Don't Be a Bully" by Bobby Kaplan
Bronze: One Million and One Ways To Go To School by Connie Goyette Crawley

Essay / Creative Nonfiction

Gold: Rats, Mice and Other Things You Can't Take to the Bank by Leslie Handler

Autobiography / Memoir

Gold: From Mormon to Mermaid - One Woman's Journey from Oppression to Freedom by Lorelei Kay
Silver: My Love Affair with Italy by Debbie Mancuso
Bronze: Autobiography of a Modern Prophet by Harold Klemp

Aging / Death & Dying

Gold: Journey's End: Death Dying and the End of Life by Victoria Brewster and Julie Saeger Nierenberg

Animals / Pets

Gold: Samoyed Tales Trilogy by Jim Cheskawich

Business / Career / Sales

Gold: Career Killers / Career Builders by John M. Crossman
Silver: Turning Numbers into Knowledge: Mastering the Art of Problem Solving by Jonathan Koomey
Bronze: Write to Influence! by Carla Bass

Current Events II

Gold: Social Solutions for Climate Change: How to Inspire Action Through Social Media by Sherry Nouraini PhD
Silver: Who’s Changing the Meaning? by Dana Lynn Pope

Education / Academic / Teaching

Gold: Languages of the World - A Multi-Lingual Introduction to First Words from Around the Globe by Brian P. Sheets
Silver: School’s Over: How to Have Freedom and Democracy in Education by Jerry Mintz
Bronze: Highly Effective Teaching Strategies: Winning in the Classroom by Marc Hoberman

Environment / Ecology / Nature

Gold: Aggressive Solutions for Climate Change by Dr. Duane R. Chartier

Finance / Investment / Economics

Gold: What's Breaking Your Budget? by Dawn Greenfield Ireland

LGBT Fiction

Gold: Reservations by Kindle Alexander
Silver: Perfect Rhythm by Jae
Bronze: Risky Behavior by L.A. Witt and Cari Z

LGBT Non-Fiction

Gold: Living With Crossdressing: Defining a New Normal by Savannah Hauk

Health / Medicine / Nutrition

Gold: The New Body Type Guide by Eric Berg DC

Graphic Novel / Drawn Book - Drama / Documentary

Gold: Daddy Hall by Tony Miller
Silver: Howl of the Lambergoon by Anthony Spaeth

History

Gold: Ancient Selfies - History Revealed Through the World's First Social Media: Ancient Coins by Clinton Richardson
Silver: Yankee Gone Home by Franklin Hook

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

Gold: All About Silk: Metamorphosis of an Unlikely Textile Fiber by Julie Parker
Silver: Are YOU The Missing Piece? by Viki Winterton
Bronze: How I Bought 3 London Properties For A Football Ticket by Laurence Lameche

Humor

Gold: A Pot Smoker's Guide to Shark Weak by Robert Emett

Inspirational / Spiritual

Gold: The Evolving Peacemaker: A Commitment to Nonviolence by Leona Evans with Matthew J. Evans
Silver: This Eternal Journey: Reflections on Love, Pain, Mysteries and the Whole Damn Thing by Denise A Nisbet
Bronze: Love Never Dies - A Psychic Artist Illustrates True Stories Of The Afterlife by Jane de Forest

New Age / Mind-Body-Spirit

Gold: More . . . Journey to Mystical Union Through the Sacred and the Profane by Mariah McKenzie
Silver: The Straight Path: A Religious Guide to Finding and Fulfilling One's Purpose by Christian Edward

Parenting (Child Care / Family)

Gold: Saving Phoebe Murrow by Herta Feely
Silver: Incompatible with Nature-A Mother’s Story by Tracie Frank Mayer
Bronze: Expecting Sunshine: A Journey Of Grief Healing And Pregnancy After Loss by Alexis Marie Chute

Poetry

Gold: A Penny For Your Thoughts by Sherrill S. Cannon
Silver: Sky of Dreams by Robert A. Cozzi
Bronze: The Way Back; Poems of Addiction and Recovery by Michael Landfair

Psychology / Mental Health

Gold: You 1 Anxiety 0: Win Your Life Back From Fear and Panic by Jodi Aman
Silver: When It's Never About You by Ilene S. Cohen PhD

Reference

Gold: All About Silk: Metamorphosis of an Unlikely Textile Fiber by Julie Parker
Silver: Christianity Made Simple by Janette Goulder-Frick

Religion (Eastern / Western)

Gold: Don’t Go through Life Naked: How to Clothe Yourself in God’s Power by Susan B. Mead

Self Help

Gold: Men Don't Love Women Like You by G.L. Lambert
Silver: Wild Ideas: Creativity from the Inside Out by Cathy Wild
Bronze: How to Write a Book in 8 Days by Priya Kumar

Sexuality / Relationships

Gold: The Round World: Life at the Intersection of Love Sex and Fat by Dan Oliverio
Silver: Living With Crossdressing: Defining a New Normal by Savannah Hauk
Bronze: More . . . Journey to Mystical Union Through the Sacred and the Profane by Mariah McKenzie

Travel - Guidebook

Gold: France's World Heritage Sites by Jerome Sabatier

Writing / Publishing

Gold: How We Are Different by Thom Kudla

Best Book Website

Gold: The Hiccup Book by Kimberly Baltz

Best Author Website

Gold: Erickbarnum.com by Eric Barnum