2024 Book Award Finalists

Page Turner Awards is delighted to announce our 2024 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.

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 Prolific Author Award or the Best Book Series Award.

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

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

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P.J. Murphy for "Yesterday's Shadow"
Genre: Contemporary Fiction

P.J. Murphy writes novels that introduce unusual and humorous twists to established genres. If you pick up one of his books, you’re in for an unusual read that rarely loses its sense of fun. His mystery novel, Dead Letters, was selected as the genre winner in the 2023 Page Turner Book Awards, and

Justine Gilbert for "Montecatini"
Genre: Mystery & Cozy Mystery

Born in New York, Justine Gilbert grew up in England. She has also lived in Italy. Her debut novel was shortlisted for the Society of Author's Paul Torday Memorial Award in 2024. She is now a member of the Crime Writers Association and has written a Tuscan murder mystery, Montecatini, that won a

Barry Finlay for "Just Keep Climbing: Inspirational Stories for Overcoming Challenges and Living Life"
Genre: Non-Fiction

In 2009, Barry Finlay went up a mountain as an accountant and came down as a philanthropist. After over thirty years in various financial roles with the Canadian federal government, he took his life in a different direction and climbed Africa's Mount Kilimanjaro at age 60 with his son Chris. The