Throughout the month of September, Outskirts Press has been publicizing the nominees for the 2016 Outskirts Press Best Book of the Year. Thanks to the many readers who took on the daunting task of selecting only one of these phenomenal books, we are now proud to announce this year’s winner.
Every year, Outskirts Press officially nominates a small percentage of the books we published during the previous year for submission to the Colorado Independent Publishers Association EVVY Awards. A nomination to these awards is the first step toward receiving the Outskirts Press Best Book of the Year Award. Next, three finalists are selected from among the EVVY Award winners for the Best Book of the Year Award contest. We feature each of the finalists on the Outskirts Press blog and conduct a public vote for the grand prize of $1,500.
We are thrilled to announce that Meridian, by Andrew Ceroni, has been chosen as this year’s Best Book of the Year.
Award-winning author Andrew Ceroni served a distinguished career as a senior supervisory special agent conducting global counterespionage and antiterrorism operations. He received his B.S. Degree from the US Air Force Academy; M.A. Degree from Case Western University; and studied several foreign languages at the University of Maryland. He lives in Colorado with his family.
The Outskirts Press Best Book of the Year Award recognizes not only the author with the writing talent to compose an award–winning book, but also the marketing prowess to promote it. Through his dedication to his book and his commitment to marketing the final product, Andrew Ceroni has shown that he is enthusiastic about writing quality pieces that appeal to a wide audience.