2026 Non-Fiction Book Award Finalists

Ana Mª López Jimeno, born in Puerto Rico, lives in Toledo (Spain) and has a BA in Arabic & Islam and a Certificate of English by the Language

Asal Shirazi BEM: A Life Dedicated to Autoimmune Awareness & Health Advocacy Asal Shirazi is a pioneering health advocate, educator, and author whose

After graduating from the United States Air Force Academy, Geoff Michael served six years on active duty in the project management field as a

Katey Wallace is a Taekwondo Master and four-time British Champion who once represented Team GB at the Junior and European Championships. But ask her

Kerstin Decook is a bestselling author, speaker, and certified professional coach who helps people break free from the invisible barriers that keep

Nicky is an award winning, international speaker and best-selling author, born in Bath and now living in South Glos. At 40, Nicky suffered and

Alisa Hope Wagner is an international award-winning author, editor and publisher of over thirty books. She married her high school sweetheart, and

Anette DeMattio, MA is the founder of The Too Strong Movement and the award-winning author of the #1 Amazon bestseller Too Strong For Your Own Good

Anita Selzer is an acclaimed author of fifteen books in adult and children’s non-fiction, including the first volume of The Female Gaze in Art and

Max is a multi-award winning disability and LGBTQIA+ activist, who was recognised in 2024 as the UK’s most influential disabled scientist. They talk

Natasha Ickes is a resilience strategist, entrepreneur, and mental health advocate with a background in psychology and community-centered leadership

We are Juliet and Matthew Maguire, a husband-and-wife team, living and working in London, with a strong connection to the world of journalism. We’ve

Dr Paul Taylor is a Psychophysiologist, with a PhD in Psychology, separate master's degrees in Exercise Science and Nutrition and a postgraduate

Elizabeth Jean Braun is the author of The Rhythm of Grief: A Memoir of Love, Loss and Learning to Breathe Again. A retired firefighter/paramedic and

Bruce D. Forman, PhD practices trauma informed behavioral sleep medicine and is ordained as a rabbi. He authored ten books and dozens of scientific

Susanna Reay is ‘The Authority Architect’ who helps established experts transform scattered expertise into systematic intellectual property. As the

Mohan Kumar Thadi is a debut author, public servant, and State Joint Secretary of the Janasena Party from Andhra Pradesh, India. Holding

Matteo Romano is a Brazilian-Italian journalist based in Spain. He worked as a correspondent for major magazines in Rio and Brasilia. Later, he was an

Stephen Norris grew up on a council estate in Essex, moved through the care system, and was excluded from school by the age of 10. The conventional

Born in Nashville, raised in Murfreesboro Architectural degrees from University of Tennessee, University of Pennsylvania, and Ecole des Beaux-Arts in

I am the author of the award-winning Inspector Stark series of gritty crime thrillers, as well as being a retired CID detective of 25 years dealing

Lael Giebel grew up in Berkeley, spent several years in Indonesia, and now lives in Central Florida with her husband and four sons. She is a

Larry Robertson is an innovation advisor who works, writes, and guides at the nexus of creativity, entrepreneurship, leadership—and great questions

Jim Walker is an award-winning photographer based in Maine, USA. He has traveled extensively throughout the United States, Europe, Saudi Arabia, and

Retired communications professor, church pastor, and journalist Bruce H. Joffe is an award-winning author of magazine features, academic research

Tamra Ryan is a nationally recognized speaker, author, and leadership expert who is redefining what it means to lead with purpose and compassion

Alison Bladh BSc (Hons), mBANT, rCNHC, CIDESCO is a leading menopause and women’s health expert, award-winning registered nutritional therapist

Jennifer Layman is the author of two entrepreneurial books: Forward Thinking for Your Business and Forward Thinking for Future Entrepreneurs. Both

Jennifer Collins began writing novels in 2020. A retired physical therapist and college professor, she became inspired to write after experiencing the

Award-winning author Sunny Weber has over 35 years in animal welfare advocacy. She has experience in rescue, fostering, medical care, service and

Jeza Belle is a drag queen, comedian, and multiple award-winning author whose work spans gritty realism, humor, and overlooked histories. A 2026

George Kesic is an Australian author, health advocate, and former pharmacist who risked everything to stand for truth during one of the most turbulent

Retired communications professor, church pastor, and journalist Bruce H. Joffe is an award-winning author of magazine features, academic research