Padman: A Dad's Guide to Buying... Those and Other Tales

Mark Elswick
Loving Healing Press (2011)
ISBN 978-1615991150

As a newly-signed writer for Modern History Press, Mark Elswick is writing to give back to the injury that came within an eyelash of claiming his life and independence. As a 19-year Traumatic Brain Injury survivor, Elswick's first title, Padman: A Dad's Guide to Buying . . . Those and Other Tales, will surprise you with it's "LOL funny" (Sherrryjane Cooke, examiner.com) collection of short stories.

Winner: Cheryl English

Gentling: A Practical Guide to Treating PTSD in Abused Children, 2nd Edition

William E. Krill
Loving Healing Press (2011)
ISBN 978-1615991068

Gentling</i> represents a new paradigm in the therapeutic approach to children who have experienced physical, emotional, and sexual abuse and have acquired Post Traumatic Stress Disorder as a result.

Winner: Sheryl Jeffries

The Bryant Family Chronicles: Death and Gold in Zara Zote: Pirates, Treasure, Murder Mystery, and Adventure in Florida

Mr. Eddie R. Hughes
Deep Sea Publishing (2011)
ISBN 978-0983427605

The Bryant Family is a modern day family whose hobby is solving mysteries. The family links with the sheriff's office and other government agencies in the hunt for a murderer in Death and Gold in Zara Zote. At the same time they stumble on a 300 year old mystery that launches them on the hunt for buried treasure. The family lives in a Key West-style home in an exclusive neighborhood on an island near Sarasota, Florida.

Winner: Suzanne Gonneville

Diva

Susan Fleet
Lulu Press (2011)
ISBN 978-1257802807

If you enjoy suspense thrillers, DIVA is the book for you!

Winner: Sheila Broocke

Cure Your Democracy: The Infection, Spread and Treatment of Contagious Opinions

John Cooker
Spin Doctor Press (2011)
ISBN 978-0983572404

There's an epidemic sweeping across America but no one's taking it seriously. The infected look like normal Americans, at first, but then they open their mouths and foreign words leap out known only to inhabitants of their special nation: left coaster, mama grizzly, Obamacare, drill baby drill; or neocon, glass ceiling, teabagger, I didn't inhale.

Winner: Kelly Nicholson

Moon Over Vaudeville

Maureen McCabe
Moon Over Vaudeville LLC (2011)
ISBN 978-0983357506

A Charming Morsel of 1930s Entertainment History--
One man's real life Vaudeville journey

Winner: Catherine Gosart