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Awards, Uncategorized

2011 Outskirts Press Indie Book Award Winners

In February, we mentioned the Indie Book Awards. We received quite a bit of interest from authors, and are pleased to report our award winners/finalists:

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SELF HELP

Say Yes to Grace book cover 

Say Yes To Grace: How To Burn Bright Without Burning Out

by Kirk Byron Jones

 

MILITARY

Command Influence book cover

Command Influence: A Story of Korea and the Politics of Injustice

by Robert A. Shaines

 

HUMOR/COMEDY

Once More Into the Breach book cover

 Once More Into The Breach: A Personal Account: Reliving the History of the Civil War

by Mark Brian Swart

AUTOBIOGRAPHY

Truck book cover

 Truck: A Quarter Life Crisis Handled Poorly

by Eric Hall West

ACTION/ADVENTURE

 WINNER ($100 PRIZE):

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Suicide Run: Love & Bullets

by Radcliff Lance

 FINALISTS:

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The Beads of Lapis Lazuli: A Greek Mystery

by Doris Kenney Marcotte

(also the Outskirts Press Best Book of the Year Award Winner)


Awards given to the Finalists and Winners of the Next Generation Indie Book Awards are:

  • $1,500 Cash Prize and trophy awarded to the best Fiction Book
  • $1,500 Cash Prize and trophy awarded to the best Non-Fiction Book
  • $750 Cash Prize and trophy awarded to the second best Fiction Book
  • $750 Cash Prize and trophy awarded to the second best Non-Fiction Book
  • $500 Cash Prize and trophy awarded to the third best Fiction Book
  • $500 Cash Prize and trophy awarded to the third best Non-Fiction Book
  • $250 Cash Prize and trophy awarded to the Best Cover Design Book entry
  • $100 Cash Prize and a Gold Medal awarded to the winner of each of the 60 categories
  • Finalist Medals will be awarded to up to three finalists in each of the 60 categories

Finalists and Winners will also receive:

  • A listing in the Next Generation Indie Book Awards Catalog which will be distributed to book buyers, media, and others!
  • Exposure for a full year as a Winner or Finalist at www.IndieBookAwards.com.
  • The opportunity to display Finalist or Winner gold award stickers on your book.
  • Other benefits of an award-winning book (such as potential increased revenue).

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Awards, Uncategorized

The Beads of Lapis Lazuli Receives the 2010 Best Book of the Year Award

Doris Kenney Marcotte, author of The Beads of Lapis Lazuli, has won the 2010 Outskirts Press Best Book of the Year Award.  Marcotte’s fiction work was voted the top honor for 2010 from the three finalists selected from among the most recent Colorado Independent Publishers Association EVVY award winners.  Marcotte will receive the $1,500 Grand Prize from Outskirts Press as well as wide recognition through social networks, a widely distributed press release, and an upcoming feature story in the Outskirts Press newsletter.

The Beads of Lapis Lazuli book cover

Marcotte’s win is all the more impressive because The Beads of Lapis Lazuli is a work of fiction — perhaps the most competitive category in publishing award categories.  Her novel mixes history, obsession, and the paranormal. It bridges both time and space and is about seeking truth, taking control of one’s life, and discovering the unknown strength within each of us.

Marcotte has studied the Minoan civilization for decades and has done research at the Athens National Museum, the Heraklion Archeological Museum on Crete and the British Museum in London, among others.  “What a joy ride,” Ms. Marcotte said when notified of the news. “It’s still hard to believe my little book has been so well received!”  Marcotte currently lives in River House in New Richmond, Ohio, and Hilltop House in Wyoming, Ohio, and she is the author of two novels.

“What an accomplishment,” stated Brent Sampson, president and CEO of Outskirts Press.  “Doris has demonstrated the possibilities that exist when a talented and tenacious writer sets her mind on a goal.  Her book is a product of excellence — a finely woven story with rich characters encompassed within a package brimming with production values: professional copyediting, a gorgeous custom cover, an enhanced interior, cover scribing and more.”

Here are the poll results that reveal how The Beads of Lapis Lazuli stacks up against the competition:

Outskirts Press 2010 Best Book of the Year Poll Results

Besides receiving the $1,500 Grand Prize, author Marcotte will now reap the benefits of extensive promotion of her novel by Outskirts Press.  A feature story that covers her inspiration to write the book, her own writing process and her personal story will be widely distributed throughout the social networks; and her story will also be featured in the May 15th Outskirts Press newsletter.  Congratulations, Doris!

Entries for this year’s Best Book of the Year Award are being accepted at http://outskirtspress.com/bestbook.html

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