Page Turner Awards is delighted to announce our 2024 Book Award Longlist, 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.
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.
Mary Murphy for "Away with the Fairies - Book Two"
Mary Murphy is an Irish-born author whose work explores psychological suspense, identity, and inherited memory across genres and tonal range. Her latest release, The Confidence Thief (2026), is a work of crime fiction with literary depth and emotional intensity, continuing her examination of
Mary Murphy for "Away with the Fairies - Book 1"
Mary Murphy is an Irish-born author whose work explores psychological suspense, identity, and inherited memory across genres and tonal range. Her latest release, The Confidence Thief (2026), is a work of crime fiction with literary depth and emotional intensity, continuing her examination of
Jan Sikes for "A Beggar's Bargain"
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
OC Heaton for "LEAP, Book 1 in The Race Is On series"
I try to make sense of this beautiful, crazy world we inhabit through my stories—thrillers that are super well researched inside complex plots full of twists and turns, that pose ethical and moral dilemmas. When I sit down to write a book, I have three non-negotiables: 1. It needs to concern a
Robbi Sommers Bryant for "The Darkness"
Robbi Sommers Bryant is an award-winning author whose psychologically driven stories explore obsession, identity, and the hidden forces that shape human behavior. Her work blends psychological suspense with dark literary themes, creating characters who live on the edge of moral choice and emotional
Meg Kramer for "Amoura Awakened"
Meg Kramer is an expert at writing in odd places. She penned her debut novel, Amoura Awakened, in the lobbies of her daughter’s many after-school activities and appointments and in her car outside her local bookshop. Meg spent ten years working as an elementary educator, inspiring kids to explore
P.J. Murphy for "Yesterday's Shadow"
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
Karen Barrow for "PALMYRA"
Karen Barrow is a Trinidad-born Canadian author. Her first novel, Palmyra (2024), won the Whistler Independent Book Award, and it was also shortlisted for the Guernica Prize, the Eric Hoffman Award, and the Page Turner Awards. Karen's second novel, Dreams of the Alhambra, continues to combine a love
