Industry Awards & Accolades
Literary Awards
- National Indie Excellence Award – Winner (book design by Mindstir Media: Contingency Wins National Indie Excellence Awards | Bookstore of MindStir Media Book Publishers (mindstirmediabooks.com)
- Readers Favorite Award – Gold Winner (Contingency by Paula Wiseman: Readers’ Favorite: Book Reviews and Award Contest – Readers’ Favorite: Book Reviews and Award Contest (readersfavorite.com)
- Global Ebook Awards – Winner (Contingency by Paula Wiseman: Contingency by Paula Wiseman | Dan Poynter’s Global Ebook Awards)
- eLite Book Awards – Silver Winner, Essay/Creative Non-Fiction (Caged by Cameron Conaway: https://elitawards.com/2011_results.php)
- Readers’ Favorite Book Awards – Bronze Winner (The Backwards K by J.J. Hebert: https://readersfavorite.com/book-review/the-backwards-k)
- Moonbeam Children’s Book Awards – Silver Winner, Reading Skills/Literacy (Rockin-Rollin’ Alphabet by Lynn Rosenblatt: https://www.independentpublisher.com/article.php?page=2109)
- CIPA EVVY Awards – 3rd Place Medal Winner (Toxic Sphere, Vol 2 by C.N. Sky: https://cipabooks.com/cipa-evvy-awards/cipa-evvy-winners-2017/)
- American Book Fest – Finalist Medal Winner (“Matter? What’s the Matter?” by Carol Basdeo: https://www.americanbookfest.com/childrensbooks/educational.html)
- Readers’ Favorite Book Awards – Silver Winner (Unconventional by J.J. Hebert: https://readersfavorite.com/book-review/unconventional)
- Beverly Hills Book Awards – Winner, Cross Genre (Toxic Sphere, Vol 2 by C.N. Sky: https://beverlyhillsbookawards.com/7th-BHBA-Winners-and-Finalists.htm)
- Mom’s Choice Awards – Gold Winner (Just Like Gulliver by Janet Squires: https://store.momschoiceawards.com/index.php?entry_id=8236)
- Literary Titan Book Award – Gold Winner (Unconventional by J.J. Hebert: https://literarytitan.com/2019/05/03/literary-titan-book-awards-may-2019/)
- Literary Titan Book Award – Silver Winner (The Backwards K by J.J. Hebert: https://literarytitan.com/2019/05/03/literary-titan-book-awards-may-2019/)
- Literary Titan Book Award – Silver Winner (Weepy the Dragon by J.J. Hebert: https://literarytitan.com/2019/05/03/literary-titan-book-awards-may-2019/)
- Georgia Independent Author of the Year Award – Historical Fiction (Casting Stones by Jay Beck)
- International Book Awards – Finalist Medal Winner, Sports (The Backwards K by J.J. Hebert: https://www.internationalbookawards.com/2019awardannouncement.html
- Readers’ Favorite Book Awards – Silver Winner (Weepy the Dragon by J.J. Hebert: https://readersfavorite.com/book-review/weepy-the-dragon)
- Next Generation Indie Book Awards – Finalist Medal Winner, Inspirational Fiction (Resolute by Paula Wiseman: https://indiebookawards.com/winners/list/2015)
- Book Excellence Awards – Finalist Medal Winner, Poetry (Growing Up, Poetry by Jennelle White: https://bit.ly/2xQd0Q9)
- New York City Big Book Awards – Distinguished Favorites Winner – Sports Fiction category (The Backwards K by J.J. Hebert: https://www.nycbigbookaward.com/2019distinguishedfavorites)
- Beverly Hills Book Awards – Winner, Environment (Your Body’s Environmental Chemical Burden by Cindy Klement: https://www.beverlyhillsbookawards.com/8th-BHBA-Winners-and-Finalists.htm#env)
- Royal Dragonfly Book Award – Winner, Green Living (Your Body’s Environmental Chemical Burden by Cindy Klement: https://www.dragonflybookawards.com/royal-dragonfly-contest-winners)
- IAN Book of the Year Awards – Finalist Medal Winner, Health/Medicine/Fitness (Your Body’s Environmental Chemical Burden by Cindy Klement: https://www.independentauthornetwork.com/2019-botya-winners.html)
- Literary Titan Book Award – Gold Winner (My Daddy Might Be A Wizard by J.J. Hebert: https://literarytitan.com/2020/02/02/literary-titan-book-awards-february-2020/)
- Book Excellence Awards – Winner (Your Body’s Environmental Chemical Burden by Cindy Klement: https://honorees.bookexcellenceawards.com/#!/2020-Winners/c/46242208/offset=81&sort=normal)
- Nautilus Book Awards – Silver Winner, Green Living & Sustainability (Your Body’s Environmental Chemical Burden by Cindy Klement)
- Manhattan Book Awards – Winner, Children’s Non-Fiction (K.C. & Kayla’s Science Corner: Books 1-3 by Carol Basdeo: https://www.manhattanbookgroup.com/2020-manhattan-book-awards-winners-and-finalists/)
- Manhattan Book Awards – Winner, Children’s Picture Book (Santa’s Tiniest Elves by T Love: https://www.manhattanbookgroup.com/2020-manhattan-book-awards-winners-and-finalists/)
- Manhattan Book Awards – Winner, Fiction-Fantasy (Without Wings: Book 2: Gambling on a Soul by Thomas Beck: https://www.manhattanbookgroup.com/2020-manhattan-book-awards-winners-and-finalists/)
- Manhattan Book Awards – Winner, Fiction-Inspirational (Pine: Seasonal Lessons that Sprout in the Forest by R.E. Polston: https://www.manhattanbookgroup.com/2020-manhattan-book-awards-winners-and-finalists/)
- Manhattan Book Awards – Winner, Fiction-Thriller-Adventure (Toxic Sphere: Volume 2: Liars and Defilers by C.N. Sky: https://www.manhattanbookgroup.com/2020-manhattan-book-awards-winners-and-finalists/)
- Manhattan Book Awards – Winner, Health and Fitness (Your Body’s Environmental Chemical Burden by Cindy Klement: https://www.manhattanbookgroup.com/2020-manhattan-book-awards-winners-and-finalists/)
- Manhattan Book Awards – Winner, Historical Fiction (Stars on the Oriental Corridor: Book 1: Heaven by Young-Tae Kim: https://www.manhattanbookgroup.com/2020-manhattan-book-awards-winners-and-finalists/)
- Manhattan Book Awards – Winner in two categories (Youschka Charlotte: Motherhood and The Power of Good Bye: https://www.manhattanbookgroup.com/2020-manhattan-book-awards-winners-and-finalists/)
- The Global Book Awards – Gold Medal Winner, Environmental Science (Isabell Hayden: The Adventures of Amber: Walk in the Woods: https://globalbookawards2.spread.name/)
- The IAN Non-Fiction Book of the Year Award (Brain Dance by Diane Grimard Wilson: 2021 Book of the Year Winners – The Independent Author Network)
- Indie Reader Discovery Awards – Winner, Memoir (Playing Soldier by F. Scott Service: Announcing the 2021 Discovery Awards Winners! – IndieReader)
- NIEA – Finalist (Playing Soldier by F. Scott Service: 15th Annual Finalists | National Indie Excellence Awards | California)
- The Wishing Shelf Book Awards – Best Book Cover (Playing Soldier by F. Scott Service: Finalists 2021 | The Wishing Shelf Book Awards (thewsa.co.uk))
- Various Awards – 25 total (Black, White and Gray All Over by Frederick Douglass Reynolds)
- Pen Craft Book Awards – Winner, Retirement (Escape the Clock by Daniel Rodgers: https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/the-pencraft-seasonal-book-awards-for-winter-2025-honor-60-outstanding-works-302388260.html)
- Pen Craft Book Awards – Winner, Intrigue (Songs for the Deaf by Kenneth Silver: https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/the-pencraft-seasonal-book-awards-for-winter-2025-honor-60-outstanding-works-302388260.html)
- Next Generation Indie Book Awards – Winner, Religious Fiction (The Sower of the Black Field by Katherine Koch: https://www.indiebookawards.com/winners.php?year=2025)
- American Legacy Book Awards – Finalist, Business (The Start-up Puzzle: How-to create a successful new business venture by Robert van Pappelendam: https://www.americanlegacyawards.com/2025awardannouncement.html)
- American Legacy Book Awards – Finalist, Historical Fiction (What Once Was Promised by Louis Trubiano: https://www.americanlegacyawards.com/2025awardannouncement.html)
- American Legacy Book Awards – Finalist, Holidays: Fiction (The Santasical World of Traveling Santa: A Journey to Christmas Treasures by Lara Simone: https://www.americanlegacyawards.com/2025awardannouncement.html)
- American Legacy Book Awards – Finalist, Thriller: Political (Songs For the Deaf by Kenneth Alan Silver: https://www.americanlegacyawards.com/2025awardannouncement.html)
- American Book Fest Awards – Finalist, Health, Diet & Exercise (The Secret to Reversing Age by Dale Parkinson:
https://www.americanbookfest.com/2024bbafullresults.html) - Nonfiction Book Awards – Silver Winner (Leaving Bacon Behind by Melvin Marsh: https://nonfictionauthorsassociation.com/book-award-winner-leaving-bacon-behind-a-how-to-guide-to-jewish-conversion-by-melvin-marsh/)
- Children’s Book International Awards – Finalist, Children’s Literature (Noah Guy Who Likes to Paint by Jeanne Ward: https://americanwritingawards.com/childrens-book-intl)
- Children’s Book International Awards – Finalist, Adventure (Grace Retraces Her Day by Cheryl Lock: https://americanwritingawards.com/childrens-book-intl)
- Children’s Book International Awards – Finalist, Educational (Macie and the Magic Veggies by Peter Contardo: https://americanwritingawards.com/childrens-book-intl)
- Various Awards – 6 Total (Forever, Now by Haleh Shahrzad)
- Nonfiction Book Awards – Bronze Winner (Mind-Stirring Business Secrets by J.J. Hebert, Christen Hagan, et al.: https://nonfictionauthorsassociation.com/book-award-winner-mind-stirring-business-secrets-the-journey-to-success-a-conversation-with-entrepreneurs-industry-leaders-by-christen-hagan-et-al/)
- American Legacy Book Awards – Winner, Sci-Fi General (Artefactum by J.E. Tobal: https://www.americanlegacyawards.com/2024pressrelease.html)
- American Legacy Book Awards – Finalist, Poetry Contemporary (Blameforest by Jason Stocks: https://www.americanlegacyawards.com/2024awardannouncement.html)
- Next Generation Indie Book Awards – Winner, Thriller (The Lawyer’s Angel, by Scott Allen Benkie: https://www.indiebookawards.com/winners.php?year=2023)