The Reader Views Literary Awards were established to honor self published and indie authors with books geared toward a North American reading audience. A number of She Writes Press and SparkPress authors were recognized and awarded during this awards season.

LGBTQIA

Second Place: You Can’t Buy Love Like That by Carol E. Anderson, She Writes Press

General Fiction/Novel

Second Place: Eden: A Novel by Jeanne McWilliams Blasberg, She Writes Press

Honorable Mention: The Other New Girl: A Novel by LB Gschwandtner, She Writes Press

Parenting/Family/Relationships

First Place: Expecting Sunshine by Alexis Marie Chute, She Writes Press

Spirituality/Inspiration

Second Place: The Gift of Goodbye by Rebecca Whitehead Munn, She Writes Press

Adults – Fiction

Second Place: A Ring of Truth by Michelle Cox, She Writes Press (2016)

Honorable Mention: Peregrine Island by Diane B. Saxton, She Writes Press (2016)

Teen – Age 12 to 16

Honorable Mention: The Forbidden Temptation of Baseball by Dori Jones Yang, SparkPress

Regional Winners

Mid Atlantic – But My Brain Had Other Ideas by Deb Brandon, She Writes Press