Book Award 2022

Browse through these submissions for the Page Turner Book Award 2022. This is an international writing contest for published authors to showcase their books.

Beautiful princess rising from a castle on a island with space and magic visible behind her on the cover of The Last Lumenian by S.G. Blaise.
"The Last Lumenian" by S.G. Blaise
Genre: Romance

The Last Lumenian is a coming of age story of a 19-year-old princess, Lilla, who is rebel-in-disguise, fighting for the refugee's freedom. But there is a bigger war on the horizon. Lilla must learn to control her magic and defeat the dark god before He finds her. The Last Lumenian.

Cover of Yin: Completing the Leadership Journey
"Yin: Completing the Leadership Journey" by LJMarshall Marshall
Genre: Non-Fiction

The workbook illustrates how the Yin and Yang versions of the Hero's Journey differ and issues a clarion call for balance between the two if we are to survive the future we have created. "Yin" is especially written for anyone who is struggling to find their voice in this chaotic world.

Beautiful princess rising from a castle on a island with space and magic visible behind her on the cover of The Last Lumenian by S.G. Blaise.
"The Last Lumenian" by S.G. Blaise
Genre: Fantasy

The Last Lumenian is a coming of age story of a 19-year-old princess, Lilla, who is rebel-in-disguise, fighting for the refugee's freedom. But there is a bigger war on the horizon. Lilla must learn to control her magic and defeat the dark god before He finds her. The Last Lumenian.

Beautiful princess rising from a castle on a island with space and magic visible behind her on the cover of The Last Lumenian by S.G. Blaise.
"The Last Lumenian" by S.G. Blaise
Genre: Sci-Fi

The Last Lumenian is a coming of age story of a 19-year-old princess, Lilla, who is rebel-in-disguise, fighting for the refugee's freedom. But there is a bigger war on the horizon. Lilla must learn to control her magic and defeat the dark god before He finds her. The Last Lumenian.

Beautiful princess rising from a castle on a island with space and magic visible behind her on the cover of The Last Lumenian by S.G. Blaise.
"The Last Lumenian" by S.G. Blaise
Genre: Fantasy

The Last Lumenian is a coming of age story of a 19-year-old princess, Lilla, who is rebel-in-disguise, fighting for the refugee's freedom. But there is a bigger war on the horizon. Lilla must learn to control her magic and defeat the dark god before He finds her. The Last Lumenian.

Beautiful princess rising from a castle on a island with space and magic visible behind her on the cover of The Last Lumenian by S.G. Blaise.
"The Last Lumenian" by S.G. Blaise
Genre: Sci-Fi

The Last Lumenian is a coming of age story of a 19-year-old princess, Lilla, who is rebel-in-disguise, fighting for the refugee's freedom. But there is a bigger war on the horizon. Lilla must learn to control her magic and defeat the dark god before He finds her. The Last Lumenian.

Beautiful princess rising from a castle on a island with space and magic visible behind her on the cover of The Last Lumenian by S.G. Blaise.
"The Last Lumenian" by S.G. Blaise
Genre: Fantasy

The Last Lumenian is a coming of age story of a 19-year-old princess, Lilla, who is rebel-in-disguise, fighting for the refugee's freedom. But there is a bigger war on the horizon. Lilla must learn to control her magic and defeat the dark god before He finds her. The Last Lumenian.

Cover image of Why Am I Here? A Child's Book About Purpose
"Why Am I Here? A Child's Book About Purpose" by Naomi V. Dunse… Dunsen-White
Genre: Childrens Picture Books

A beautifully illustrated picture book that teaches children about purpose, encouraging them to explore their unique path and place in this world. Promoting diversity and inclusion, this book shows that every child, regardless of their culture, skin color or body ability, has a special purpose.

Photo of Tex and Pip on motorbike at Litchfield National Park. Northern Territory.
"Captain and the Iron Horse Maiden" by Vivienne Boss Boss
Genre: Non-Fiction

A 40 year dream of motorcycling around Australia realized for Pip and Tex, almost 60 years of age they travelled 16,000 kms in 65 days upon Bertha their 20 year old lovable BMW. With a tiny tent, sleeping bags and billy. Off into the wild blue yonder they zoomed. The most euphoric experience.

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"The Regenerative Business: Redesign Work, Cultivate Human Potential, Achieve Extraordinary Results" by Carol Sanford
Genre: Non-Fiction
The Future of Work, which has already been proven effective for almost eighty years; better for Planet, People, Profit, as well as Communities and Customers
The hand holding the crystal is Jonathon Goode. The crystal is that offered him by the Muses od Magic.
"Jonathon Goode: Honorary Witch" by Michael Lingaard Lingaard
Genre: Fantasy

A fairground fortune teller, a cryptic remark, a chance meeting with an improbable elf, a gifted Everywhere Key and suddenly a young man finds he is heir to an ancient bloodline of powerful mages and his help is needed to right a great wrong. Jonathon Goode finds history is a little different.

Blue book with yellow and black writing with a circle of daisies around the title.
"Unstuck: Rescuing yourself from Unresolved Grief" by Jane Carstens Carstens
Genre: Non-Fiction

Unstuck is a book written from my personal experience with unresolved grief. My brother and parents died when I was relatively young, all from tragic circumstances, and I couldn't find a book that helped me with my grief. I therefore wrote my own. It is the book I needed all those years ago.

There's a Problem with Dad by Carlos Alba
"There's a Problem with Dad" by calba65 Alba
Genre: Drama

When you don’t see the world like everyone else does, how can you convince it that you’re innocent? When George Lovelace, who has undiagnosed Asperger's, is charged with sexually assaulting a 17-year-old girl, his inability to communicate with others pushes him, and those around him, to the brink.

This is the interface between our world and the Mirror World.
"The Other Side of Magik" by Michael Lingaard Lingaard
Genre: Fantasy

Imagine a different world — Harold won the Battle of Hastings in 1066, the DNA spiral is left-handed, dragons are real and civilized, werewolves can get the pension, electricity doesn’t work — but magik does. Welcome to Angland, a land of steam buggies, airships and magicians — and a doorway to it.

This is the reconstructed crystal that becomes attached to Jonathon.
"Jonathon Goode: Honorary Witch" by Michael Lingaard Lingaard
Genre: Fantasy

A fairground fortune teller, a cryptic remark, a chance meeting with an improbable elf, a gifted Everywhere Key and suddenly a young man finds he is heir to an ancient bloodline of powerful mages and his help is needed to right a great wrong. Jonathon Goode finds history is a little different.

Milky Way reflected in the eye of Axel van Diemen.
"Pax Magellanica" by Michael Lingaard Lingaard
Genre: Sci-Fi

A colony starship is trapped in a worm-hole for two years before emerging in the Larger Magellanic Cloud. Humans rebuild society and powerful families dominate and rule. Until humanity meets two alien groups, and a vicious war begins. This is the saga and journey of the van Diemen family.

A statue of a veiled woman with lowered eyes against a dark blue shadowy background; the mood is funereal, a little sinister. At the bottom are the words: If you want to avoid Collection, call this number...
"The Collections" by PatriciaDonovanNZ DONOVAN
Genre: Drama

2041. Humanity is in crisis and desperate measures have been taken to save our species. Claris Millar knows that once you enter one of the government’s Collections Depots you never come out, and if she’s to survive, must take control of her own fate before an authoritarian state decides it for her

The image is of a Bird of Paradise to represent the "Rara Avis" title that actually refers to an architectural style, as well as the main character, in the book.
"Rara Avis" by Julie Swift Swift
Genre: LGBT

Rara Avis is a historical fiction epic that takes readers on a ten-year journey through the eyes of a young, gay, American architect living in Victorian England. Colin Sewell experiences life as both architect ahead of his time and as the object of affection by more than one man (and woman).