Announcing the 2016 Book Excellence Award Winners

TORONTO, Oct. 3, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Literary Excellence Incorporated introduces the Book Excellence Awards, an international book awards competition dedicated to providing authors from all genres and backgrounds the opportunity to showcase their work on a global platform. The Book Excellence Awards had a very successful inaugural year with hundreds of entrants from around the world. The award-winning titles were chosen based on their design and layout, writing quality and overall market appeal with respect to the category the book was entered in. The following is a list of the 2016 award-winners that have been listed with their respective category, book title and author name.

• Action – Veil of Deception by Michael Byars Lewis
• Addiction and Recovery – Adding Fire to the Fuel: Challenging Shame and the Stigma of Alcoholism by Scott Stevens
• Adventure – Beyond Cape Horn: The Atlantic Voyages of Le Dauphin Amical by Don Douglass
• Aging – Hey, Kids, Watch This - Go BEYOND Aging Well! by Nikki Hanna
• Alternative Medicine – The Other Medicine That Really Works: How Energy Medicine Can Help You Heal in Body, Mind and Spirit by Heidi DuPree, RN, CTN
• Animals and Pets – God Spelled Backwards: The Journey of an Actress into the World of Dog Rescue by Sylva Kelegian
• Anthology – Altadena Poetry Review: Anthology 2016 by Thelma Reyna
• Art – "Phuket:" A Watercolour Painting Book by Taveepong Limmakorn
• Autobiography – Turned On! A Young Professor's 1960s Memoir by S.P. Perone
• Biography – The Mayor: Joe Riley and the Rise of Charleston by Brian Hicks
• Body/Mind/Spirit – 360 Degrees of Success by Ana Weber
• Business – LEAD NOW! A Personal Leadership Coaching Guide for Results-Driven Leaders by John Parker Stewart and Daniel J. Stewart
• Career – First Job Savvy – Find a Job, Start Your Career by Denise P. Kalm
• Caregiving – Grace and Grit: Insights to Real Life Challenges of Aging for Adult Children and their Parents by Fritzi Gros-Daillon
• Children's Inspirational/Motivational – The Little White Light by Judy Ann Lowe
• Children's Fiction – Sir Princess Petra's Mission: The Pen Pieyu Adventures by Diane Mae Robinson
• Children's Non-Fiction – Where did they go? by Katrina-Jane
• Children's Religion – I'm Not Afraid! by Lee Ann Mancini
• Coffee Table Book – Living Mollusks by Charles Rawlings, M.D., J.D.
• Comedy – The Lobby by Randi M. Sherman
• Contemporary Novel – Too Much On the Inside by Danila Botha
• Cookbook – This Book Cooks: Farm-Fresh Traditional Recipes for Healthy Contemporary Cooking by Kerry Dunnington
• Death and Dying – To Soar Beyond the Stars: The Mystical Journey of One Wing by Robert A. Sanford
• Entrepreneurship – Found: Transforming Your Unlimited Into One Sustainable Business by Naveen Lakkur with Dr. Liz Alexander
• Faction – A Journey in Time by Maureen Francis Doyle
• Family – No Longer A Child of Promise: A Sequel to If you Leave This Farm by Amanda Farmer
• Fantasy – Secrets of the Home Wood: the Sacrifice by Julie Whitley
• Fiction – Veronica's Papers by A. Colin Wright
• Friendship – FRIENDSHIP: A True Story of Adventure, Goodwill, and Endurance by Francis Mandewah
• Gift Books – The Reading Promise by Troy Kent
• Green Living – Green is Good by Elizabeth Gorcey
• Grief – Grief: The Lonely Road by Marvin Petsel
• Historical – Dina's Lost Tribe, A Medieval Romance by Brigitte Goldstein
• Holiday – The Star by Michele Breza
• Horror – Abra-Cadaver by Matt Drabble
• Humor – More Stories I Tell: A Lawyer Turned Comedian Puts Everyday Life on Trial by Paul D'Angelo
• Inspirational – Receiving the Gift We Give by Martin Neil Campbell
• Juvenile Fiction – Night Buddies Go Sky High by Sands Hetherington
• Leadership – Leading Teams 10 Challenges 10 Solutions by Elisabet Vindberg Hearn and Mandy Flint
• LGBTQ Fiction – The Ambassador's Wife by Jennifer Steil
• LGBTQ Non-Fiction – Is the Coffee Fresh? By Marc Renson
• Management – Winning Well: A Manager's Guide to Getting Results Without Losing Your Soul by David Dye and Karin Hurt
• Marriage – Erotic Marriage by Dr. Frederick D. Mondin
• Memoir – The Broke Ass Brigade by Don Romonov
• Military – The Shelburne Escape Line: Secret Rescues of Allied Aviators by the French Underground, the British Royal Navy and London's MI-9 by Reanne Hemingway-Douglass
• Mind/Body/Spirit – Jack Crow: Indian Healer by Dave Lenz
• Motivational – Conversations On The Bench by Digger Cartwright
• Multicultural – Fiction – Whispers Among the Ruins by Lori Hines
• Music – Sextet by Judy Jackson
• Mystery – Missing Mona: A Tommy Cuda Mystery by Joe Klingler
• Nature – Searching for Pekpek: Cassowaries and Conservation in the New Guinea Rainforest by Andrew L. Mack
• New Fiction – Blind Spots by Patrick Garry
• New Non-Fiction – Darkness: Where Does it Come From? by Barbara M. Hardie
• Non-Fiction – Boundaries by Leslie Daniels
• Parenting – With Angel's Wings by Stephanie A. Collins
• Performing Arts – Quintessential Bellydance by Evyenia Karmi
• Personal Growth and Development – You 2.0: Higher Self Consciousness by Charol Messenger
• Photography – Edisto River: Black Water Crown Jewel by Rosie Price and Susan Kammeraad-Campbell
• Picture Books – Ages 4-8 – The Golden Rule by Sherrill S. Cannon
• Picture Books – All Ages – Pegasus — A Dragon's Tale by Gina LoBiondo
• Poetry – Food for a Journey by Tom Gannon
• Political – RUN: Your Personal Guide To Winning Public Office by Marian Walsh
• Pre-Teen Fiction – The Island of Destiny: Pie Rats Book 3 by Cameron Stelzer
• Real Estate – Property Investing Made Simple by Andrew Crossley
• Reference – Access to Asia: Your Multicultural Guide to Building Trust, Inspiring Respect, and Creating Long-Lasting Business Relationships by Sharon Schweitzer, J.D. and Liz Alexander, Ph.D.
• Relationships – The Grace of Ginkgo by Michael R. Hardesty
• Religion – The Midnight Saint by Mitchel Whitington
• Romance – Children of the Mists by Lexa Dudley
• Sales and Marketing – The Sales Assassin: Master Your Black Belt in Sales by Anthony Caliendo
• Science Fiction – Crossing In Time (Between Two Evils #1) by D.L. Orton
• Self-Help – Amazing Fireside Talks: Intriguing Thoughts to Awaken YOU by Dr. Charles N. Toftoy
• Social/Political Change – The Third Law by Tamra Ryan
• Specialty Books – A Beer Drinker's Guide To Knowing And Enjoying Fine Wine by Jim Laughren
• Spirituality – The Calling – Unleash Your True Self by Priya Kumar
• Sports – Plotting the Course: Life Lessons from the Sport of Sailing by Rick Arneson
• Suspense – The Sounding by Carrie Salo
• Thriller – Hotel Moscow by Talia Carner
• Western – Shootout in Cheyenne by Joe Corso
• Women's Health – I Choose Me: The Art of Being A Phenomenally Successful Woman at Home and at Work by Cynthia James
• Writing and Publishing – Your Guide to Marketing Books in the Christian Marketplace 3rd Edition by Sarah Bolme
• Young Adult Fiction – Secrets: The Hero Chronicles by Tim Mettey

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The 2017 Book Excellence Awards Competition is now open. The last day to submit an entry is June 30th, 2017. To apply, you can visit: http://bookexcellenceaward.com/apply/

About the Book Excellence Awards

The Book Excellence Awards is an international awards competition dedicated to providing authors from all genres and backgrounds the opportunity to showcase their work on a global platform. Based in Canada, the competition was started by Literary Excellence Incorporated and accepts entries from countries all over the world in over 100 unique categories. Receiving a Book Excellence Award is a tremendous honor that represents the hard work, dedication and commitment that went into publishing a book.

To learn more about the Book Excellence Awards, visit: www.bookexcellenceaward.com

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