NEWS
Literary Classics
Announces 2019 Youth Media Book Awards
Release Date: November
15, 2019
Literary Classics
pr@clcawards.org
SOUTH DAKOTA – The 2019
Literary Classics International Book Award recipients have been announced. Selected from submissions by entrants around
the globe, these distinguished honorees are recognized for their contributions
to the craft of writing, illustrating, and publishing exceptional literature
for a youth audience. In this highly
competitive industry, these books represent the foremost in literature in their
respective categories.
The competition this
year was tremendous, and we congratulate all honorees for their outstanding and
inspiring work. Literary Classics is
proud to recognize this year’s award-winning titles which exemplify the
criteria set forth by the Literary Classics selection committee.
2019 LITERARY CLASSICS
BOOK AWARDS
TOP HONORS AWARDS
The Enchanted Page Book
Award
Kena Sosa
Alexis Braud
(Illustrator)
The Unhuggables
River Road Press
The Eloquent Quill Book
Award
Jackie Minniti
One Small Spark
Anaiah Press
Words on Wings Book
Award
Susan Morrison
Home Front Girl
Chicago Review Press
Lumen Award for
Literary Excellence
Annie Boochever
Fighter in Velvet Gloves
University of Alaska Press
YOUNG AUTHOR AWARD
Navya Sarikonda, The Enchanters’ Child, Ingramspark
Picture Book /Early
Reader
Adventure - GOLD
Sonya Song, Javier
Giménez Ratti (Illustrator), Pirate Bear,
Chinchilla Books
Adventure - SILVER
Joseph W. Ruder, Daydreaming Danny and the Pirate Treasure,
CreateSpace Independent Publishing
Animals - GOLD
M.J. Evans, Gaspar
Sabater (Illustrator), PERCY - The
Racehorse Who Didn’t Like to Run, Dancing Horse Press
Animals - SILVER
Gloria Lintermans,
Kristina Tosic (Illustrator), SAM: The
Cat Without a Tail, Blooming Twig Books
Educational - GOLD
Suzanne Jacobs Lipshaw, I Campaigned for Ice Cream, Warren
Publishing
Educational - SILVER
Gloria Lintermans,
Kristina Tosic (Illustrator), SAM: The
Cat Without a Tail, Blooming Twig Books
General - GOLD
Lisa Calhoun-Owen,
Matthew Scott Reilly (Illustrator), The Moonlight Dancer, Warren Publishing
General - SILVER
General - SILVER
Barbara Freeman, Ruth
Araceli Rodríguez (Illustrator), Mirror
Mirror, Laredo Publishing Company
Rhyme - GOLD
Sonya Song, Daniel
Howard (Illustrator), City of More,
Chinchilla Books
Rhyme - SILVER
Laura Bullock, Rondi
Kutz (Illustrator), The Traveling
Javelinas, Create Space Independent Publishing
Chapter Book / Middle
Grade/Upper MG
Adventure - GOLD
C.R. Stewart, Britfield and the Lost Crown, Devonfield
Publishing
Adventure - SILVER
Connie Huddleston, Greg’s Fourth Adventure in Time, ITP
Press
Fantasy - GOLD
A. M. Robin, Hidden Scales, A.M. Robin
Fantasy - SILVER
Chad-Michael Simon, Yellowstone: The Bears of Caldera,
Hyphenated Press
General - GOLD
Jessica Renwick, The Book of Chaos, Starfell Press
General - SILVER
Christina M Pages, The Woodland Adventures of Lucy and Will,
Waldorf Publishing
Historical - GOLD
Jackie Minniti, One Small Spark, Anaiah Press
Historical - SILVER
Wendy Leighton-Porter, The Shadow of Camelot, Silver Quill
Publishing
Young Adult / New Adult
Adventure - GOLD
Geanna Culbertson, Crisanta Knight: Inherent Fate, BQB
Publishing
Adventure - SILVER
John Egenes, Man & Horse: The Long Ride Across
America, Delta Vee
Coming of Age - GOLD
Patrick Garry, In the Shadow of War, Kenric Books
Coming of Age - SILVER
J.W. Garrett, Remeon’s Destiny, BHC Press
Fantasy - GOLD
Alison McBain, The Rose Queen, Fairfield Scribes
Fantasy - SILVER
Astrid V.J., Aspiring, Part 1 of the Siblings’ Tale,
New Wings Press
General - GOLD
Jessica Reed, Running with the Wolves, BHC Press
General - SILVER
John Egenes, Man & Horse: The Long Ride Across
America, Delta Vee
Historical - GOLD
Susan Morrison, Home Front Girl, Chicago Review Press
Historical - SILVER
Diana Forbes, Mistress Suffragette, Penmore Press LLC
Paranormal - GOLD
Mutch Katsonga, The Melancholy History of Mayfly,
Self-Published
Paranormal - SILVER
V. A. Givens, Sealed with a Twist, Eclectic Quill
Publishing
Romance - GOLD
Geanna Culbertson, Crisanta Knight: Inherent Fate, BQB
Publishing
Romance - SILVER
Diana Forbes, Mistress Suffragette, Penmore Press LLC
Science Fiction - GOLD
Jessica Reed, Running with the Wolves, BHC Press
Science Fiction -
SILVER
Bon Blossman, Behind the Mirror, My Mystery Party
BEST IN CATEGORY
BEST ILLUSTRATOR
Sonya Song, Pirate Bear, Chinchilla Books
BEST FIRST BOOK
A. M. Robin, Hidden Scales, A.M. Robin
SPECIAL INTEREST
CATEGORIES
Activitiy
Jeannie Panchal, Oregon Trail Activity Guide,
Self-Published
Contemporary
Patrick Finegan, Cooperative Lives, Two Skates Publishing
LLC
Cultural
Sylvia Sanchez Garza, Cascarones, Floricanto Press
Drama
Patrick Garry, In the Shadow of War, Kenric Books
Environmental
Lori Harrison, Jon
Harrison (Illustrator), Why Water’s Worth
It, Water Environment Federation
Fairy Tale
Astrid V.J., Aspiring, Part 1 of the Siblings’ Tale,
New Wings Press
Faith Based
Ndaa Hassan, Azra Momin
(Illustrator), Ramadan Around the World,
Self-Published
Folklore
Wendy Leighton-Porter, The Shadow of Camelot, Silver Quill
Publishing
Health & Wellness
Edy Nathan, It’s Grief: The Dance of Self Discovery,
As I Am Press
Holiday
Ndaa Hassan, Azra Momin
(Illustrator), Ramadan Around the World,
Self-Published
Humor
Tracy Detz, No Fish
For Charles, Warren Publishing
Inspirational
Suzanne Jacobs Lipshaw,
I Campaigned for Ice Cream, Warren
Publishing
Literary
Daniela I Norris, Premonitions, Roundfire Books
Mystery
Courtney Leigh Pahlke, Life Force Preserve, EBooks2Go
Social Issues
Lester Aradi, Darwin
Marfil (Illustrator), Tricycle and
Friends, Post Hill Press
Sports
Melanie Hooyenga, The Edge Rules, Left-Handed Mitten
Publications
Thriller
Bon Blossman, Behind the Mirror, My Mystery Party
Literary Classics, an organization dedicated to furthering
excellence in literature, takes great pride in its role to help promote classic
literature which appeals to youth, while educating and encouraging positive
values in the impressionable young minds of future generations. Judging is based upon the criteria set forth
by Literary Classics’ highly selective awards committee which honors books
promoting character, vision, creativity and learning, through content which
possesses key elements found in well-crafted literature.
The Literary Classics judging committee is comprised of experts
with backgrounds in publishing, writing, editing, design, illustration, and
book reviewing. To learn more about
Literary Classics, visit their website at www.literaryclassicsawards.com.
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