{"id":38,"date":"2013-04-26T12:47:50","date_gmt":"2013-04-26T12:47:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bestindiebookaward.com\/live\/?page_id=38"},"modified":"2015-03-20T14:03:21","modified_gmt":"2015-03-20T14:03:21","slug":"2013-best-indie-book-award-winners","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/bestindiebookaward.com\/live\/2013-best-indie-book-award-winners\/","title":{"rendered":"2013 Best Indie Book Award\u2122 Winners"},"content":{"rendered":"

The wait is finally over, and the winners are announced.\u00a0 Running a contest is very expensive and time consuming.\u00a0 Our contest, however, was very well managed and very well organized.\u00a0 The first annual Best Indie Book Award contest went off without a hitch.\u00a0\u00a0 We appreciate all the wonderful entries we received.\u00a0 Judging was tough, and there was much debate in several categories regarding the winners and their books.\u00a0 We had plenty of entries in all categories, and when it came to the finalists, the judges had their work cut out for them.\u00a0 We saw some really strong writing and great storylines.\u00a0 Excellent job authors!<\/p>\n

The following is a list of the winners in their respective categories.<\/p>\n

\"trophyclearback50\"<\/a><\/strong> Action Category 2013 Winner<\/em><\/h1>\n

The Tesla Secret<\/span><\/h2>\n

by Alex Lukeman (Review<\/a>)<\/p>\n

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Honorable Mention:<\/em><\/h2>\n

Document 512<\/span><\/h2>\n

by Thomas Lopinski (Review<\/a>)<\/p>\n

\"71figgWZbbL._SL1000_\"<\/a><\/p>\n

\"buy1b\"<\/a><\/p>\n

\n

\"trophyclearback50\"<\/a><\/strong> <\/strong>Mainstream Category 2013 Winner<\/em><\/h1>\n

Storykeeper<\/span><\/h2>\n

by Daniel A. Smith (Review<\/a>)<\/p>\n

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\"Storykeeper\"<\/a>\"smith\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Honorable Mention:<\/em><\/h2>\n

Life\u2019s What Happens <\/span><\/h2>\n

by Bob Kat<\/p>\n

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\"buy1b\"<\/a><\/p>\n

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<\/h3>\n

\"trophyclearback50\"<\/a><\/strong><\/strong> Children’s Category 2013 Winner<\/em><\/h1>\n

The Protector of Central Park<\/span><\/h2>\n

by J.T. Brewer (Review<\/a>)<\/p>\n

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Honorable Mention:<\/em><\/h2>\n

The Whyz Guy <\/span><\/h2>\n

by Chris Cianciulli<\/p>\n

\"71SVsRTtXpL._SL1500_\"<\/a><\/p>\n

\"buy1b\"<\/a><\/p>\n

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<\/h3>\n

\"trophyclearback50\"<\/a><\/strong><\/strong> Nonfiction Category 2013 Winner<\/em><\/h1>\n

The Littlest Angel<\/span><\/h2>\n

by Heidi Chandler (Review<\/a>)<\/p>\n

\"buy-button-amazon\"<\/a><\/p>\n

\"71ovMf+Dm9L._SL1360_\"<\/a>\"IMG_3596\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Honorable Mention:<\/em><\/h2>\n

Oby\u2019s Wisdom, A Caveman\u2019s Simple Guide To Holistic Health And Wellness <\/span><\/h3>\n

by Dr. Mark William Cochran (Review<\/a>)<\/p>\n

\"71XaaPRCyNL._SL1000_\"<\/a><\/p>\n

\"buy1b\"<\/a><\/p>\n

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<\/h3>\n

\"trophyclearback50\"<\/a><\/strong><\/strong> Mystery\/Suspense Category 2013 Winner<\/em><\/h1>\n

After Midnight<\/span><\/h2>\n

by Kathy Clark (Review<\/a>)<\/p>\n

\"buy-button-amazon\"<\/a><\/p>\n

\"81x-2CaypLL._SL1500_\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Honorable Mention:<\/em><\/h2>\n

Wipeout <\/span><\/h2>\n

by Raeder Lomax (Review<\/a>)<\/p>\n

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\"buy1b\"<\/a><\/p>\n

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<\/h3>\n

\"trophyclearback50\"<\/a><\/strong><\/strong> Science Fiction\/Fantasy Category 2013 Winner<\/em><\/h1>\n

Of Thieves and Elves<\/span><\/h2>\n

by A. P. Stephens (Review<\/a>)<\/p>\n

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\"81qcFxiZ0fL._SL1500_\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Honorable Mention:<\/em><\/h2>\n

Wormwood <\/span><\/h2>\n

by D. H. Nevins (Review<\/a>)
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\"buy1b\"<\/a><\/p>\n

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<\/h3>\n

\"trophyclearback50\"<\/a><\/strong><\/strong> Romance Category 2013 Winner<\/em><\/h1>\n

Love Comes Later<\/span><\/h2>\n

by Mohanalakshmi Rajakumar (Review<\/a>)<\/p>\n

\"buy-button-amazon\"<\/a><\/p>\n

\"81KIf2sMSvL._SL1500_\"<\/a>\"image\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Honorable Mention:<\/em><\/h2>\n

The Haunting of Wolfe Haven <\/span><\/h2>\n

by Debbie A. Heaton (Review<\/a>)<\/p>\n

\"91S8oYMj-hL._SL1500_\"<\/a><\/p>\n

\"buy1b\"<\/a><\/p>\n

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<\/h3>\n

\"trophyclearback50\"<\/a><\/strong> <\/strong>Young Adult 2013 Winner<\/em><\/h1>\n

OMG<\/span> <\/span><\/h2>\n

by Bob Kat (Review<\/a>)<\/p>\n

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\"51y4GUFGKrL\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Honorable Mention:<\/span><\/h5>\n

No Honorable Mention was selected in this category.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The wait is finally over, and the winners are announced.\u00a0 Running a contest is very expensive and time consuming.\u00a0 Our contest, however, was very well managed and very well organized.\u00a0 The first annual Best Indie Book Award contest went off without a hitch.\u00a0\u00a0 We appreciate all the wonderful entries we received.\u00a0 Judging was tough, and […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"rop_custom_images_group":[],"rop_custom_messages_group":[],"rop_publish_now":"initial","rop_publish_now_accounts":{"twitter_4417260021_4417260021":"","facebook_2752729431657742_150450788658353":"","facebook_2752729431657742_17841415386502662":""},"rop_publish_now_history":[],"rop_publish_now_status":"pending","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-38","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/bestindiebookaward.com\/live\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/38"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/bestindiebookaward.com\/live\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/bestindiebookaward.com\/live\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bestindiebookaward.com\/live\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bestindiebookaward.com\/live\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=38"}],"version-history":[{"count":40,"href":"https:\/\/bestindiebookaward.com\/live\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/38\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":251,"href":"https:\/\/bestindiebookaward.com\/live\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/38\/revisions\/251"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bestindiebookaward.com\/live\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=38"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}