Animals/Pets: General
Winner The Pet Gundog Puppy: A common sense approach to training your gundog by Lez Graham MA Braidwood books
Finalist Good Dogs: A Foolproof Guide For Having Happy and Healthy Dogs by Mry Contreras Mry C Pet Care LLC
Finalist Love Notes from the Animal Kingdom by Dr. Allison Brown Palm and Lotus Publishing
Finalist PICAFLORES: The Nerve Endings of God by Matthew J. Pallamary Mystic Ink Publishing
Finalist Sparky's Rescue: A Place to Call Home by Deborah Burggraaf, illustrated by Matthew Lumsden Protective Hands Communications
Finalist The S.O.U.R.C.E. by Suzanna L. Royse Fulton Books
Finalist Wildlife in Persimmon Paradise by Susan Lindsley ThomasMax Publishing
Animals/Pets: Narrative Nonfiction
Winner Love Notes from the Animal Kingdom by Dr. Allison Brown Palm and Lotus Publishing
Finalist For the Love of Buddy by Dyanna Morrison Independently Published
Finalist Hard Way to Go: The Horse of a Lifetime by NC Matheny Monday Creek Publishing
Finalist Rabbit at the Sliding Door: Chloe's Story by Denise Lee Branco Strolling Hills Publishing, LLC
Finalist The Pet Gundog Puppy: A common sense approach to training your gundog by Lez Graham MA Braidwood books
Anthologies: Nonfiction
Winner We Touched Heaven by Claudia Watts Edge LilyBud Publishing
Finalist Absolute Will by Jo Pronger Faulkner Boondocks Publishing
Finalist Dancing on the Wine-Dark Sea: Memoir of a trailblazing woman's travels, adventures, and romance by Diane LeBow Granitrose Press
Finalist From Fatherless to Fearless II: Courageous Women Find Success When Married to a New Way by Candice Crear Charismatic Publishing
Finalist Journey To Me: A Discovery of Self by Antoinette Pellegrini We Inspire Now Books
Finalist The Invincible Family Project: Everyday Families Creating Hope For Their Future by Martha Krejci Boom Pow Publishing
Finalist The Parenting Odyssey: Trials, Treasures, and Triumphs of Parenting in a Pandemic by Carol Muleta Return On Intelligence , LLC
Art
Winner WHO YOU ARE: Australian Portraiture edited by Sophie Gerhard, Joanna Gilmour, Penelope Grist, David Hurlston, Hannah Presley and Beckett Rozentals with contributors National Gallery of Victoria, National Portrait Gallery, Canberra, Thames & Hudson Australia
Finalist After the Australian Ugliness by Naomi Stead, Tom Lee, Ewan McEoin & Megan Patty with contributors National Gallery of Victoria and Thames & Hudson Australia
Finalist Bark Ladies: Eleven Artists from Yirrkala edited by Myles Russell-Cook National Gallery of Victoria
Finalist Camille Henrot edited by Dr. Simon Maidment with contributors National Gallery of Victoria
Finalist Gabrielle Chanel. Fashion Manifesto by Miren Arzalluzet al. National Gallery of Victoria and Thames & Hudson
Finalist Golden Shells and Elegant Games of Japan edited by Wayne Crothers with contributions from Unryuan Kitamura Tatsuo, Yamazaki Tatsufumi, Lisa Dalby and Marni Stuart National Gallery of Victoria
Finalist Queer: Stories from the NGV Collection edited by Ted Gott, Angela Hesson, Myles Russell-Cook, Meg Slater and Pip Wallis National Gallery of Victoria
Autobiography/Memoir
Winner A Gentle Rain of Compassion by David Shlim Di Angelo Publications
Finalist No. 204 is going home: A True Story of Love, Survival, and Motherhood by Marie Lindstrom Nynna AB
Finalist Surviving Hitler, Evading Stalin: One Woman's Remarkable Escape from Nazi Germany by Mildred Schindler Janzen with Sherye S. Green Sunbury Press, Inc.
Finalist Truth Matters, Love Wins: A Memoir of Choosing Faith Over Fear in the Face of False Accusations by Alexandra J. Kuisis Gatekeeper Press
Finalist When She Comes Back by Ronit Plank Motina Books Publishing
Finalist Who I Am: The Man Behind the Badge by Jeff Shaw Mountain Arbor Press
Finalist Wildflower, A Tale of Transcendence by Dr. Teresa Van Woy Independently Published
Best Cover Design: Fiction
Winner Little Bird by Mary Ruth Barnes White Dog Press, an imprint of Chickasaw Press
Finalist Bravo Anjali by Sheetal Sheth Mango and Marigold Press
Finalist Coolest American Stories 2022 edited by Mark Wish & Elizabeth Coffey Coolest Stories Press
Finalist Long Shadows, a novel by Abigail Cutter She Writes Press
Finalist Saving the Music by Vincent B. "Chip" LoCoco CefaluntanaPress
Finalist STILLED: The Story of Inklebrawt Winklehank by Brian Estvander Independently Published
Finalist Toofer & The Giblet by Paulette LeBlanc Dragon Horse Publishing
Best Cover Design: Nonfiction
Winner Your Next Big Idea: Improve Your Creativity and Problem-Solving by Samuel Sanders Heard Publishing, LLC
Finalist Love's Legacy: Viscount Chateaubriand and the Irish Girl by Daniel Fallon Amazonas Publishing, LLC
Finalist Culture Built My Brand by Mark Miller and Ted Vaughn Amplify Publishing
Finalist Flip This Risk for Enterprise Security: Industry Experts Share Their Insights About Enterprise Security Management Risks for Organizations by Karen Hardy, Daniella Bove-LaMonica, Barrie Burren, RitaBeth Crague, Bridget Guerrero, Candace McCabe, Rachael Tovey, Sonia Knowles, and Sherry Tucci 62 Media Publishing
Finalist Sweet Potato or Pumpkin Pie: Conversations with My White Friends about Race by William T. Lewis Sr., MSW, Ph.D. Spark Publications
Finalist Why Some Animals Eat Their Young: A Survivor's Guide to Motherhood by Dallas Louis Sandra Jonas Publishing
Finalist Your Copy Sucks – You Don't! 60 Kick-Butt Lessons on Copywriting... Business... and Life! By Carline Anglade-Cole Cole Marketing Solutions, Inc.
Best Interior Design
Winner LinkedIn for the Savvy Executive: Promote Your Brand with Authenticity, Tact and Power — Second Edition by Carol J. Kaemmerer Artisan Digital
Finalist Above the Din: Diary of the HepC Wonder Drugs by Labar Laskie HenschelHAUS Publishing, Inc.
Finalist CLOUDS: love poems from the fray, poems and photographs by Jon Meyer Joshua Tree Interactive
Finalist Rethink Creativity: How to Innovate, Inspire, and Thrive at Work by Monica H. Kang Publish Your Purpose Press
Finalist Sassy Food: How to Grow & Cook Food with Your Own "Farm" Any Size, Anywhere, Any Time of Year with Any Budget by Ja-ne de Abreu JMFdeA Press
Finalist The GAME of Innovation: Conquer Challenges. Level Up Your Team. Play to Win. by David Cutler, contributions by Lance LaDuke, illustrated by Patti Dobrowolsky, design by Cara Belloso Pinto McGraw-Hill
Finalist Your Next Big Idea: Improve Your Creativity and Problem-Solving by Samuel Sanders Heard Publishing, LLC
Best New Fiction
Winner The Essence of Nathan Biddle by J. William Lewis Greenleaf Book Group Press
Finalist Attachments by Jeff Arch SparkPress
Finalist Attribution by Linda Moore She Writes Press
Finalist Estelle: A Novel by Linda Stewart Henley She Writes Press
Finalist TIGHT LIES by Ted Denton OM/ R - Bloodhound Books
Best New Nonfiction
Winner Widowish: A Memoir by Melissa Gould Little A
Finalist American Schism: How the Two Enlightenments Hold the Secret to Healing Our Nation by Seth David Radwell Greenleaf Book Group Press
Finalist Hogs in the Sand: A Gulf War A-10 Pilot's Combat Journal by Buck Wyndham Koehler Books
Finalist On Full Automatic: Surviving 13 Months in Vietnam by William V. Taylor, Jr. Deep Water Press
Finalist Twice a Daughter: A Search for Identity, Family, and Belonging by Julie Ryan McGue She Writes Press
Finalist Untethered: Faith, Failure, and Finding Solid Ground by Laura Whitfield She Writes Press
Finalist We The Presidents: How American Presidents Shaped the Last Century by Ronald Gruner libratum.press
Biography
Winner Torn Lilacs by Henry Michalski Independently Published
Finalist Aimé Césaire by Elizabeth Walcott-Hacksaw The University of the West Indies Press
Finalist Over , Under, Around, and Through by Jill S. Tietjen & Elinor Miller Greenberg Fulcrum Publishing
Business: Careers
Winner Take Charge of You: How Self-Coaching can Transform Your Life and Career by David Novak and Jason Goldsmith Ideapress Publishing
Finalist CyberStrong: A Primer on Cyber Risk Management for Business Managers by Ajay Singh Sage Publications
Finalist Just Tell Me What I Need to Know! A Practical Guide to Hit the Ground Running at Your First Job and Beyond by Phil Grodin Just Tell Me LLC
Finalist LinkedIn for the Savvy Executive: Promote Your Brand with Authenticity, Tact and Power — Second Edition by Carol J. Kaemmerer Artisan Digital
Finalist Options Are Power: Career Strategies for High Performers Who Want a Life by Donna Peters Elite Online Publishing
Finalist Skills: The Common Denominator by Asha Aravindakshan New Degree Press
Finalist Your Next Big Idea: Improve Your Creativity and Problem-Solving by Samuel Sanders Heard Publishing, LLC
Business: Communications/Public Relations
Winner Brands Don't Win: How Transcenders Change the Game by Stan Bernard, MD, MBA Lioncrest Publishing
Finalist The Seven Gifts by David B. Whitacre HenschelHAUS Publishing, Inc.
Business: Entrepreneurship & Small Business
Winner How Creativity Rules The World: The Art and Business of Turning Your Ideas Into Gold by Maria Brito HarperCollins Leadership
Finalist Business Bullseye: Take Dead Aim and Achieve Great Success by Jim Spurlino Amplify Publishing
Finalist ChangeMasters: How To Actually Make the Changes You Already Know You Need to Make by Barry J. Moltz Ideapress Publishing
Finalist Remote Work Technology: Keeping Your Small Business Thriving From Anywhere by Henry Kurkowski Wiley
Finalist Survive & Thrive: Entrepreneurship Frameworks that Work by Paul Kewene-Hite Matanga Hapai Limited
Finalist Survive and Thrive: How to Build a Profitable Business in Any Economy (including This One) by John Meese Morgan James Publishing
Finalist Ten Year Plan: How the Founders of Tender Greens Scaled Their Heart-Centered Brand by David Dressler and Erik Oberholtzer Authority Publishing
Business: General
Winner Changemaker Playbook: The New Physics of Leadership in a World of Explosive Change by Henry F. De Sio, Jr. Nicholas Brealey Publishing / Hachette Book Group
Finalist Empathy in Action: How to Deliver Great Customer Experiences at Scale by Tony Bates and Dr. Natalie Petouhoff Ideapress Publishing
Finalist Lead With We by Simon Mainwaring BenBella Books
Finalist Learning to Lead, Leading to Learn: Lessons from Toyota Leader Isao Yoshino on a Lifetime of Continuous Learning by Katie Anderson Integrand Press
Finalist Practical Sustainability: Circular Commerce, Smarter Spaces, and Happier Humans by Corey Glickman and Jeff Kavanaugh Houndstooth Press
Finalist Remote Work Technology: Keeping Your Small Business Thriving From Anywhere by Henry Kurkowski Wiley
Finalist Winning Digital Customers: The Antidote to Irrelevance by Howard Tiersky Cranberry Press
Business: Management & Leadership
Winner Turnaround: How to Change Course When Things Are Going South by Lisa Gable Ideapress Publishing
Finalist Learning to Lead, Leading to Learn: Lessons from Toyota Leader Isao Yoshino on a Lifetime of Continuous Learning by Katie Anderson Integrand Press
Finalist Rethink Creativity: How to Innovate, Inspire, and Thrive at Work by Monica H. Kang Publish Your Purpose Press
Finalist Talent: The Market Cap Multiplier by Anish Batlaw and Ram Charan Ideapress Publishing
Finalist The Future Leader: Creating & Transforming Next Gen Organizations by Jonathan H. Westever, PhD HCI Press
Finalist The Intent Is To Grow: A Young Coach is Guided Along the Path to Becoming a True Professional by Jesse K. Wright Independently Published
Finalist Work Better Together: How to Cultivate Strong Relationships to Maximize Well-Being and Boost Bottom Lines by Jen Fisher and Anh Phillips McGraw Hill Education
Business: Marketing & Advertising
Winner Everyone is an "Influencer": Building a Brand by Engaging the People Who Matter Most by Kelly Keenan Ideapress Publishing
Finalist Brands Don't Win: How Transcenders Change the Game by Stan Bernard, MD, MBA Lioncrest Publishing
Finalist Competing on Thought Leadership: How Great B2B Companies Turn Expertise into Revenue by Robert S. Buday Ideapress Publishing
Finalist Culture Built My Brand by Mark Miller and Ted Vaughn Amplify Publishing
Finalist Your Copy Sucks – You Don't! 60 Kick-Butt Lessons on Copywriting... Business... and Life! By Carline Anglade-Cole Cole Marketing Solutions, Inc.
Business: Motivational
Winner The Intent Is To Grow: A Young Coach is Guided Along the Path to Becoming a True Professional by Jesse K. Wright Independently Published
Finalist 7 Gems of Intercultural Creativity: Connect, Create and Innovate Across Cultural Lines by Genein M. Letford, M.Ed CAFFE Strategies, LLC
Finalist The Loudest Guest: How to change and control your relationship with fear by Dr. Amy Silver Major Street Publishing
Business: Personal Finance/Investing
Winner The Business Owner's Dilemma by Ali Nasser Scribe Media
Finalist Owning the Dash: The No-Regrets Retirement Roadmap by Anthony Delauney Mascot Books
Finalist Retire Smart II: The Gig Economy Edition by Mark Anthony Grimaldi Page Publishing
Finalist Shareplicity 2: A guide to investing in US stock markets by Danielle Ecuyer Major Street Publishing
Business: Real Estate
Winner Practical Sustainability: Circular Commerce, Smarter Spaces, and Happier Humans by Corey Glickman and Jeff Kavanaugh Houndstooth Press
Finalist Harvard Can't Teach What You Learn from the Streets: The Commercial Real Estate Blueprint That'll Save Your Asphalt by Sam Liebman Made For Success, Incorporated
Finalist Housing for Humans: A Book to Imagine, Create and Design a New Housing Model in America by Ileana Schinder Panoma Press
Business: Reference
Winner The Non-Obvious Guide to Marketing & Branding Without a Big Budget by Rohit Bhargava Ideapress Publishing
Finalist Business Leadership in Turbulent Times: Decision-Making for Value Creation by Michael Lawrie and George Tsetsekos Archway Publishing
Finalist How Creativity Rules The World: The Art and Business of Turning Your Ideas Into Gold by Maria Brito HarperCollins Leadership
Finalist People Power - Transform your business in the era of safety and wellbeing by Karen Hewitt Panoma Press
Finalist Remote Work Technology: Keeping Your Small Business Thriving From Anywhere by Henry Kurkowski Wiley
Finalist The Impact Challenge: Reframing Sustainability for Business by Alessa Falsarone Taylor & Francis Group / Routledge
Business: Sales
Winner Never Sit in the Lobby: 57 Winning Sales Factors to Grow a Business and Build a Career Selling by Glenn Poulos Oak Blue Press
Business: Technology
Winner Anticipate Failure: The Entrepreneur's Guide to Navigating Uncertainty, Avoiding Disaster, and Building a Successful Business by Lak Ananth Ideapress Publishing
Finalist 100 Livestreaming & Digital Media Predictions: Top Content Creators Help You Succeed in an Era of Rapid Change by Ross Brand Livestream Universe
Finalist Humanity Reimagined: Where we go from here by Martin Fiore Rivertowns Books
Finalist Practical Sustainability: Circular Commerce, Smarter Spaces, and Happier Humans by Corey Glickman and Jeff Kavanaugh Houndstooth Press
Finalist Remote Work Technology: Keeping Your Small Business Thriving From Anywhere by Henry Kurkowski Wiley
Business: Writing/Publishing
Winner Where Do You Hang Your Hammock? Finding Peace of Mind While You Write, Publish, and Promote Your Book by Bella Mahaya Carter She Writes Press
Finalist The First-Time Author's Survival Guide by Mary Hollingsworth Creative Enterprises Studio
Children's Educational
Winner The Stress-Buster Workbook for Kids: 75 Evidence-Based Strategies to Help Kids Regulate Their Emotions, Build Coping Skills, and Tap Into Positive Thinking by Katie Hurley, LCSW PESI Publishing
Finalist Animal Families by Prashansa Nitin Gadgil Amazon KDP
Finalist Grandpa's Lessons on Fishing and Life by Ruthie Godfrey Ruthie Godfrey Books, LLC
Finalist Happy Within / Feliz por Dentro by Marisa Taylor Independently Published
Finalist The Missing Things by Kimi Hall MissHallBooks Publishing
Finalist The Road to Regulation & The Regulation Station: Understanding and Managing Feelings & Emotions | 2-Storybook Set: The Zones of Regulation Series by Leah Kuypers and Elizabeth Sautter Think Social Publishing, Inc.
Finalist You Are a Social Detective! Explaining Social Thinking to Kids, 2nd Edition by Michelle Garcia Winner and Pamela Crooke Think Social Publishing, Inc.
Children's Fiction
Winner Ash: Journeys of the Immortal, Book One by Joel Thomas Feldman Independently Published
Finalist Ijiraq: Journeys of the Immortal, Book Two by Joel Thomas Feldman Independently Published
Finalist Jelani J Sessions: Cloudy Days by Sabrina Cotton Jelani J LLC
Finalist Mitzi Clark and the Keepers of Shut by Grace Mirchandani Independently Published
Finalist Oliver and the Wishing Star by Jennifer Decker Dandelion Books
Finalist The Wolf's Den: Book One of the Three Brothers Trilogy by Elizabeth R. Jensen Gryphon Publishing
Finalist Toofer & The Giblet by Paulette LeBlanc Dragon Horse Publishing
Children's Mind/Body/Spirit
Winner Conker the Chameleon by Hannah Peckham Little Bodhi Books
Finalist Have You Ever Wondered What You Will Be? by Junia Wonders Gmür Verlag
Finalist I Love You Through Winter, Spring, Summer, and Fall by Junia Wonders Gmür Verlag
Finalist Maggie Believed by Ann Biese Pear Tree Publishing
Finalist Some Families by Kimi Hall MissHallBooks Publishing
Finalist You Are a Social Detective! Explaining Social Thinking to Kids, 2nd Edition by Michelle Garcia Winner and Pamela Crooke Think Social Publishing, Inc.
Finalist Zen and Now by Dreama Denver Headline Books
Children's Nonfiction
Winner The Wonderful World of Australian Fossils by Grace Elliott Australian Age of Dinosaurs
Finalist I AM CREATIVE by Shawn T. Letford and Genein M. Letford, M.Ed CAFFE Strategies, LLC
Finalist Let's Share a Holiday Story by Shawnta Smith Sayner Inclusive Books & More
Finalist One, Two, Three, Meditate With Me by Kathy M. Kelley Friesen Press
Finalist The Global Kid: The World's First VR/AR Political Comic Book by Dr. Maha Hosain Aziz Amazon KDP
Finalist The Hill That Grew: 60th Anniversary Edition by Gerald E. Naftaly and Esther K. Meeks Independently Published
Children's Novelty & Gift Book
Winner I Love You Through Winter, Spring, Summer, and Fall by Junia Wonders Gmür Verlag
Finalist Endangered Animals of North America by Bibi LeBlanc Culture To Color
Finalist Have You Ever Wondered What You Will Be? by Junia Wonders Gmür Verlag
Finalist Hector, Hamish and Morag "A Hairy Cow Adventure" by Christine Gillougley Hector Books
Finalist Let's Share a Hair Story by Shawnta Smith Sayner Inclusive Books & More
Finalist The Comic Strips and Cartooning Book by Ana A. Cavazos Ana A. Cavazos
Finalist Witch's Brew by Megan Dagnino Fig Factor Media Publishing
Children's Picture Book: Hardcover Fiction
Winner The Night the Monsters Came by Junia Wonders Gmür Verlag
Finalist A Lesson For Every Child: Learning about Food Allergies by Sally Huss with Elizabeth Hamilton-Guarino Sally Huss
Finalist Bravo Anjali by Sheetal Sheth Mango and Marigold Press
Finalist I Will Always Be Proud of You by Michael Wong Picco Puppy
Finalist Latkes for Santa Claus by Janie Emaus Skyhorse Publishing, Inc.
Finalist Swish's Big Rescue by Matthias Krug, illustrations by Nikos Yanopulos Hamad Bin Khalifa University Press
Finalist The 12 Days of a Soul Food Christmas by LaShonda M. Stewart, illustrations by JL Straw LeeBeau Publishing
Children's Picture Book: Hardcover Nonfiction
Winner Have You Ever Wondered What You Will Be? by Junia Wonders Gmür Verlag
Finalist 123 Turtles and Geckos by Ms. N. Yunupiηu and Siena Mayutu Wurmarri Stubbs National Gallery of Victoria
Finalist Dance of the Dolphins by Patricia Gleichauf, illustrated by Karen Staszko Page Publishing
Finalist For the Love of Buddy by Dyanna Morrison Independently Published
Finalist Haciendo Olas: Making Waves by Nana & Nina Babidibu Libros
Finalist One Drop, Endless Ripples by Jayshree L. Patel, illustrated by Alexandra McLellan Ripple Press LLC
Finalist Pops on Wheels written and illustrated by Nikki G. Stahl Nik + Jax Publishing
Children's Picture Book: Softcover Fiction
Winner Mr. Maloof by Danielle Marietta Books & Things Publishing
Finalist Flip the Fox and His Quest for the Kindness Patch: A Fun Adventures of Friendship Empathy, and Setting Healthy Boundaries with Others by Sawyer June Amazon KDP
Finalist Gary the Goat: The Speech Sounds Series by Dannielle Pickford One Goat Publishing
Finalist Let's Go Dreaming: Into the Stars by Shanita Allen Infinity Plus Publishing
Finalist Magic in Windowland by Rupamanjari The Inkpot Press
Finalist The Lion in Your Heart by R.C. Chizhov Blissful Conch LLC
Finalist The Sky Is Her Limit by Hala Abou Saad, illustrations by Aly Elzeny, translated by Haneen Malaeb Hamad Bin Khalifa University Press
Children's Picture Book: Softcover Nonfiction
Winner Endangered Animals of North America by Bibi LeBlanc Culture To Color
Finalist Good Night (Not Really): Let's Count Forward and Backward by Nan Evenson, illustrations by Karina Matkevych Bumblebee Books, an imprint of Olympia Publishers
Children's Religious
Winner Children's Bible Stories for Bedtime by Julie Lavender Z Kids, an imprint of Zeitgeist, a division of Penguin Random House LLC, New York
Finalist A to Z of Mini Muslims: An alphabet book exploring all about Islam and being a Muslim by Mariam Latifi Independently Published
Finalist Church Dog Meets a Marshmallow by Tracy Mattes Church Dog LLC
Finalist Latkes for Santa Claus by Janie Emaus Skyhorse Publishing, Inc.
Finalist Princess Lillian and Grandpa's Goodbye by Jenny Fulton Capture Books
Finalist Sorin Start a School: The Foundation of Notre Dame by Paul Mitchell, illustrated by Katie Broussard Corde Press
Finalist Why is Mommy Crying? -explaining early pregnancy loss to young children by I. Cori Baill, MD River Grove Books, a division of Greenleaf Book Group
College Guides
Winner The ULTIMATE College Student Health Handbook: Your Guide for Everything from Hangovers to Homesickness by Jill Grimes, MD Skyhorse Publishing
Cookbook: General
Winner Modernist Pizza by Nathan Myhrvold and Francisco Migoya The Cooking Lab
Finalist Barbies 4 Blokes by Julianne McLean and Mark Lynch BalboaPressAU
Finalist Big Green Egg Basics From A Master Barbecuer by Ray Sheehan Page Street Publishing
Cookbook: International
Winner Modernist Pizza by Nathan Myhrvold and Francisco Migoya The Cooking Lab
Current Events
Winner The Ghost Road by Matthew L.M. Fletcher Fulcrum Publishing
Education/Academic
Winner All Kids Can Thrive: A Holistic Education Resource for a Successful and Conscious Classroom by Sheena L. Smith Independently Published
Finalist Caribbean Quality Culture: Persistent Commitment to Improving Higher Education edited by Sandra Ingrid Gift The University of the West Indies Press
Finalist Focus on the Love Akbar Cook OSG Publications New York, NY
Finalist Leading Data-Informed Change in Schools by Dr. Selena Fisk Hawker Brownlow Education
Fiction: African-American
Winner The Recruiter: The Rewired Series Book 1 by Alexander Mukte Three to Five Publishing, LLC
Finalist Deeply Rooted Dreams: The Rewired Series Book 2 by Alexander Mukte Three to Five Publishing, LLC
Finalist Fierce Vulnerability by Sophia Casey Tandem Light Press
Finalist Friendship Matters by Rona D. Drinkard Pen Savvy Publishing
Finalist Invisible Lives by Anissa D. Blair Independently Published
Finalist Summer of No Rain by Laura Hunter Bluewater Publishing
Finalist The Adventures of Mahalia and Malcolm: The Robinsons by Terance Shipman and Prudence Williams Team Shipman Publishing
Fiction: Anthologies
Winner Coolest American Stories 2022 edited by Mark Wish & Elizabeth Coffey Coolest Stories Press
Finalist Contemporary Cheerharan: Women Fighting Indignity and Injustice by Maitridevi Sisodia One Point Six Technologies Pvt. Ltd.
Finalist Shadow Atlas: Dark Landscapes of the Americas edited by Carina Bissett, Hillary Dodge and Joshua Viola Hex Publishers
Finalist The Dairy Hollow Echo: An Anthology of Selected Works from eMerge, the Online Magazine of the Writers' Colony at Dairy Hollow compiled by Charles L. Templeton S. Dogood Books
Finalist This is the Dream by Owen Thomas OTF Literary
Fiction: Cross-Genre
Winner Sugar Birds: A Novel by Cheryl Grey Bostrom She Writes Press
Finalist Comfort in the Wings: A Novel Inspired By Live That Will Not Die by Jennifer Collins Words in the Wings Press, Inc.
Finalist General Jack and the Battle of the Five Kingdoms by David Bush Independently Published
Finalist Heart of The Reaper by YD La Mar Independently Published
Finalist Nostalgia Is Heartless by Sarah Lahey She Writes Press
Finalist The Healer by Lisa Fougère Independently Published
Finalist The Passing Storm by Christine Nolfi Lake Union Publishing
Fiction: Fantasy
Winner War Bunny by Christopher St. John Harvest Oak Press
Finalist Biding Time by Lyn Gardner Independently Published
Finalist Sentinals Awaken by Helen Garraway Jerven Publishing
Finalist The Boy with Fire by Aparna Verma New Degree Press
Finalist The Devil Pulls the Strings by J.W. Zarek Independently Published
Finalist True Teryn by S.G. Blaise Lilac Grove Entertainment LLC
Finalist Under an Azure Sky — Elysia Dayne: Book 1 by Wil Chan Independently Published
Fiction: General
Winner The Passing Storm by Christine Nolfi Lake Union Publishing
Finalist Attachments by Jeff Arch SparkPress
Finalist Final Table: A Novel by Dan Schorr SparkPress
Finalist Pulse: Vital Signs Series Book One by Judy G. Walters 64 Squares Publishing, LLC
Finalist Reciprocity by T.D. Johnston Battersea Books, an imprint of Short Story America
Finalist Sugar Birds: A Novel by Cheryl Grey Bostrom She Writes Press
Finalist Waterbury Winter by Linda Stewart Henley She Writes Press
Fiction: Historical
Winner Exile Music by Jennifer Steil Viking
Finalist A Hundred Sweet Promises by Sepehr Haddad Appleyard & Sons Publishing
Finalist Beneath the Veil of Smoke and Ash by Tammy Pasterick She Writes Press
Finalist Brothers of War, The Iron Brigade at Gettysburg by Michael Eisenhut Fulton Books
Finalist Harriet: A Jane Austen Variation by Alice McVeigh Warleigh Hall Press
Finalist Saving the Music by Vincent B. "Chip" LoCoco CefaluntanaPress
Finalist The Artist Colony by Joanna FitzPatrick She Writes Press
Fiction: Horror
Winner Annihilation by Kaylin McFarren Creative Edge Publishing, LLC
Finalist Killer Kudzu by Julius Thompson Independently Published
Finalist Prey For Dawn by Christopher Michael Blake Breaking Rules Publishing
Finalist Psychotropic Dragon by Michael Bailey Written Backwards
Fiction: Inspirational
Winner Sugar Birds: A Novel by Cheryl Grey Bostrom She Writes Press
Finalist Searching for the Song by Phyllis Clark Nichols Southern Stories Publishing
Finalist The Craving by J F Saxby Ironstone Press
Finalist The Mystic's Gift: A story about loss, letting go…and learning to soar by Skip Johnson Independently Published
Fiction: LGBTQ+
Winner Biding Time by Lyn Gardner Independently Published
Finalist An Unlit Candle by Caren J. Werlinger Corgyn Publishing
Finalist Chemistry Lessons by Jae Ylva Publishing
Finalist Exile Music by Jennifer Steil Viking
Finalist Face the Wind by Caren J. Werlinger Corgyn Publishing
Finalist Fire on the Island by Timothy Jay Smith Arcade CrimeWise, an imprint of Skyhorse Publishing
Fiction: Literary
Winner The Essence of Nathan Biddle by J. William Lewis Greenleaf Book Group Press
Finalist A Hundred Sweet Promises by Sepehr Haddad Appleyard & Sons Publishing
Finalist And It Will Be A Beautiful Life by Craig Lancaster The Story Plant
Finalist Exile Music by Jennifer Steil Viking
Finalist Final Table: A Novel by Dan Schorr SparkPress
Finalist Sugar Birds: A Novel by Cheryl Grey Bostrom She Writes Press
Finalist The Sound of Wings by Suzanne Simonetti She Writes Press
Fiction: Multicultural
Winner Exile Music by Jennifer Steil Viking
Finalist Dusk in the Frog Pond and Other Stories by Rummana Chowdhury Inanna Publications
Finalist Fire on the Island by Timothy Jay Smith Arcade CrimeWise, an imprint of Skyhorse Publishing
Finalist Nine Years Gone by Shelly Cruz Shelly Cruz Writes, LLC
Finalist Orchid Blooming by Carol Van Den Hende Azure Press
Finalist The Kimono Tattoo by Rebecca Copeland Brother Mockingbird Publishing
Finalist Under a Kabul Sky: Short Fiction by Afghan Women, translated by Elaine Kennedy Inanna Publications
Fiction: Mystery/Suspense
Winner Margaret Truman's Murder at the CDC: A Capital Crimes Novel by Jon Land Forge Books
Finalist Dead Already by Mike Krentz TouchPoint Press
Finalist Death In Paris by Kate Darroch Ad Astra Press Inc.
Finalist DEL RIO: A Novel by Jane Rosenthal She Writes Press
Finalist Shadow Music by Helaine Mario Oceanview Publishing
Finalist The Barrister and the Letter of Marque by Todd M. Johnson Bethany House, a division of Baker Publishing
Finalist The Cliff Hangers: Anna by Terry Toler Beholdings Publishing
Fiction: New Age
Winner Reasons: Three Lives One Soul by Sherry denBoer Independently Published
Finalist A Quiver in the Purlieu by Amit Verma Madville Publishing
Fiction: Novelette
Winner The Volkswagen-sized Hornets' Nest: and Other Misunderstandings by Steve Scott Wallace Amazon KDP
Finalist The Book of Azrael by James Buffin Page Publishing
Fiction: Novella
Winner Blood and Silver by Vali Benson Tellwell Publishing
Finalist D-DAY: The Ultimate Warrior by Brandon Mashinya Reach Publishers
Finalist It's for the Best by Janet K. Shawgo Five Ladies Press
Finalist Lauder Care: The Mob Takes from Babies by Dr. Shawn H. Robinson Kindle Direct Publishing
Finalist The Girl Who Ruined Christmas by Cindy Callaghan SparkPress
Finalist She Folds: The Last Poker Night by Dr. Shawn H. Robinson Kindle Direct Publishing
Fiction: Religious
Winner The Mystic's Gift: A story about loss, letting go…and learning to soar by Skip Johnson Independently Published
Finalist Revelation in the Roots: Emerald Isle by Nancy Flinchbaugh All Things That Matter Press
Finalist The Betrayal: Book 1 of 3 in the Blue Lotus Project by Doug Dorsey Studio 15 Publishing, Inc.
Finalist The Craving by J F Saxby Ironstone Press
Finalist The Good Wine by Amy Schisler Chesapeake Sunrise Publishing
Finalist The Tiger's Eye, Angels in Mumbai by Scott B. Delaney Xulon Press
Finalist The Year of the Barbarian, Dragonfly Trilogy, Book One by Elizabeth Ann Boyles Promise House Publishing
Fiction: Romance
Winner Song of the Nile by Hannah Fielding London Wall Publishing
Finalist Chemistry Lessons by Jae Ylva Publishing
Finalist Dreams of Fate by Skylar Shoar Amazon
Finalist It Started with a Note by Meg Easton Mountain Heights Publishing
Finalist Mercy by KC Decker Camden Publishing
Finalist The Billionaire's Secret by Ravina Hilliard Dawn Hill Publications
Finalist The Refusal by Eve M. Riley Snugrox Publishing
Fiction: Science Fiction
Winner Cerebellix: A Dystopian Novel by Neal Larson Independently Published
Finalist Dark Cloud by Sandra Wolff and Jared Barel De la Frontera Press LLC
Finalist Nostalgia Is Heartless by Sarah Lahey She Writes Press
Finalist STILLED: The Story of Inklebrawt Winklehank by Brian Estvander Independently Published
Finalist The Advent of Dreamtech by Isaac Petrov Future Notion Press
Finalist The Devil Pulls the Strings by J.W. Zarek Independently Published
Finalist True Teryn by S.G. Blaise Lilac Grove Entertainment LLC
Fiction: Short Story
Winner All's Fair and Other California Stories by Linda Feyder She Writes Press
Finalist Creek Songs by Carol Mann AquaZebra Book Publishing
Finalist Jinwar and Other Stories by Alex Poppe Cune Press
Finalist Pigeon Soup & Other Stories by Rosanna Micelotta Battigelli Inanna Publications and Education, Inc.
Finalist The Cupid Chronicles by Dennis Copelan Apricot Springs Publishing
Finalist The Sleep of Apples: Stories by Ami Sands Brodoff Inanna Publications
Finalist Whatever Happens, Probably Will: Stories by John W. MacIltroy Short Story America
Fiction: Thriller/Adventure
Winner Canaryville by Charlie Newton BlackType Press
Finalist Deadly Declarations by Landis Wade Lystra Books & Literary Services
Finalist Margaret Truman's Murder at the CDC: A Capital Crimes Novel by Jon Land Forge Books
Finalist Steel Trap: A Jack Steel Thriller, Book 4 by Geoffrey Saign Independently Published
Finalist The Bucharest Dossier by William Maz Oceanview Publishing
Finalist The Tech by Mark Ravine Dawn Hill Publications
Finalist Twins by Don Helin Headline Books
Fiction: Visionary
Winner War Bunny by Christopher St. John Harvest Oak Press
Finalist Eyes of Morpheus by Kevin D. Miller Headline Books
Finalist Goddess of Everything by Paul DeBlassie III Hallowed Realms Press
Finalist Ice Out by Susan Speranza She Writes Press
Finalist Last Star Standing by Spaulding Taylor Unbound Publishing
Finalist Mister Yam by Yeng K. Tan The Yam Publishing Company
Finalist The Recruiter: The Rewired Series Book 1 by Alexander Mukte Three to Five Publishing, LLC
Fiction: Western
Winner Endless Times Volume One: The Path of Kokopelli by Walter Stephen Geeding Amazon KDP
Fiction: Women's Fiction
Winner All the Salt in the Sea by Tammy L. Harrow Red Adept Publishing
Finalist Finding Grace by Maren Cooper She Writes Press
Finalist Mt. Mariah's Wake by Melissa Norton Carro She Writes Press
Finalist Orchid Blooming by Carol Van Den Hende Azure Press
Finalist Shiny Bits In Between by Georgina Key Balance of Seven
Finalist The Difference by C. D'Angelo Independently Published
Finalist Truth and Other Lies by Maggie Smith Ten16 Press
Fiction: Young Adult
Winner Like A Love Song by Gabriela Martins Random House Children's Books
Finalist Dreaming with Mariposas by Sonia Gutiérrez FlowerSong Press
Finalist Facing Off, Book Two in the Tranquility Series by Tanya Ross Independently Published
Finalist Rising Star: Book One of The Rise and Fall of Dani Truehart by Michele Kwasniewski Rand-Smith Publishing
Finalist The Girl Who Ruined Christmas by Cindy Callaghan SparkPress
Finalist The Road We Took: 4 Days in Germany 1933 by Cathy A. Lewis Independently Published
Finalist Touch by Rebecca Miller Unveiled Publishing
Health: Addiction & Recovery
Winner The Weight of Air by David Poses Sandra Jonas Publishing
Finalist Binge and Sprint: From Endless Cake to Recovery by Naomi Joseph WriteLife Publishing
Finalist I'm Sober…So Now What?: A Journey of Hope and Healing by Melissa Gissy Witherspoon Lighthouse Christian Publishing
Finalist Powerless But Not Helpless: A meditation book of 81 verses from the Tao Te Ching that can help you live an alcohol free life and find freedom from any addictive behavior by Buddy C. Te Publishing
Finalist Voices from the Fallen: True Stories of Addiction, Grief, Recovery and Courage by Michael K. Tourville Burning Bulb Publishing
Health: Aging/50+
Winner Back Pain Unlocked: Achieve a Pain-Free Functional Back Using the Back Pain Unlocked System by Dr. Lex Gonzales, PT, DPT The Healthy Boomers Media, LLC
Finalist Moonlight Serenade: Embracing Aging Mindfully by Gordon Wallace Friesen Press
Health: Alternative Medicine
Winner The Artisan Herbalist: Making Teas, Tinctures, and Oils at Home by Bevin Cohen New Society Publishers
Finalist A Parenting Revolution for Higher Evolution by Julie Phillips Hatch Independently Published
Finalist Above the Din: Diary of the HepC Wonder Drugs by Labar Laskie HenschelHAUS Publishing, Inc.
Finalist Break the Chronic Pain Cycle: A 90-Day Program to Diagnose and Eliminate the Root Cause of Pain by Sheetal DeCaria, M.D. Megrina Publishing
Finalist Finding the Missing Peace, a healing journey to wholeness by Chris Duffy-Wentzel Jet Launch
Finalist Six Healing Qigong Sounds with Mantras for Self-Healing, Inner Peace and Revitalized Energy by Ricardo B. Serrano Holisticwebs.com
Finalist The Wisdoms of The Menopausal Godmother by Emma Guy Lagan Valley Publishing
Health: Cancer
Winner Off Our Chests: A Candid Tour Through the World of Cancer by John Marshall and Liza Marshall Ideapress Publishing
Finalist Cotton Teeth by Glenn Rockowitz Harper & Case
Finalist Finding the Missing Peace, a healing journey to wholeness by Chris Duffy-Wentzel Jet Launch
Finalist Future Widow: Losing My Husband, Saving My Family, and Finding My Voice by Jenny Lisk Bluhen Books
Finalist Standing at Water's Edge: A Cancer Nurse, Her Four-Year-Old Son and the Shifting Tides of Leukemia by Janice Post-White McFarland & Company, Toplight
Finalist The Adventures of Sydney and Jack by Abigail Galas Page Publishing
Health: Death & Dying
Winner The Gift of Great Sorrow: A Journey thru Pain to Purpose by Louise Braun Frank Atmosphere Press and Frank Publishing
Finalist Conscious Dying—Conscious Grieving: Creating the Change Necessary to Heal by Cristina Whitehawk Powered By Genius Publishing
Finalist Dying To See: Revelations About God, Jesus, Our Pathways, And The Nature Of The Soul by Janet D. Tarantino Day Agency Publishing
Finalist Future Widow: Losing My Husband, Saving My Family, and Finding My Voice by Jenny Lisk Bluhen Books
Health: Diet & Exercise
Winner Heart Disease & Hypertension: Vitamin Therapy for a Healthy Heart by Bryant Lusk Koehler Books
Finalist Make Every Move a Meditation: Mindful Movement for Mental Health, Well-Being, and Insight by Nita Sweeney Mango Publishing Group
Health: General
Winner Back Pain Unlocked: Achieve a Pain-Free Functional Back Using the Back Pain Unlocked System by Dr. Lex Gonzales, PT, DPT The Healthy Boomers Media, LLC
Finalist Above the Din: Diary of the HepC Wonder Drugs by Labar Laskie HenschelHAUS Publishing, Inc.
Finalist Heal Through Dance by Arielle Star Triana Balboa Press
Finalist Heart Disease & Hypertension: Vitamin Therapy for a Healthy Heart by Bryant Lusk Koehler Books
Health: Psychology/Mental Health
Winner The Stress Book: Forty-Plus Ways to Manage Stress & Enjoy Your Life by D. Terrence Foster M.D. Global Health & Consortium
Finalist Fear Traps: Escape the Triggers that Keep You Stuck by Dr. Nancy Stella Berry Powell Press
Finalist Focused Positivity: The Path to Success and Peace of Mind by John F. Tholen, Ph.D. Rowman and Littlefield
Finalist In Crisis: Crisis Intervention Strategies and Techniques for Case Managers, Teachers, Police and Clergy by David Thomas Independently Published
Finalist Mud Flower: Surviving Schizophrenia and Suicide Through Art by Meghan Caughey Luminare Press
Finalist The Happiness Upgrade: One Small Step Up to a Happier Life by Gabrielle Lichterman Happiness Upgrade Press
Finalist You're Not Crazy: Overcoming Parent/Child Alienation by Lynn Steinberg, Ph.D. Ultimate World Publishing
Health: Women's Health
Winner Elephant in the Womb: how to change direction when life doesn't go to plan by Sandra Stoitis Independently Published
Finalist Above the Din: Diary of the HepC Wonder Drugs by Labar Laskie HenschelHAUS Publishing, Inc.
Finalist Love, Only Better by Paulette Stout Media Goddess Inc.
Finalist The Wisdoms of The Menopausal Godmother by Emma Guy Lagan Valley Publishing
History: General
Winner When the Red Gates Opened: A Memoir of China's Reawakening by Dori Jones Yang She Writes Press
Finalist Fifty Famous Composers For Kids Of All Ages by Dr. Carolyn Waters Broe Inkwell Books, LLC
Finalist How Britain Underdeveloped the Caribbean: A Reparation Response to Europe's Legacy of Plunder and Poverty by Hilary McD. Beckles The University of the West Indies Press
Finalist Northland Mall: Second Edition by Gerald E. Naftaly Independently Published
Finalist The Hill That Grew: 60th Anniversary Edition by Gerald E. Naftaly and Esther K. Meeks Independently Published
Finalist These Honored Dead: Reflections on the 20th Anniversary of 9/11 by Joel Jenkins Xulon Press
Finalist Two Exhibitions between Two Strikes: Exhibiting Hong Kong at the British Empire Exhibition: a Collection of Items by Gary Pui-fung Wong EDGE Productions Limited
History: Military
Winner On Full Automatic: Surviving 13 Months in Vietnam by William V. Taylor, Jr. Deep Water Press
Finalist American Phoenix: Heroes of the Pentagon on 9/11 by Lincoln M. Starnes Girl Friday Books
Finalist Arlen's Gun: A Novel of Men at War by Edgar Doleman Authorhouse
Finalist Hogs in the Sand: A Gulf War A-10 Pilot's Combat Journal by Buck Wyndham Koehler Books
History: United States
Winner We The Presidents: How American Presidents Shaped the Last Century by Ronald Gruner libratum.press
Finalist Encarnación Castro's Journey in the Anza Expedition 1775-1776 And the Founding of San Francisco and San Jose, California by Linda Castro Martinez Covenant Books, Inc.
Finalist Gone Before Glory: The Life and Tragic Death of William McKinley by Stehen G. Yanoff AuthorHouse
Finalist Northland Mall: Second Edition by Gerald E. Naftaly Independently Published
Finalist Our Gay History in Fifty States by Zaylore Stout Wise Ink Creative Publishing
Finalist The Engineer Factory: How General Motors turned students into engineers, managers, corporate officers and presidents by DeWayne Landwehr Amazon
Finalist Year of the Plague Journal: Pandemic and Politics, March 2020 - March 2021 by Anna Henny Dabney Penny Henny Publishing
Home & Garden
Winner We Can Save the World by Kashinath Padhiary PartridgeIndia
Humor/Comedy/Satire
Winner Death In Paris by Kate Darroch Ad Astra Press Inc.
Finalist Em's Awful Good Fortune by Marcie Maxfield She Writes Press
Finalist Scambait by Ryan R. Campbell Cedarbrook Books
Finalist Sisters! Bonded by Love & Laughter by the Erma Bombeck Writer's Workshop, edited by Marcia Stewart and Teri Rizvi Erma Bombeck Writer's Workshop
Finalist That Darn Cat by Janos Toldy Amazon
Finalist The Meat and Potatoes of Life: My True Lit Com by Lisa Smith Molinari Elva Resa Publishing
Finalist The Memoir of the Minotaur by Tom Shachtman Madville Publishing
Law
Winner Building a Just World Order by Alfred de Zayas Clarity Press, Inc.
LGBTQ+ Nonfiction
Winner Our Gay History in Fifty States by Zaylore Stout Wise Ink Creative Publishing
Finalist Erotic Cartographies: Decolonization and the Queer Caribbean Imagination by Krystal Ghisyawan Rutgers University Press
Finalist Four Funerals, No Marriage: A Memoir by Mike Keren Woodhall Press
Finalist If These Ovaries Could Talk: The Things We've Learned About Making an LGBTQ Family by Jaimie Kelton & Robin Hopkins Lit Riot Press
Finalist In Our Blood, A Memoir by Caitlin Billings She Writes Press
Finalist Straight Enough by Lorina Boyer Sidekick Press
Finalist The Gentleman Jack Effect: Lessons in Breaking Rules and Living Out Loud by Janet Lea Laurel House Press
Multicultural Nonfiction
Winner Beyond Diversity: 12 Non-Obvious Ways To Build A More Inclusive World by Rohit Bhargava and Jennifer Brown Ideapress Publishing
Finalist Disappeared: How A People Who Once Lived in a Small Caribbean Village Vanished Without a Historical Trace to Humankind by Martin Matthew, Ph.D. Independently Published
Finalist Rabbit in the Moon: a memoir by Heather Diamond Camphor Press
Finalist Recollections About Race: Getting to the Roots and Healing by Janis Leslie Evans Jahmerican Press
Finalist Sundays with Abuelita by Teresa Verduzco IngramSpark
Finalist Sweet Potato or Pumpkin Pie: Conversations with My White Friends about Race by William T. Lewis Sr., MSW, Ph.D. Spark Publications
Finalist Uncolonized Latinas: Transforming Our Mindsets And Rising Together by Valeria Aloe New Degree Press
New Age: Nonfiction
Winner Spirituality For Badasses by J. Stewart Dixon PIE Publishing
Finalist Fifty First Dates After Fifty: A Memoir by Carolyn Lee Arnold She Writes Press
Finalist The Journey Within: A Christian's Guide to 14 Non-traditional Spiritual Practices by Dr. Allison Brown Cactus Moon Publications, LLC
Finalist Wisdom Keeper: My Extraordinary Journey to Unlock the Sacred Within by Chloe Kemp Awaken Your Divine Path
Nonfiction: Creative
Winner Cotton Teeth by Glenn Rockowitz Harper & Case
Finalist Brain Wave by Kathy Langlade Bubblegum Days Publishing
Finalist Emerging from the Flames: Poetic and Artistic Musings on Life, Spirituality and the Coronavirus by Eleanor A. Hubbard, art by Pamela McKinnie Bolder Press
Finalist High Places, Sacrifices, Mysteries by David Stevenson DreamStreet Press
Finalist Printmaker's Daughter, Painter's Wife by Nina Barragan Guernica World Editions
Finalist Prohibition Wine: A True Story of One Woman's Daring in Twentieth-Century America by Marian Leah Knapp She Writes Press
Nonfiction: Cross-Genre
Winner Who Will Accompany You? My Mother-Daughter Journeys Far From Home and Close to the Heart by Meg Stafford with Kate Stafford and Gale Stafford River Grove Books
Finalist F.R.U.I.T.S.: Family Research Uncovers Important Time Secrets by Dell S. Henry BookBaby
Finalist How Creativity Rules The World: The Art and Business of Turning Your Ideas Into Gold by Maria Brito HarperCollins Leadership
Finalist How to Say "F— Your Mother" in Chinese: A Teacher's Guide by Jenna Orkin Independently Published
Finalist Love's Legacy: Viscount Chateaubriand and the Irish Girl by Daniel Fallon Amazonas Publishing, LLC
Finalist Unconventional: A Memoir of Entrepreneurism, Politics, and Pot by Jamie Andrea Garzot Girl Friday Books
Nonfiction: General
Winner American Schism: How the Two Enlightenments Hold the Secret to Healing Our Nation by Seth David Radwell Greenleaf Book Group Press
Finalist Midnight Flight to Nuremberg: The Capture of the Nazi who put Adolf Hitler into Power by Marcus A. Nannini Air World, an imprint of Pen & Sword Books Ltd.
Finalist Nowhere to Call Home: Photographs and Stories of People Experiencing Homelessness, Volume 4 by Leah den Bok with Tim den Bok Independently Published
Finalist Recognizing Autism in Women & Girls: When It Has Been Hidden Well by Wendela Whitcomb Marsh, MA. BCBA, RSD Future Horizons
Finalist Sweating Together: How Peloton Built a Billion Dollar Venture and Created Community in a Digital World by David J. Miller Ideapress Publishing
Finalist Thrive Through the Five: Practical Truths to Powerfully Lead through Challenging Times by Jill Siler, Ed.D. Dave Burgess Consulting, Inc.
Finalist We All Wore Blue by Emerson Robbins BookBaby
Nonfiction: Inspirational
Winner The Change Guidebook: How to Align Your Heart, Truths, and Energy to Find Success in All Areas of Your Life by Elizabeth Hamilton-Guarino HCI Press / Simon & Schuster
Finalist Butterfly Awakens: A Memoir of Transformation Through Grief by Meg Nocero She Writes Press
Finalist Finding the Missing Peace, a healing journey to wholeness by Chris Duffy-Wentzel Jet Launch
Finalist Marathon Man: My Life, My Father's Stroke and Running 35 Marathons in 35 Days by Alan Corcoran Tivoli Publishing House
Finalist One Heart With Courage: Essays and Stories by Teri Rizvi Braughler Books
Finalist Relentless: Homeless Teen to Achieving the Entrepreneur Dream by Natasha Miller Poignant Press
Finalist This Is My Story, This Is My Song, This Is My Miracle by James W. Story JSTO Publishing
Nonfiction: Narrative
Winner The Puzzle Solver: A Scientist's Desperate Quest to Cure the Illness That Stole His Son by Tracie White with Ronald W. Davis Hachette Publishing
Finalist Cotton Teeth by Glenn Rockowitz Harper & Case
Finalist Ethics in Finance: Case Studies from a Woman's Life on Wall Street by Kara Tan Bhala Palgrave Macmillan
Finalist Fifty First Dates After Fifty: A Memoir by Carolyn Lee Arnold She Writes Press
Finalist Future Widow: Losing My Husband, Saving My Family, and Finding My Voice by Jenny Lisk Bluhen Books
Finalist Taylor Mill Horror: A True Story by Austin Lawrence Amazon KDP
Finalist Twice a Daughter: A Search for Identity, Family, and Belonging by Julie Ryan McGue She Writes Press
Novelty & Gift Book
Winner Remember by Roger Raepple Independently Published
Finalist Rabbit at the Sliding Door: Chloe's Story by Denise Lee Branco Strolling Hills Publishing, LLC
Parenting & Family
Winner Twice a Daughter: A Search for Identity, Family, and Belonging by Julie Ryan McGue She Writes Press
Finalist Love in, Love out: A Compassionate approach to parenting your anxious child by Dr. Malie Coyne Thorsons, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Finalist Parenting in a Changing Climate: Tools for Cultivating Resilience, Taking Action, and Practicing Hope in the Face of Climate Change by Elizabeth Bechard Citrine Publishing
Finalist Redefining Normal: How Two Foster Kids Beat the Odds and Discovered Healing, Happiness and Love by Justin & Alexis Black Global Perspectives Publishing
Finalist Shooting Out the Lights: A Memoir by Kim Fairley She Writes Press
Finalist Who Will Accompany You? My Mother-Daughter Journeys Far From Home and Close to the Heart by Meg Stafford with Kate Stafford and Gale Stafford River Grove Books
Finalist Why Some Animals Eat Their Young: A Survivor's Guide to Motherhood by Dallas Louis Sandra Jonas Publishing
Performing Arts
Winner WHEN YOU'RE A JET: The Story of a Dancer's Extraordinary, Ordinary Life by David "Tiger" Bean The Attic Studio Publishing House
Finalist African-American Musicians That Changed Music Forever:100 Legendary Artists That Created The Soundtrack of our Lives by Michael A. Carson and Matthew A. Carson Double Infinity Publishing
Finalist Fifty Famous Composers For Kids Of All Ages by Dr. Carolyn Waters Broe Inkwell Books, LLC
Finalist King Yellowman: Meaningful Bodies in Jamaican Dancehall Culture by Brent Hagerman The University of the West Indies Press
Finalist Liberty by Dyanna Morrison Independently Published
Finalist Rough Riding: Tanya Stephens and the Power of Music to Transform Society edited by Adwoa Ntozake Onuora, Anna Kasafi Perkins and Ajamu Nangwaya The University of the West Indies Press
Finalist We Never Know Just What It Was…The Story of the Chad Mitchell Trio by Mike Murphey Acorn Publishing LLC
Photography
Winner Our National Monuments: America's Hidden Gems by QT Luong Terra Galleria Press
Finalist Black. White. And Shades of Gray by Thomas J. Jordan Independently Published
Finalist My Quiet Friends by John Reid Blank Cover Press
Finalist Remember by Roger Raepple Independently Published
Finalist Seasons of Ceremonies: Rites and Rituals in Guatemala and Mexico by William Frej Museum of New Mexico Press
Poetry: Anthologies
Winner The Dairy Hollow Echo: An Anthology of Selected Works from eMerge, the Online Magazine of the Writers' Colony at Dairy Hollow compiled by Charles L. Templeton S. Dogood Books
Finalist I Wanna Be Loved by You: Poems on Marilyn Monroe edited by Susana H. Case and Margo Taft Stever Milk & Cake Press
Poetry: Chapbook
Winner Blinded Birds by B. Fulton Jennes Finishing Line Press
Finalist Mother Kingdom by Andrea Deeken Slapering Hol Press / Hudson Valley Writers Center
Finalist When Danger is Past, Who Remembers? by Don Krieger Milk and Cake Press
Poetry: Contemporary
Winner 29 leads to love by Salimah Valiani Inanna Publications
Finalist A Ligature For Black Bodies by Denise Miller Eyewear Publishing
Finalist Ask the Wild by Mahnaz Badihian Vagabond Books
Finalist Constellations by Deanne Leber Independently Published
Finalist Ejercicio en la oscuridad / An exercise in the darkness by Xánath Caraza, translated by Sandra Kingery, illustrations by Tudor Serbanescu Pandora lobo estepario Press
Finalist Pathways: Walking Through Creation by Brenda M. Asterino Sidekick Press
Finalist Present Tense Complex by Suphil Lee Park Conduit Books & Ephemera
Poetry: General
Winner Bone Music by Joel Peckham Stephen F. Austin State University Press
Finalist A Ligature For Black Bodies by Denise Miller Eyewear Publishing
Finalist Death, With Occasional Smiling by Tony Medina Indolent Books
Finalist Stars in the Junkyard by Sharon Berg Cyberwit
Finalist Touch My Head Softly by Eileen P. Kennedy Finishing Line Press
Finalist Warren by Karina van Berkum MadHat Press
Finalist Watermelon Linguistics: New and Selected Poems by Alexis Krasilovsky Cyberwit
Poetry: Narrative
Winner Healing Yesterday's Tears: An Inspiring Poetry Book About Overcoming Emotion and Discovering Love of Self by Kyli Santiago Kyli Santiago Inc.
Finalist The Legends of Cragknoll by Reece Hewitt Independently Published
Finalist The Phantom Pain: A Memoir by Omar Gonzalez Rise Above Publishing LLC
Finalist The Sun Plays with the Moon by Alicia Mofford Green Emerald Publishing
Finalist The Wings of Adversity by Vanessa Caraveo Independently Published
Poetry: Nature
Winner CLOUDS: love poems from the fray, poems and photographs by Jon Meyer Joshua Tree Interactive
Finalist At the Foot of the Mountain by TAK Erzinger Floricanto Press
Finalist Perchada Estás / Perching by Xánath Caraza, translated by Sandra Kingery Mouthfeel Press
Poetry: Religious
Winner Begin with a Question by Marjorie Maddox Paraclete Press
Finalist Peace in the Midst of the Storm by Kaleb Thompson Wipf and Stock
Finalist The Naked Eye by Undra Ware Sr. Kindle Direct Publishing
Finalist The Wings of Adversity by Vanessa Caraveo Independently Published
Poetry: Urban
Winner POEMZ 4 U AND YOURZ by zO-AlonzO Gross Subterranean Blue Poetry
Finalist Through Blood and Becoming by Rae Scott Mahogany Pen Publishing
Religion: Christian Inspirational
Winner Love Is: A Year-Long Experiment of Living Out 1 Corinthians Love by Kim Sorrelle Kregel Publishing
Finalist Be Held by Him: Finding God When Life Knocks You off Your Feet by Karen Brough Written By God's Girl
Finalist By the Grace of God Go We by Judy Richichi Word Alive Press
Finalist Listen, Sister! Finding Hope In The Freakshow of Live by Tess Scott Morgan James Publishing
Finalist The Butterfly Chronicles: A Journey of Finding God's Purpose Living with a Rare Genetic Disorder by Nicole Irene Cleveland Trilogy Publishing
Finalist The Storm by Jen Guidry Trilogy Christian Publishers
Finalist Whatever devil! I'm Still Here by Billie Miller Yarah Publishing
Religion: Christianity
Winner Jesus Speaking by Mike Lutz Independently Published
Finalist Cursed by Sin, Cured by Him: The Exposure of the Prodigal's Heart by Schwartzen Precil Independently Published
Finalist Dying To See: Revelations About God, Jesus, Our Pathways, And The Nature Of The Soul by Janet D. Tarantino Day Agency Publishing
Finalist Salt & Light: The Complete Jesus by Jonathan Geoffrey Dean Friesen Press
Finalist You Can Handle the Truth: Making Sense of the Bible in 3 Simple Steps by Chad M. Mansbridge Living Letters Publishing
Religion: Eastern
Winner The Garden of Flowers and Weeds: A New Translation and Commentary on the Blue Cliff Record by Matthew Juksan Sullivan Monkfish Book Publishing
Finalist Fourteen Lessons in Yogi Philosophy by Yogi Ramacharaka with a Foreword by Richard Rosen Bamboo Leaf Press
Finalist Knotting the Banner: Ritual and Relationship in Daoist Practice by David J. Mozina University of Hawai'i Press; Chinese University of Hong Kong Press 2021
Religion: General
Winner The Storm by Jen Guidry Trilogy Christian Publishers
Finalist 90 English Translations of the Famous Psalm 23: The LORD is my Shepherd by Michael Dow Dow Creative Enterprises, LLC
Finalist Bible, God and Free Will by Vasile Ghiuta Independently Published
Finalist Brain Function and Religion by Dr. Maskil David Cycleback Center for Artifact Studies
Finalist Restoration & Renovation of Abandoned Historical Places by Satpreet Singh Sikh Reference Library USA
Science
Winner The Hidden Power of Emotions: How to Activate your Energy Field and Transform your Life by Melanie Dean, PhD Hay House Inc.
Finalist When Danger is Past, Who Remembers? by Don Krieger Milk and Cake Press
Self-Help: General
Winner Love People, Use Things: Because the Opposite Never Works by Joshua Field Millburn & Ryan Nicodemus Celadon Books
Finalist Don't Just Sit There, DO NOTHING: Healing, Chilling, and Living with the Tao Te Ching by Jessie Asya Kanzer Hampton Roads Publishing
Finalist Free Time: Lose the Busywork, Love Your Business by Jenny Blake Ideapress Publishing
Finalist The Change Guidebook: How to Align Your Heart, Truths, and Energy to Find Success in All Areas of Your Life by Elizabeth Hamilton-Guarino HCI Press / Simon & Schuster
Finalist The Hidden Power of Emotions: How to Activate your Energy Field and Transform your Life by Melanie Dean, PhD Hay House Inc.
Finalist The Musashi Field Manual: The Sword Saint's Secrets for Winning the Tests of Life by Lawrence Kane, Kris Wilder, Miyamoto Musashi Stickman Publications, Inc.
Finalist The Stress Book: Forty-Plus Ways to Manage Strees & Enjoy Your Life by D. Terrence Foster M.D. Global Health & Consortium
Self-Help: Motivational
Winner Enough About Me: The Unexpected Power of Selflessness by Richard Lui Zondervan
Finalist Enlighten Up!: Finding Clarity, Contentment and Resilience in a Complicated World by Elizabeth Ann Gibbs Emerald Lake Books
Finalist Mind Hacking for Rebels: A Practical Guide to Power and Freedom by Karin Tydén Morgan James Publishing
Finalist Relentless: Homeless Teen to Achieving the Entrepreneur Dream by Natasha Miller Poignant Press
Finalist Self Help Sucks: The Anti-Self-Help Guide to Inner Peace and Contentment by Tony Blankenship Independently Published
Finalist The Nobel Edge: Reclaiming an Ethical World One Choice at a Time by Christopher Gilbert, Ph.D. Morgan James Publishing
Finalist The Things I've Seen People Do With and Without Food by Debra Spector, MS, RDN, CDN Independently Published
Self-Help: Relationships
Winner Untangling you: How can I be grateful when I feel so resentful? by Dr. Kerry Howells Major Street Publishing
Finalist 5 Senses for Success: Strategies to Thrive in Any Arena by Juli Geske-Peer Kirk House Publishers
Finalist Blessing Mistakes: Learn to Give Yourself and Others Grace, Not Grief When a Mistakes is Made by Brenda Miller BalboaPress
Finalist From Fatherless to Fearless II: Courageous Women Find Success When Married to a New Way by Candice Crear Charismatic Publishing
Finalist Service Habits: 2nd Edition by Jaquie Scammell Major Street Publishing
Finalist The Kickass Couple: 7 Secrets to Transform Your Relationship by Dr. Gloria Lee Ultimate World Publishing
Finalist You're Not Crazy: Overcoming Parent/Child Alienation by Lynn Steinberg, Ph.D. Ultimate World Publishing
Social Change
Winner Not So Black and White: An Invitation to Honest Conversations about Race and Faith by John Driver and Reggie Dabbs Zondervan
Finalist Changemaker Playbook: The New Physics of Leadership in a World of Explosive Change by Henry F. De Sio, Jr. Nicholas Brealey Publishing / Hachette Book Group
Finalist F*ck the Bucket List for the Health Conscious: Trusting Your Heart by Ayelet Baron Independently Published
Finalist Nowhere to Call Home: Photographs and Stories of People Experiencing Homelessness, Volume 4 by Leah den Bok with Tim den Bok Independently Published
Finalist The Impact Challenge: Reframing Sustainability for Business by Alessa Falsarone Taylor & Francis Group / Routledge
Finalist The Repentant Racist by Mike Mulhern Best Seller Publishing
Spirituality: General
Winner Don't Just Sit There, DO NOTHING: Healing, Chilling, and Living with the Tao Te Ching by Jessie Asya Kanzer Hampton Roads Publishing
Finalist Awaken to Your True Self: Why You're Still Stuck and How to Break Through by Andrew Daniel MetaHeal
Finalist Cracking Open: Adventures of a Reluctant Medium by Isabeau Maxwell Intuitive Arts Media LLC
Finalist Dying To See: Revelations About God, Jesus, Our Pathways, And The Nature Of The Soul by Janet D. Tarantino Day Agency Publishing
Finalist Inner Canyon: Where Deep Time Meets Sacred Space by Gail Collins-Ranadive Homebound Publications
Finalist Spirituality For Badasses by J. Stewart Dixon PIE Publishing
Finalist The Garden of Flowers and Weeds: A New Translation and Commentary on the Blue Cliff Record by Matthew Juksan Sullivan Monkfish Book Publishing
Spirituality: Inspirational
Winner Redefining Normal: How Two Foster Kids Beat the Odds and Discovered Healing, Happiness and Love by Justin & Alexis Black Global Perspectives Publishing
Finalist A Schizophrenic, Tapped & Skipped: Hope In The Midst Of Madness by J Mark Stacy WriteNowBooks LLC
Finalist Be a Giant Killer: Overcoming Your Everyday Goliaths by Ed Norwood Freiling Publishing
Finalist Dead Men Still Snore: A Woman's True Story of Love, Loss and Channeling her Husband's Messages from the Other Side by Tammy Tyree Shale Empire Press
Finalist Lyrica's Journey of Ascension: A Nonverbal Autistic Finds Her Power, Peace, and Purpose by Lyrica Marquez & Gayle Lee Mialee LLC
Finalist Optimists Always Win! Moving from Defeat to Life's C-Suite by Kimberly S. Reed Health Communications, Inc
Finalist The Essential Manifesting Guidebook 2022: Simple Steps to Create the Life You Truly Desire by Trish McKinnley 7th Star Publishing
Sports
Winner Create Forever Teammates: How Connections and Relationships Are Winning Steps in Life and Sports by Patrick Touhey Elite Performance Too-E
Finalist A Fish Ate My Homework: A Beginner's Guide to Fly Fishing by Rick Robinson and Wade DeHate Headline Books
Finalist The Fein Points of Tennis: Technique and Tactics to Unleash Your Talent by Paul Fein Coaches Choice
Finalist The Intent Is To Grow: A Young Coach is Guided Along the Path to Becoming a True Professional by Jesse K. Wright Independently Published
Finalist The Musashi Field Manual: The Sword Saint's Secrets for Winning the Tests of Life by Lawrence Kane, Kris Wilder, Miyamoto Musashi Stickman Publications, Inc.
Finalist Valiente: Courage and Consequences by A.G. Castillo Archway Publishing
Finalist We All Wore Blue by Emerson Robbins BookBaby
Travel: Guides & Essays
Winner Monkeys on the Road by Mary Hollendoner Independently Published
Finalist 50 States 50 Stories…I Never Thought I'd Live Here by Lynn S. Rosenberg Palmetto
Finalist Gone Viking II: Beyond Boundaries by Bill Arnott RMB | Rocky Mountain Books
Finalist If You Stand Here: A Pilgrim's Tour of the Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela by Anne Born The Backpack Press
Finalist The Professional Guide's Handbook by Colby Brokvist Fulcrum Publishing
Finalist VIDAS: Deep in Mexico and Spain by Edward Stanton Waterside Productions
Finalist Who Will Accompany You? My Mother-Daughter Journeys Far From Home and Close to the Heart by Meg Stafford with Kate Stafford and Gale Stafford River Grove Books
True Crime: Nonfiction
Winner Black, White, and Gray All Over: A Black Man's Odyssey in Life and Law Enforcement by Frederick Douglass Reynolds Mindstir Media
Finalist Love and Honour?: Marriage for Peace by David D E Evans BalboaPressAU
Finalist LUCIANITY: The Perverse Religion of Christians by John Byer Gatekeeper Press
Finalist Ruffian by Kevin Grogan 1108 Publications
Finalist The Real Mr. Big: How a Colombian Refugee Became the United Kingdom's Most Notorious Cocaine Kingpin by Ron Chepesiuk with Jesus Ruiz Henao Wildblue Press
Women's Issues / Women's Studies
Winner Fifty First Dates After Fifty: A Memoir by Carolyn Lee Arnold She Writes Press
Finalist Antisexist: Challenge Sexism, Champion Women's Rights, and Create Equality by Lynn Schmidt, Ph.D. Bobo Publishing
Finalist CompartMENTALized: My Journey from Camptown to the National Security Agency by Tena A. Lawyer Mystic Canyon Publishing
Finalist Poverty, Chastity & Disobedience: My Six Years in a Catholic Convent by Susan K. Mattern Amazon
Finalist The Adventures of Women in Tech Workbook: A Life-Tested Guide to Building Your Career by Alana Karen, Marily Nika, Georgie Dealey, Syreea Hughley, and Stacey Y. Rivers Think Twice Books
Finalist Twice a Daughter: A Search for Identity, Family, and Belonging by Julie Ryan McGue She Writes Press
Finalist Uncolonized Latinas: Transforming Our Mindsets And Rising Together by Valeria Aloe New Degree Press
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