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Outstanding Creator Awards
​Winter 2021-2022


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GRAND-PRIZE/OVERALL WINNERS
(Medalists)

Outstanding Creator Award for
Best Non-Fiction Book of Winter 2022


1st Place

“Wild Colts Make the Best Horses” Mary Rae Mauch

“Why Baseball is a Sport and Golf is Not” Aaron S. Bayley, Luigi Di Serio

“Trust and Confidence” Jim Lichtman

“Wakan Tanka” Dr. John Bennett

“The 21st Century Man” Dr. Judson Brandeis

“Eternal Vigilance” Ralph L. Bayrer


2nd Place

“Based on a True (Traumatic) Brain History” Mark Allen

“The Prodigal Father” Forrest Hutter

“The Noble Edge” Dr. Christopher Gilbert


3rd Place

“Doubt Your Doubts” Rachell Kitchen

“No Perfect Love” Dr. Alyson Nerenberg

“Cockatoos in the Mangroves” Dr. Vanessa S. Lee-AhMat



Outstanding Creator Award for
Best Fiction Book of Winter 2022


1st Place

“The Angels of Resistance” David V. Mammina


2nd Place

“D'Aprile's Fools” Michael DeAngelo

“Era of Undying” Emilie Knight


3rd Place

“I Conquered: Gilraen and the Prophecy III” Dr. Joanne Reid

“Dragons of a Different Tail” Marx Pyle

“Imelda's Secret” Liza Gino

“I Saw What I Saw” Tony Garritano




Outstanding Creator Award for
Best Children's Book of Winter 2022


1st Place

“The Adventures of Kodie and Bella” Sylvie Bordzuk, Alex Crump

“Andi's Valentine Tree” Once Upon a Dance

2nd Place

“Mystery at Sea: A Noah's Ark Tale” Sylvie Bordzuk

3rd Place

“Bunky and the Walms: The Christmas Story” Aleksandra Tryniecka

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Outstanding Creator Award for
Best Art of Winter 2022

1st Place

“Woman Done Swallowing Her Words” Kristan Ryan

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Outstanding Creator Award for
Best Short-Film of Winter 2022


1st Place

“Tell Tale” Gravity Well Films, Sasha Bilik, Anna Bilik

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CATEGORY WINNERS

Outstanding Creator Award for Fantasy

1st Place

“The Angels of Redemption” David V. Mammina

2nd Place

“Era of Undying” Emilie Knight

“D'Aprile's Fools” Michael DeAngelo

3rd

“I Conquered: Gilraen and the Prophecy III” Dr. Joanne Reid

“Dragons of a Different Tail” Marx Pyle


Outstanding Creator Award for Science-Fiction

1st Place

“THAW” A.C. Kabukuru

2nd Place

“Water Witch” Kelly Brewer

3rd

“grydscaen dark” Natsuya Uesugi DuBois


Outstanding Creator Award for Fiction Series


1st Place

“Redeem the Knight Trilogy” David V. Mammina

2nd Place

“Ichorian Epics” Emilie Knight
“Gilraen and the Prophecy” Dr. Joanne Reid


Outstanding Creator Award for Thriller/Action/Suspense

1st Place

“The Other Side of Good” E.A. Coe

2nd Place

“Taylor Mill Horror” Austin Lawrence

3rd

“grydscaen dark” Natsuya Uesugi DuBois


Outstanding Creator Award for
Poetry

1st Place

“Cockatoos in the Mangroves” Dr. Vanessa S. Lee-AhMat


Outstanding Creator Award for Business & Entrepreneurship

1st Place

“The Drive to Freedom” JT Hustlez

2nd Place

“Book Title Generator” Scott Lorenz



Outstanding Creator Award for Writing & Publishing

1st Place

“Book Title Generator” Scott Lorenz


Outstanding Creator Award for Psychiatry

1st Place

“Impossible Dream” Gail Buckley


Outstanding Creator Award for Young-Adult/Teen-Fiction

1st Place

“The Last Crystal” Frances Schoonmaker


Outstanding Creator Award for Paranormal Mystery

1st Place

“Taylor Mill Horror” Austin Lawrence


Outstanding Creator Award for Historical Fiction

1st Place

“Imelda's Secret” Liza Gino

2nd Place

“The Last Crystal” Frances Schoonmaker


Outstanding Creator Award for Neurology
1st Place

“Impossible Dream” Gail Buckley


Outstanding Creator Award for Anthologies/Short-Stories/Collections

1st Place

“Dragons of a Different Tail” Marx Pyle

2nd Place
“Lizzies Histories” Elizabeth Reinach


Outstanding Creator Award for Health
1st Place

“The 21st Century Man” Dr. Judson Brandeis


Outstanding Creator Award for Men's Health
1st Place

“The 21st Century Man” Dr. Judson Brandeis


Outstanding Creator Award for Mental Health

1st Place

“No Perfect Love” Dr. Alyson Nerenberg

“Doubt Your Doubts” Rachell Kitchen



Outstanding Creator Award for Politics

1st Place

“Trust and Confidence” Jim Lichtman

“Eternal Vigilance” Ralph L. Bayrer

“Wild Colts Make the Best Horses” Mary Rae Mauch

Outstanding Creator Award for Self-Help

1st Place

“The 21st Century Man” Dr. Judson Brandeis

“No Perfect Love” Dr. Alyson Nerenberg

2nd Place

“The Noble Edge” Dr. Christopher Gilbert

“Doubt Your Doubts” Rachell Kitchen

3rd Place

“Simple Preaching Prep” Pastor Mark Messmore

“The Drive to Freedom” JT Hustlez, MPA

“Coaching Like a Champion” Steve Miller


Outstanding Creator Award for Women's Issues
1st Place

“Imelda's Secret” Liza Gino

“Doubt Your Doubts” Rachell Kitchen


Outstanding Creator Award for Marriage & Relationships

1st Place

“No Perfect Love” Dr. Alyson Nerenberg


Outstanding Creator Award for Biographies

1st Place

“Wild Colts Make the Best Horses” Mary Rae Mauch


Outstanding Creator Award for Autobiographies & Memoirs
1st Place

“Based on a True (Traumatic) Brain History” Mark Allen

“The Prodigal Father” Forrest Hutter


Outstanding Creator Award for Acrylic Art

1st Place

“Woman Done Swallowing Her Words” Kristan Ryan


Outstanding Creator Award for Science & Technology

1st Place

“Impossible Dream” Gail Buckley

“THAW” A.C. Kabukuru

2nd Place
“Water Witch” Kelly Brewer

3rd Place
“grydscaen dark” Natsuya Uesugi DuBois


Outstanding Creator Award for Dystopia/Post-Apocalypse

1st Place

“grydscaen dark” Natsuya Uesugi DuBois



Outstanding Creator Award for Illustrated & Picture Books (Short)

1st Place

“Andi's Valentine Tree” Once Upon a Dance

“The Adventures of Kodie and Bella” Sylvie Bordzuk, Alex Crump

2nd Place
“Mystery at Sea: A Noah's Ark Tale” Sylvie Bordzuk

3rd Place
“The Greatest Light” Tim & Cindy Morrison


Outstanding Creator Award for Inspirational Books for Children


1st Place

“The Greatest Light” Tim & Cindy Morrison


Outstanding Creator Award for Illustrated & Picture Books (Long)

1st Place

“Angels, of Course” Win Tuck-Gleason

2nd Place

“Lizzies Histories” Elizabeth Reinach


Outstanding Creator Award for Reference

1st Place

“Why Baseball is a Sport and Golf is Not” Aaron S. Bayley, Luigi Di Serio

“The 21st Century Man” Dr. Judson Brandeis

“Wakan Tanka” Dr. John Bennett


2nd Place

“The Noble Edge” Dr. Christopher Gilbert


3rd Place

“No Perfect Love” Dr. Alyson Nerenberg

“The Covenant Names of God” Richard Sones


Outstanding Creator Award for Religion

1st Place

“The Covenant Names of God” Richard Sones

2nd Place
“Simple Preaching Prep” Pastor Mark Messmore

3rd Place
“Angels, of Course” Win Tuck-Gleason


Outstanding Creator Award for Ministry: Preaching

1st Place

“Simple Preaching Prep” Pastor Mark Messmore


Outstanding Creator Award for History (20th Century)
1st Place

“The Apapa Six: West Africa from a 60s Perspective” John Berryman

“Trust and Confidence” Jim Lichtman



Outstanding Creator Award for History (18th Century)

1st Place
“Wild Colts Make the Best Horses” Mary Rae Mauch


Outstanding Creator Award for Addiction & Recovery

1st Place

“Based on a True (Traumatic) Brain History” Mark Allen
“The Prodigal Father” Forrest Hutter


Outstanding Creator Award for Sports

1st Place

“Why Baseball is a Sport and Golf is Not” Aaron S. Bayley, Luigi Di Serio

2nd Place

“Based on a True (Traumatic) Brain History” Mark Allen

3rd Place

“Coaching Like a Champion” Steve Miller



Outstanding Creator Award for Gamelit

1st Place

“Gilraen and the Prophecy” Dr. Joanne Reid


Outstanding Creator Award for Dark Fantasy

1st Place

“The Angels of Resistance” David V. Mammina

2nd Place

“Era of Undying” Emilie Knight

3rd Place

“Grief of the Undying” Emilie Knight


Outstanding Creator Award for Horror

1st Place

“Taylor Mill Horror” Austin Lawrence

2nd Place

“Dagger & Scythe” Emilie Knight






Outstanding Creator Award for History

1st Place

“Wild Colts Make the Best Horses” Mary Rae Mauch

“Wakan Tanka” Dr. John Bennett

“Trust and Confidence” Jim Lichtman

2nd Place

“The Apapa Six: West Africa from a 60s Perspective” John Berryman


Outstanding Creator Award for
Social Issues/Current Events/Activism

1st Place

“Eternal Vigilance” Ralph L. Bayrer

2nd Place

“Cockatoos in the Mangroves” Dr. Vanessa S. Lee-AhMat

3rd Place
“The Other Side of Good” E.A. Coe


Outstanding Creator Award for Holiday Stories

1st Place

“Bunky & the Walms: The Christmas Story” Aleksandra Tryniecka

“Andi's Valentine Tree” Once Upon a Dance


Outstanding Creator Award for Chick Lit

1st Place

“The Silver Lights” Michelle Lynn


Outstanding Creator Award for Crime Drama

1st Place

“The Other Side of Good” E.A. Coe


Outstanding Creator Award for Drama

1st Place

“The Silver Lights” Michelle Lynn

2nd Place

“The Other Side of Good” E.A. Coe


Outstanding Creator Award for
Christianity

1st Place

“The Prodigal Father” Forrest Hutter

2nd Place

“The Covenant Names of God” Richard Sones

3rd Place

“Simple Preaching Prep” Pastor Mark Messmore

“Angels, of Course” Win Tuck-Gleason

"The Greatest Light" Tim & Cindy Morrison

“Taylor Mill Horror” Austin Lawrence


Outstanding Creator Award for
Journalism

1st Place

“Trust and Confidence” Jim Lichtman


Outstanding Creator Award for Performing Arts

1st Place

“Andi's Valentine Tree” Once Upon a Dance



Outstanding Creator Award for Cozy Mysteries

1st Place

“I Saw What I Saw” Tony Garritano



Outstanding Creator Award for Mysteries

1st Place

“I Saw What I Saw” Tony Garritano

“Taylor Mill Horror” Austin Lawrence



Outstanding Creator Award for Anthropology

1st Place

“Wakan Tanka” Dr. John Bennett


Outstanding Creator Award for
Paleontology & Archaeology

1st Place

“Wakan Tanka” Dr. John Bennett


Outstanding Creator Award for
Philosophy

1st Place

“Wakan Tanka” Dr. John Bennett

“Eternal Vigilance” Ralph L. Bayrer

“The Noble Edge” Dr. Christopher Gilbert


Outstanding Creator Award for
Contemporary Fiction


1st Place

“I Saw What I Saw” Tony Garritano


2nd Place

“The Silver Lights” Michelle Lynn



Outstanding Creator Award for
Space Operas

1st Place

“Water Witch” Kelly Brewer


Outstanding Creator Award for
Musicals

1st Place

“Water Witch” Kelly Brewer



Outstanding Creator Award for Romance

1st Place

“Imelda's Secret” Liza Gino

“Gilraen and the Prophecy” Dr. Joanne Reid


2nd Place

“The Silver Lights” Michelle Lynn



Outstanding Creator Award for
Motivational/Inspirational


1st Place

“A True (Traumatic) Brain History” Mark Allen

2nd Place

“Doubt Your Doubts” Rachell Kitchen

“Impossible Dream” Gail Buckley


3rd Place

“The Drive to Freedom” JT Hustlez

“The Noble Edge” Dr. Christopher Gilbert

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Outstanding Creator Award for
Ethics & Moral Development

1st Place

“The Noble Edge” Dr. Christopher Gilbert

“Trust and Confidence” Jim Lichtman

“Eternal Vigilance” Ralph L. Bayrer




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SPECIAL AWARDS

* These are fun, less formal awards intended to recognize the unique accomplishments of each work. They are still recognized as Outstanding Creator Awards.


Outstanding Creator Award for
“Best Book Cover”

Winner:

“Imelda's Secret” Liza Gino


Honorable Mentions:

“D'Aprile's Fools” Michael DeAngelo

“Impossible Dream” Gail Buckley

“Dagger & Scythe” Emilie Knight

“I Saw: Gilraen and the Prophecy II” Dr. Joanne Reid

“Redeem the Knight” David V. Mammina

“Adventures of Kodie and Bella” Sylvie Bordzuk, Cover by Alex Crump



Outstanding Creator Award for
“Best Writing (Fiction)”


Winner: Michael DeAngelo (“D'Aprile's Fools”)


Outstanding Creator Award for
“Best Writing (Non-Fiction)”


Winner: Mary Rae Mauch (“Wild Colts Make the Best Horses”)


Honorable Mentions:
Dr. John Bennett (“Wakan Tanka”)


Outstanding Creator Award for
“Best Research”


Winner:
Dr. Judson Brandeis “The 21st Century Man”


Honorable Mentions:
Jim Lichtman (“Trust and Confidence”)
Mary Rae Mauch (“Wild Colts Make the Best Horses”)
Aaron S. Bayley, Luigi Di Serio (“Why Baseball is a Sport and Golf is Not”)
Dr. John Bennett (“Wakan Tanka”)
Ralph L. Bayrer ("Eternal Vigilance")


Dr. Christopher Gilbert (“The Noble Edge”)



Outstanding Creator Award for
“Best Scoop”


Winner:
Jim Lichtman (“Trust and Confidence”)



Outstanding Creator Award for
“Best World-Building”


Winners:
“Gilraen and the Prophecy” Dr. Joanne Reid

“THAW” A.C. Kabukuru

“drydscaen dark” Natsuya Uesugi DuBois


Honorable Mentions:
“Water Witch” Kelly Brewer
“D'Aprile's Fools” Michael DeAngelo
“The Angels of Resistance” David V. Mammina
“Redeem the Knight” David V. Mammina
“The Ichorian Epics” Emilie Knight


Outstanding Creator Award for
“Best Character”

Winners:

Michael Miuriell from “The Angels of Resistance” David V. Mammina

Pen from “The Ichorian Epics” Emilie Knight


Tom from “The Prodigal Father” Forrest Hutter


Honorable Mentions:
Anna from “Impossible Dream” Gail Buckley
Kyle from “Water Witch” Kelly Brewer
Gilraen Gulamae from “Gilraen and the Prophecy” Dr. Joanne Reid
Grace from “The Last Crystal” Frances Schoonmaker
Frederic D'Aprile from “D'Aprile's Fools” Michael DeAngelo
Imelda from “Imelda's Secret” Liza Gino
George from “THAW” A.C. Kabukuru
Arl Baelin from “Redeem the Knight” David V. Mammina
Theo Jackson from "The Other Side of Good" E.A. Coe



Outstanding Creator Award for
“Best Supporting Character”


Winners:

Tellus from “Era of Undying” Emilie Knight


Honorable Mentions:

Kenji from “Imelda's Secret” Liza Gino

William, Reu from “Gilraen and the Prophecy” Dr. Joanne Reid
Bixby, Caira, Olafur, Vaeri from “D'Aprile's Fools” Michael DeAngelo
Eric, Shina, Maxim Cavallo, Predella from “The Angels of Resistance” David V. Mammina
Reggie from “I Saw What I Saw” Tony Garritano
Robert, JD from “The Last Crystal” Frances Schoonmaker
Divi the Little Dragon from "Dragons of a Different Tail" Written by Sophia DeSensi, Compiled by Marx Pyle
Hailong the Dragon from "Dragons of a Different Tail" Written by Jeff Burns, Compiled by Marx Pyle
Jane from "Heirs of Deceits" Elizabeth Reinarch



Outstanding Creator Award for
“Best Villain”

Winner:

Sattka the She-Demon from “The Angels of Resistance” David V. Mammina


Honorable Mentions:

Valkris, Tenebrion, Demon Lord from “The Angels of Resistance” David V. Mammina

The Ebon Hammer from “D'Aprile's Fools” Michael DeAngelo

Lord George Beckworth, Adjudicars from “Gilraen and the Prophecy” Dr. Joanne Reid

Kirik Cainam from “Redeem the Knight” David V. Mammina

Sun Yi from “The Other Side of Good” E.A. Coe

Celeste from “The Last Crystal” Francis Schoonmaker

The Atlantea Federation from “drydscaen dark” Natsuya Uesugi DuBois

The demons from “Taylor Mill Horror” Austin Lawrence

Imperial Japanese Soldiers from “Imelda's Secret” by Liza Gino

Declan from “Andi's Valentine Tree” by Once Upon a Dance


Outstanding Creator Award for
“Hottest Character” (Based on Description Only)


Winners:

Princess Shina from “The Angels of Resistance” David V. Mammina


Honorable Mentions:

Sattka the She-Demon, Predella, Maxim Cavalo from “The Angels of Resistance” David V. Mammina

Celeste from “The Last Crystal” Frances Schoonmaker

Vaeri from “D'Aprile's Fools” Michael DeAngelo

Reggie from “I Saw What I Saw” Tony Garritano

Skylar from “The Silver Lights” Michelle Lynn

William, Richard, Gilraen from “Gilraen and the Prophecy” Dr. Joanne Reid



Outstanding Creator Award for
“Best Couple”


Winners:

Tom & Emily from “The Prodigal Father” Forrest Hutter

Imelda & Kenji from “Imelda's Secret” Liza Gino

Gideon & Baelin from “Redeem the Knight” David V. Mammina

Gilraen Gulamae & Prince William from “Gilraen and the Prophecy” Dr. Joanne Reid


Honorable Mentions:

Predella & Maxim from “The Angels of Resistance” David V. Mammina

Bunky & Bunky Princess from “Bunky and the Walms” Aleksandra Tryniecka

Witten & Gwen from “THAW” A.C. Kabukuru

Sheila & Reggie from “I Saw What I Saw” Tony Garritano

Dagger & Scythe from “Dagger and Scythe” Emilie Knight


Outstanding Creator Award for
“Unintentionally Funny Moment(s)”


Winner:

“Don't ride your boney, ugly [@$$] past my house.”
- The neighbor from “Doubt your Doubts” by Rachell Kitchen


Honorable Mentions:

* A character (Dagger) gurgles blood from bleeding into his lungs, but the author says “otherwise” he was fine in “Dagger and Scythe” by Emilie Knight

* A loving son spends the night farting uncontrollably after donating his kidney to save his mother in “A True (Traumatic) Brain History” by Mark Allen

* The demons in “Taylor Mill Horror” by Austin Lawrence claim that they are Diablo (Satan) and Be'elzebub. This would mean that the king and prince of the demons have nothing better to do than terrorize this one random guy in Kentucky, home of the best fried chicken.

* Excessive and unnecessary use of hyperbolic statements in “The Other Side of Good” by E.A. Coe including the phrase “worst crime in the universe”

* Saying “Green Mountain-Maidstone Forest” 71 times in “Gilraen and the Prophecy” by Dr. Joanne Reid

* A female demon's sexy attire is described in detail for no apparent reason in “The Angels of Redemption” by David V. Mammina

* The fact that we're supposed to hate the government and the zone police in “drydscaen dark” by Natsuya Uesugi DuBois but actually end up hoping they stop the immoral and obnoxious protagonists who are starting riots, disrupting the economy, and blowing things up (often without provocation)

* The fact that the characters in “grydscaen dark” by Natsuya Uesugi DuBois should probably be starving and dying of thirst in their post-apocalyptic world but instead seem to be eating and drinking in every scene

* The excessive, over-the-top, highly-detailed “space sex” scenes in “Water Witch” by Kelly Brewer

* Saying “Old Shep” 89 times fast in “The Last Crystal” by Frances Schoonmaker


Outstanding Creator Award for
“Best Quote”

Winner:

“...if you received everything you wanted in one day, what are you going to dream about for the rest of your life?”

- Aleksandra Tryniecka, “Bunky and the Walms: The Christmas Story”


Honorable Mentions:

“Your path is beautiful and crooked.”
-Dr. Alyson Nerenberg, “No Perfect Love”


“'I'm going to be a knight someday,' Eli said with sincerity.'”
- Forrest Hutter, “The Prodigal Father”


“The biggest trees were once seeds.”

- JT Hustlez, “The Drive to Freedom”


“Every time you are kind, generous, helpful and loving, you are light. You...are the greatest light in the world.”
- Tim & Cindy Morrison, “ The Greatest Light”


“It shouldn't be a choice of do we want law and order or do we want social justice... Why can't we want both? Why can't we get both?”
- Tony Garritano, “I Saw What I Saw”


“...war is wrong, but sometimes it's the only thing to stop something even worse than war.”

- Frances Schoonmaker, “ The Last Crystal”
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