NEW YORK_The 2013 New York Book Festival has named “Searching for Zion: The Quest for Home in the African Diaspora” by Emily Raboteau (Atlantic Monthly Press) as its grand prize winner.

Raboteau takes the universal theme of a search for home and brings nuance and a subtle understanding of the world to the age-old quest. This uniquely human story and the author’s ability to render complex settings into a compelling narrative won over the competition’s judges.

She will be honored on June 21 in a private ceremony at the Grolier Club in Manhattan as part of the New York Book Festival, which also has a day festival on June 22 at the Radisson Martinique hotel.

Other winners in the competition:

GENERAL FICTION

WINNER: The Rainbow Troops – Andrea Hirata

RUNNER-UP: Breakfast with the Dirt Cult – Samuel Finlay

HONORABLE MENTION:

• Poor Richard’s Lament – Tom Fitzgerald
• The Rising at Roxbury Crossing – James Redfearn
• Blood Club – Walt Schnabel
• Forevermore – Jim Musgrave
• Madness: The War of 1812 – Dennis Byrne
• Flower of Heaven – Julien Ayotte
• Island of the White Rose – R. Ira Harris
• Running with the Enemy – Lloyd Lofthouse
• The House’s Money – Owen Sullivan
• Vegas Knockout – P Moss
• Riverton Noir – Perry Glasser
• The Hydra Chronicle – Charles Young
• El Volcan – C.L. Levy
• The Almond Tree – Michelle Cohen Corasanti
• The Ivy League Chronicles: 9 Squares – E.K. Prescott
• The Second Chances of Priam Wood – Alexander Rigby
• The Iranian Scorpion – William Peace
• Mountains of Fire – K.E. Pottie
• Of Father and Friends – Gary Armstead
• Black Crow White Lie – Candi Sary

GENERAL NON-FICTION

WINNER: Searching for Zion – Emily Raboteau

RUNNER-UP: The Day the World Discovered the Sun – Mark Anderson

HONORABLE MENTIONS:

• My Dog Always Eats First – Leslie Irvine
• The Old Rectory – Julia Ibbotson
• Shock Exchange – Ralph W. Baker Jr.
• America’s Greatest Blunder – Burton Yale Pines
• The Terrible Loyalty – Sandy moss
• Had to Take A Break – Clayton Dorn Coburn/illustrated by Sharon Dorn Gill
• Prevention is Difficult but Possible – Allen J. Orehek, MD
• Architecture Laid Bare! In Shades of Green – Robert Brown Butler
• Midlife Crash Course – Gail C. Feldman, Ph.D
• American Guinea Pig – Terence Mix
• The Growth of Truth – Debbie Raymond-Pinet/Bonnie Meroth
• From Crisis to Creativity – Gail Carr Feldman
• El Vidajero – Dr. Reinaldo Claudio Foneseca/Dra. Raquel Rubin Jimenez
• The ABC’s of Shvet Achim – Taylor Wilmering
• Skinny the Cat and the Magic of Kindness – Donna Rawlins
• Tales from the Tailgate – Steven Korievo
• Surfing on a Banana Peel – Brona Fanelle
• Bench-Pressed – Susan L. Yarbrough
• The 4-1-1 on Surviving Teenhood – Michele Sfakianos
• Free Yourself from a Constipated Life – Catherine Stack

BIOGRAPHY/AUTOBIOGRAPHY

WINNER: Potato in a Rice Bowl – Peggy Keener

RUNNER-UP: Let’s Play Hopscotch – Ellie Levinson

HONORABLE MENTIONS:

• War of the Pews – Rev. Jerome G. LeDoux, S.V.D.
• Southern Vapors – Lynn Garson
• Above All Else – Nancy Butler
• Counting the Days: 366 Days in Prison – Leslie Rutkin
• Coming to Forgiveness – Ronita Johnson
• Being My Mom’s Mom – Loretta Anne Woodward Veney
• Queue Jumper – Jill Perry
• Chasing Love: A Mother’s Journey – Elinor Rogosin
• Aisha: The Wife, the Companion, the Scholar – Resit Haylamaz, Ph.D
• A World Torn Asunder –Marina Giurescu, M.D.
• Soul Sacrifice: One Story of Many – Ruby S. Garnett
• The Mask is Off – Dr. Mildred Smith-Chang
• Ancient Wisdom, Modern Master – Lila Ivey
• The Iron Butterfly – Choon-Ok Jade Harmon/Ana Maria Rodriguez
• Staying Alive: A Love Story – Laura B. Hayden
• As We Walk Through the Valley – Amy Conner

POETRY

WINNER: Winter’s A’ Coming Still – Neal Hall

RUNNER-UP: The Art of Robert Frost – Tim Kendall

HONORABLE MENTIONS:

• From These Eyes: Poems with Heart – Robyn E. Budge
• Slow Lightning – Eduardo C. Corral
• Reflections Through An Hourglass – E.M. Souza
• Angels at the Barrier – R. David Fulcher
• From Pink Bows to Red Stilettos – Xia Devore
• Honeysuckle Lyrics – Shaunteka La Trese Curry
• There Are No Buffalo in Buffalo – Sally Valentine/illustrated by Suzanne Valentine
• A Poem Alights – Peggy Troupin
• Barack Obama: A Poetic Salute – Phyllis Marks

YOUNG ADULT

WINNER: Sweetest Taboo – Eva Marquez

RUNNER-UP: Hard Magic – John Caruso

HONORABLE MENTIONS:

• Charlie Dill: The Cornerstone Treasure – Greg Glaser
• Grounded for Good – Dawn Daria
• Shadowland – The Legend – Johanna Kern & Roy Fitzsimmonds
• Parry Pretty and the Eight Realms – S. J. Musgraves
• Dangerous Blessings – J. Arvid Ellison
• We Are Savages – Jessie Atkin
• Sara’s Turn of the Century – Mary Prince
• Ghost of Johanna – Susan K. Earl
• The Jericho River: A Magical Novel… - David Carthage

CHILDREN’S BOOKS

WINNER: Would You Still Love Me If… - Wendy LaGuardia/illustrated by Patricia A. Keeler

RUNNER-UP: How Dachsunds Came to Be – Kizzie Elizabeth Jones

HONORABLE MENTIONS:

• The Blue Lobster’s Holiday – Robin Taylor Chiarello
• The Missing Mommy Cure – Midge Leavey/illustrated by Irened Olds
• The Unpopular Pea (& Carrot) – Elle Valentine
• Dear Sun – Lauren Lombardo
• The Little Apple – Deborah Ford Smith
• Golda – A True Story for Children of All Ages – Jeff Shelton
• How Hollyhocks Came to New Mexico – Paul Rhetts, et. al
• And I Thought About You – Roseanne Kurstedt
• A Squirrel’s Story: A True Tale – Jana Bommersbach/illustrated by Jeff Yesh
• Leah’s Voice – Lori DeMonia/illustrated by Monique Turchan
• The Day the Sun Called Out Sick!!! – Deborah A. Belle/illustrated by Chris Collenberger
• Lazy Daisy, the Love Dog – Marti Regan/illustrated by Halcy Bohen
• Lightkeepers to the Rescue – Marisa de Jesus Paolicelli/Susan Daly Mystic – K.D. Rausin
• Do You Know a Cat Like That? – Art Garmissie/illustrated by Carol Newsom
• The Gubbins Club: The Legend of Charlie’s Gold – Melinda T. Falgoust
• Curiosities – Mike Yamada/Victoria Ying/Johnathan Ying
• Blue Bear Finds a Rainbow – McKenzie L. Betts/illustrated by Stacie Desautels Despina – Diana Burgwyn
• Franklin Frog and the Fallen Tree – Gregory Paul Ogden
• What to do with Ahhh Chooo? – Jayne S. Morgan/illustrated by Kristen O’Shea
• Marshall the Miracle Dog – Cynthia Willenbrock/illustrated by Lauren Heimbaugh
• Randy the Raindrop – Patty Jean Wiese/illustrated by Kim Sponaugle
• Bobby’s Biggest Bubble! – Jim Romer
• A Trixi, a Shmoop and a Monster – Tory Dube/illustrated by Marina Vasilevsky/Kelly Walters
• September’s Big Assignment – Dr. Bene R. Hartman
• Donkeys are Special….and so are You! – T.W. Krueger/illustrated by Lisa Bohart
• The Magic Owl – Lisa Stammerjohann/illustrated by Claudia Gadotti
• Angel or Not? Angel for Sure – Lori Diez
• Golda – A True Story for Children of All Ages – Jeff Shelton
• Christmas in Gondar – Barb Olson
• Gingertown – David Gillam
• Aspey’s Adventures with Asperger’s – Michael Werner

  
  PHOTOGRAPHY/ART
  
  WINNER: Maynard L. Parker – Jennifer A. Watts
  
  RUNNER-UP: Ezra Stoller, Photographer – Nina Rappaport/Erica Stoller
  
  HONORABLE MENTIONS:

• Visions of a Vanished World – Gabriele Kuhl
• Living Land – edited by Eric Blasen and Silvina M. Blasen
• Hour 25 – HKU Architecture
• Classic & Modern – Alan Barlis and Dennis Wedlick
• Carrie Mae Weems: Three Decades of Photography – Kathryn E. Delmez
• Robert Motherwell: Paintings and Collages – Jack Flam, et. al

COMPILATIONS/ANTHOLOGIES

WINNER: Beyond the Pale – K. Patrick Malone

RUNNER-UP: Pawprints on the Heart – Bradford P. Miller

HONORABLE MENTIONS:

• Vignettes & Postcards – edited by Erin Byrne & Anna Pook
• No lumps, thank you – a bra anthologie – Meg S. Peldo/Kim Wagner
• No Character Limit: Truth & Fiction from WriteGirl – edited by Keren Taylor
• Remix: Girls Write Now 2012 Anthology – Melissa Gira Grant, editor

WILD CARD

WINNER: Lightbearer – John Caruso

RUNNER-UP: The Art Dockuments – Carlton Davis

HONORABLE MENTIONS:

• Postcards Home – W.D. Mast
• Flashblind – Paul Bernstein
• The Panther Resurrection – Jane T. Robe
• Silhouette of the Sun – Avery Davis
• The Coal Elf – Maria DeVivo
• Japanese Automata – Murakami Kazuo
• The Magic Pumpkin – Benji Palus
• Pilgrims to Patriots: A Grandfather Tells the Story – Alex Bugaeff
• A Brief Moment in Time – Deborah French
• Michael Valentine: Diary of a Hitman – Reicko Antonio

SCIENCE FICTION

WINNER: The Samsara Effect – Paul Black

RUNNER-UP: They Only Come Out at Night – F.M. Kearney

HONORABLE MENTIONS:

• Had the Queen Lived: An Alternative History of Anne Boleyn – Raven A. Nuckols
• Huaquero – Gareth Worthington
• The Incontrovertibility of Rainbows - anonymous
• Untimed – Andy Gavin
• The Treos Dilemma – William Lavell
• Season of the Serpent – Book One – David Nova
• Song of the Summer King – Jess E. Owen

BUSINESS

WINNER: Not in the Club – Janet Pucino

RUNNER-UP: Prospecting Presentation Close – Jerry X. Shea

HONORABLE MENTIONS:

• GUTSY: How Women Leaders Make Change –Sylvia LaFair
• Compass – William F. Brandt, Jr.
• A Better Tomorrow – Robert D. Hudson
• From Fear to Success – Thomas B. Dowd III
• Trust in Virtual Teams – Thomas P. Wise, PhD
• Monkey Business – Heather Wandell
• Financial Independence – Agbai Ina Obasi
• I’ve Been Called the B* Word – Dr. R. Kay Green
• Work Toward Reward – Chia-Li Chien

SPIRITUAL

WINNER: God and Boobs: Balancing Faith and Sexuality – Angie Schuller Wyatt

RUNNER-UP: Twelve Months – Steven Manchester

HONORABLE MENTIONS:

• The Believers – Christine Pisera Naman
• The Will Changers: Dark Forces Rising – Chad Wilkinson & M.S. Rogers
• A Change of Habit – Patty Ptak Kogutek
• Gift of a Servant – Tamara Amos
• Master and the Green-Eyed Hope – Johanna Kern
• Healing Your Mind and Soul – Garry A Flint, Ph.D
• Blessed and Highly Favored – Theo Harris
• The Cancer Path – Dr. Paulette Kouffman Sherman
• Amanda, Perfectly Made – Laurel Rausch Greshel
• Falling into Place – S. R. Lewis

COOKBOOKS

WINNER: Alex MacKay’s Cookbook for Everybody Everyday – Alex MacKay

RUNNER-UP: Amalia’s Guatemalan Kitchen – Amalia Moreno-Damgaard

HONORABLE MENTIONS:

• Paleo French Cuisine – Alain Braux
• Eat It! Food Adventures with Marco Polo – Gracie Cavnar/illustrated by Anni Matsick

HOW-TO

WINNER: The Savvy Girl’s Guide to Grace – Alicia Young

RUNNER-UP: Fifty-Fifty: The Clarity of Hindsight – Julie Kessler

HONORABLE MENTIONS:

• The Road to Ne – Kathryn Hammond
• Walking Down the Cobblestone Aisles of Boston – Suzie Canale
• The Occasional Affair – Maury Ankrum
• First Words – Barbara Levine Offenbacher
• It Takes Moxie – Maureen Francisco
• It’s a Great Life if you Don’t Weaken – Jerry X. Shea

UNPUBLISHED STORIES

WINNER: Of the Sea – Brian McGuffog

RUNNER-UP: The Dark Side of Money – David E. Rogers

HONORABLE MENTION: Freshman Forty – Christine Duval

ROMANCE

WINNER: The Goddess Letters – Vicki Matthews

RUNNER-UP: Severed Threads – Kaylin McFarren

HONORABLE MENTIONS:

• Anthem of a Reluctant Mo
• Relations – Pamela Beverly ther – Gail Gross Sulmers
• What to do with Ahhh Chooo? – Jayne S. Morgan/illustrated by Kristen O’Shea
• Marshall the Miracle Dog – Cynthia Willenbrock/illustrated by Lauren Heimbaugh
• Randy the Raindrop – Patty Jean Wiese/illustrated by Kim Sponaugle
• Bobby’s Biggest Bubble! – Jim Romer
• A Trixi, a Shmoop and a Monster – Tory Dube/illustrated by Marina Vasilevsky/Kelly Walters
• September’s Big Assignment – Dr. Bene R. Hartman
• Donkeys are Special….and so are You! – T.W. Krueger/illustrated by Lisa Bohart
• The Magic Owl – Lisa Stammerjohann/illustrated by Claudia Gadotti
• Angel or Not? Angel for Sure – Lori Diez
• Golda – A True Story for Children of All Ages – Jeff Shelton
• Christmas in Gondar – Barb Olson
• Gingertown – David Gillam
• Aspey’s Adventures with Asperger’s – Michael Werner

PHOTOGRAPHY/ART

WINNER: Maynard L. Parker – Jennifer A. Watts

RUNNER-UP: Ezra Stoller, Photographer – Nina Rappaport/Erica Stoller

HONORABLE MENTIONS:

• Visions of a Vanished World – Gabriele Kuhl
• Living Land – edited by Eric Blasen and Silvina M. Blasen
• Hour 25 – HKU Architecture
• Classic & Modern – Alan Barlis and Dennis Wedlick
• Carrie Mae Weems: Three Decades of Photography – Kathryn E. Delmez
• Robert Motherwell: Paintings and Collages – Jack Flam, et. al

COMPILATIONS/ANTHOLOGIES

WINNER: Beyond the Pale – K. Patrick Malone

RUNNER-UP: Pawprints on the Heart – Bradford P. Miller

HONORABLE MENTIONS:

• Vignettes & Postcards – edited by Erin Byrne & Anna Pook
• No lumps, thank you – a bra anthologie – Meg S. Peldo/Kim Wagner
• No Character Limit: Truth & Fiction from WriteGirl – edited by Keren Taylor
• Remix: Girls Write Now 2012 Anthology – Melissa Gira Grant, editor

WILD CARD

WINNER: Lightbearer – John Caruso

RUNNER-UP: The Art Dockuments – Carlton Davis

HONORABLE MENTIONS:

• Postcards Home – W.D. Mast
• Flashblind – Paul Bernstein
• The Panther Resurrection – Jane T. Robe
• Silhouette of the Sun – Avery Davis
• The Coal Elf – Maria DeVivo
• Japanese Automata – Murakami Kazuo
• The Magic Pumpkin – Benji Palus
• Pilgrims to Patriots: A Grandfather Tells the Story – Alex Bugaeff
• A Brief Moment in Time – Deborah French
• Michael Valentine: Diary of a Hitman – Reicko Antonio

SCIENCE FICTION

WINNER: The Samsara Effect – Paul Black

RUNNER-UP: They Only Come Out at Night – F.M. Kearney

HONORABLE MENTIONS:

• Had the Queen Lived: An Alternative History of Anne Boleyn – Raven A. Nuckols
• Huaquero – Gareth Worthington
• The Incontrovertibility of Rainbows - anonymous
• Untimed – Andy Gavin
• The Treos Dilemma – William Lavell
• Season of the Serpent – Book One – David Nova
• Song of the Summer King – Jess E. Owen

BUSINESS

WINNER: Not in the Club – Janet Pucino

RUNNER-UP: Prospecting Presentation Close – Jerry X. Shea

HONORABLE MENTIONS:

• GUTSY: How Women Leaders Make Change –Sylvia LaFair
• Compass – William F. Brandt, Jr.
• A Better Tomorrow – Robert D. Hudson
• From Fear to Success – Thomas B. Dowd III
• Trust in Virtual Teams – Thomas P. Wise, PhD
• Monkey Business – Heather Wandell
• Financial Independence – Agbai Ina Obasi
• I’ve Been Called the B* Word – Dr. R. Kay Green
• Work Toward Reward – Chia-Li Chien

SPIRITUAL

WINNER: God and Boobs: Balancing Faith and Sexuality – Angie Schuller Wyatt

RUNNER-UP: Twelve Months – Steven Manchester

HONORABLE MENTIONS:

• The Believers – Christine Pisera Naman
• The Will Changers: Dark Forces Rising – Chad Wilkinson & M.S. Rogers
• A Change of Habit – Patty Ptak Kogutek
• Gift of a Servant – Tamara Amos
• Master and the Green-Eyed Hope – Johanna Kern
• Healing Your Mind and Soul – Garry A Flint, Ph.D
• Blessed and Highly Favored – Theo Harris
• The Cancer Path – Dr. Paulette Kouffman Sherman
• Amanda, Perfectly Made – Laurel Rausch Greshel
• Falling into Place – S. R. Lewis

COOKBOOKS

WINNER: Alex MacKay’s Cookbook for Everybody Everyday – Alex MacKay

RUNNER-UP: Amalia’s Guatemalan Kitchen – Amalia Moreno-Damgaard

HONORABLE MENTIONS:

• Paleo French Cuisine – Alain Braux
• Eat It! Food Adventures with Marco Polo – Gracie Cavnar/illustrated by Anni Matsick

HOW-TO

WINNER: The Savvy Girl’s Guide to Grace – Alicia Young

RUNNER-UP: Fifty-Fifty: The Clarity of Hindsight – Julie Kessler

HONORABLE MENTIONS:

• The Road to Ne – Kathryn Hammond
• Walking Down the Cobblestone Aisles of Boston – Suzie Canale
• The Occasional Affair – Maury Ankrum
• First Words – Barbara Levine Offenbacher
• It Takes Moxie – Maureen Francisco
• It’s a Great Life if you Don’t Weaken – Jerry X. Shea

UNPUBLISHED STORIES

WINNER: Of the Sea – Brian McGuffog

RUNNER-UP: The Dark Side of Money – David E. Rogers

HONORABLE MENTION: Freshman Forty – Christine Duval

ROMANCE

WINNER: The Goddess Letters – Vicki Matthews

RUNNER-UP: Severed Threads – Kaylin McFarren

HONORABLE MENTIONS:

• Relations – Pamela Beverly
• Anthem of a Reluctant Mother – Gail Gross Sulmers
• What to do with Ahhh Chooo? – Jayne S. Morgan/illustrated by Kristen O’Shea
• Marshall the Miracle Dog – Cynthia Willenbrock/illustrated by Lauren Heimbaugh
• Randy the Raindrop – Patty Jean Wiese/illustrated by Kim Sponaugle
• Bobby’s Biggest Bubble! – Jim Romer
• A Trixi, a Shmoop and a Monster – Tory Dube/illustrated by Marina Vasilevsky/Kelly Walters
• September’s Big Assignment – Dr. Bene R. Hartman
• Donkeys are Special….and so are You! – T.W. Krueger/illustrated by Lisa Bohart
• The Magic Owl – Lisa Stammerjohann/illustrated by Claudia Gadotti
• Angel or Not? Angel for Sure – Lori Diez
• Golda – A True Story for Children of All Ages – Jeff Shelton
• Christmas in Gondar – Barb Olson
• Gingertown – David Gillam
• Aspey’s Adventures with Asperger’s – Michael Werner

PHOTOGRAPHY/ART

WINNER: Maynard L. Parker – Jennifer A. Watts

RUNNER-UP: Ezra Stoller, Photographer – Nina Rappaport/Erica Stoller

HONORABLE MENTIONS:

• Visions of a Vanished World – Gabriele Kuhl
• Living Land – edited by Eric Blasen and Silvina M. Blasen
• Hour 25 – HKU Architecture
• Classic & Modern – Alan Barlis and Dennis Wedlick
• Carrie Mae Weems: Three Decades of Photography – Kathryn E. Delmez
• Robert Motherwell: Paintings and Collages – Jack Flam, et. al

COMPILATIONS/ANTHOLOGIES

WINNER: Beyond the Pale – K. Patrick Malone

RUNNER-UP: Pawprints on the Heart – Bradford P. Miller

HONORABLE MENTIONS:

• Vignettes & Postcards – edited by Erin Byrne & Anna Pook
• No lumps, thank you – a bra anthologie – Meg S. Peldo/Kim Wagner
• No Character Limit: Truth & Fiction from WriteGirl – edited by Keren Taylor
• Remix: Girls Write Now 2012 Anthology – Melissa Gira Grant, editor

WILD CARD

WINNER: Lightbearer – John Caruso

RUNNER-UP: The Art Dockuments – Carlton Davis

HONORABLE MENTIONS:

• Postcards Home – W.D. Mast
• Flashblind – Paul Bernstein
• The Panther Resurrection – Jane T. Robe
• Silhouette of the Sun – Avery Davis
• The Coal Elf – Maria DeVivo
• Japanese Automata – Murakami Kazuo
• The Magic Pumpkin – Benji Palus
• Pilgrims to Patriots: A Grandfather Tells the Story – Alex Bugaeff
• A Brief Moment in Time – Deborah French
• Michael Valentine: Diary of a Hitman – Reicko Antonio

SCIENCE FICTION

WINNER: The Samsara Effect – Paul Black

RUNNER-UP: They Only Come Out at Night – F.M. Kearney

HONORABLE MENTIONS:

• Had the Queen Lived: An Alternative History of Anne Boleyn – Raven A. Nuckols
• Huaquero – Gareth Worthington
• The Incontrovertibility of Rainbows - anonymous
• Untimed – Andy Gavin
• The Treos Dilemma – William Lavell
• Season of the Serpent – Book One – David Nova
• Song of the Summer King – Jess E. Owen

BUSINESS

WINNER: Not in the Club – Janet Pucino

RUNNER-UP: Prospecting Presentation Close – Jerry X. Shea

HONORABLE MENTIONS:

• GUTSY: How Women Leaders Make Change –Sylvia LaFair
• Compass – William F. Brandt, Jr.
• A Better Tomorrow – Robert D. Hudson
• From Fear to Success – Thomas B. Dowd III
• Trust in Virtual Teams – Thomas P. Wise, PhD
• Monkey Business – Heather Wandell
• Financial Independence – Agbai Ina Obasi
• I’ve Been Called the B* Word – Dr. R. Kay Green
• Work Toward Reward – Chia-Li Chien

SPIRITUAL

WINNER: God and Boobs: Balancing Faith and Sexuality – Angie Schuller Wyatt

RUNNER-UP: Twelve Months – Steven Manchester

HONORABLE MENTIONS:

• The Believers – Christine Pisera Naman
• The Will Changers: Dark Forces Rising – Chad Wilkinson & M.S. Rogers
• A Change of Habit – Patty Ptak Kogutek
• Gift of a Servant – Tamara Amos
• Master and the Green-Eyed Hope – Johanna Kern
• Healing Your Mind and Soul – Garry A Flint, Ph.D
• Blessed and Highly Favored – Theo Harris
• The Cancer Path – Dr. Paulette Kouffman Sherman
• Amanda, Perfectly Made – Laurel Rausch Greshel
• Falling into Place – S. R. Lewis

COOKBOOKS

WINNER: Alex MacKay’s Cookbook for Everybody Everyday – Alex MacKay

RUNNER-UP: Amalia’s Guatemalan Kitchen – Amalia Moreno-Damgaard

HONORABLE MENTIONS:

• Paleo French Cuisine – Alain Braux
• Eat It! Food Adventures with Marco Polo – Gracie Cavnar/illustrated by Anni Matsick

HOW-TO

WINNER: The Savvy Girl’s Guide to Grace – Alicia Young

RUNNER-UP: Fifty-Fifty: The Clarity of Hindsight – Julie Kessler

HONORABLE MENTIONS:

• The Road to Ne – Kathryn Hammond
• Walking Down the Cobblestone Aisles of Boston – Suzie Canale
• The Occasional Affair – Maury Ankrum
• First Words – Barbara Levine Offenbacher
• It Takes Moxie – Maureen Francisco
• It’s a Great Life if you Don’t Weaken – Jerry X. Shea

UNPUBLISHED STORIES

WINNER: Of the Sea – Brian McGuffog

RUNNER-UP: The Dark Side of Money – David E. Rogers

HONORABLE MENTION: Freshman Forty – Christine Duval

ROMANCE

WINNER: The Goddess Letters – Vicki Matthews

RUNNER-UP: Severed Threads – Kaylin McFarren

HONORABLE MENTIONS:

• Relations – Pamela Beverly
• Anthem of a Reluctant Mother – Gail Gross Sulmers