Congratulations to the winners of the 31st Annual Midwest Book Awards!
Nonfiction – Anthologies
Education for Democracy: Renewing the Wisconsin Idea
by Chad Allen Goldberg (University of Wisconsin Press)
Country Views
by Zachary Michael Jack (Ice Cube Press, LLC)
Nonfiction – Arts/Photography/Coffee Table Books
Our Gay History
by Zaylore Stout (Wise Ink)
Synthesis: Lost and Found in America: Art by Vesna Kittelson
by Lyndel King, Heather Carroll, Wendy Fernstrum, Camille LeFevre, Susannah Schouweiler, Joanna Inglot, John Lyon, Kerry Morgan and Marcia Reed (Afton Press)
Hazel Belvo: A Matriarch of Art
by Julie L’Enfant (Afton Press)
Nonfiction – Autobiography/Memoir
Sign Here if You Exist and Other Essays
by Jill Sisson Quinn (Mad Creek Books, an imprint of The Ohio State University Press)
Tending the Valley: A Prairie Restoration Odyssey
by Alice D’Alessio (Wisconsin Historical Society Press)
Griefs Country: A Memoir in Pieces
by Gail Griffin (Wayne State University Press)
Nonfiction – Biography
Patrick J. Lucey: A Lasting Legacy
by Dennis Dresang (Wisconsin Historical Society Press)
Nonfiction – Business
Hired
by George C. Murray (Kirk House Publishers)
The Confidence to Speak
by Sara Krisher (Kirk House Publishers)
Durable Trades: Family-Centered Economies That Have Stood the Test of Time
by Rory Groves (Front Porch Republic Books)
Nonfiction – Children’s & Young Adult
You Can Change the World
by Lucy Bell (Andrews McMeel Publishing)
My OIT Journey: How It Worked for Me!
by Major Jaimes (Beaver’s Pond Press)
Nonfiction – Cookbooks/Crafts/Hobbies
The Tahini Table: Go Beyond Hummus with 100 Recipes for Every Meal
by Amy Zitelman (Agate Publishing, Inc.)
Northern Harvest: Twenty Michigan Women in Food and Farming
by Emita Brady Hill (Wayne State University Press)
Hungry for Harbor Country: Recipes and Stories from the Coast of Southwest Michigan
by Lindsay Navama (Agate Publishing, Inc.)
Nonfiction – Education/Learning
Our Gay History
by Zaylore Stout (Wise Ink)
Nonfiction – Family/Parenting
Family Redefined
by Kimberly Ewertz (Little Creek Press)
The Fog Zone
by Deborah Day Laxson (Beaver’s Pond Press)
Nonfiction – Health
The Fog Zone
by Deborah Day Laxson (Beaver’s Pond Press)
My New Kidney & Me
by Greg Baldauf (Beaver’s Pond Press)
Nonfiction – History, General
No entries met judges’ criteria
Nonfiction – History, Regional
Midwest Futures
by Phil Christman (Belt Publishing)
No Place Like Murder: True Crime in the Midwest
by Janis Thornton (Indiana University Press)
Letters to the Chief: A Minnesota Childhood
by Judi Lifton (Wisdom Editions (Calumet Editions imprint))
Nonfiction – Humor
The Meat and Potatoes of Life: My True Lit Com
by Lisa Smith Molinari (Elva Resa Publishing)
Still Laughing, Still Learning, Still Looking for a Good Title: Mostly True Stories of Family, Friends, Faith & Foibles
by Bill Chadwick (Beaver’s Pond Press)
Nonfiction – Inspiration
The Seasons of Divorce
by Barb Greenberg (Kirk House Publishers)
My New Kidney & Me
by Greg Baldauf (Beaver’s Pond Press)
Like a Shadow: The Life and Training of a Guardian Warrior
by Tamarack Song (Snow Wolf Publishing)
Nonfiction – Nature
Mammals of North Dakota
by Robert Seabloom (North Dakota State University Press)
Sign Here if You Exist and Other Essays
by Jill Sisson Quinn (Mad Creek Books, an imprint of The Ohio State University Press)
Afield
by Sumner Matteson (Little Creek Press)
Nonfiction – Recreation/Sports/Travel
More Minnesota Gold
by Patrick Mader (with Joel Rippel)
When do the Lions Eat?
by George Heiring (FuzionPress)
Crimson Arrows: A Bowhunting Odyssey
by Eyad H. Yehyawi
Nonfiction – Religion/Philosophy
A Living Islamic City: Fez and Its Preservation
by Titus Burckhardt (World Wisdom)
Native
by Kaitlin B. Curtice (Brazos Press)
Journey to the Ancestral Self: Remembering What It Is to Be Human
by Tamarack Song (Snow Wolf Publishing)
Nonfiction – Social Science/Political Science/Culture
Coming Out, Moving Forward: Wisconsin’s Recent Gay History
by R. Richard Wagner (Wisconsin Historical Society Press)
The White Man Who Stayed
by James Autry (Ice Cube Press, LLC)
From Inspiration to Activism: A Personal Journey through Obama’s Presidential Campaign
by Mary Lang Sollinger (Little Creek Press)
Poetry – Anthology
Rocked by the Waters
by Margaret Hasse and Athena Kildegaard (Nodin Press)
Child of Dawn Mother of Twilight
by Theresa King (Yes International Publishers)
Poetry – Debut
The Willies
by Adam Falkner (Button Poetry)
The Miraculous, Sometimes
by Meg Shevenock (Conduit Books & Ephemera )
Ain’t Never Not Been Black
by Javon Johnson (Button Poetry)
Poetry – General
Fractures
by Carlos Andrés Gomez (University of Wisconsin Press)
Fugitive Atlas
by Khaled Mattawa (Graywolf Press)
Gut Botany
by Petra Kuppers (Wayne State University Press)
Poetry – Regional
His Feathers Were Chains
by Denise Lajimodiere (North Dakota State University Press)
Words like Thunder: New and Used Anishinaabe Prayers
by Lois Beardslee (Wayne State University Press)
Midwest Gothic
by Laura Donnelly (Ashland Poetry Press)
Fiction – Children’s
Cat Ninja
by Matthew Cody (Andrews McMeel Publishing)
Life in the Neck Squirrel Trouble
by Diane Davies (Beaver’s Pond Press)
The Girl Who Moved to the Town That Wasn’t There
by Suzanne Hovik Fuller (Siouxland Heritage Museum)
Fiction – Children’s picture books
My Heart Grows
by Michael Arndt (Andrews McMeel Publishing)
Monica the Muskie
by Bob Allen (Beaver’s Pond Press)
The Generous Fish
by Jacqueline Jules (Wisdom Tales Press)
Fiction – Fantasy/SciFi/Horror/Paranormal
Thicker than Water
by Geoffrey Carter (HenschelHAUS )
Twisted Light
by K.A. Patterson
Lord’s Dome
by E.D.E. Bell (Atthis Arts)
Fiction – Literary/Contemporary/Historical
They Shot Kennedy
by David Benjamin (Last Kid Books)
Half the Terrible Things
by Paul Legler (North Dakota State University Press)
The Distance Between Stars
by Jeff Elzinga (Water’s Edge Press LLC)
Fiction – Mystery/Thriller
Lost Little Sister
by Michael Prelee (North Star Press of St. Cloud)
In the House of Night
by Donald Levin (Poison Toe Press)
All Hallows’ Shadows
by Michael D. Graves (Meadowlark Press, LLC)
Fiction – Romance
The Project
by Stacey Potter (Hadleigh House Publishing)
Tearza
by Pete Carlson (Calumet Editions)
He Lands in Palm Springs
by John F Shekleton
Fiction – Short Story/Anthology
You’re in the Wrong Place
by Joseph Harris (Wayne State University Press)
I Have the Answer
by Kelly Fordon (Wayne State University Press)
Girl on a Float
by Brian Bedard (North Dakota State University Press)
Fiction – Young Adult
Opulence, Kansas
by Julie Stielstra (Meadowlark Press, LLC)
Gray Horse at Oak Lane Stable
by Kerri Lukasavitz (Three Towers Press, an imprint of HenschelHAUS Publishing)
A Time for Tears
by Jerilynn Jones Henrikson (Meadowlark Press, LLC)
Design – Cover Design
Spider Lake: A Northern Lakes Mystery
by Jeff Nania (Little Creek Press) Chris Nania and Kristin Mitchell
Story of the Mongolian Tent House
by Dashdondog Jamba and Anne Pellowski (Wisdom Tales Press) Clinton Minnaar
Pouf
by Monica Vierling Hall (FuzionPress) Ann Aubitz
Design – Illustration
Ya Herd!
by Van Horgen (Beaver’s Pond Press) Sandy Meirovitz
Shelter
by Margaret Hasse (Nodin Press) Sharon deMark
The Generous Fish
by Jacqueline Jules (Wisdom Tales Press) Clinton Minnaar
Design – Interior Design
FOR NOW: Poems by Taiju Geri Wilimek, Paintings by Marley Kaul
by Taiju Geri Wilimek and Marley Kaul (Mill Studio Press) Lynn Phelps
Design – Total Book Design
Afield
by Sumner Matteson (Little Creek Press) Kristin Mitchell
My Heart Grows
by Michael Arndt (Andrews McMeel Publishing) Michael Arndt with Julie Barnes as art director
Our Gay History
by Zaylore Stout (Wise Ink) Ryan Scheife
Graphic Novels
Cat Ninja
by Matthew Cody (Andrews McMeel Publishing)
Icarus
by Gregory A. Wilson (Atthis Arts)