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2019 eLit Award Winners

Fine and Performing Arts

Overtime

Karl Kessler and Sunshine Chen

Gold

Beyond Walls

Peter Jobin

Silver

Architecture

Naturally Animated Architecture

Kevin Nute

Gold

Popular Fiction

End of the Wild

Jason Taylor

Gold

Amie: Cut for Life

Lucinda E Clarke

Silver (Tie)

Operation: Geronimo II

Sam Smith

Silver (Tie)

Running to Graceland

John Slayton

Bronze

Literary Fiction

 

What’s Your Poison?

Marie Fostino

Gold

A Clean Death

Adriaan Verheul

Silver (Tie)

The Sirens of Oak Creek

Robert Louis DeMayo

Silver (Tie)

Daylight Maybe

Sean Welsh

Bronze

Short Story Fiction

Monkey's Luck

Bonnie Milani

Gold

Bunny Man's Bridge: A Short Story Collection

Ted Neill

Silver

Mildred: Secrets and Lies

Johanna Sparrow

Bronze

Anthologies

The Refractive Thinker®: Vol XIV: Health Care

Dr. Cheryl Lentz

Gold

Fantasy / Science Fiction

The Dragon Librarian

Marc Secchia

Gold

Apollo's (Street Rats of Aramoor: Book 1)

Michael Wisehart

Silver

NanoMorphosis

Marla L. Anderson

Bronze

Historical Fiction

The Last Snapshot

Marilyn Morningstar

Gold

Guardian Angel

Dr. Bob Rich

Silver

Dagger's Destiny

Linnea Tanner

Bronze

Horror

The Departing (The End Time Saga Book 4)

Daniel Greene

Gold

Land of the Dead

Jack Stewart

Silver

The Cycle

Joseph DuRand Jr.

Bronze

 Multicultural Fiction

Jamhuri Njambi & Fighting Zombies

Ted Neill

Gold

Disowned

Tikiri

Silver

Lanz & Gwenhevre: Love Against the Tide

Jehan d'Elleby

Bronze

Mystery / Suspense / Thriller

Naked We Came

Robert Lane

Gold

Gate 76

Andrew Diamond

Silver

Encore: A Contemporary Love Story of Hypnotic Abduction

Tantra Bensko

Bronze

Religious Fiction

Crescendo

Laurie Larsen

Gold

Second Chance

Gary Vochatzer

Silver

Romance

Five Souls in a Dream

Elias Aractingi

Gold

The Last Girl

Susan Ward

Silver

The LoveLock

Eichin Chang-Lim

Bronze

Erotic Fiction

Behind The Door

A. Gavazzoni

Gold

The Divorcee

Treena Wynes

Silver

True Crime

Struberville: Consequences of Isolation

Monte Dwyer

Gold

Children's Books (7 & Under)

Growing up in Alaska: A Baby Arctic Tern

Constance Taylor

Gold

Be Happy to Be You

Diane Hull

Silver

Home

Adam Leitman Bailey

Bronze

Children's Books (All ages)

The Monkey That Had No Tree To Climb

Frank Simmons Jr.

Gold

ABC of Gender Identity

Devika Dalal

Silver

One Million and One Amazing Pets

Connie Goyette Crawley

Bronze

Juvenile / Young Adult Fiction

Banished (Street Rats of Aramoor: Book 1)

Michael Wisehart

Gold

Einstein's Compass a YA Time Traveler Adventure

Grace Blair

Silver

Scary Spring

CA Hartnell

Bronze

Juvenile / Young Adult Non-Fiction

A Mother's Heart: Memoir of a Special-Needs Parent

Eichin Chang-Lim

Gold

Essay / Creative Fiction

Our World is Burning My Views on Mindful Engagement

Ian Prattis

Gold

Autobiography / Memoir

Freckled: A Memoir of Growing Up Wild in Hawaii

TW Neal

Gold

The Last Surviving Child: A Memoir

Thuy Rocco

Silver

Hoosier Hysteria: A Fateful Year in the Crosshairs of Race in America

Meri Henriques Vahl

Bronze

Biography

SHACKLED: A Journey from Political Imprisonment To Freedom

Adam Siddiq

Gold

Aging / Death & Dying

The New Normal: A Widow's Guide to Grief

Dr Olga Lavalle

Gold

Animals / Pets

Adventures of One Up Max: Runic and the Crystal Cave

Lisa Shawver

Gold

Business / Career / Sales

The Corporate Startup

Tendayi Viki Dan Toma and Esther Gons

Gold

Interconnectivity Flow and Balance: A Values-Based Framework for Reinventing Leadership in Uncertain Times

Yvette Bethel

Silver

Pitch to Win

David Beckett

Bronze

Cookbooks

Soup Sunday- A Journey Toward Healthy Living

Christine Wodke

Gold

Current Events III

Social Taiwan's Former Nuclear Weapons Program: Nuclear Weapons On-Demand

David Albright and Andrea Stricker

Gold

Education / Academic / Teaching

Languages The Dark Science of Logical Fallacies

Kazi Khurram

Gold

School’s Resilience – From the Killing Fields to the Boardroom: The SALT Effect

Emad Rahim

Silver

Grassy Knoll

Nancy Evans Connors

Bronze

Finance / Investment / Economics

Go Long: Why Long-Term Thinking Is Your Best Short-Term Strategy

Dennis Carey, Brian Dumaine, Michael Useem and Rodney Zemmel

Gold

LGBT Fiction

Just for Show

Jae

Gold

Wait For Me

Susan X Meagher

Silver (Tie)

Paper Love

Jae

Silver (Tie)

RISK: Three Crime-fighting Women Risk All for Love Lust and Justice

Sam Skyborne

Bronze

Health / Medicine / Nutrition

HAIR LOSS: Options for Restoration & Reversal

Gustavo j. Gomez PhD

Gold

The Refractive Thinker®: Vol XIV: Health Care

Dr. Cheryl Lentz

Silver

Martinis & Menopause: Strategies Science and Sips that Empower Women to Beat the Hormone Groan

Kelli Jaecks

Bronze

History

Shattered Lives: Overcoming the Fraunces Tavern Bombing

Jeff Ingber with Joe Connor

Gold

Finding St. Lo: A Memoir of War and Family

Ted Neill

Silver

How-To (Crafts / Hobby / Industrial Arts)

T-Shirt Treasures Creating Heirloom Hooked Rugs from the Humble T-Shirt

Judy Taylor

Gold

Humor

The Laugh Supper

Leonard Ryzman

Gold

The Misadventures of Buddy Jones

David Margolis

Silver

See What I'm Saying?

Jim Westergard

Bronze

Inspirational / Spiritual

An Awakening Walk: 500 Miles to Self-love and Acceptance on the Camino De Santiago

Jennifer Winn Johnson

Gold

And Then I Met Margaret

Rob White

Silver

Finding Hope In The Darkness Of Grief

Diamante Lavendar

Bronze

New Age / Mind-Body-Spirit

 

The Reality of Your Greatness: A Personal Journey Through the Twelve Rays

Michael G. Love

Gold

I Am and the Spirit Walks With Me

Angelo Lowery

Silver

He That Hath Ears

Franklin Hook M.D.

Bronze

Parenting (Child Care / Family)

A Mother's Heart: Memoir of a Special-Needs Parent

Eichin Chang-Lim

Gold

Poetry

Fluke Print

Jeffrey Donaldson

Gold

The Essential Charles Bruce

Charles Bruce, Selected by Carmine Starnino

Silver

Kaleidoscope of Colors

Robert A. Cozzi

Bronze

Psychology / Mental Health

 

The Dark Science of Logical Fallacies

Kazi Khurram

Gold

Hope Rising: How the Science of HOPE Can Change Your Life

Casey Gwinn J.D. & Chan Hellman Ph.D.

Silver

UNLEASHED - How to Embrace Who You Are and Empower Yourself to Reach Your Potential - FAST!

Maggie Wilde

Bronze

Sports / Fitness / Recreation

Downhills Don’t Come Free: One Man’s Bike Ride From Alaska to Mexico

Jerry Holl

Gold

Educating the Standardbred: From Foaling to Driving

Sidney J. Arthur

Silver

Golf for Beginners

Barney Beard

Bronze

Reference

Get That Degree But First...Stress Free College Planning

Gina M. D'Amore-Nisco

Gold

Apple Watch Series 4

Cathy Young

Silver

Religion (Eastern / Western)

World Religions - Is there a Meaning for You? Your Candid Guide to Truth and Reconciliation 2nd Edition

Dr. Ron Forbes & Dr. Chris Hartney

Gold

Choosing Life"s Paths: With God's Help

Sherri Self

Silver

The Joy of Job An Investigator's Perspective on the Most Righteous Man on Earth

Maribeth Vander Weele

Bronze

Science

Cultural Genomics and the Changing Dynamics of Cultural Identity

Lolita Nikolova. PhD

Gold

Self Help

Amer I CAN (You need never again be a victim of your emotions)

Leonard Ryzman

Gold

Public Speaking Super Powers

Carma Spence

Silver

Hope Rising: How the Science of HOPE Can Change Your Life

Casey Gwinn J.D. & Chan Hellman Ph.D.

Bronze

Sexuality / Relationships

Dating Again – A Guide to Dating Just When You Thought You Were Done

Robert M. Fleisher

Gold

Travel - Guidebook

Dive and Travel the Bay Islands of Honduras

Steve Rosenberg

Gold

Women’s Issues

Going Widdershins

Sherrye Cohn

Gold

New Normal: A Widow's Guide to Grief

Dr Olga Lavalle

Silver

Best Author Website

A Shadow Away

Joan K. Lacy

Gold

Escaping the Rabbit Hole: My Journey Through Depression

Tracey Maxfield

Silver

Best Book Trailer

Reality: The Struggle for Sternessence

Daniel A. Liut

Gold

My Dear Boy: A World War II Story of Escape, Exile and Revelation

Joanie Holzer Schirm

Silver

Twisted Secrets

Donna M. Zadunajsky

Bronze

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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