2015 NTBF Book Award Winners

Adult Fiction  

First Place
Stein House
Myra Hargrave McILvain

Second Place
The Throwaway Son
Fred Funk

Third Place
Return to Quail Crossing
Jennifer McMurrain

Honorable Mention
James N. Patrick & J Victor Tomaszaek
Blood Profit$; The Lithium Conspiracy

Adult Non-Fiction  

First Place
Unexpected Texas
Tui Snider

 Second Place
Giving Myself Permission
Penny Murray

Third Place
Connecting Happiness and Success
Ray White

Honorable Mention
E R Bills
The 1910 Slocum Massacre

Children -Ages 1-6 

First Place
The Worst Day Ever
Debbie Reece

 Second Place
Tator's Swamp Fever
Diane Shapley-Box

 Third Place
Annie's Secret
Lyn Gray

Honorable Mention
Little White Light
Judy Ann Lowe

Young Adult Fiction

First Place
Finding Hope in Texas
Ryan T Petty  

Second Place
Girls and Gunsmoke
Mikki Daniel

Honorable Mention
Keri Diane Fry
The Solstice Children

Children -Ages 6-12

First Place
The Porch
Merrilee Franklin

Second Place
MJ's New Friend
Judy Ann Lowe

Third Place
Unlucky Lolabug's Luckiest Day
Beth Ryan

Honorable Mention
The Mama Lucie Series; Lanie and Deenie
Deborah E. Swanson

Poetry

First Place
Constant State of Leaping
Karla K Morton  

Second Place
Idealism is an Attractive Flower
Oneida Morningstar Cramer  

Third Place
Cowboy Rhymes n Dreams of Other Times
Tyler Guy
Thatch Elmer
Bill Hickman
Lloyd Huggins
Laura Proctor
Elaine Fields Smith