Congratulations to our 2017 Literary and Nancy Pearl contest finalists!
(Contest Finalists are in alphabetical order. The number of finalists in each category can vary a bit based on tie scores.)
Literary Contest Finalists
Nancy Pearl Finalists
Mainstream:
Sarah Birdsall Julie Carrick Dalton Jodi Freeman Larkin Edwin Greer Steve Jaquith Kim Lajevardi Clark McCann Shoba Sriaiyer
Doug Walsh
Middle Grade:
Danielle Dreger Sean Fletcher Debbie Izzi
Laura Kemp Stacia Leigh
Donna Matney
Jeanette Mendell Ron Pellegrino
Best Book: Literary or /Mainstream
Debu Majumdar - Sacred River
Carolyn E. Mason - The Seekers
Lori Tobias - Wander
Historical:
Roxana Arama Kristin Beck Roger Collier Peter Curtis D.L. Fowler J.L. Oakley Suzanne Shaw J.G. Sutherland
Nonfiction/Memoir:
Kelly J. Beard Shaun Koos Marie MacMillan
Kathy McConnell Bruce Rettig Lorna Rose Maria Timm Jennifer Worick
Janet Yoder
Best Book: Genre:
Sue Steward Ade - Friends Forever
Janet Fisher - The Shifting Winds
Nancy Leonard - Becomes a Horseman
Ashley E. Sweeney - Eliza Waite
Romance/Women's Fiction:
Rae Aviani Megan Canterbury Ayesha Court Amanda L. Freed Kathleen Guimond G.W. Heather Bonnie Hobbs Diana J. Noble
Margaret Rodenberg
Lisa Wanttaja
Poetry:
David Anderson Celaine Charles Gregory Dahl Theresa Gage Daniel Gutierrez Clark McCann M. Miller Trevor Pyle Cynthia Roberts J. Stone
Paul Telles
Mystery/Thriller:
Michael DuBeau Bruce Funkhouser Kenneth W. Harmon Steven Houchin
Larry M.Keeton
Tinker Madden
Melee McGuire Melissa Stewart
Short Story:
Kristin Beck Margaret Bowmen Steven Briggs Elizabeth Cockle Charis Himeda Linda Newman Neil Orint Abigail Welborn
Sci-Fi/Fantasy/Paranormal:
M. James Conway Shayn Fite C. Lyons-Smoker Rachel Macklin David Meek Chris Nelson
Becky Warden
Jeffrey S. Weaver
Childrens:
Melissa G. Denny Brooke Hartman Connie A. Hellyer Georgia L. Lininger Maria Marshall Ryan Roberts
Alan Shue
Stephanie Ward
Young Adult:
Elizabeth Amon
Jason Black McKenzie Boyd Lisa Glasgow Sonja Griffing
Sandra J. Marten Hemant Nayak
Diane Owens Prettyman
Adult Short Topics:
Leslie Frank Susie Foster Hale Teresa H. Janssen Weyshawn Douglas Koons Ranae LaFerney Ann McArtor Mary Sloat
Cassandra Stout