2023 Book Award Finalists

Page Turner Awards is delighted to announce our 2023 Book Award Finalists, shown in random order!

Please join us in congratulating these rising stars by leaving them a comment at the bottom of their finalist submission. Click 'see more' to read their submission. And you can also congratulate the writers in our forum.

Wherever you see duplicate faces, it's not a mistake, those writers are to be applauded for having more than one submission reach the finals! These authors will be in the running to win our Best Author Award or the Best Book Series Award.

Also browse through the list of Best Book Cover Finalists - these submissions are judged on the book cover, not the written submission.

Find finalists by adding a first name or surname into the search box below. Please only search by the author's name.

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Danielle Paquette-Harvey for "The Goddess's Wards"
Genre: Fantasy

Danielle Paquette-Harvey is an Award-Winning, International Best Selling author of fantasy romance. Her books have sold thousands of copies in countries worldwide. Her books include werewolves, vampires, dragons, witches, morally grey characters, and swooning romance. Her books have been translated

Alan Fleet for "Team Bella and the Mystery of the Lost River"
Genre: Childrens Chapter Books

Alan travelled extensively in the international oil and gas industry as a marine geophysicist and it was during his time off that he first began writing novels for adults. Following the selection of his third novel, Woollyback, for a tutored adaptation for the silver screen, Alan went on to complete

jb Penrose for "Shadow and Light: The Devil"
Genre: Paranormal & Supernatural

JB Penrose is the author of the Lady Babalon series, with four volumes, in addition to the DayStar series. All 9 books are available on Amazon. Her stories are filled with magic, danger, and romance, and take the reader to a place in the urban world as we know it. As a writer, JB takes the perfect

Robbi Bryant for "The Darkness"
Genre: Horror

My award-winning books include a novella, six novels, five short-story collections, and one book of poetry. Published in magazines including Readers Digest, Redbook, Penthouse, and also college textbooks, my work has also been included in several anthologies. As editor-in-chief of the Redwood

Marc Remus for "The Chocolate Clouds"
Genre: Childrens Middle Grade Books

Marc Remus is a German painter and award-winning author of eight children's books. His novels have received numerous literary accolades and have been translated into twelve languages. Educated in the United States, Remus earned a BA in art and illustration from the prestigious Art Center College of

Jenny Lewis for "Beginnings"
Genre: Paranormal & Supernatural

Jenny is a fantasy author who lives in a city filled with dragons, woodland where the fae hang out, on an airship home to a crew of sky outlaws and, sometimes, on the outskirts of Bristol in England. Wherever she is, there is always cake.

Jayne Doxtater for "The Box in the Closet"
Genre: LGBT

Jayne Doxtater was born and raised in Winnipeg, Manitoba and currently resides in the West Kootenay region of British Columbia, Canada. A business owner and esthetician of 40 years, she is now semi-retired and loves spending time outdoors. A self-proclaimed tree hugger and chocolate lover, Jayne is

Richard Frost for "Looking to Move On"
Genre: Contemporary Fiction

Over the years, Richard has written many articles, book reviews and numerous other ways of crafting and enjoying words. He is the author of six books: three novellas in the 'Eastwood Story' series. One of which, 'Looking to Move On' was a Page Turner Award Finalist 2023. The other two books in the

Jan Sikes for "Saddled Hearts"
Genre: Romance

Jan Sikes writes compelling and creative stories from the heart. She openly admits that she never set out in life to be an author, although she’s been an avid reader all her life. But she had a story to tell. Not just any story, but a true story that rivals any fiction creation. She brought the

Prasha Sooful for "My Brain is Magic: A Sensory-Seeking Celebration"
Genre: Childrens Picture Books

Prasha is a published children's book author, clinical audiologist and educator with Master's degrees in Audiology and Education (Global Learning). Her award-winning picture book, My Brain is Magic: A Sensory-Seeking Celebration was published by Soaring Kite Books in 2023. She was the recipient of a

Frederick Douglass Reynolds Reynolds for "Blac, White, And Gray All Over; A Black Man's Odyssey In Life And Law Enforcement"
Genre: Memoir

Frederick Douglass Reynolds is a retired Black LA County Sheriffs Department Homicide Sergeant. He was born in Rocky Mount, Virginia and, grew up in Detroit, Michigan where he became a petty criminal and was involved in gangs. He joined the US Marine Corps in 1979 to escape the life of crime that he

WILLIAM KAUFMANN for "THE 2ND COMING OF ORLANDO ROCK"
Genre: Paranormal & Supernatural

My first published novel was “The 2nd Coming of Orlando Rock,” a 2023 Page Turner Finalist. “Radical Encounter” was also a 2024 Page Turner Finalist and continues the Orlando Series. Earlier work includes the Hummingbird Short Story Contest Editor’s Choice Award for “The Bruised Peach.” Even before

Kathleen Stone for "Hey Jude"
Genre: Romance

Kathleen has been a freelance writer since 1999 and now writes full time. Her work has appeared in Doll World Magazine, Apolloslyre.com, The Lake County Journals, Trails.com; USA Today (travel), Livestrong.com (lifestyle), Essortment, eHow, Answerbag, Examiner.com, Suite101 and YahooVoices. She is

Kitiera Morey for "Seeking Atonement "
Genre: Paranormal & Supernatural

Kitiera Morey is a lively perfectionist with the mouth of a drunken sailor. When she's not singing off-key for the entire world to hear or chasing after a chaos demon, Kitiera is indulging her Stardew Valley addiction. She lives in New York with her beautiful daughter, four cats and two dogs.