Announcing the Inspirational winners of the 5th Annual Writer's Digest International Self-Published Book Awards
Inspirational Category
First-place Winner
Dr. Iris Bell
Chew on Things - It Helps You Think
Tucson AZ
www.creativebookworm.com
Honorable Mentions
Caleb Grimes
Star Wars Jesus
Staunton VA
www.starwarsjesus.com
Betty Healey
Road Signs 2
N Lancaster ON Canada
www.roadSIGNS.ca
Deane Schuessler
Devoted to God and Each Other
Woodbury MN
Linda Abbott Trapp
Letters To My Granddaughters
San Diego CA
www.abbottpub.com
Entrants
Dr. Annand
Rising From the Mud
Charleston SC
amazon.com
Dharmashanti
Fight the Misery Conspiracy
Phoenix AZ
www.dharmashanti.com
Zal
St. Mark
Mississauga ON Canada
Celeste Amand
Messages from the Beloved
Golden CO
amazon.com
Jarvis R. Ami
The American Passion
West Palm Beach FL
Stephanie Arminger
Baby Hannah's Journey
Twin Falls ID
www.seawords.biz
Irene Armstrong
Call Me Mara
Zion IL
www.amazon.com
ron arnold
life's little Hugs and how to share them
Columbus IN
www.roulcarnold.com
Lama Milkweed L. Augustine H.H. Ph.D
The Milkweed Prophecy
Middleboro MA
authorhouse.com
Wilson Awasu
The Conflict
Lakeville MN
Greg Bass
Letters Home
Grover City CA
www.letters-home.com
Claire Boudreaux Bateman
This Little Light of Mine
Baton Rouge LA
amazon.com
Bonnie Baumgartner
Joyfully Being a 10%er
Phoenix AZ
amazon.com
Steven E. Baxter
Revolutionary Spirituality: Awakening to Your True Self
Live Oak FL
Richard A. Benack
Saints Aren't Angels
Garden City NY
www.xlibris.com
Judith K. Berg
The Otter Spirit
Eugene OR
Normand R Bernier
Mindlings
Fairlawn OH
www.mindlings.com
Thom Bierdz
Forgiving Troy
Los Angeles CA
www.thombierdz.com
Michael R. Binder, M.D.
Images of Heaven
Highland Park IL
Leslie Bishop
Congratulations, You Have Cancer!
Melbourne FL
www.empoweringpathways.com
Jeanette Bishop Helen Varga
Shut the Hell Up, I'm Trying to be Spiritual Here!
Port Dover ON Canada
authorhouse.com
Barbara Blair
Communing With the Infinite...a Path of Awakening Awareness
Wheat Ridge CO
Mike Blaylock
Life-Changing Leadership
Mobile AL
lifechangingleadership.com
John G. Blumberg
Silent Alarm
Naperville IL
www.keynoteconcepts.com
Linna Bowman
Application Divine
Tulsa OK
www.applicationdivine.com
Polly D. Boyette
Life is a Buffet So Save Room for Dessert
Virginia Beach VA
www.lifeisa buffet.com/buyitnow.htm
Patti Brady
The Heart of a Child
Woodstock GA
www.gracenovels.com
Michael Briese
Gifts of God's Grace
Silver Spring MD
authorhouse.com
Camey Brooks
Whistling In The Wind
Stone Mountain GA
amazon.com
Angela K. Brown
I Believe
Las Vegas NV
www.airleafpublishing.com
Dr. Olen R. Brown
Miracles
Columbia MO
amazon.com
Andrew L. Brown
Overcome Adversity
Chicago IL
www.decisiontodestiny.com
Rev. Dr. Walter M. Brown, Jr.
Why The Wilderness?
Jacksonville FL
Gloria J. Burgess
Legacy Living
Edmonds WA
amazon.com
Elizabeth MacDonald Burrows
Maya Sangh And The Valley of the White Ones
Seattle WA
www.rockpublishing.com
David Byck
It's a Long Way to the Floor
Akron OH
amazon.com
Alberto Cappas
Never too late to make a U-Turn
New York NY
www.lulu.com
Rev. Dr. Vincent W. Carroll
Biblical Characters with an attitude
Sarasota FL
www.peppertreepress.com
Laura Dion-Jones Casey
Commit to Get Fit
Chicago IL
www.lauradionjones.com
Kayren J. Cathcart
Court Etiquette: Approaching the King's Throne
Charlotte NC
www.precisionediting.net
Frank Chase, Jr.
False Roads To Manhood
Madison AL
www.fcpublishing.com
Augustine S. Chea
Survival Beyond Belief
New York NY
Shirley Cheng
Waking Spirit
Wappingers Falls NY
www.shirleycheng.com
Jahmal Cole
Athletes & Emcees
Waukegan IL
www.jcolebooks.com
Janet E. Collins
One Path Home
Lake Delton WI
www.onepathhome.com
Joel Comiskey
Cell Church Solutions
Moreno Valley CA
www.cellchurchsolutions.com
Joellen Cook
Sardines, Cheese and Soda Crackers
Irmo SC
authorhouse.com
Bill Cordivari
A Grander Vision
Basking Ridge NJ
www.amazon.com
Nancy Minton Corley
Learning to Sing Solo...When Life cancels your Duet
Rutherford TN
amazon.com
Caroline Cottom Thom Cronkhite
The Isle of Is
Koro Island Fiji
amazon.com
Jonathan Richard Cring
Digging For Gold
Hendersonville TN
www.janethan.com
Jonathan Richard Cring(le)
Mr. Kringle's Tales
Hendersonville TN
www.janethan.com
Jonette Crowley
The Eagle & The Condor
Greenwood Village CO
www.theeagleandthecondor.com
Glenn K. Currie
Riding in Boxcars
Concord NH
Barbara Harris Curtis
Confessions Of A Kept Woman
Missouri City TX
Nancy Ruth Davis
An Angel Named Promise
Arlington VA
www.trafford.com
Tasra Dawson
Real Women Scrap
Windsor CA
www.daredreamerpress.com
Douglas J. Del Tondo, Esq.
Jesus' Words Only
Irvine CA
www.bbotw.com
Bob Derr
Burke's Tour
Selinsgrove PA
www.outskirtspress.com
Kathleen J. Dolan
I Need A Facelift! (Spiritually Speaking)
Westport CT
lulu.com
Renee Duane
Choosing for Bliss
Safety Harbor FL
www.barnesandnoble.com
Kelton Drew Earl
The Ant God
Fort Worth TX
www.theantgod.com
Jeanne M. Eck
I Am Happier to Know You
Wheeling WV
www.iamhappiertoknowyou.com
Kathy Eckles
Yes! To the Journey of a Lifetime
Gloucester MA
www.yestothejourney.com
Lacy Enderson
Addiction: A Personal Story
Simi Valley CA
www.lacysjourney.com
David Evans
Does God Ever Speak through Cats?
Van Nuys CA
Ken Ferrara
Back to Good
Lindenhurst IL
backtogood.org
Ralph Filicchia
They Also Lived
Watertown MA
acewriterbooks.com
T.B. Fisher
Why Buy In?
Peninsula OH
www.outskirtspress.com
Peggy M. Fisher
Search Lights for My Soul
Camden NJ
www.pmmfisher.com
Mara Fonseca, PhD
Quest for Illumination
Santa Cruz CA
Carloyn Freund-Nelson
The Auspicious Goat
Northport NY
www.auspiciousgoat.com
Della Gardella
A String of Pearls
San Angelo TX
Della Gardella
Mosaic
San Angelo TX
Harold and Dianne Garner
A Celebration of His Messengers
Lattimore NC
www.dwgarner.com
Linda Marie Theresa Garrett
Seeing In the Spirit Understanding the Battle
Brookyn Park MN
authorhouse.com
Maria Garriott
A Thousand Resurrections
Baltimore MD
www.athousandresurrections.com
Louise Murphy Gearin
Separate Paths
Memphis TN
Garry Genser
A Down to Earth God
Hydesville CA
www.tagnet.org/fortuna/pastor
Margie Gerow
Margie and the School of Hard Knocks: Level One
Snover MI
Barbara Ghazarian
Descendants of Noah
Pacific Grove CA
www.mayreni.com
Sheryl Glick
Life Is No Coincidence
Rockville Centre NY
amazon.com
David Goeske
Together We'll Grow
Volo IL
Patricia Goins
This Can't Be Love!
Riverdale GA
www.amazon.com
Jim Gold
A New Leaf
Teaneck NJ
www.jimgold.com
Weldon Green
What Do I Do Now?
Spring TX
www.eyeonthecrown.org
Dianne Grob
What The Heart Wants
Seattle WA
amazon.com
Jody Guler
I'll Love You Forever
Neenah WI
www.authorhouse.com
Rod Hairston
Are You Up For the Challenge?
Leesburg VA
www.envision-u.com
Julie Hairston
Your're Having a Wonderful Childhood
Leesburg VA
www.wonderfulchildhood.com
Kim Halberg
Meet Me at the Oasis
Andover MN
www.kimhalberg.com
Neil Halford
The Sound of Sight
Highlands Ranch CO
www.thesoundofsight.com
Mary Hancock
What To Do When
Columbia SC
www.amazon.com
Laneen Anavah Haniah
The Spirits of Sexual Perversion
Dallas TX
www.sexdemons.net
Bev Hanson
Dimensions
Ormond Beach FL
www.amazon.com
Linda Hasley
Sacred
Royal Oak MI
www.sacredportraitsphotograph.com
Maria Victoria Hererra de Fernandez
All Because of a Mouse
Saint Petersburg FL
Latasha G. Hines, Esq.
I Love Him Lord, But He's Not a Christian
Miramar FL
www.jewelpublishers.com
Leanna Lindsey Hollis M.D.
The Clay Papers
Blue Springs MS
Carol A. Holzweiss
Spiritual Anecdotes For your Soul
P. Pines FL
Carol A. Holzweiss
Sermons For Living Your Life
Pembroke Pines FL
www.authorhouse.com
Carol A. Holzweiss
Sermons to Uplift Your Spirit
Pembroke Pines FL
www.iuniverse.com
Sam & Adele Hooker
Prayer and other God stuff
Portland OR
PZ Hopkins
Club Shattered
Clearwater FL
pzpower.com
Linda Horton
Fear Not
Pinedale CA
www.lindahorton.com
Evan Drake Howard
The Lost Epistle of Jesus
Pawtucket RI
www.evanhoward.com
Tom Huening
Spiritual Choices
San Mateo CA
www.amazon.com
Bob Hunt
Retired! A Path to Liberation
Tucson AZ
Jenny Ibbotson
the obedient universe
Cape Town South Africa
Elena Iglesias
Aloni Gabriel and Butterfly
Key Biscayne FL
Janet Alston Jackson
A Cry for Light: A Journey Into Love
Lake View Terrace CA
amazon.com
Valentina Janek
In Love and Friendship
W Hempstead NY
www.pro-fusion.us
Ravonda Monley John
Please Pass the Salt
Laurinburg NC
www.buybooksontheweb.com
Marsha A. Johnson
Emerald's Garden
Tulsa OK
marsha@marshajohnson.net
Billye Jones
Angel Power Angel Love
Dallas TX
Billie Jones
The Essence of Loving
Dallas TX
Dr. Jim Jowers
The Gideon Warriors
Milton FL
Joanne Justis William Mykian
Numbers-The Powerful Bridge Beyond
Los Gatos CA
www.booklocker.com
Vera Kaikobad
The 12 Moon Signs In Love
Tempe AZ
Vera Kaikobad
Numerology For Relationships
Tempe AZ
Kenny Kemp
Oki's Island
Midvale UT
www.kennykemp.com
Stanley Kimmel Kesselman
Divine Intervention: Jesus or Jefferson
Studio City CA
www.regencyvisionpress.com
Rose Silva King
A Cow For The Holy Spirit
Modesto CA
www.portuguesebooks.org
John M. Knowles, M.A. Linda Leblanc
Reincarnation Cards Awakening Far Memory
Paphos Cyprus
www.reincarnationcards.com
Sarah T. Kruel
Speaking of Success
Sandy Hook CT
www.buybooksontheweb.com
Gail Larson
Breathing Spaces
Humble TX
www.pleasantbooks.com
Betty Seagle Lawing
Miracles Happen When God Leads
Morganton NC
www.xulonpress.com
Ramelle T. Lee
Step Into His Greatness
Detroit MI
www.thecalledandreadywriters.org
Ronnie Lee
The Book Of Life: Existentialism
Whampoa, Hung Hom Kowloon Hong Kong
www.outskirtspress.com
Deborah Lovett
Gushing Springs
Bellbrook OH
Beverly Mahone
whatever!
Durham NC
www.amazon.com
Patricia Major
Spiritual Meatloaf
Carmel Valley CA
www.spiritualmeatloaf.com
Margaret Margo
The Uninvited Guest
Santa Cruz CA
amazon.com
Jennifer J. Martin
Star Child
San Antonio TX
www.amazon.com
Hope Ives Mauran
Where the Wisdom Lies
Greenwich CT
Libby Maxey
I Am Liberty
Mount Juliet TN
www.authorhouse.com
Janine Maxwell
It's Not Okay With Me
Alpharetta GA
N.J. Mayfield
Being Your Best!
Ponca City OK
www.bbotw.com
Allen McCray
When You Pray
Glendale AZ
Stephen McCutchan
Good News for a Fractured Society
Winston-Salem NC
www.authorhouse.com
Marion McNair
Bitter Roots
Los Angeles CA
amazon.com
Father Maurice McNeely
Catholicism Without The Guilt
Las Vegas NV
Gabriel McShane
Soul Chasing
Willow Street PA
www.soulchasing.com
Catherine McTamaney
The Tao of Montessori
Nashville TN
iuniverse.com
John Mellor with Rowena Beresford
Miracles from the Dust
Burleigh BC Australia
www.eulogia.com.au
Lane Metcalf
To Set a Prisoner Free
Centerville OH
www.pleasantwordbooks.com
Daphne Michaels
Light of Our Times
Tacoma WA
www.vibrationhealthinstitute.com
Denise Mira
No Ordinary Child
Gig Harbor WA
www.denisemira.com
Tricia Molloy
Divine Wisdom at Work
Marietta GA
www.divinewisdomatwork.com
John Moreno A.A.S., B.A., M.A.
A Spirituality For Police Officers
Massapequa Park NY
Paul R. Mork
The Power Of Becoming
White Bear Lake MN
www.bookhousefulfillment.com
Vicki Lay Ne' Baker
Who Me??...Couldn't Be!!! Changing me...from the Inside Out...
Palmdale CA
John Nelson
The Remembering
Ojai CA
amazon.com
Glory C. Odemene
Treasures!
Columbus OH
www.xulonpress.com
Tunde Olabode
The Agonies of Waiting
Peru IL
www.godsownworld.org
June H. Olin
Prescription for Raising Teens
Franklin TN
www.rxbooks.com
June H. Olin
Prescription for Healing
Franklin TN
www.rxbooks.com
June H. Olin
RX Prescription for Happiness
Franklin TN
www.rxbooks.com
Mark Linden O'Meara
The Feeling Soul
Vancouver BC Canada
amazon.com
Claudette Palatsky
Think it Not Strange
Downey CA
www.thinkitnotstrange.com
Carla Laverne Parham
Women of the Word
Richmond VA
amazon.com
Carla Lavern Parham
Though It Tarries
Richmond VA
amazon.com
Angela Paul
It's Hard Being Human
West Hills CA
www.angelapaul.net
Dennis Phillips
God with Us
Titusville FL
www.bbotw.com
Andrew Phillips Jr.
Letters From a Friend
Cary NC
Stephen Piperno
Is Life Worth It?
Buffalo NY
www.infiniteadvice.com
Daniel C. Potts
The Broken Jar
Tuscaloosa AL
Kati Pressman
Simple Presence
Boulder CO
Lonnie E. Pruitt
The Truth Or Not?
Houston TX
www.iuniverse.com
Swami Ramcharran
Life Code
Miami FL
swamiram.com
Dr. Brad Reiches
"The Bible Says..."
Moraga CA
www.willowspringchurch.org
Brad Reiches
GodThoughts
Moraga CA
www.willowspringchurch.org
Steven M. Reilly
The Fat Lady Never Sings
Seymour CT
www.amazon.com
Merrilyn Richardson
The Master's Quest
Midland TX
www.outskirtspress.com
Emily Richardson
After All
Vinita OK
www.freewebs.com
Chas Ridley
Black Hole
San Diego CA
hotbooks.com
Susan H. Riner
The Mystery At Canyon Creek
Monroe VA
www.booksforhim.com
Dr. Corina Robb
The Mind's Ravisher
San Cristobal Guatemala
www.amazon.com
Kathleen Roberts-Griesbach
Jesus Everyday
Canton GA
www.sweetwaterpublishing.com
Wayne Rodgers
Think You Know Your Bible? Who Am I?
Jacksonville FL
www.authorhouse.com
Andrew J. Rodriguez
The Incredible Adventures of Enrique Diaz
Golden CO
www.outskirtspress.com
Brian Samo Ross
Talking to God Without Calling Long Distance
Kaneohe HI
Evans Roth
Brains, Religions, and Reality
Knoxville TN
amazon.com
Joe Ruggier
Pope Caesar's Wake
Richmond BC Canada
www.thehypertekts.com
Joe Ruggier
The Eternal Hubbub
Richmond BC Canada
www.thehypertekts.com
Dr. Patricia Rush
Journey To Wholeness
Titusville FL
Steve Ryals
Drunk With Wonder
Ukiah CA
www.drunkwithwonder.com
Dr. Linda Sapadin
Now I Get It!
Valley Stream NY
www.psychwisdom.com
Chie Sasaki
My Little Angel Yasuhiro
Northampton MA
Bernice Schachter
The Creative Quest
Laguna Woods CA
www.barnesandnoble.com
Georgina (Williamson) Schaff
As I Remember...My Wonderful Life From Rags to Riches In His Hands
Lemmon SD
amazon.com
Georgina (Williamson) Schaff
As I Remember Mama - Denied The Right To Die With Dignity or Legally Crucified??
Lemmon SD
amazon.com
Richard C. Scheinberg, LCSW, BCD
Turning Trauma Into Triumph
Bay Shore NY
www.richardcscheinberg.com
H. Schroder
Sacred Wisdom
Aliso Viejo CA
www.sukapress.com
Robert Schwartz
Courageous Souls
Ashland OR
www.courageoussouls.com
Ray Sette Carlo DeCarlo
The Planets Align So Rare: Twelve Dimensions To The Human Potential
Rutherford NJ
www.amazon.com
Francis T. Sganga
Words of Wisdom Through the Ages
New Smyrna Beach FL
www.sganga.net
Dora Sharpe
Universal Allergy Healing, A Mother's Story
Scottsdale AZ
authorhouse.com
Bonnie Shoaf
Hold Your Hands Right
Lafayette IN
www.amazon.com
Mike Shreve
In Search of the True Light
Cleveland TN
www.thetruelight.net
Robert Simmons
Cancer Companion
Carmichael CA
www.mycancercompanion.com
J.R. Singh
The Tolerance of Hinduism
Scarbrough ON Canada
Davalynn Spencer
Always Before Me
Springville CA
www.pleasantwordbooks.com
The Holy Spirit (with the assistance of) Robin Hudson Jones
Got Leftovers?
Huntsville AL
www.hotspotproductionsinc.com
John Staples
Make Love, Drive Freeway
Kernersville NC
www.staplesbook.com
Carole Cash Stemley
Playing The Game Of Life On God's Turf
Atlanta GA
www.amazon.com
Sofia Steryo-Bartmus
Paws of Wisdom
Canoga Park CA
www.amazon.com
Steven Stromp
Cracking Grace
Kentwood MI
amamzon.com
Genie Summers
Go! You Are Sent
Abbeville LA
J.M. Sutton
The Mountain Path
Carstairs AB Canada
www.trafford.com
Anita-Nell Swanson Edwin Holtz
My Inner Journey, 527 Pounds to Running Marathons
Meridian ID
anitanell.com
Patricia Taylor
Joy in the Midst of Life's Storms
Perry FL
www.winepressbooks.com
Karen Molenaar Terrell
Blessings: Adventures of a Madcap Christian Scientist
Bow WA
www.amazon.com
Elizabeth L. Theodore
Feeling Free, Lily's Life Lessons volume II
Stonington CT
www.shipandshimmer.com
Elizabeth L. Theodore
Lily's Life Lessons "Pure Joy"
Stonington CT
www.shipandshimmer.com
Elizabeth L. Theodore
Let the Cuckoo out
Stonington CT
www.shipandshimmer.com
Sylvia Dorty Threlkeld
Climb from Darkness
Santee CA
www.amazon.com
Cheryle M. Touchton
Pocket Full Of Quarters
Phoenix AZ
Cheryle M. Touchton
Pocket Full of Christmas
Phoenix AZ
www.pocketfullofquarters.com
L. Tremaine
This Side of Heaven
Chandler AZ
www.lornatremaine.com
D.B. Troester
What Color Is The Wind?
Ogden UT
www.davidbrianbooks.com
Renee Peterson Trudeau
The Mother's Guide to Self-Renewal
Austin TX
www.reneetrudeau.com
Tom Tuohy
Kiss of a Dolphin
Chicago IL
www.kissofadolphin.com
Bob Tyler
Enough Already!
Long Beach CA
amazon.com
Wm. Douglas Van Devender
Prayer Tales
Beebe AR
authorhouse.com
Rod VanDertuin
Miracles: You Can't See the Forest for the Trees
Fort Worth TX
amazon.com
Rakesh Varma
Pathway to God
Kingston ON Canada
www.iuniverse.com
Joe Vernetti
The Good, Good Sheriff & Other Voices
Sevierville TN
Phil Walch
Images
Santa Ana CA
www.authorhouse.com
B.G. Wallace
Spiritual Basics
London OH
www.buythebookontheweb.com
Marsha Warsaw
When You Dance with Rabbits
Bellflower IL
www.pleasantwordbooks.com
Bev Welch
The Art of Walking Through Fires
Detroit MI
amazon.com
Eileen "Ike" West
Away From Hannah's Castle
Austin TX
iuniverse.com
Tesfa M. Wossne
The Road to Celebration
Elk Grove CA
iuniverse.com
Doris Young, PhD, RN
Save the First Dance for You
Norfolk VA
www.savethefirstdanceforyou.com
Gayle Zinda
Pink Lemonade
Stoughton WI
www.lemonmotivators.com
