2018 NTBF  BOOK AWARDS

​Adult Fiction
​Voodoo Rush
Chris Manno
White Horse
James Frishkey
The Thinking Log
Rachel Gauna
Adult Non-Fiction
Ridin', Ropin' Jumpin' Ove Cars
Elaine Fields Smith
Campong With Kids
G. Edward Riddle
Lilliam Riviera
Nine Days in Italy
Warren Landrum and Carol Landrum
​

Children - Picture Books 
Words That Soar
John Alexander
Irving Berlin
Nancy Churnin
Where is God?
Cynthia Smith

Children 6-12
A Transistor Christmas
Donna Frisinger
Muffin's Shadow: a Muffin "tail"
Laura Eckroat
Motocross Crossrut v.1
Gavin and Sherry Hall
T Sees an Island
​Tani Lamb

​YA Fiction
Fifty Days
Brittney Kristina
The Outcasts-The Blood Dagger:Vol. 1
Misty Hayes
The Skinwalker
Faith Dolan
The Violet Theory
Elodie Ivertion

Short Stories
Road Kill: Texas Horror by Texas Writers
ER Bills
Over the Pass and Other Stories
Susan Malone
Best Served Cold
Jim Frishkey
Poetry
Enchanted: Poetry From the Woods
Theresa Arnold

Spanish
Immigracion spiritual: Un camino de inspiration y bienesta
Nilsy Rapolo

Honorable Mention
La Siesta del limon
Susana Bokobo
Conversaciones con un Yogui, en busqueda de la Exelencia
Pilar Boswell
Lorar no Cuesto
Lazara Avila
Cuco
Manuel Toboada

2017 NTBF  BOOK AWARDS

Adult Fiction
The Steeping Season
C. M. Bratton
East Jesus
Chris Manno
A Simple Man
Jim Frishkey

Adult Non-Fiction
Ridin', Ropin' Jumpin' Over Cars
Elaine Fields Smith
Campong With Kids
G. Edward Riddle
Lilliam Riviera
Nine Days in Italy
Warren Landrum and Carol Landrum

Children
The Day the Turkey Came to School
Janet Sever Hull
Manjhi Moves a Mountain
Nancy Churnin
Caleb and Kit
Beth Vrabel

Young Adult
Hamelin Stoop: The Eagle, the Cave and the Footbridge
Robert . Sloan
The Education of Margot Sanchez
Lilliam Riviera
Hamelin Stoop: The Lost Princess and the Jewel of Periluna
Robert . Sloan

Spanish
Immigracion spiritual: Un camino de inspiration y bienesta
Nilsy Rapolo

Honorable Mention
La Siesta del limon
Susana Bokobo

Conversaciones con un Yogui, en busqueda de la Exelencia
Pilar Boswell
Lorar no Cuesto
Lazara Avila
Cuco
Manuel Toboada

2016 NTBF  BOOK AWARDS

Adult Fiction
Home At Last
Jan Sikes
Seasons of Change
CJ Peterson
Open Source
Anna L. Davis
​Adult Non-Fiction
Texas Gothic
The Lynching of the Santa Claus Bank Robber
Tui Snider
We Are Generation Z
Vivek Pandit
Poetry
(Special Mention)
Kinyamaswa
Andreas Morgner

Children
​Bo and the Ghosts of Tumbleweed Ranch
Lynn Sheffield Simmons
Final Pet Stop
James Martinez
Dinosaur’s New Shoes
James Martinez
T for Texas
Maria Kernahan
Young Adult Fiction
Greenlee Project
Amanda M. Thrasher
Nightmare King
LM Mann
Mysterious Life of Jim Limber
Deanna Klingel
 

2015 NTBF  BOOK AWARDS

Adult Fiction

First Place—Co-winners
  The Art of Forgetting
Peter Palmieri
    Your Gift to Me
Bonnie Latino & Bob Vale

Second Place
  Life & Death on Cannon Creek
Fred Funk

Third Place
  No Greater Glory
Cindy Nord
 ​Honorable Mention
Adult Fiction

Moonshiners Revenge
Fred Funk 

The Thirsty Hills
Marona  Posey 

Look Away Dixieland
Marona Posey

Children

First Place 
  What’s Wrong With Pauly?
BJ House

    Second Place
   I Like Pink
Vivian Zabel

Third Place
  Totally Different, Totally Friends
Annette Bridges 

Adult Non-Fiction

First Place
  Shades of Sun
Lisa Elders

Second Place
  Queen of Damn Good Advice
Annette Bridges

Third Place
  Just Keep Breathing
Joan Scott Curtis

​Honorable Mention
Adult Non Fiction
When Life Throws Curves
David Vince 

And So It Is
Sheri Sutton 

​Honorable Mention Misc

These are entries that did not have enough entries for competition in their category

Crystal City Lights
Moulder

Hotey
Josephne Bailey 

Morris Mansion
Rita Dear 

Weather of One Another 
Whitby
​

NTBF 2014 Book Awards

Adult Fiction

First Place—Co-winners
  The Art of Forgetting
Peter Palmieri
    Your Gift to Me
Bonnie Latino & Bob Vale

Second Place
  Life & Death on Cannon Creek
Fred Funk

Third Place
  No Greater Glory
Cindy Nord
 
Adult Non-Fiction

First Place
  Shades of Sun
Lisa Elders

Second Place
  Queen of Damn Good Advice
Annette Bridges

Third Place
  Just Keep Breathing
Joan Scott Curtis

Children

First Place 
  What’s Wrong With Pauly?
BJ House

    Second Place
   I Like Pink
Vivian Zabel

Third Place
  Totally Different, Totally Friends
Annette Bridges 

Honorable Mention – Adult Fiction

Moonshiners Revenge
Fred Funk

The Thirsty Hills
Marona  Posey

Look Away Dixieland
Marona Posey

Honorable Mention – Adult Non Fiction
When Life Throws Curves
David Vince

And So It Is
Sheri Sutton

Honorable Mention Misc

These are entries that did not have enough entries for competition in their category


Crystal City Lights
Moulder

Hotey
Josephne Bailey

Morris Mansion
Rita Dear

Weather of One Another
Whitby

NTBF 2013 Book Awards

Winners and all finalists were announced at the North Texas Book Festival on
Saturday, April 14, 2013
Congratulations to all!

Adult Fiction

First Place
Ministry and Moonshine
Fred L. Funk
and
One Summer in Arkansas
Marcia Kemp Sterling

Because of the Camels
Brenda Blair

Children of the Revolution
David Bowles


Children’s Book

Mr. Bo’s Big Heart
Timothy Battle

Ghost of Johanna
Susan K. Earl 

Mr. Roodle’s Noodles
Zarle Williams

Adult Non-Fiction Book

Passion-Art-Community: Denton, Texas in Word and Image\
Karla K. Morton

The Self-Creating Universe
David S. Alkek, MD

Open the Mind, Exercise the Soul John Cappello 

NTBF 2012 Book Awards

Winners and all finalists were announced at the North Texas Book Festival on
Saturday, April 14, 2012
Congratulations to all!

General Trade Book
(Fiction)
WINNER:

Black Eagle Force
by Buck Steinke and Ken Farmer

FINALISTS:
Windland’s Rescue
by L. Audel Cayce
The Life He Never Knew
by Ryan Petty

General Trade Book
(Non-Fiction)
WINNER:

Qualified: Candidate Resumes and the Threshold for Presidential Success
by Jamin Sonderstrom
FINALISTS:
Alone and Alive: A Practical Guide for Dealing with the Death of Your Husband
by Janet Boyanton
Tolstoy in Riyadh: The Story of a Teacher and Her Muse
by Chris Cryer

Children's Book
(Fiction/Nonfiction)
WINNER:

Fred visits the Emerald Coast
by Diane Shapely-Box

FINALISTS:
The Tale of the Talking Coins
by Zarle Williams, illustrated by Mandy Newton
The Secret of Sleep
by James Breslow, illustrated by Crystal Jennings

NTBF 2011 Book Awards

Winners and all finalists were announced at the North Texas Book Festival on
Saturday, April 16, 2011
Congratulations to all!

General Trade Book
(Fiction)
WINNER:

Wild Goose Moon
by Ben Shepperd

FINALISTS:

The Color of Darkness
by Michael English
Bierwiler

Roxann--A Lady
in a Chair
by Rita Dear

General Trade Book
(Non-Fiction)
WINNER:

If the Devil Had a Wife
by Frank Mills

FINALISTS:

Changing Careers
in a Changing World
by Carrell Chadwell, Ph.D.

The Ultimate Guide
by Robert Koger

 Children's Book
(Fiction/Nonfiction)
WINNER:

Buddy Finds a Home
by Rachel Edmiston
ill. Jason Hutton

FINALISTS:

The Christmas Pumpkin
by Debbie Reece
ill. Ron Head

Tator's Big Race
by Diane Shapley-Box
ill. Diane Shapley-Box

2010 NTBF BOOK AWARD

Winners were announced and all finalists recognized at the Book Trails Dinner
 on Friday, April 16, 2010.
Congratulations to all!

General Trade Book
(Fiction)

WINNER:
The General and Monaville, Texas
by Joe G. Bax

FINALISTS:

Saffron Dreams
by Shaila Abdullah

Eutopian Destiny: Preacher Man
by Rita Dear

General Trade Book
(Non-Fiction)

WINNER:
Translating the Prairie:
Plano, Texas in
Words and Pictures
by Alan Birkelbach

FINALISTS:

Exploring Web 2.0:
Second Generation
Interactive Tools
by Ann Bell

here...have a miracle
by Jane E. Harber, LBT

Children's Book
(Fiction/Nonfiction)

WINNER:
The Life of Bud
by Laura W. Eckroat
ill. Greg White

FINALISTS:

Just Line Around
by Kinsy McVay
ill. Kinsy McVay

Chasing Mussolini
by Zarle Williams
ill. Stef Grinder

2009 NTBF BOOK AWARD

Winners and all finalists were announced at the North Texas Book Festival on
Saturday, April 16, 2011.
Congratulations to all!

General Trade Book
(Fiction)

WINNER:
EVACUATION PLAN
by Joe M. O'Connell

FINALISTS:

Brooklyn and Braden
by Keri Diane Fry

Magnolia Moon, Texas Sage
by Janice Rose

General Trade Book
(Non-Fiction)

WINNER:
FROM GUNS TO GAVELS: How Justice Grew Up in the Outlaw West
by Bill Neal

FINALISTS:

One Day As A Lion:
True Stories from the Vietnam War
by Ronnie D. Foster

A Place to Be Someone: Growing Up with Charles Gordone
by Shirley
Gordon Jackson

Children's Book
(Fiction/Nonfiction)

WINNER:
BIRTH OF THE FIFTH SUN and Other Mesoamerican Tales
by Jo Harper,
ill. Irma Martinez Sizer

FINALISTS:

My Dog Don't Bite:
Funny Poems for Teenagers
by R. Wayne Edwards
ill. R. Wayne Edwards

Arrowhead's
Lost Hoard
by Hazel Spire

2008 NTBF BOOK AWARD

Winners and all finalists were announced at the North Texas Book Festival on
Saturday, April 16, 2011.
Congratulations to all!

General Trade Book
(Fiction)

WINNER:
THE BOYS IN BLUE WHITE DRESS
by William F. Lee

FINALISTS:

Bliss
by Jeff Lyon

The Rose of York:
Crown of Destiny
by Sandra Worth

General Trade Book
(Non-Fiction)

WINNER:
WHICH END OF A
BUFFALO GETS UP FIRST?
by George U. Hubbard

FINALISTS:

The ACU Century:
100 Years of Faith and Excellence
Ron Hadfield, editor

Tom P's Fiddle:
A True Texas Tale
by Sherri Knight


Children's Book
(Fiction and Non-Fiction)

GRANDPA FOR SALE
by Dotti Enderle and Vicki Sansum, ill. T. Kyle Gentry

FINALISTS:

The Spaniel Family's Pen Pal Adventure
by Sharon Ellsberry, ill. Amy Fox

Focus on Minerals
by Jerry Wermund, ill. Tony Sansevero

The Case of the Missing Coach
by V. Gilbert Zabel

General Trade Book
(Poetry)

WINNER:
DOWN TO EARTH POETRY
by Jim Wilson

FINALISTS:

Wee Cowrin' Timorous Beastie
by Karla K. Morton

Rhyme Time
by R. Wayne Edwards

2007 NTBF BOOK AWARD

Winners and all finalists were announced at the North Texas Book Festival 

General Trade Book

WINNER:
THE LIGHT SIDE OF DAMNATION
by William F. Lee

FINALISTS:

People of the Frozen Earth, Book 1: A New Day Dawns
by Grace Anne Schaefer

Shar's Story:
A Mother and Daughter
Reunited
by Sharon Elrod

Children's Book

WINNER:
ERIC AND THE ENCHANTED LEAF:
A Visit from Canis Lupis
by Deborah K. Frontiera

 FINALISTS:

Eek! I Hear A Squeak!
by Lavelle Carlson

I Can Say That!
by Dr. Susan Lederer