A Closer Look at the 2005 Writers Notes Book Awards
Writers Notes Magazine takes a closer look at the 2005 Writers Notes Book Awards, defining eleven categories of independent publishing excellence.
(PRWEB) April 6, 2005
Each year, Writers Notes Magazine defines eleven categories of independent publishing excellence. Entries come from independent and small presses, self-published authors, and highly unique and short print runs.
“The difference between fine independent books and mass-produced publications is often the care and intelligence that goes into the pages, presentation, and production,” says Senior Editor Christopher Klim. “It reflects more of the way books used to be published.”
Christopher Klim is the highly praised and cult favorite author of Jesus Lives in Trenton and Everything Burns. In addition to shepherding the magazine, heÂ’ll release two books: his first juvenile fiction, Firecracker Jones Is On The Case (July 2005) and a much-anticipated satire of lottery millionaire winners, The Winners Circle (Sept 2005). Visit: www. ChristopherKlim. com.
Writers Notes Magazine takes a moment to explain the 2005 Book Award Winners.
(For a detailed look at each winner, visit http://hopepubs. home. comcast. net/winners. html (http://hopepubs. home. comcast. net/winners. html) AND http://hopepubs. home. comcast. net/WNBA2005More. pdf (http://hopepubs. home. comcast. net/WNBA2005More. pdf).)
Or view the mini-issue of the magazine with full book award coverage at: http://hopepubs. home. comcast. net/BookAwards. pdf (http://hopepubs. home. comcast. net/BookAwards. pdf).
Art Winner:
Ireland: Standing Stones to Stormont, Tom Quinn Kumpf, Devenish Press - Kumpf retells the old stories, while revealing their modern-day form with superb photographs.
General Fiction Winner:
Sing of the High Country, Jonathan Adam DeCoteau, Publish America - Captures an inarticulate resentment and gives it an accusing voice.
Commercial Winner:
The Copper Trader, Bill Abler, iUniverse - Makes it easy to put aside your concerns that the story trod well-traveled ground and just enjoy the ride.
Children Winner:
A is for Ark, Colleen & Michael Glenn Monroe, Storytime Press - We couldnÂ’t resist this latest approach to the alphabet wrapped around the timeless story of NoahÂ’s Ark.
Young Adult Winner:
The PeacockÂ’s Stone, Faith Richardson, Fox Song Books - With poetic phrasing and mythic images of ancient times, Richardson spins a fantasy tale that might exist in any year.
Culture Winner:
Whirlwind: The Godfather of Black Tennis, Doug Smith, Blue Eagle Publishing - Noted tennis writer Doug Smith delivers a gripping story of the life and times of this superb athlete, mentor, and visionary.
Business Winner:
The PayPal Wars, Eric M. Jackson, World Ahead Publishing - ItÂ’s a story of courage, belief, and a few tricky maneuvers to succeed whilst giving the people what they want.
Reference Winner:
The Illustrated To Think Like God: Pythagoras and Parmenides, The Origins of Philosophy, Arnold Hermann, Parmenides Publishing - Hermann illuminates lesser-known Greek figure Parmenides in this carefully constructed treatise on the early years of philosophy.
Home Winner:
Roux to Do: The Art of Cooking in Southeast Louisiana, The Junior League of Greater Covington, Favorite Recipes Press - Big name chefs lend a hand, but the charming festival art and sidebars will win you over. Cooks from the Deep South to Novia Scotia will find a roux or two in these pages to color their table.
Health/Self-Help Winner:
Personal Village: How to Have People in Your Life by Choice, Not Chance, Marvin Thomas, Milestone Books - Maps the human propensity for socialization and provides checklists and thought-provoking questions toward ways that we can create positive change, embrace circumstance, and, if need be, reconstruct our core families.
Legacy Winner:
Lamentation 9/11, E. L. Doctorow & David Finn, Ruder Finn Press – A lasting testament to the unbending soul of New York City and the boundless freedom of a country that was born in just such a moment and will survive them into the foreseeable future.
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