70+ Best Indie Book Award® Winners For 2021!

We want to thank all of the fine self-published authors, designers, and illustrators that joined in our literary awards, cover design, and Illustration contest this year. The entrants were all amazing.

And while we want to congratulate every one of the entrants, there can be only one winner per category. So here they are:

2021 Literary Winners

Women’s Inspirational Gift Book
A Letter To Our Daughters
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Theology
A Theology For The Rest Of Us
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Young Adult
All The Things We Didn’t See
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Non-Fiction: LGBTQ
Awakening The Light Warrior Within
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Non-Fiction: Writing
Becoming A Writer, Staying A Writer
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New Age/Mysticism
Bhakti: Journey Of Soul Discovery
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Inspirational/Motivational
Butterflies In The Trenches
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Contemporary Romance
Chasing Hope
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Non-Fiction: Self Help
Comparisonitis
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LGBTQ Coming Of Age
Dancing To The Lyrics
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General Fiction
Duplicity
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Historical Fiction
Ernestine
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Christian Financial Wisdom
Fight For It Financial
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Non-Fiction: How-To
FPV Flight Dynamics
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Religion/Spiritual
From Their Lips
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Humor/Satire/Action
Get Idiota
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Occult/Horror
Goddess Of Everything
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Paranormal/Supernatural/Mythological
Golden Light
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Grieving And Bereavement
Harnessing The Power Of Grief
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Christian: Health and Diet
Healthy Eating, God’s Way
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First Job Career Advice
Hello, Career
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Health/Cognitive Impairment
I Want My Mind Back
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Children's
If You Could Ask Your Dog One Question
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Health
In The Time Of Covid
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Christian: Non-Fiction
Lessons From The Apostles
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Dementia Caregiving
Life Giving Dementia Care
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Non-Fiction
Live Like Sean
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Non-Fiction: Acting
Monologues For Adults
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Dog Training
Nose To Tail Workbook
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Poetry Collection
Notes On The Train
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Cookbook
One Loaf At A Time
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Short Story Collection
Pearl City
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Travel/Photography
Photographing Iceland
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Parenting
Raising Kids Who Care
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Non-Fiction: Business
Ramping Your Brand
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Memoir
Remembering Shanghai
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Non-Fiction
Ruminations On A Parrot Named Cosmo
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Mental Health Memoir
Safe, Wanted, and Loved
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Fantasy
Scales of Ash & Smoke
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Children’s Middle Grade/Tween
Sheltered: When A Boy Becomes A Legend
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Young Adult: Superhero Action
Sidekick
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Non-Fiction
Six Women In A Cell
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Women In Business
The Adventures Of Women In Tech
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Non-Fiction: Ichthyology
The Bichir Handbook
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Historical Romance
The Boxer And The Blacksmith
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Biography
The Brink of Freedom
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Career/Management/Leadership
The Career Toolkit
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Suspense/Thriller/Espionage
The Chameleon
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Mystery/Cozy Mystery
The Drop-Dead Temple Of Doom
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SocioEconomic History
The Economic Condition of Black America in the Twentieth Century
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Aging and Gerontology
The Inner Work Of Age
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Travel: Living Abroad
The Overseas Fabulous Pinay
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Military History
The Party Dolls
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Science Fiction
The Perpetual Now
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Christmas Fantasy Fiction
The Present
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Substance Abuse Recovery Memoir
The Unfair Advantage
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Action/Adventure
There Be Monsters
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Science Fiction Action
Transference
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Novella
Webb Wilder: Mole Men & The Doll
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Non-Fiction: Self Help
Women, We’re Only Old Once
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Christian: Self-Help
You Are Enough
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Inspirational/Motivational
You Are Enough
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Honorable Mention

Honorable Mention: Best Hook
The Spy Devils
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2021 Cover Design Winners

Children’s Cover Design
Help Me Hide This Giraffe
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Children’s Cover Design
Makeda: The Queen of Sheba
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Cover Design
The Gatekeeper’s Descendants
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2021 Illustration Winners

Illustration
The Bichir Handbook
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Children’s Illustrations: Whimsical/Stylized
Theodore And The Cat With The Missing Sock
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Children’s Illustrations: Classic
You Got This
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Children’s Illustration
Unwind. Up, Up, And Away
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Children’s Illustrations: Cartoon Funny
Help Me Hide This Giraffe
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Graphic Novel Illustration
Nothing
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