"Great authors write from the heart.
A book without a pulse is like a person without a spirit."
Linda Radke, author and publishing guru.
And the Book Award Winners are...
2011 Dragonfly eBook Award Contest Winners
Grand Prize - Farsighted by Emlyn Chand
Cultural Diversity
- 1st Place - Singing Her Alive by Diana K. Perkins
Fiction Novel
- 1st Place - Singing Her Alive by Diana K. Perkins
Historical Fiction
- 1st Place - Last Stop Freedom by Ann Nolder Heinz
Newbie Fiction
- 1st Place - Farsighted by Emlyn Chand
- Honorable Mention - Desperate Puppets by Richard D. Brindisi
YA Fiction
- 1st Place - Farsighted by Emlyn Chand
Royal Dragonfly Book Award Contest Seals
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2012 Fall Royal Dragonfly Book Award Contest Winners
Grand Prize - Buried in the Sky by Peter Zuckerman & Amanda Padoan
Animals, Pets
- 1st Place - Marie's Nine Lives by Shana Gammon
Biography, Autobiography/Memoir
Children's Picture Book 5 & Younger
- 1st Place - The Adventures of the Little Prince by Rosemary R. Evans
- 1st Place - The Little Princesses Magical Party by Rosemary R. Evans
Children's Picture Book 6 & Older
- 1st Place - Teeny Tiny Tina Her Teeny Tiny Pet by Rosemary R. Evans
- 1st Place - Teeny Tiny Tina the Teeny Tiny Tooth Fairy by Rosemary R. Evans
- 2nd Place - Santa's Sugar by Jane Gerencher
- Honorable Mention - Bedtime for Sarah Sullivan by Kelly Paniagua
- Honorable Mention - Ned's Head by Cargill H. Alleyne, Jr., MD
Cover Design
- 1st Place - Romancing the Stove by Amy Reiley, Author; Deborah Daly, Designer
- Honorable Mention - Born Mad by Robyn Wheeler, Author; Thinkstock.com, Illustrator
Cultural Diversity
- 1st Place - Buried in the Sky by Peter Zuckerman & Amanda Padoan
eBook: Children's Picture Book, 5 & Younger
- 2nd Place - Bedtime for Sarah Sullivan by Kelly Paniagua
eBook: Children's Picture Book, 6 & Older
- 2nd Place - Bedtime for Sarah Sullivan by Kelly Paniagua
eBook: Children's Poetry
- 2nd Place - Bedtime for Sarah Sullivan by Kelly Paniagua
eBook: Cover Design
- Honorable Mention - Redwine Hill: The Secrets at Primevil Asylum by L.L. Stolmeier, Author; Ryan Doan, Illustrator
eBook: Newbie Fiction
- 1st Place - The Soul's Mark: Found by Ashley Stoyanoff
eBook: Young Adult Fiction
- Honorable Mention - The Soul's Mark: Found by Ashley Stoyanoff
Fiction: Novel
- 1st Place - The Right Guard by Alexandra Hamlet
- 2nd Place - Sykosa by Justin Ordoxez
- Honorable Mention - Redwine Hill: The Secrets at Primevil Asylum by L.L. Stolmeier
Historical Fiction
- Honorable Mention - The Right Guard by Alexandra Hamlet
Historical Non-fiction
- 1st Place - Buried in the Sky by Peter Zuckerman & Amanda Padoan
Humor
- Honorable Mention - My Life with Roger by Rosemarie Olhousen
- Honorable Mention - Mindy's Musings by Mindy Levy
Newbie Fiction
- 1st Place - The Soul's Mark: Found by Ashley Stoyanoff
- 2nd Place - Wish I Could Have Said Goodbye By Shari A. Brady
- Honorable Mention - The Right Guard by Alexandra Hamlet
- Honorable Mention - The Angry Woman Suite by Lee Fullbright
Newbie Non-fiction
- 2nd Place - Born Mad By Robyn Wheeler
Non-fiction
- 1st Place - Buried in the Sky by Peter Zuckerman & Amanda Padoan
- Honorable Mention - Mindy's Musings by Mindy Levy
Photography/Illustrations
- 1st Place - Nature's Notes by Judy Burris & Wayne Richards
Science Fiction/Fantasy
- 2nd Place - Redwine Hill: The Secrets at Primevil Asylum by L.L. Stolmeier
Self Help/Inspirational
- 1st Place - Your Magnetic Mind by Aan D. Frazier
- 2nd Place - Creating a New Normal... After the Death of a Child by Sandy Fox
- Honorable Mention - Born Mad by Robyn Wheeler
- Honorable Mention - Defining Moments, Breaking Through Tough Times by Dorothea S. McArthur, PhD
Women's Interest
- 2nd Place - Born Mad by Robyn Wheeler
Young Adult Fiction
- 1st Place - The Soul's Mark: Found by Ashley Stoyanoff
- 2nd Place - Redwine Hill: The Secrets at Primevil Asylum by L.L. Stolmeier
- Honorable Mention - Wish I Could Have Said Goodbye by Shari A. Brady
2012 Spring Royal Dragonfly Book Award Contest Winners
Grand Prize - Mamma Agata: Simple and Genuine by Chiara Lima
Biography, Autobiography/Memoir
- 1st Place - Mollie's War: The Letters of a World War II WAC in Europe by Cyndee Schaffer & Mollie Weinstein Schaffer
- 2nd Place - Many Blessings: A Tapestry of Accomplished African American Women by Sonne Weedn, Ph.D
- Honorable Mention - The Best Worst Things by Kristen K. Brown
Children's Chapter Book
- 1st Place - The Hellandback Kids: Be Careful What You Wish For by L.L. Helland
Children's Picture Book 5 & Younger
- 1st Place - If You Love Me So Much by Danielle Leibovici
- 2nd Place - Fifo "When I Grow Up" by Hayley Rose
Children's Picture Book 6 & Older
- 1st Place - Under the Tree by Danielle Leibovici
- 2nd Place - Fifo "50 States" by Hayley Rose
Cover Design
- 1st Place - Kiss My Bundt: Recipes from the Award-Winning Bakery by Chrysta Wilson
Cultural Diversity
- 2nd Place - Many Blessings: A Tapestry of Accomplished African American Women by Sonne Weedn, Ph.D
Education
- Honorable Mention - Fifo "50 States" by Hayley Rose
Fiction: Novel
- 1st Place - The Blackpox Threat by Rene Natan
- 2nd Place - Pale Diamonds by Diane Hunt Stockmar
- Honorable Mention - Lucky Shot by Sarah Leamy
- Honorable Mention - Red, White, and Boom by Karl Puttlitz
Fiction: Novel eBook
- 2nd Place - Stay Tuned by Lauren Clark
Fine Art
- 2nd Place - Mission San Xavier: A Story of Saints and Angels, Art and Artists by Edna San Miguel
Food Related
- 1st Place - Mamma Agata: Simple and Genuine by Chiara Lima
- 2nd Place - Kiss My Bundt: Recipes from the Award-Winning Bakery by Chrysta Wilson
- 2nd Place - The Fishes & Dishes Cookbook by Tomi Marsh, Kiyo Marsh, Laura Cooper
Historical Fiction
- 1st Place - Kumpel by Bob Guess
History: Non-fiction
- 1st Place - Mission San Xavier: A Story of Saints and Angels, Art and Artists by Edna San Miguel
Illustrations
- 1st Place - Fifo "50 States" by Hayley Rose (author) & Jessie B. Orlet (illustrator)
Interior Design
- 1st Place - Sunbelievable by Jo Ann Kairys & Daniel Kairys
- 2nd Place - This Hurts Me More Than It Hurts You: In Words and Pictures Children Share How Spanking Hurts and What to Do Instead by Nadine Block
Newbie Fiction
- 1st Place - Familiar Origins by B. Pine
- 2nd Place - The Hellandback Kids: Be Careful What You Wish For By L.L. Helland
- Honorable Mention - The Phoenix Key by Lauren K. Hickey
Newbie Non-fiction
- 1st Place - Defeating Depression: The Calm and Sense Way to Find Happiness and Satisfaction by Leo J. Battenhausen
Parenting
- 2nd Place - Smart Parenting for Smart Kids by Eileen Kennedy-Moore & Mark Lowenthal
- Honorable Mention - This Hurts Me More Than It Hurts You: In Words and Pictures Children Share How Spanking Hurts and What to Do Instead by Nadine Block
Photography/ Illustrations
- 1st Place - Sunbelievable by Jo Ann Kairys & Daniel Kairys Illustrators: Jo Ann Kairys & Frank Thompson
Psychology
- 1st Place - Defeating Depression: The Calm and Sense Way to Find Happiness and Satisfaction by Leo J. Battenhausen
Relationships
- 1st Place - This Hurts Me More Than It Hurts You: In Words and Pictures Children Share How Spanking Hurts and What to Do Instead by Nadine Block
Relationships eBook
- 2nd Place - Stay Tuned By Lauren Clark
Science & Technology
- 2nd Place - TeenCoder: Windows Programming by Homeschool Programming, Inc.
Science Fiction/Fantasy
- 1st Place - Familiar Origins by B. Pine
- 2nd Place - The Hellandback Kids: Be Careful What You Wish For by L.L. Helland
Self Help/Inspirational
- 2nd Place - Defeating Depression: The Calm and Sense Way to Find Happiness and Satisfaction by Leo J. Battenhausen
Senior Aging
- 2nd Place - Alzheimer's Disease and Other Dementias: The Caregiver's Complete Survival Guide by Nataly Rubinstein
Text Book
- 1st Place - TeenCoder: Windows Programming by Homeschool Programming, Inc.
Travel
- 2nd Place - Fifo "50 States" by Hayley Rose
2011 Royal Dragonfly Contest Winners
Grand Prize - Accidental Lessons by David W. Berner
Biography, Autobiography/Memoir
- 2nd Place - One Man's Journey to Freedom: Escape from Behind the Iron Curtain by Gene X. Kortsha
- Honorable Mention - God's Feet are in My Sandbox by Rich Anderson
- Honorable Mention - The Side-Yard Superhero by Rick Niece
- Honorable Mention - Thinking of Miller Place: A Memoir of Summer Comfort by Ethel Lee-Miller
Business & Finance
- 2nd Place - Due Diligence for the Financial Professional, 2nd Edition by L. Burke Files
Children's Chapter Book
- 2nd Place - Olivia's Gift by Nancy Carabio Belanger (Sandra Casali LewAllen-Illustrator)
Children's Picture Book 5 & Younger
- 1st Place - God Loves You So Much by Chad Lindley
Children's Picture Book 6 & Older
- 1st Place - Pirate Gabriella Sails the Five Oceans by Jerry & Patsy DiLeo
- 2nd Place - My Nana's Remedies/Los Remedios de mi Nana by Roni C. Ashford
- Honorable Mention - Our Treasure by Michele Elena Bondi (Kristina Marie Pope-Illustrator)
Cover Design
- 2nd Place - Our Treasure by Michele Elena Bondi (Kristina Marie Pope-Illustrator)
- Honorable Mention - One Man's Journey to Freedom: Escape from Behind the Iron Curtain by Gene X. Kortsha
- Honorable Mention - Olivia's Gift by Nancy Carabio Belanger (Sandra Casali LewAllen-Illustrator)
Education
- 1st Place - Recess is Over by Sherry L. Meinberg
- 1st Place - Accidental Lessons by David W. Berner
Fiction: Novel
- 2nd Place - Push Back by Alfred Wellnitz
Historical Fiction
- Honorable Mention - The Last Moon - DeAnn Lubell
History: Non-fiction
- 2nd Place - One Man's Journey to Freedom: Escape from Behind the Iron Curtain by Gene X. Kortsha
How-To
- 1st Place - Recess is Over by Sherry L. Meinberg
Humor
- Honorable Mention - The Misadventures of Belle & Chloe by Doyle Walker
Mystery
- 1st Place - Red Flag Warning by Kurt Kamm
- 2nd Place - Death Cruise By Dan Anderson
Newbie Fiction
- 1st Place - Lodestone Book One & Two by Mark Whiteway
- 2nd Place - The Secret of Lies By Barbara Forte Abate
- Honorable Mention - One Foot in the Black by Kurt Kamm
Newbie Non-fiction
- 1st Place - Inspired to Dance by Mandi Dugenais
- 2nd Place - One Man's Journey to Freedom: Escape from Behind the Iron Curtain By Gene X. Kortsha
- Honorable Mention - The Side-Yard Superhero by Rick Niece
Performing Arts
- 1st Place - Inspired to Dance by Mande Dagenais
Photography/ Illustrations
- Honorable Mention - Our Treasure by Michele Elena Bondi (Kristina Marie Pope-Illustrator)
- Honorable Mention - Olivia's Gift by Nancy Carabio Belanger (Sandra Casali LewAllen-Illustrator)
Poetry
- 1st Place - The Chickadees by Hongvan Nguyen
Religion/Spirituality/Philosophy
- 2nd Place - The Mystery of Fate: Common Coincidence or Divine Intervention By Arlene Uslander & Brenda Warneker
- Honorable Mention - God Moments by Michele Elena Bondi
- Honorable Mention - Our Treasure by Michele Elena Bondi (Kristina Marie Pope-Illustrator)
- Honorable Mention - God Loves You So Much by Chad Lindley
Science Fiction/Fantasy
- 1st Place - Lodestone Book One & Two by Mark Whiteway
- Honorable Mention - Dauntless Homecoming by Pete Koziar
Self Help/Inspirational
- 1st Place - Tasting Rain by Kim Malchuk
- 2nd Place - Through it All: And Out on the Other Side By Francine L. Billingslea
- Honorable Mention - Enlightenment: One Woman's Journey as an Extrasensory Human by Carrieanne Fonger
Women's Interest
- 1st Place - Enlightenment: One Woman's Journey as an Extrasensory Human by Carrieanne Fonger
YA Fiction
- 1st Place - Lodestone Book One & Two by Mark Whiteway
- 2nd Place - Carnival Week By Joe Vigliotti
Purple Dragonfly Book Award Contest Seals
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2012 Purple Dragonfly Book Award Contest Winners
Grand Prize - Nate Rocks the World by Karen Pokras Toz
Animals/Pets
- First - Chippy Chipmunk: Babies in the Garden by Kathy M. Miller
- Second - Halle and Tiger With Their Bucket Filling Family by Peggy Johncox
- Honor - At the Zoo with Lil Boo by Daddy Bookins
Best Illustrations
- First - Moon Over Bioko: Sea Turtles of Bioko Island by Heidi Rader-Author; Holly Smith-Illustrator
- Second - Would You Still Love Me IF... by Wendy LaGuardia & Patricia Keeler (Illustrator)
- Honor - Sunbelievable by Jo Ann Kairys & Daniel Kairys
Charity/Making A Difference
- First - Wilson Learns Manners! by Susan Castriota
Children's Chapter Book
- First - Nate Rocks the World by Karen Pokras Toz
- Second - Sir Princess Petra: The Pen Pieyu Adventures by Diane Mae Robinson
- Honor - Little Red Riding Hood, Into the Forest Againl by Shaunda Kennedy Wenger
- Honor - The Adventures of Lumi Nary Light: A Fairy Tale of a Teeny Tiny Angel by Sonya Haramis, M.Ed.
Children's Picture Book 5 & Younger
- First (tie) - Jo Macdonald Had a Garden by Mary Quattlebaum
- First (tie) - Chippy Chipmunk: Babies in the Garden by Kathy M. Miller
- First (tie) - Jo Macdonald Saw A Pond by Mary Quattlebaum
- First (tie) - Over in the Forest: Come Take A Peek by Marianne Berkes
- Second - I Am Stumped! by Lisa Rivard
- Honor - Gobble, Gobble by Cathryn Falwell
- Honor - Annabella's Bully by Wendy Taylor
- Honor - Queen Vernita's Visitors by Dawn Menge
Children's Picture Book 6 & Older
- First - Our Salt Water Aquarium by Tom & Gretchen Stuckey
- Second - Molly's Organic Farm by Carol L. Malnor & Trina Hunner
- Honor - Chippy Chipmunk: Babies in the Garden by Kathy M. Miller
- Honor - Moon Over Bioko: Sea Turtles of Bioko Island by Heidi Rader
- Honor - Queen Vernita Visits the Blue Ice Mountains by Dawn Menge
- Honor - The Daring Adventure of Bella & Sweet Pea by M. Diane Bairstow
Cover Design
- First - Sunbelievable by Jo Ann Kairys & Daniel Kairys
Educational/Instructional
- Second - Queen Vernita Meets Sir Heathybean the Astronomer by Dawn Menge
Fiction Collection of Short Stories
- First - Twisted: Tales to Rot Your Brain Vol. 1 by Nora Thompson
Food Related
- Second - Baking with Friends: Recipes, Tips and Fun Facts for Teaching Kids to Bake by Sharon Davis & Charlene Patton
General
- First - Would You Still Love Me IF... by Wendy LaGuardia & Patricia Keeler (Illustrator)
- Second - Under the Tree by Danielle Leibovici
Growing Pains
- First - If You Love Me So Much by Danielle Leibovici
Interior Design
- Second - Twisted: Tales to Rot Your Brain Vol. 1 by Nora Thompson
Outdoor Recreation
- First - Queen Vernita Visits the Islands of Enchantment by Dawn Menge
Photography
- First - Chippy Chipmunk: Babies in the Garden by Kathy M. Miller
School Issues
- First - I Am Stumped! by Lisa Rivard
Spiritual/Religious
- First - With You Always by Danielle Leibovici
- Second - Always My Dad by Kathryn Graf
- Honor - The Adventures of Lumi Nary Light: A Fairy Tale of a Teeny Tiny Angel by Sonya Haramis, M.Ed.
- Honor - Timothy's Glove by Kathleen Chisholm McInerney
Sports
- First - Still Skating Forward by Joanne Vassallo Jamrosz
Young Adult Fiction
- First - Super Cowboy Rides by Mark Whiteway
- Second - Legends of Green Isle: The Forgotten Spell by Constance Wallace
Young Adult Non-Fiction
- Second - Still Skating Forward by Joanne Vassallo Jamrosz
2011 Purple Dragonfly Book Award Contest Winners
Grand Prize - Growing Up With a Bucket Full of Happiness by Carol McCloud
Animals/Pets
- Honor - Buddy's Tail by K. Anne Russell
- Honor - The Misadventures of Belle & Chloe by Doyle Walker
Best Cover Design
- Honor - Our Treasure by Michele Elena Bondi
Best Illustrations
- First - Danny the Dragon Meets Jimmy by Tina Turbin (Aija Jasuna, Illus.)
- Honor - Our Treasure by Michele Elena Bondi
Best Interior Design
- First - The Blacksmith's Tale or Once Upon a Flower by Dana Phillips
Board Book
- First - Rockin' Babies by Dr. Jenn Berman & Cynthia Weil
- Second - I'm a Manatee Happy to be ME! by Leslie Campa
Charity/Making a Difference
- First - Growing Up With a Bucket Full of Happiness by Carol McCloud
Children's Activity Books
- First - Doodles Alphabet Coloring Fun by Setria James
Children's Chapter Book
- First - Stealing the Wild by Beth Hodder
- Second - Earth Heroes: Champions of Wild Animals by Bruce & Carol Malnor
Children's Picture Book 5 & Younger
- First - Nico and Lola: Kindness shared between a boy and a dog by Meggan Hill
- First - Over in Australia: Amazing Animals Down Under by Marianne Berkes
- Second - Elephant Soup? by Mary Ann Castagnetta
- Honor - Nuptse & Lhotse in Nepal by Jocey Asnong
- Honor - Bubble Gum Dreams by Mary Ann Castagnetta
Children's Picture Book 6 & Older
- First - Fifo "50 States" by Hayley Rose
- Second - Bubble Gum Dreams by Mary Ann Castagnetta
- Second - Elephant Soup? by Mary Ann Castagnetta
- Honor - The Blues Go Extreme Birding by Carol L. Malnor & Sandy F. Fuller
- Honor - Giant Mixed-Up Menu by Heather Gatzke
- Honor - Our Treasure by Michele Elena Bondi
Cultural Diversity
- First - My Nana's Remedies/Los Remedios de mi Nana by Roni C. Ashford
Educational/Instructional
- First - Have You Filled a Bucket Today? by Carol McCloud
- Second - Fifo "50 States" by Hayley Rose
- Second - Our Treasure by Michele Elena Bondi
- Honor - My Nana's Remedies/Los Remedios de mi Nana by Roni C. Ashford
Family Matters
- First - My Nana's Remedies/Los Remedios de mi Nana by Roni C. Ashford
- Second - Jessie's Big Move by Dr. Nathaniel Wilson
- Honor - Autism ABC by Sherry L. Meinberg
Green Books/Environmental
- Second - How We Know What We Know About Our Changing Climate by Lynne Chenny & Gary Braasch
Health
- Honor - Autism ABC by Sherry L. Meinberg
Religion/Spirituality/Philosophy
- First - Heaven Sent by Nicole Christine Kosch
- Second - Our Treasure by Michele Elena Bondi
School Issues
- First - Growing Up With a Bucket Full of Happiness by Carol McCloud
- Honor - Autism ABC by Sherry L. Meinberg
Science Fiction/Fantasy
- First - Lodestone Book One & Two by Mark Whiteway
Young Adult Fiction
- First - Lodestone Book One & Two by Mark Whiteway
- Second - To Live and Die for Dance by Francine Paino
- Honor - The Blacksmith's Tale or Once Upon a Flower by Dana Phillips
2010 Purple Dragonfly Contest Winners
Grand Prize - God's Promise by Maureen Moss - Ashland, OR
Animals/Pets
- 1st Place - Chippy Chipmunk Parties in the Garden by Kathy M. Miller - New Ringgold, PA
- 2nd Place - Ramdas: The One-Eyed Turtle by Robert Goerman & Dinesh Patel - New Kensington, PA
Arts/Music
- 1st Place - Little Rockin' Roger and the Magic Glass Guitar by Benjamin Moores - Manchester, England
Charity
- 1st Place - Travels with Gannon and Wyatt: Botswana by Patti Wheeler & Keith Hemstreet - Rochester Hills, MI
Cover Design
- 1st Place - Travels with Gannon and Wyatt: Botswana by Patti Wheeler & Keith Hemstreet - Rochester Hills, MI
- 2nd Place - Danny the Dragon by Tina Turbin - Dunedin, FL
Educational/Instructional
- 1st Place - Travels with Gannon and Wyatt: Botswana by Patti Wheeler & Keith Hemstreet - Rochester Hills, MI
Family Matters
- 1st Place - Hey Dad! Let's Have a Catch by Harold Theurer, Jr. - Brooklyn, NY
- 2nd Place - Where Do We Go? By James F. Weinsier - Fernandina Beach, FL
- Honorable Mention - Princess Sally and Prince Tommy in the Kingdom Always by Jennifer L. Gray, Ph.D. - Federal Way, WA
General
- 1st Place - Roonie B. Mooney: Lost and Alone by Janan Cain - Riverside, IL
- 2nd Place - Travels with Gannon and Wyatt: Botswana by Patti Wheeler & Keith Hemstreet- Rochester Hills, MI
- Honorable Mention - Hip Hip Hooray, It's Monsoon Day! By Roni Capin Rivera-Ashford - Tucson, AZ
Historical Fiction
- 1st Place - Living on Sisu: The 1913 Union Copper Strike Tragedy by Deborah K. Frontiera - Houston, TX
Interior Design
- 1st Place - Morning Rain by Sheila Cayolle - Alpharetta, GA
Outdoor Recreation
- 1st Place - Travels with Gannon and Wyatt: Botswana by Patti Wheeler & Keith Hemstreet - Rochester Hills, MI
Spiritual/Religious
- 1st Place - God's Promise by Maureen Moss - Ashland, OR
- 2nd Place - Where Do We Go? By James F. Weinsier - Fernandina Beach, FL
- Honorable Mention - Your Preteen Apostolate by Nicholas J. Bottesi and Michele E. Bondi - Rochester Hills, MI
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