Award-Winners
Congratulations to all of our 2018 Next Generation Indie Book Awards winners:
Swearing Off Stars by Danielle Wong won in First Novel.
Stones by Jeanie Kortum won in General Fiction/Novel.
Nothing Forgotten by Jessica Levine won in Second Novel.
Baffled by Love: Stories of the Lasting Impact of Childhood Trauma Inflicted by Loved Ones by Laurie Kahn won in Self Help.
Dog as My Doctor, Cat as My Nurse: An Animal Lover’s Guide to a Healthy, Happy & Extraordinary Life by Carlyn Montes De Oca won in Animals/Pets.
Breaking Sad: What to Say After Loss, What Not to Say, and When to Just Show Up by Shelly Fisher and Jennifer Jones won in Anthology.
Finalists
Venetian Blood: Murder in a Sensuous City by Christine Evelyn Volker was a finalist in First Novel.
When It’s Over: A Novel by Barbara Ridley was a finalist in First Novel.
Nothing Forgotten by Jessica Levine was a finalist in General Fiction/Novel.
To the Stars Through Difficulties by Romalyn Tilghman was a finalist in General Fiction/Novel.
Role Reversal How to Take Care of Yourself and Your Aging Parents by Iris Waichler was a finalist in How to/Home/Garden.
Swearing Off Stars by Danielle Wong was a finalist in LGBTQ2.
Implosion: A Memoir of an Architect’s Daughter by Elizabeth W Garber was a finalist in Memoirs.
Loving Lindsey: Raising a Daughter with Special Needs by Linda Atwell was a finalist in Memoirs (Overcoming Adversity/Tragedy).
You Can’t Buy Love Like That: Growing Up Gay in the Sixties by Carol E. Anderson was a finalist in Memoirs (Overcoming Adversity/Tragedy).
But My Brain Had Other Ideas: A Memoir of Recovery from Brain Injury by Deb Brandon was a finalist in Memoirs (Personal Struggle/Health Issues).
The River by Starlight by Ellen Notbohm was a finalist in Regional Fiction.
Jumping Over Shadows: A Memoir by Annette Gendler was a finalist in Relationships (Non-fiction).
Our Grand Finale: A Daughter’s Memoir by Laraine Denny Burrell was a finalist in Relationships (Non-fiction).
Song of the Plains–A Memoir of Family, Secrets, and Silence by Linda Joy Myers was a finalist in Relationships (Non-fiction).
A Promise Given by Michelle Cox was a finalist in Romance.
Finding My Badass Self: A Year of Truths and Dares, by Sherry Stanfa-Stanley was a finalist in Self Help (Non–fiction).
Hug Everyone You Know: A Year of Community, Courage, and Cancer by Antoinette Truglio Martin was a finalist in Women’s Issues (Non-fiction).
I’m The One Who Got Away by Andrea Jarrell was a finalist in Women’s Issues (Non-fiction).
I’m The One Who Got Away by Andrea Jarrell was a finalist in Best Cover Design Non-Fiction.
News and Updates
Redlined by Linda Gartz and Rudy’s Rules for Travel by Mary K. Jensen were named best indie books of May by Kirkus Reviews.
Kirkus Reviews called Off the Rails by Susan Burrowes “a brave, if harrowing, work.”
Hoosier Hysteria by Meri Henriquez Vahl was called “stimulating and convincing” and “absorbing” by Kirkus Reviews.
The Trail to Tincup by Joyce Hocker was featured in both a Buzzfeed list of books to inspire a spiritual journey and a Culturalist list of inspiring reads for the summer.
Mary K. Jensen, author of Rudy’s Rules for Travel, had an author feature in Upgraded Living Magazine.
The Odyssey and Dr. Novak by Ann Colley.
Wanda Maureen Miller, author of Last Trip Home, was interviewed on The Author Stories Podcast.
Upcoming Events
Linda Joy Myers, author of Song of the Plains, is hosting a signing on May 21 at 6:30 pm at Full Circle in Oklahoma City, OK.
Christie Nelson is hosting a launch party for her book, Beautiful Illusions, at Book Passage on Saturday, May 19 at 7:00 in Corte Madera, CA.
Every week, we celebrate noteworthy achievements and upcoming events happening within the She Writes Press community in our “Friday High Fives!” If you have coverage you’d like to share, a new award to your name or an event planned, please email digital@sparkpointstudio.com and we’ll get you included in an upcoming Friday High Fives!
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