2026 Phoenix Award
Gripped by her grandmother Lucy Ker’s dramatic stories of her life in China from the Boxer Rebellion to the deposing of the Last Emperor, Kate follows in her footsteps a century later.
Blue Lights, Dark Mind - A powerful true story of trauma, determination, and the journey to rebuild a life beyond the uniform.
Professional woman is diagnosed as neurodivergent and then starts work in a chaotic law firm. She encounters comical, enlightening and tragic characters, while learning about her ‘new’ disabilities in an unconducive environment. Prepare to experience a gamut of emotions from start to finish.
A grieving teen learns she can hunt her attacker in his dreams. But dreams can’t convict him—and awake, no one will believe her over his reputation. She must decide: keep using the only power sleep gives her, or speak the truth while awake and defenseless, where her dreams can’t save her.
A Sri Lankan man who grew up with a stammer and years of silence confronts shame, fear and self-doubt, then finds his voice through public speaking, storytelling and service, turning a personal struggle into a message of inclusion for others who feel unheard.
Trapped behind the Iron Curtain, a determined young dreamer escapes a world designed to keep her small, only to spend decades discovering that the hardest cages to break are the invisible ones she carries within.
In the shadow of the Civil War, an intersex woman’s deadly wedding night confession sends her fleeing west, pursued by a man determined to see her punished.
Diagnosed with an autoimmune condition, Elena Russo's looking for answers. A discovery about her late father leads Elena to India where she tracks down the place he had his future read to him from an ancient Nadi leaf. But what good comes from knowing your future? Can Elena find her way to healing?
In a brutal fae realm where half-bloods are hunted, seventeen-year-old Valerie hides her forbidden fire magic while uncovering a conspiracy that could destroy the throne - and must choose between loyalty to her father or justice for her mother he murdered.
After surviving a classified mission that should’ve killed her, former commander Su‑Hwa becomes a security specialist for public figures. When fragments of her lost memories return, she uncovers a conspiracy tied to her past—powerful enough to shake a nation.
Heather is forty two and desperate to escape her small, tight world controlled by Mother, so bravely finds a path to trust in the outside world. And in herself.
Professional woman is diagnosed as neurodivergent and then starts work in a chaotic law firm. She encounters comical, enlightening and tragic characters, while learning about her ‘new’ disabilities in an unconducive environment. Prepare to experience a gamut of emotions from start to finish.
In ancient Israel, the deep bond between David, a shepherd-warrior, and Prince Jonathan challenges a kingdom. Shrouded in taboo, this sweeping LGBTQ+ historical epic reimagines history's most famous brotherhood as a powerful, defiant tale of forbidden love, political intrigue, and ultimate loyalty.
A Hungarian-Iranian woman, Zara, from suburban England travels solo back to Iran, joining her female cousin, Hoda. Zara is surprised and enlightened by what she learns as she rediscovers the country of her heritage as an adult, bringing her closer to her identity and ultimately herself.
Told in dual registers, a “moral tale” wrapped in historical fiction and a candid autobiographical essay, the novel unspools the life and myth of Samantha Chadwick, a mesmerizing but forgotten actress whose career was launched—and derailed— by a single scandalous film.
A fierce drag queen delivers a fabulous, faith-filled Christian devotional, blending scripture with sequined wisdom to help believers embrace their authentic selves. Jeza Belle breaks traditional barriers, proving that God's love shines brightest when you live your truth out loud and proud.
After a devastating accident leaves Ava disfigured, she begins confiding in AI. But the intelligence behind the screen isn’t artificial—it’s a man haunted by grief and secrets. When the truth surfaces, will it destroy their connection, or force them to face what it means to be truly known?
When her picture-perfect city life collapses, she moves to the small costal town and ends up running its tiny, underfunded museum, armed with nothing but a diary, her wit, and a scooter that barely tops thirty-five kilometres an hour. Written in deliberate foreign English. Entirely its own.
Torn between her Amish roots and the moder world, Hannah believes she has a choice – until murders decides otherwise. 'Hannah must make a choice: stay in her tight-knit Amish community or leave for a life beyond the fields and fences. When a severed hand lands at her feet one winter morning, this...
Mark, a transgender man and doctor, is crushed to learn that his only close male friend, Jim, is entering the priesthood, a conservative world that he doesn’t understand. As the two young men grow deeper in friendship, they both discover that to love someone is to want to learn something about them.
In 1969 London, where rebellion is celebrated and difference still punished, an anxious art student falls for a swaggering would-be rock star who feels the same, but can't admit it. A volatile push-and-pull relationship begins as they navigate desire, family pressures and artistic ambition.
Autoimmune Diseases Explained: A Holistic Approach is a groundbreaking educational resource written by Asal Shirazi BEM, award-winning medical physiologist, health educator and founder of the Autoimmune Support & Awareness Foundation.
