Award-Winning iUniverse Titles and Authors
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Additional Award-Winning Titles
2021 American Fiction Awards
Tales of the Elder Statesman
Edward Faith
Humor, Comedy, and Satire Category
2020 CIPA EVVY Book Awards
Forgotten: A Stepping Stone to the Stars
Richard D. Bangs
Science Fiction Category
2020 American Book Fest Best Book Awards
My Book of Revelations
Gerry Burke
Humor, Comedy, and Satire Category
2020 NYC Big Book Award
On Wings of Hope: Leading Lily Home
Cynthia Lynch Bischoff, PhD
Distinguished Favorite - Death and Dying Category
2019 American Book Fest Best Book Awards
The Darkest Shade of Blue
Monika M Pickett
Finalist — Fiction: LGBTQ Category
2019 American Fiction Awards
The Europeans
By Gerry Burke
Finalist - Saga Category
2019 Book Excellence Awards
The Europeans
By Gerry Burke
Finalist
2018 Book Excellence Awards
Be Dead and Be Damned
By Gerry Burke
Finalist
2017 Independent Press Awards
Face of the Bell Witch: Book One of the Medium Series
Jerry Gundersheimer
Winner — Paranormal Thriller Category
2017 Independent Press Awards
Sting
JB Hamilton Queen
Winner — Paranormal Thriller Category
2017 Independent Book Publishers Association Benjamin Franklin Book Awards
Iron O'Brian
M. L. Becker
Gold Winner in Fiction: Historical and a Silver Winner in Fiction: Romance
2017 Book Excellence Awards
The Replicants
By Gerry Burke
Finalist
2016 Book Excellence Awards
The Snoodle Contract
By Gerry Burke
Finalist
2016 National Indie Excellence Award Winners and Finalists
The Dominican Experiment
Michael D’Amato & George Santos
Finalist/Winner, Travel: Multicultural Non Fiction/ Current Events Category
Sightseeing in the Undiscovered Country
Louisa Oakley Green
Finalist, Body/Mind/Spirit Category
2016 Pacific Book Awards
Pharaohs of the Sky
Robert L. Ballantyne
Winner – Best Science-Fiction
2016 Independent Publisher Book Awards: Regional & Ebook Results
The Hivernante
Mary Willan Mason
Best Regional Fiction, Gold – Canada West Category
Dagger in the Cup
JB Hamilton Queen
Best Regional Fiction, Bronze – Mid Atlantic Category
The Crisis of Islamism
Ismail Rifaat
Current Events (Political/ Economic/ Foreign Affairs), Bronze – National Medalist Category
2015 USA Best Book Awards
The Hero Of Hucklebuck Drive
By Gerry Burke
Finalist in the "Humor" category
2015 Nautilus Awards
The Ecowarriors
Sandra Dreis
Silver Winner – YA First Category
2015 Next Generation Indie Book Awards
Seven Stories Above LA
John Benjamin Franklin III
Winner – First Novel (Under 80,000 words) Category
RESET: Make the Most of Your Stress
Kristen Lee Costa, EdD, LICSW
Winner – Motivational Category
Winner – Self-Help Category
2015 Independent Publisher Book Awards
Wheelchair Wisdom
Linda Noble Topf
Bronze Winner – Self Help Category
Still Running
Nathaniel Northington
Silver Winner – Sports/Fitness/Recreation Category
2015 Next Generation Indie Book Awards
Crow's Row
Julie Hockley
Winner – Young Adult Category
Turned On! A Young Professor's 1960s Memoir
S. P. Perone
Finalist – Autobiography/Biography and Memoirs (Other)
Where's My Happily Ever After?
Elle Kay
Finalist – Chick Lit
The Dominican Experiment
Michael D'Amato and George Santos
Finalist – Education/Academic and Multicultural Non-fiction
RESET: Make the Most of Your Stress
Kristen Lee Costa, EdD, LICSW
Finalist – Health/Wellness
The Guestbook at Asilomar
RJ Stastny
Finalist – LGBT (Lesbian/Gay/Bisexual/Transgender)
Salmon River Kid
Joseph Dorris
Finalist – Regional Fiction
Twin River II: Have Weapons Will Travel
Michael Fields
Finalist – Suspense/Thriller
The Dragon In The Room: Is Love Too Much To Ask For?
J. K. E. Rose
Finalist – Best Overall Design Non-fiction
The Kirkus Review's Best Books of 2014 – Indie List
Stein House
By Myra Hargrave McIlvain
Whirlwind and Storm
By Charles E. Farnsworth
2014 Beverly Hills Book Awards
Coulda, Shoulda, Woulda
Kenna P. Marriott
Winner of the "Cancer" Category
Quintessential Bellydance
Evyenia Karmi
Winner of the "Performing Arts" Category
2014 International Book Awards
Donny's Unauthorized Technical Guide to Harley-Davidson: 1936 to Present
Donny Petersen
Winner of the "Transportation: Automobile/Motorcycle/Mechanical" Category
2014 Independent Book Awards
National Category Medal Winners
Take Charge of Your Life: How to Get What You Need with Choice-Theory Psychology
William Glasser, M.D.
Gold Medal – Self-Help
Anvil of God: Book One of the Carolingian Chronicles
By J. Boyce Gleason
Gold Medal (tie) – Historical Fiction
People Training for Good Dogs: What Breeders Don't Tell You and Trainers Don't Teach
By Melissa Berryman
Silver Medal – Animals/Pets
Regional Category Medal Winners
Puritan Witch: The Redemption of Rebecca Eames
By Peni Jo Renner
Silver Medal – Northeast - Best Regional Fiction
Paddy's People: Tales of Life, Love, Laughter, and Smelly Horses
By Gerry Burke
Bronze Medal – Australia/New Zealand – Best Regional Fiction
2014 National Indie Excellence Awards
Dagger in the Cup
By JB Hamilton Queen
Awarded in the "Fiction" category
2014 Writer's Digest Self-Published Book Awards
Wildflowers in the Median: A Restorative Journey into Healing, Justice, and Joy
By Agnes Furey and Leonard Scovens
First Place in the "Inspirational" category
Caroline Severance
By Virginia Elwood-Akers
First Place in the "Nonfiction" category
You Are Here
By Chris Delyani
First Place in the "Mainstream Fiction" category
2013 Kirkus Indie Reviews' Best Indie Books
Riding the Tiger
By Milena Banks
Best Indie Books of 2013
The Quran: With or Against the Bible?
By Ejaz Naqvi, MD
Best Indie Books of 2013
A Manual for the Modern Mystic
By Rio Olesky
Best Indie Books of 2013
2013 NAACP Image Awards
Nikki G: A Portrait of Nikki Giovanni in Her Own Words
By Darryl L. Lacy
Winner in the "Literary Work – Debut Author" category
2012 NAACP Image Awards
Afro Clouds & Nappy Rain: The Curtis Brown Poems
By James B. Golden
Winner in the "Outstanding Literary Work – Poetry" category
2012 USA Best Book Awards
Pest On The Run
By Gerry Burke
Finalist in the "Humor" category
2011 USA Best Book Awards
Pest Takes a Chance
By Gerry Burke
Finalist in the "Humor" category
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