| Please join us in congratulating these exceptional authors for receiving this honor.The 62nd edition of these awards was highly competitive, with 111 nominees in 14 distinct categories. We would like to thank everyone who submitted this year, and our judges for lending their time and expertise in selecting the recipients. We are so grateful for the wonderful writing community we all share. You can find the full list of winners and finalists below. On our website, you can read the judges’ citations and learn more about these amazing authors and their books. |
| Category: BIOGRAPHY Winner: I am a Georgia Girl: The Life of Lucille Selig Frank by Ann Hite Finalist: Deceptive Speed: Eddie Lee Ivery’s Run Through Tech, Titletown, and Temptation by Jerry Gentry Category: CHILDREN’S BOOK Winner: When Alexander Graced the Table by Denene Millner and Alexander Smalls, illustrated by Frank Morrison Finalist: Kaya Morgan’s Crowning Achievement by Jill Tew Category: DETECTIVE/MYSTERY Winner: Revenge by Danielle Singleton Finalist: The Dawson Pond Murders: A John Wesley O’Toole Novel by William Rawlings Category: FIRST NOVEL Winner: Ibis by Justin Haynes Finalist: Hot Desk by Laura Dickerman Category: HISTORY Winner: Somewhere Toward Freedom: Sherman’s March and the Story of America’s Largest Emancipation by Bennett Parten Finalist: A History of Sautee Nacoochee by Tommy Hart Jones Category: HORROR Winner: The October Film Haunt by Michael Wehunt Finalist: Dark Sisters by Kristi DeMeester Category: INSPIRATIONAL Winner: Lessons in Hope: A New Era for Maasai Women in Tanzania by Juliet Cutler Finalist: The Five Secrets of Luck: A Tale of the Long-Lost Keys to an Extraordinary Life by Skip Johnson Category: LITERARY FICTION Winner: Will There Ever Be Another You by Patricia Lockwood Finalist: The Goddess Complex by Sanjena Sathian Category: MEMOIR Winner: Momma May be Mad by Kerry Neville Finalist: The Making of a Doctor: The Hidden Realities of Medicine by Michelle Izmaylov Category: POETRY COLLECTION Winner: All Things In Common by Rupert Fike Finalist: Chance of Lightning by Kristin Robertson Category: ROMANCE Winner: Once Upon a Time in Dollywood by Ashley Jordan Finalist: I Think They Love You by Julian Winters Category: SCIENCE FICTION/FANTASY Winner: North by Ann Michelle Harris Finalist: The Gryphon King by Sara Omer Category: SPECIALTY BOOK Winner: 35 Natural Wonders of Georgia to See before You Die by Ann Litrel & Charles Seabrook Finalist: Georgia’s Historical Recipes: Seeking Our State’s Oldest Written Foodways and the Stories behind Them by Valerie J. Frey Category: YOUNG ADULT Winner: Needy Little Things by Channelle Desamours Finalist: Dear Manny by Nic Stone |
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