The Next Generation Indie Book Awards is the largest not-for-profit book award program for indie authors and publishers. This award recognizes and honors independently published books in over 70 different categories each year.

Winner – First Novel (Under 60,000 words)
Swearing Off Stars by Danielle Wong

Winner – General Fiction/Novel (Over 80,000 words)
Stones by Jeanie Kortum

Winner – Second Novel
Nothing Forgotten by Jessica Levine

Winner – Self Help (Non–Fiction)
Baffled by Love; Stories of the Lasting Impact of Childhood Trauma Inflicted by Loved Ones by Laurie Kahn

Winner – Romance
Hidden by Kelli Claire

Finalist – Animals/Pets
Dog as My Doctor, Cat as My Nurse: An Animal Lover’s Guide to a Healthy, Happy & Extraordinary Life by Carlyn Montes De Oca

Finalist – Antholoy
Breaking Sad: What to Say After Loss, What Not to Say, and When to Just Show Up by Shelly Fisher and Jennifer Jones

Finalists – First Novel
Venetian Blood: Murder in a Sensuous City by Christine Evelyn Volker
When It’s Over: A Novel by Barbara Ridley

Finalists – General Fiction/Novel (Over 80,000 words)
Nothing Forgotten by Jessica Levine
To the Stars Through Difficulties by Romalyn Tilghman

Finalist – How to/Home/Garden (Non–fiction)
Role Reversal How to Take Care of Yourself and Your Aging Parents by Iris Waichler

Finalist – LGBTQ2
Swearing Off Stars by Danielle Wong

Finalist – Memoirs (Other)
Implosion: A Memoir of an Architect’s Daughter by Elizabeth W Garber

Finalists – Memoirs (Overcoming Adversity/Tragedy)
Loving Lindsey: Raising a Daughter with Special Needs by Linda Atwell
You Can’t Buy Love Like That: Growing Up Gay in the Sixties by Carol E. Anderson

Finalist – Memoirs (Personal Struggle/Health Issues)
But My Brain Had Other Ideas: A Memoir of Recovery from Brain Injury by Deb Brandon

Finalist – Regional Fiction
The River by Starlight by Ellen Notbohm

Finalists – Relationships (Non-fiction)
Jumping Over Shadows: A Memoir by Annette Gendler
Our Grand Finale: A Daughter’s Memoir by Laraine Denny Burrell
Song of the Plains–A Memoir of Family, Secrets, and Silence by Linda Joy Myers

Finalist – Romance
A Promise Given by Michelle Cox

Finalist – Self Help (Non–fiction)
Finding My Badass Self: A Year of Truths and Dares by Sherry Stanfa-Stanley

Finalists – Women’s Issues (Non-fiction)
Hug Everyone You Know: A Year of Community, Courage, and Cancer by Antoinette Truglio Martin
I’m The One Who Got Away by Andrea Jarrell

Finalist – Best Cover Design Non-Fiction
I’m The One Who Got Away by Andrea Jarrell

Finalist – Chick Lit
Love Reconsidered: A Novel by Phyllis Piano

Finalist – Young Adult (12 years to 16 years)
Within Reach by Jessica Stevens