Congratulations to our 2022 PenCraft Book Award Winners!

Book of The Year Winner for 2022

Ever Vigilant by Michael Hebert

Nonfiction and Fiction Book of the Year Winners

Nonfiction: Non-Obvious Megatrends by Rohit Bhargava
Fiction: Chasing Rabbits by Rodolfo Del Toro

1st Place Winners

Audio Books: Kilmer's Ghost by Joe Lyon
Children - 4th-6th: Simone LaFray and the Red Wolves of London by Steve O'Farrell
Children - Concept: The Little Regenerative Famer by Lauren Lovejoy
Children - Dealing With Emotions: Story of Tree and Cloud by Daryl McCullough
Children - Early Childhood Education: Little Miss Linda Speaks Out about Sickle Cell Disease by Linda Holloway
Children - Fantasy & Magic: Fairies and Dragons by Nancy Benson
Children - K-3rd - Fable: Isabella Castaspella by Parvati Markus
Children - K-3rd - General: Dancing Deepa by Suchi Sairam
Children - Nature Books: Caterpillar's Surprise by Janet Halfmann
Children - Preschool: We Walk Through the Forest by Lisa Ferland
Children - Preteen: Salmon Survivor by Christian Shane
Children - Activity Books: Dayana, Dax, and the Dancing Dragon by Once Upon a Dance
Christian - Fiction: My Mom Has Superpowers: A Kids Book About Faith And Believing by Vera Richard Harris
Christian - Biblical Counseling: Be a Giant Killer by Ed Norwood
Christian - Devotion/Study: Becoming A Mom by Colleen Turner McGregor
Christian - Fantasy/Sci-Fi: Forging the Sword by Akorede Adekoya and Howard Haugom
Christian - Fiction: God Made It All by Ruthie Godfrey
Christian - Living: KEEPING UP WITH GOD by Donnetta Wilhelm
Christian - Nonfiction: Salt & Light; The Complete Jesus by Jonathan Dean
Christian - Romance: Just One Spark by Brandy Bruce
Fiction - Adventure: Air Boat by Jacek Waliszewski
Fiction - Cultural: Animal Lab by Bob Zeidman
Fiction - Drama: Valiance by Vanessa Caraveo
Fiction - Fantasy: Sarana and the Dark King by Ivy Keating
Fiction - Folklore: Cycles of Norse Mythology by Glenn Searfoss
Fiction - General: When Lions Roar by Karen Gruber
Fiction - Historical: THE DUNG BEETLES OF LIBERIA by Daniel Meier
Fiction - Horror: Bandun Gate by Miriam Van Scott
Fiction - Humor: Find Happiness through Negative Thinking by Larry Gotterer
Fiction - Intrigue: Shadow of the Gypsy by Shelly Frome
Fiction - Mystery - General: Girls, Crimes, and the Ruling Body by Barry Ziman
Fiction - Mystery - Sleuth: Murder in the Master by Judy L Murray
Fiction - Paranormal: Kilmer's Ghost by Joe Lyon
Fiction - Realistic: Time Is Eternity by Annette G. Anders
Fiction - Science Fiction: Stopping Time by Angela White
Fiction - Short Stories/Anthologies: Stumbling Through Adulthood: Linked Stories by John Sheirer
Fiction - Southern: Keeping to Himself by John Carenen
Fiction - Supernatural: The Lives of Diamond Bessie by Jody Hadlock
Fiction - Suspense: No Pistol Tastes the Same by Jacob Paul Patchen
Fiction - Thriller - General: Justifiable Deceit by Mikael Carlson
Fiction - Thriller - Terrorist: Divided States by Rick Treon
Fiction - Womens: Truth and Other Lies by Maggie Smith
Graphic Novel/Comic: CULT GIRLS GRAPHIC NOVEL by Natalie Grand
Nonfiction - Autobiography: The Night Before the Morning After by Scott Newman
Nonfiction - Biography: Midnight Flight to Nuremberg by Marcus A. Nannini
Nonfiction - Business/Finance: Free Time by Jenny Blake
Nonfiction - Drama: To the Monsters of My Past by Cameron Crews
Nonfiction - General: Beyond Diversity by Rohit Bhargava
Nonfiction - Gov/Politics: Toward a Model of Constitutions by Williams Kuttikadan
Nonfiction - Grief: The Journey Home: Portraits of Healing by Michael Rost
Nonfiction - Health - Medical: Off Our Chests by John & Liza Marshall
Nonfiction - Historical/Cultural: The Big Book of King Cake by Matt Haines
Nonfiction - Memoir: Paris Blue by Julie Scolnik
Nonfiction - Motivational: Joy in Plain Sight by Katya Davydova
Nonfiction - Music/Ent.: The Music Therapy Studio by Rick Soshensky
Nonfiction - Parenting: Family, Faith, and Fragile X by Kirsten Fowler
Nonfiction - Relationships: The Essential Rules of Love by Phil Russotti
Nonfiction - Self Help: Enough About Me by Richard Lui
Nonfiction - Short Stories/Anthologies: Stories from Ecuador by Tyrel Nelson
Nonfiction - Sports: Red Cagle: West Point's Three-Time All-American by Cathy Post
Poetry/Music: Healing Yesterday's Tears by Kyli Santiago
Romance - Contemporary: Bellini's Mimosa by Annette G. Anders
Romance - Erotica: Black's Innocence by Sylvia Hubbard
Romance - Fantasy/Sci-Fi: Path of the Guiding Light by Sharon K. Middleton
Romance - Historical: Diary of the Reluctant Duchess by Sharon K. Middleton
Romance - Suspense: The Perfect Match by Dennis Ross
Young Adult - Coming of Age: The MoonStone Girls by Brooke Skipstone
Young Adult - Fantasy/Sci-Fi: The Witches of Vegas by Mark Rosendorf
Young Adult - General: Surviving the Second Tier by M.K. Lever

2nd Place Winners

Audio Books: Reframing by Alisa Hope Wagner
Children - 4th-6th: Little Miss Linda Speaks about Rape by Linda Holloway
Children - Concept: Little Miss Linda goes to Counseling by Linda Holloway
Children - Dealing With Emotions: Sometimes When I'm Mad by Deborah Serani
Children - K-3rd - General: Octopus Dave Farts a Heart by Noelani Putirka
Children - Nature Books: We All have Spots by M. J. McDonald
Children - Preschool: Rooty the Rutabaga by Steven Megson
Children - Preteen: Moving Willie by Raymond Tatten
Christian - Devotion/Study: Spirit Calling, Listening to God within You. Daily Devotional by Michael Wuehler
Christian - Fantasy/Sci-Fi: General Jack and the Battle of the Five Kingdoms by David Bush
Christian - Fiction: THE FEARLESS MORAL INVENTORY OF ELSIE FINCH by Lynn Byk
Fiction - Adventure: Wild Salvation by Craig Banning
Fiction - Drama: I Know by Stephen Bratcher
Fiction - Fantasy: The Dark Lord of Oklahoma by PHILLIP CHAPMAN
Fiction - General: Behind The Fourth Wall by Michael Solomowitz
Fiction - Historical: Where Madness Lies by Sylvia True
Fiction - Horror: Creepy Project by Scott Donnelly
Fiction - Humor: Revolution by David Dorrough
Fiction - Mystery - General: Junker Blues by Chris Kelsey
Fiction - Mystery - Sleuth: Kick Ball Slay by Doug Dorsey
Fiction - Paranormal: MANDRILL P.I. Volume 1: Rook Takes The Queen by Christopher Brimmage
Fiction - Realistic: Hacking God, Men & Me by a Maverick Shrink by Dr Samir Shah
Fiction - Science Fiction: Sanctuary (The Dark Days Series Book Two) by Christopher Cole
Fiction - Supernatural: Death's Curses by Becca Fox
Fiction - Suspense: Let the Guilty Pay by Rick Treon
Fiction - Thriller - General: Ashes in Venice by Gojan Nikolich
Fiction - Thriller - Terrorist: THE HANDLER by Jeffrey S. Stephens
Fiction - Womens: The Silence in the Sound by Dianne C. Braley
Nonfiction - Autobiography: Flashes of God's Light by Ildefonzo Flores, MD
Nonfiction - Business/Finance: Everyone Is an Entrepreneur by Gregory Diehl
Nonfiction - General: Changing Eyes by Leanne Antaya
Nonfiction - Gov/Politics: Eternal Vigilance by Ralph L. Bayrer
Nonfiction - Grief: Under the Fig Tree by Rita and Anna M Wright
Nonfiction - Health - Medical: Life Giving Dementia Care by Toni Kanzler
Nonfiction - Historical/Cultural: The Strength of a Thousand Sons by Melvin E. Edwards
Nonfiction - Memoir: Black, White, And Gray All Over by Frederick Reynolds
Nonfiction - Self Help: The Stress Book by D. TERRENCE FOSTER, MD
Poetry/Music: The White Colossus by Enne Baker
Romance - Contemporary: Secrets in the Palazzo by Kathleen Reid
Romance - Erotica: A Hundred Honeymoons by J.S. Wilson
Romance - Suspense: Ekstasis - The Return of the Sovereign Heart by Mahayana I. Dugast
Young Adult - Coming of Age: The Playlist Diaries Book 1 by Kiersten Schiffer
Young Adult - Fantasy/Sci-Fi: Shadow's Voice by Natalie Johanson
Young Adult - General: THE END by John Barnes

Runner-Up Winners

Children - 4th-6th: The Ace Compeers: The Secrets of Skin Colour by Rita Bhandari
Children - 4th-6th: The Adventures of Mahalia and Malcolm The Robinsons by Terance Shipman
Children - 4th-6th: The Clothesline Code by Janet Halfmann
Children - Concept: I Remember by Kevin O'Connell
Children - Concept: This Thing Has A Name by Amanda Bacon-Davis
Children - K-3rd - General: Mr. Shipman's Kindergarten Chronicles Field Trip to the Farm by Terance Shipman
Children - K-3rd - General: Shrieks and Sounds and Things Abound! by Drew Palacio
Children - K-3rd - General: I Love My Happy Hair by Linda Hollowayu
Children - Preschool: From Small Beginnings by Stephanie Laskoskie
Children - Preteen: The Faithful Dog: A Civil War Novel by Terry Lee Caruthers
Christian - Devotion/Study: Be Held by Him Companion Journal by Karen Brough
Christian - Fantasy/Sci-Fi: The Betrayal by Doug Dorsey
Christian - Fantasy/Sci-Fi: Keeper of the Hourglass: Apius's Revenge by G.L. Garrett
Christian - Fiction: The Pilgrim's Progress Desert Experience by John Bartell
Christian - Fiction: Body: or, How Hope Confronts Her Shadow and Calls the Flutter Girl to Flight by Sean Coons
Fiction - Cultural: Castles in the Rain by Linda Heavner Gerald
Fiction - Fantasy: Book of Elansia by Curtis Hollins
Fiction - Fantasy: Gathering the Fallen by JR Konkol
Fiction - Fantasy: Knights of the Alliance by Stefanie Chu
Fiction - General: Nunn So Mighty by mac mcclure
Fiction - General: Ice Out by Susan Speranza
Fiction - General: Broken Pieces of God by David Seaburn
Fiction - Historical: Welcome to the Madhouse (Maids of Maddington Series) by Valerie Anne Hudson
Fiction - Historical: Finding Jane by Elizabeth Conte
Fiction - Humor: NO BIRDS SING HERE by Daniel Meier
Fiction - Humor: Giant Banana Over Texas by Mark Nutter
Fiction - Mystery - Sleuth: When Silence Screams by Mark Edward Langley
Fiction - Paranormal: The Dark Elf of Oklahoma: An Unconventional Sequel by Ethan Richards
Fiction - Paranormal: The Coven of the Crow and Shadows by Birdy Rivers
Fiction - Science Fiction: Our Lady of the Artilects by Andrew Gillsmith
Fiction - Science Fiction: Outbreak (The Dark Days Series Book One) by Christopher Cole
Fiction - Thriller - General: Killing the Butterfly by Dale Ward
Fiction - Thriller - General: Blaze In, Blaze Out by Joseph Lewis
Fiction - Thriller - General: In Danger of Judgment by David Rabin
Fiction - Thriller - Terrorist: The Black Swan Event by Mikael Carlson
Fiction - Thriller - Terrorist: Counterintelligence by Michele Packard
Fiction - Thriller - Terrorist: TELLER by Michele Packard
Fiction - Womens: Once in a Lifetime by Suzanne Mattaboni
Fiction - Womens: Feathers in the Sand by Anne Marie Bennett
Nonfiction - Business/Finance: The Value Equation by Christopher H. Volk
Nonfiction - Business/Finance: Business Management and Leadership Strategies in the Competitive Market by Jameel Ahmed
Nonfiction - General: IN BLACK AND WHITE by CARY HENDRIX, JR.
Nonfiction - Historical/Cultural: Moroccan Musings by Anne Barriault
Nonfiction - Historical/Cultural: America: Standing Strong by robert j. emery
Nonfiction - Memoir: Madman in the Woods by Jamie Gehring
Nonfiction - Memoir: Ninety-Nine Fire Hoops by Allison Hong Merrill
Poetry/Music: POEMZ 4 U AND YOURZ by Alonzo Gross
Poetry/Music: Whispers from Her Deathbed by Janavi Held
Romance - Contemporary: Falling for Fangs by Ginger Weatherford
Romance - Contemporary: Time Will Tell by Annette G. Anders
Romance - Suspense: Broken Chains by Karina Kantas
Young Adult - Coming of Age: The Angel Room by Lee Call
Young Adult - Fantasy/Sci-Fi: The Blackest Blue by Luna Wright
Young Adult - Fantasy/Sci-Fi: Plague of Flies: Revolt of the Spirits, 1846 by Laurel Anne Hill
Young Adult - General: Sawyer's Regret by Raymond Tatten