2025 Book Award Genre Winners

Charles Harris is a best-selling and award-nominated author, award-winning film-maker, martial arts black belt and freelance journalist. He is also qualified in Ericksonian Hypnosis and is fascinated by the twists and turns of the psychology of amnesia. Semi-finalist: Author Nation Story Wars 2024

Kate Grant is the founding CEO of Fistula Foundation, a US nonprofit organization. The Foundation has mobilized nearly 70,000 donors in more than 60 countries, raising over $150 million to fund more than 100,000 life transforming surgeries for women injured in childbirth and who are too often

Donna Galanti is the children’s book author of the middle-grade Unicorn Island series, Joshua and the Lightning Road series, and Loon Cove Summer. She’s also the author of the paranormal suspense Element Trilogy for adults. She has lived in fun locations including England, her family-owned

Caroline Lavoie is a French-Canadian writer of YA speculative fiction. She grew up in Quebec and flew west at the age of twenty with one lucky feather and three words of English in her backpack. She now spends her days on the homestead, growing food and improbable tales from seed. In recent years

A Sudanese Writer in the Netherlands, weaving limitless worlds with words. Writing isn't just a passion it's a gateway to the magnificent. No borders, no boundaries, just stories waiting to be told.

Renee Bolla, a children's picture book author, seamlessly transitioned from the corporate world of fashion retail to crafting enchanting literary worlds that captivate young minds. Her self-published books, Finding Bunny and Imagine That (2022) and her latest release, The Truth About Stepmoms (2024)

Author of 40 books in 10 languages, living in Canberra, Australia.

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

Kelly Elizabeth Huston writes women-centric, genre-straddling fiction that always includes laughs and a love story. Often there's heartbreak, a smidge of mystery, moments of suspense, and maybe a dead body... or two. Not always. But sometimes. Above all, she hopes her protagonists are better for it

Roxana Motiwalla Trabulsi is the author of Of Mud and Honey. Born in London, United Kingdom, but raised in Dubai, Roxana now lives outside of Boston in Massachusetts, where she works as a freelance writer and graphic designer. A graduate of Northeastern University, she spent the first few years out

Michael F. Walker is a lover of the strange and macabre. The Aurora Revelations is his debut novel. Walker promoted the curators and curiosities, relics and specimens at the American Museum of Natural History in New York City for 20 years. He lives with his wife and daughter in a ramshackle old

Genevieve Morrissey is a passionate student of British and American social history, but through one of those strange little quirks of fate she spends most of her days talking with scientists. THEA, her most recent novel, is a coming-of-age story set in 1920s Oklahoma City. MARRIAGE AND HANGING is

Miranda Boyer is an award-winning author, publisher, and lifelong storyteller whose work explores themes of identity, resilience, and magic in the face of adversity. She is best known for her Fountain of Youth series, a genre-bending YA fantasy saga that weaves together reincarnation, found family

Mo Fanning writes emotionally rich, darkly comic fiction about flawed people trying to get it right. His novels explore love, loss, identity, and the complexities of chosen family—often through LGBTQ+ and romantic comedy lenses. With a background in journalism and a passion for storytelling that

Although Caleb Banks was diagnosed with special needs, at a young age, his mother, Amy recognized in him a wonderful imagination, a love of history and historic artifacts, a passion for books and reading, and an enthusiastic faith in Jesus Christ. She also recognized his ability to create stories

M.K. Jackson has authored countless resumes, several essays, and numerous unfinished books including Baby’s First Exorcism, Testicular Manslaughter, and 100 Years of Mold and Mildew. Jackson has more degrees than a thermometer, all of them overstated, underearned, and equally useless; a Bachelor of

Dr. James Manning is a Consultant Clinical Psychologist. With over two decades of experience, Dr. Manning specializes in CBT and has worked extensively with individuals suffering from anxiety, depression, and other mental health issues. He holds post-graduate qualifications in both Clinical

L K Pang's debut novel, Moat Hill Hall, a romantic thriller, was published in 2023 with Chronos Publishing. Her second novel, The Night Counsellor, a historical thriller was published in 2024. Previously qualified as an architect, she now focuses her time on writing, painting and looking after her

With the publication of Unstoppable, the highly anticipated sequel to his award-winning debut novel Relentless, Michael Maloof cements his place as a compelling new voice in the world of globe-trotting thrillers. ​Born with an insatiable curiosity and a genetic case of wanderlust, Michael brings a

M.A.Batten is a neuro-diverse writer of fantasy, science fiction, and dark fiction. After winning over 150 creative awards during a hugely successful 25-year career in advertising, M.A.Batten returned to his childhood dream of telling stories but without brands or their ridiculous reasons to buy

John David is a long-time public relations and crisis communications consultant, author of a non-fiction business book, and a corporate ghostwriter. His debut novel, The Bystander (The Lemaster Files Book 1), was longlisted for the BPA First Novel Award. It will be released by Tule Publishing in

Mikael Carlson is the multiple award-winning author of the Michael Bennit Series of political dramas, the Tierra Campos and Watchtower Thrillers, The America, Inc. futuristic dystopian saga, and his holiday novels, The Santa Trilogy. A retired veteran of the Rhode Island Army National Guard and

True North is the author of the Anasazi Vision series. She is a lover of nature, connection, and growth. She believes in traveling life with curiosity, saying “yes,” then leaning in and allowing soul to lead the way. She lives in Oregon.

Stephen C. Pollock is a poet, essayist, physician, academician, former business executive, and inventor. His poetry collection Exits has been honored with the 2024 North Street Book Prize along with seventeen other book awards. Steve began scribbling poems on shirt cardboard at age nine. All of

A.P. Harper writes to make sense of the beautiful mess that is being human. Her work leans into themes of memory, identity, and the quiet spaces we don’t always talk about—but often feel. Whether in novels or short stories, she gravitates toward characters who are lost, searching, or on the edge of