Since 1994 NCPA has honored the work of Northern California independent publishers and authors by presenting awards for overall excellence and quality book production, from cover illustration to interior design. Marketing materials are also eligible for awards. Past winners have successfully used their NCPA awards to increase bookstore and media interest, thus increasing sales.
“Putting that little gold foil award sticker on my books has certainly helped the books sell! Watch people as they browse: they pick up a book, look at the front and back cover, then either put it back (if it didn’t pique their interest) and walk away, or open it (if it did). Invariably, browsers notice the little sticker, raise their eyebrows, then open it to read more. The award is like a flag, telling them this book already passed muster with lots of other readers. It’s like an invitation from a trusted friend to come in and enjoy.”
– Dierdre Wolownick, Wordswrights International, winner in 1995, 1996 & 1997
Awards FAQs
Frequently Asked Questions about the NCPA Annual Awards
“The awards I received from NCPA were a great jump start to promoting my books. Thanks to NCPA I am an award-winning author, which gives me confidence and credibility when selling my books.”
– Stephen Burrows, Windmill Publishing
- What is the purpose of the annual NCPA Awards? The annual awards recognize NCPA members who publish or write outstanding books
- Who can enter? Anyone may enter. NCPA members pay a discounted entry fee.
- Who is the publisher? The publisher is the person or company who owns the ISBN.
- What are the awards categories? Please see the entry form or the rules form for this year’s categories.
- What books are eligible? Books published the previous calendar year may be entered. Revised editions are eligible. For all entries, the copyright date must match the publication year. To be considered “published,” copies of the book in its published form (not as an ARC) must have been on hand and available for sale to retail customers before December 31 and not have been available for sale earlier than January 1 of the publication year.
- Will every category or entry produce a winner? No. Entry into the contest does not guarantee that a book will be a winner. Neither does being the sole entry for a category. Books and materials are evaluated according to quality.
- Who judges the publications? Judges are drawn from NCPA’s membership, the community, and publishing professionals including local news media.
- What do winners receive? Winners receive certificates or plaques and labels which they may use on their book covers. Winners may use supplied label art in marketing and promotional materials. Past winners have successfully used their NCPA awards to obtain media interest and increase sales.
- How long has the NCPA awards program been in existence? The awards program began in 1994 and, as of 2008, NCPA has presented over 150 awards.
Press Release
Northern California Publishers and Authors, a professional association of small, independent, and self-publishers, is pleased to announce the winners of its 2020 Book Awards competition, who were honored via Zoom and a live ceremony in Sacramento on Sunday, September 27, 2020.
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Poetry |
Painting Trees Moon-Maze On Valencia Street |
Gold Silver Silver |
Linda Collins Barbara A. Barrett Jack Micheline |
Children's Books |
Will You Still Love Me? The Word Dancer |
Silver Silver |
Christine L. Villa Maxine Rose Schur |
Young Adult |
Eddie's Choice |
Gold | Marilyn Reynolds |
General Non-Fiction |
Tending the Spark, Lighting the Future for Middle School Students From the Deep South to the Promised Land |
Gold Silver |
Betty Staley Kathy Lynne Marshall |
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Non-Fiction: Memoir |
Echoes of Kapoho Gray is the New Black Helping Yourself Grow Old: Thing I Said to Myself When I Was Almost 90 |
Gold Silver Silver |
Frances H. Kakugawa Dorothy Rice Frances Fuller |
General Fiction |
April Between Now and Forever Strive and Protect Wollerman |
Gold Gold Silver Silver |
M.L. Hamilton Margaret Duarte Sharon Darrow Ed Cole |
Trade Publications |
A Prayer for Travelers Clover Blue |
Gold Silver |
Ruchika Tomar Eldona Edwards |
Cover & Design |
The Illustrated Hen In Violation of Human Rights Panda, the Ghost Kitten Will You Still Love Me? A Puppy Haiku Story |
Gold Silver Silver Silver Silver |
Scott Charles Elaine Fabel Pamela Johnson M.L. Hamilton |
Press Release
Northern California Publishers and Authors, a professional association of small, independent, and self-publishers, is pleased to announce the winners of its 2019 Book Awards competition, who were honored at a gala banquet in Sacramento on Saturday, April 20, 2019.
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Poetry |
Seaworthy Woman Song For Better and For Worse |
First Place Second Place |
Marie Reynolds June Comarsh Gillam |
Children's Books |
Zoobooloo: With Filipino Translation Daisy and the Dirty Dozen |
First Place Second Place |
Christine L. Villa Brian Wallace |
Young Adult |
Crow's Rest Faerie Crossed Book 1 Merlin's Stronghold: Faerie Crossed Book 2 The Case of the Bent Spoke |
Honorable Mention Honorable Menton Honorable Mention |
Angelica R. Jackson Angelica R. Jackson Patricia E. Canterbury |
General Non-Fiction |
And Then They Were Gone: Teenagers of Peoples Temple from High School to Jonestown Finding Otho: The Search for Our Enslaved Williams Ancestors Science in the Neighborhood |
First Place Second Place Third Place |
Judy Bebelaar & Ron Cabral
Kathy Lynne Marshall Amy Rogers |
Trade Publication Non-Fiction Trade Publication Fiction Trade Publication Poetry |
Without Precedent Farsighted Almost Everything This I Know Nothing Forgotten The Incendiaries Terrible Blooms |
First Place Second Place Third Place First Place First Place Third Place Third Place |
Joel Richard Paul Steven Johnson Anne Lamott Eldonna Edwards Jessica Levine R.O. Kwon Melissa Stein |
Fiction Foreign Publication Cover Design Judge's Choice |
She Survives Angel’s Truth - One Teenagers Quest for Justice Mrs. Odboddy and Then There Was a Tiger Between Yesterday and Tomorrow You Can’t Save 80 Million Filipinos! But You Can Build Me a Park Between Yesterday and Tomorrow Zoobooloo: With FilipinoTranslatioin This I Know Murder in Costa Rica Without Precedent |
First Place Second Place Second Place Honorable Mention Second Place First place Second Place Third Place Honorable Mention Judge's Choice |
Sharon S Darrow Bob Irelan Elain Faber Margaret Duarte Roberto E Aboitiz & Matthias Mendezona Margaret Duarte Christine L. Villa Eldonna Edwards L.D. Markham Joel Richard Paul |
Northern California Publishers and Authors, a professional association of small, independent, and self-publishers, is pleased to announce the winners of its 2017 Book Awards competition, who were honored at a gala banquet in Sacramento on Sunday, April 22, 2018.
CATEGORY |
BOOK |
AWARD |
AUTHOR/PUBLISHER |
Poetry |
Dangerous Woman Worthy Mysterious Book of Old Man Poems American Dream Exit Wound |
First Place Second Place Third Place Honorable Mention |
Frances Kakugawa Deborah LeFalle Bill Gainer Dawn McGuire |
Children's Books |
Frankie Loves to Burp Cayla’s Special Dark Glasses |
First Place Second Place |
Christine L. Villa Ronald Javor |
Young Adult |
Teens and Phobias |
First Place |
Bitsy Kemper |
General Non-Fiction |
Thinking Woman’s Guide to Breast Cancer |
First Place |
Janet Maker, PhD |
Tom Flynn, Medium & Healer Nonie’s Big Bottom Girls Rio Linda Cookbook 2017 |
Second Place Third Place |
Tom Flynn & Sharon S. Darrow Norma Jean Thornton |
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Non-Fiction: Memoir |
Til Death or Dementia Do Us Part |
First Place |
Marilyn Reynolds |
Wondering Around God |
First Place |
Elva Anson |
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Fiction |
American River: Tributaries |
First Place |
Mallory M. O’Connor |
Between Darkness and Dawn The Bell Tolls The Han Agent The Pitcher Plant A Cold Blooded Rain |
Second Place Third Place Honorable Mention Honorable Mention Honorable Mention |
Margaret Duarte R. Franklin James Amy Rogers Pat Rigley T. R. Leton |
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Trade Publications |
The Weight of Him |
First Place |
Ethel Rohan |
Cover & Design |
'Til Death or Dementia Do Us Part Wondering Around God The Bell Tolls Mrs. Odboddy: Undercover Courier American Dream with Exit Wound The Han Agent |
First Place Second Place Third Place Third Place Honorable Mention Honorable Mention |
Marilyn Reynolds Elva Anson R. Franklin James Elaine Faber Dawn McGuire Amy Rogers |
Pictorial |
Capturing the Castle |
Honorable Mention |
Angelica R. Jackson |
Northern California Publishers and Authors, a professional association of small, independent, and self-publishers, is pleased to announce the winners of its 2016 Book Awards competition, who were honored at a gala banquet in Sacramento on Sunday, April 23, 2017.
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Children's Books |
Sam and Sue’s Space Adventure Genevieve Has a Very Very Periwinkle Day |
First Place
Second Place |
Ronald Javor
Karlene Kay Ryan |
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Young Adult |
Martin McMillan and the Sacred Stones |
Second Place |
Elaine Russell |
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Kisses for Cash (book 3) |
Honorable Mention |
A.K. Buckroth |
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General Non-Fiction |
Snowbound! Legendary Winters of the Tahoe Sierra |
First Place |
Mark McLaughlin |
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Body Intelligence: A New Paradigm |
Second Place |
John L. Mayfield, DC |
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Fiction |
Mrs. Odboddy, Hometown Patriot |
First Place |
Elaine Faber |
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Everest Rising |
Honorable Mention |
M.D. Kambic |
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Memoir |
Coming to America: An Immigrant’s Voyage |
First Place |
Mary M. Roy |
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The Space Between: Mother-Daughter Love at the End of Life |
Second Place |
Virginia A. Simpson |
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Cover & Design |
Sam and Sue’s Space Adventure |
First Place |
Ronald Javor |
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The Space Between |
Second Place |
Virginia A. Simpson |
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Snowbound |
Third Place |
Mark McLaughlin |
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Sinking |
Honorable Mention |
Sarah Armstrong-Garner |
April 25, 2016 Northern California Publishers and Authors, a professional association of small, independent, and self-publishers, is pleased to announce the winners of its 2016 Book Awards competition, who were honored at a gala banquet in Sacramento on Sunday, April 24.
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Poetry |
Orbital Paths |
First Place |
Richard Meyer ScienceThrillers Media |
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Children's Books |
Wordsworth, It’s In Your Pocket |
First Place |
Frances Kakugawa |
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Young Adult |
Kidding Around NYC |
Second Place |
Suzanne Roche |
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Making It Home |
Honorable Mention |
Suzanne Roche |
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General Non-Fiction |
When Your Child Has Lyme Disease |
First Place |
Dorothy K. Leland & Sandra K. Berenbaum |
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Hazim Beg Shemdin Agha |
Second Place |
Hazar Shemdin Bazirgan |
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Fiction |
Between Will and Surrender |
First Place |
Margaret Duarte |
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Hot Trail |
Second Place |
Katie Yaranon |
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Trade Publications |
A Small Indiscretion |
First Place |
Jan Ellison/Random House |
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Cover & Design |
A Small Indiscretion |
First Place |
Jan Ellison/Random House |
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Kidding Around NYC |
Second Place |
Suzanne Roche |
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Orbital Paths |
Third Place |
Richard Meyer/STM |
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Wordsworth, It’s In Your Pocket |
Honorable Mention |
Frances Kakugawa |
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Judges’ Choice |
A Small Indiscretion |
Special Award |
Jan Ellison/Random House |
Fiction
General Non-Fiction
First place: When Your Child has Lyme Disease, by Dorothy K. Leland & Sandra K. BerenbaumSecond Place: Hazim Beg Shemdin Agha by Hazar Shemdin Bazirgan
Poetry
First place: Orbital Paths by Richard Meyer (ScienceThrillers Media)
Children's
First place: Wordsworth, It's In Your Pocket by Frances Kakugawa
Young Adult
Second place: Kidding Around NYC by Suzanne Roche
Honorable Mention: Making it Home by Suzanne Roche
Trade Publications
First place: A Small Indiscretion by Jan Ellison (Random House)
Cover & Design
First place: A Small Indiscretion by Jan Ellison (Random House)Second Place: Kidding Around NYC by Suzanne Roche
Third place: Orbital Paths by Richard Meyer (ScienceThrillers Media)
Honorable Mention: Wordsworth, It's In Your Pocket by Frances Kakugawa
Judges' ChoiceA Small Indiscretion by Jan Ellison (Random House)
Fiction
General Non-Fiction
Honorable Mention: Candy and More Sweet Stuff by Norma Jean ThorntonNon-Fiction: Memoir
First place: Rumination by Matthias Mendezona
Children's
Honorable Mention: Home Finds a Home by Ronald Javor
Cover & Design (awarded to publisher)
Third place: The Red Chair by Pretty Road Press Honorable Mention: Confetti by Pat Morin Honorable Mention: Front Office Mastery by Great Little Book Publishing Honorable Mention: Support and Service Delivery by Great Little Book Publishing Honorable Mention: Employees and Internal Processes by Great Little Book Publishing Honorable Mention: Running the Service Department by Great Little Book Publishing
The following awards were announced at the NCPA Awards Banquet held in April 2014.
First place: Smelling Herself, by Terris McMahan Grimes (CreateSpace)
Second Place: River of Red Gold, by Naida West (Bridge House Books)
Third Place: Dying for a Daiquiri, by Cindy Sample (CreateSpace)
Honorable mention: This Side of Forever, by Jo Chandler (CreateSpace)
First place: Relax, Focus, Succeed, by Karl W. Palachuk (Great Little Book Publishing Co.)
Honorable mention: Dictionary of Publishing Terms, by Ingrid Lundquist (TLC Publishing)
Honorable mention: Bottlekatz: A Complete Care Guide for Orphaned Cats, by Sharron S. Darrow (Lulu.com)
First place: From Tears to Triumph, by Linda Bellow-Ruiz (Mariah Publishing)
Second Place: PTSD’s Stealth Attack on a Vietnam War Veteran, by William J. Blaylock (Pretty Road Press)
Third Place: From Above the Golden Gate, by Thea Hohlmdahl (CreateSpace)
Honorable mention: Japalino: Biography of a Japanese-Filipino in Poetry, by Doreen Amy Beyer (Pretty Road Press)
First place: Bart, the Pear Tree that Grew an Apple, by H. R. Barrera (Gold Seal Publisher)
Second Place: Animal Symphony, by Terry Burke Maxwell (Earth Patch Press)
First place: From Tears to Triumph: My Journey to The House of Hope, by Linda Bello-Ruiz (Mariah Publishing)
Second Place: The Crystal Ball: A Micki Michaels Mystery, by Joyce Mason (New Inkarnation)
Third Place: Invisible: PTSD’s Stealth Attack on a Vietnam War Veteran, by William J. Blaylock (Pretty Road Press)
Honorable mention: Animal Symphony, by Terry Burke Maxwell (Earth Patch Press)
Honorable mention: Bart, the Pear Tree that Grew an Apple, by H. R. Barrera (Gold Seal Publisher)
The following awards were announced at the NCPA Awards Banquet held on April 27, 2013.
First place: Flint House, by Kathleen L. Asay
Second Place: The House's Memory, by Owen Sullivan
Third Place: The Brother-in-Law, by F. X. Biasi, Jr.
Honorable mention: Through Phantom Eyes, Volume 5, by Theodora Bruns
First place: I Can Dance: My LIfe with a Disability, by Laurie Hoirup
Second Place: The Seasoned Gardner, by Carolyn Singer
Third Place: Disaster & Triumph, Sacramento Women, Gold Rush through the Civil War, by Cheryl Anne Stapp
Honorable mention: Eye from the Edge, by Ruben Llamas
First Place: Wordsworth! Stop the Bulldozers!, by Frances H. Kakugawa
First place: Terry Burke Maxwell, Earth Patch Press, for Eye from the Edge, A Memoir of West Oakland, California
Second Place: Carolyn Singer, Garden Wisdom Press, for The Seasoned Gardner
Third place: Wordsworth! Stop the Bulldozers!, by Frances H. Kakugawa
The following awards were announced at the NCPA Awards Banquet held on April 29, 2012.
First place: Dying for a Dance, by Cindy Sample
First place: Kapoho, Memoir of a Modern Pompeii, by Frances H. Kakugawa
Honorable mention: Dreaming in English, by Jeannie Johng-Nishikawa
Honorable mention: When Spirits Speak: Messages from Spirit Children, by Jeri K. Tory Conklin
Honorable mention: Where’s Wiley? The Mystery of the Canine Triangle, by John Westlund
Nonfiction/Gift, first place: Cat Mulan’s Mindful Musings: Insight and Inspiration for a Wonderful Life, by Margie Yee Webb
Nonfiction/General, first place: History of a Place Called Rescue, by William C. Teie and Francis M. Carpenter
Nonfiction/General, second place: Skiing at Lake Tahoe, by Mark McLaughlin
First place to William C. Teie for History of a Place Called Rescue
Second place to Margie Yee Webb for Cat Mulan’s Mindful Musings: Insight and Inspiration for a Wonderful Life
“Winning three NCPA awards was more valuable than gold stickers on my book covers. Media mention was useful but, for a speaker and bookseller, it has been dynamite promo to tell prospective buyers ‘This book received three major California publishing awards.’ In a speech, this usually gets a round of applause. In a selling situation, it often seals the deal.”
– Susan Maxwell Skinner, author of Carmichael, Americana on the Move
The following awards were announced at the NCPA Awards Banquet held on April 30, 2011.
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Gold: Longboards to Olympics by Mark McLaughlin
Honorable Mention: Your Life & Your Money by Scott Feher
Honorable Mention: Earn It: Empower Yourself for Love by Bob Quinlan
Honorable Mention: Savvy, Sassy and Bold after 50! by Vicki Ward
Gold: Paper House by Jessie Carty
Honorable Mention: Breaking the Silence by Frances Kakugawa
Honorable Mention: Hatless by John Witt
Gold: Hatless by John Witt
Silver: Right Now Is Perfect by Carol Ryan
Gold: Your LIfe & Your Money by Scott Feher
The following awards were announced at the NCPA Awards Banquet held on April 24, 2010.
Gold The Network Migration Workbook, by by Karl W. Palachuk and Manual L. Palachuk (Great Little Book Publishing Co, Inc.)
Silver Successfully Start/Buy/Sell Your Business/Franchise (four book set), by Andrew Rogerson (Great Little Book Publishing Co, Inc.)
Bronze Body Intelligence, by John Mayfield, D.C. (Nubalance Publishing Company)
Gold Through Phantom Eyes by Theodora Bruns (iUniverse)
Silver Emma Snow by Joaquin Peralta (Balona Books)
Bronze Heart of a Pirate by Pamela Johnson (Stone Harbour Press)
Gold Bumper Hippos by Linda Marchus (Wee Read Publishing)
Silver Buster & Joe by Linda Marchus (Wee Read Publishing)
Bronze Dandy Dooley by Linda Marchus (Wee Read Publishing)
Best New Voice: Couldn’t Happen to Me: A Life Changed by Paralysis and Traumatic Brain Injury by Jill C. Mason (BookSurge)
Best Layout/Design: Successfully Start/Buy/Sell Your Business/Franchise by Andrew Rogerson (Great Little Book Publishing Co, Inc.)
Best Illustration: Bumper Hippos by Linda Marchus (Wee Read Publishing)
Best Young Adult Fiction: Desperado Moon by Sheila M. Keller (Shalako Press)
Best Autobiography/Memoir: Couldn’t Happen to Me: A Life Changed by Paralysis and Traumatic Brain Injury by Jill C. Mason (BookSurge)
Best Photography: B is for Bufflehead by Steve Hutchcraft (Photo Hutch Publishing Co.)
The following awards were announced at the April 24, 2009, NCPA awards dinner.
Gold AwardDeer in My Garden, Vol. 2 Groundcovers, by Carolyn Singer (Garden Wisdom Press)Silver AwardFeather River Country Adventure Trails by Tom DeMund (Know DeFeet Publishing Company)Bronze AwardLiberty’s Quest by Liberty Kovacs (Robert Reed Publishing)Best General NonfictionDeer in My Garden, Vol. 2 Groundcovers by Carolyn Singer (Garden Wisdom Press)Best First BookThe Take-Us by John Raymond Takacs (Age Publishing Company)Congratulations to the winners, and thanks to Awards Director Bradley Simkins and to the judges. Return to top
Award results were announced at the banquet held April 25, 2008, at Luau Garden in Sacramento.
Gold Award, Best First BookDandelion Through the Crack, By Kiyo Sato, Willow Valley PressSilver Award, Best Nature Photography Book, Best Interior Photos/Photo Layout, Best Exterior Hard CoverYuba Seasons by David McKay, Mountain Images PressBronze Award, Best Illustrated Children’s BookWordsworth Dances the Waltz by Frances H. Kakugawa, Watermark PublishingBest General Fiction Book, Best Media PackageThe Afterlife of Charlotte Browning by Christine B., Lighthouse ProductionsBest General NonfictionWhen We Were Colored: A Mother’s Story by Eva Rutland, IWP Book PublishersBest Exterior Hard Cover – Children’s Book, Honorable Mention – Best Illustrated Children’s BookDelta & Dawn: Mother and Baby Whales’ Journey by Stefanie Cruz, Big Tomato PressBest Nonfiction How-To Book, Best Interior Text LayoutStay Healthy, Live Longer, Spend Wisely by Davis Liu, M.D., Stetho PublishingBest Sports Reference Book, Best Interior Text & Images/GraphicsGold on the Diamond: Sacramento’s Great Baseball Players 1886-1976 by Alan O’Connor, Big Tomato PressBest Poetry Book, Best Exterior Soft CoverThe Petrified Heart by Charles E. Patterson, Corps ProductionsBest Juvenile/Young Adult – FictionServing Humanity: Exercises in Tasteful Philanthropy by Jonathan Pearce, BalonaBooksBest Juvenile/Young Adult – NonfictionFrom Slave to Superstar of the Wild West by Tom DeMund, Legends of the West Publishing CompanyBest Educational Children’s BookWhat Time Is It? by Virginia “Honey” Carter, AuthorHouseBest Reference DirectorySacramento Street Whys: The Whys Guy’s Guide to Sacramento Street Names by Carlos Alcalá, Big Tomato PressBest Alternative Media BookThe Super-Good Project Planner for Technical Consultants by Karl Palachuk, Great Little Book Publishing CompanyBest Spiritual/Self-Help BookRelax Focus Succeed by Karl Palachuk, Great Little Book Publishing CompanyHonorable Mention – Best Fiction, Honorable Mention – Best Media PackageThrough Phantom Eyes, Vol. 1 — A Child’s Guidance by Theodora Bruns, iUniverseHonorable Mention – Best FictionVirgin Trail by Var’Tus, published by Bill ZacconeHonorable Mention – Best Illustrated Children’s BookPlay Hopscotch on Saturn’s Rings by Nancy Hayden Curry, Corps ProductionsHonorable Mention – Best Reference BookIt’s In the Bag: Your Custom Business and Travel Wardrobe by Barbara DesChamps, Château PublishingHonorable Mention – Best Inspirational BookStems of Life Picked from the Garden of Survival by Virginia E. Hansen, Llumina PressThe NCPA Awards 2007 banquet was held April 27, 2007, at Coco’s Bakery Restaurant in Citrus Heights.
GOLD, Best Interior/Text, Images and Graphics, Best Exterior/HardcoverHubie and the Fire Service by William C. Teie, Deer Valley PressSILVER, Best First Book, Best Exterior/SoftcoverDeer in My Garden, Vol. 1, by Carolyn Singer, Garden Wisdom PressBRONZE, Best Interior/Photos/Photo LayoutCarmichael: Americana on the Move by Susan Maxwell Skinner, Betty Milner ProductionsBest Nonfiction/GeneralThe Donner Party: Weathering the Storm by Mark McLaughlin, Mic Mac PublishingBest Nonfiction/Political CommentaryBushopedia by Bill Potts, Potts PublishingBest Nonfiction/Business/TechnicalService Agreements for SMB Consultants by Karl Palachuk, Great Little Book Publishing Co. Inc.Best Juvenile FictionGreeHee: The Journey of Five by Michele Avanti, GreeHee PublishingBest Children’s BookBuz Words: Discovering Words in Pairs by Maria Felicia Kelley, April Arts Press & ProductionsBest Media PackageThe Huna Warrior: The Magic Begins by Jennifer Martin, Prairie Angel PressSpecial Award for InnovationThe High Rider y Otros Cuentos by Hector R. Barrera, Gold Seal PublisherHonorable Mention/EssaysChatter to Flatter Your Platter by Moj Dehghan, iUniverseHonorable Mention/Humorous EssaysDad, You Are NOT Going Out Wearing That! by Tim Herrera, iUniverseHonorable Mention/General FictonBeloved Vagabond by Lew Osteen, Osteen-Zalar PublishingThe Awards Gala was held April 28, 2006, at the Oriental Buffet in Citrus Heights.
GOLD, Best Juvenile/Young Adult, Best Exterior HardcoverThe Balloon Boy of San Francisco by Dorothy Kupcha Leland, Tomato EnterprisesSILVER, Best General Fiction, Best Interior Text Layout, Best Exterior SoftcoverMurder on the Middle Fork by Don Ian Smith and Naida West, Bridge House BooksBRONZE, Best Nonfiction How-To, Best Interior Text Images and GraphicsFirefighter’s Handbook on Wildland Firefighting, 3rd edition, by William C. Teie, Deer Valley PressBest General Nonfiction, Best First BookDon’t Get Thin Get Healthy by Loraine Holden, Golden Green PressThe Awards Gala was held April 9, 2005, at the Holiday Inn Capitol Plaza, Sacramento.
GOLD, Best First Book, Best Nonfiction/How-ToKeepers of the Children: Native American Wisdom and Parenting by Laura M. Ramirez, Walk in Peace ProductionsSILVER, Best Illustrated Children’s, Best Interior Text Layout, Best Interior Text & Images/Graphics Layout, Best Exterior/HardcoverShy Sherman by Linda Marchus, Wee Read PublishingBRONZE, Best General Nonfiction, Best Spiritual/Self-HelpMysticism in American Literature: Thoreau’s Quest and Whitman’s Self by Paul Hourihan, Vedantic Shores PressBest General Fiction, Best Juvenile/Young Adult Fiction, Best Media/Marketing PackageOne Nation Under God by Vincent M. Wales, DGC PressBest PoetryTraveler Maps: Poems by Ko Un by Ko Un, Tamal Vista PublicationsBest Exterior/SoftcoverCoffee and Ink: How a Writers Group Can Nourish Your Creativity edited by Anne Da Vigo, Quill Driver PressThe Awards Gala was held April 17, 2004, at the Embassy Suites Hotel, Sacramento.
GOLD, Best Historical FictionThe Others at Monticello by Esther Franklin, XlibrisSILVER, Best Children Illustrated, Best Cover/Child, Best Illustrated (Interior)/Child, Best Web SiteThe Gorilla Who Wanted to Dance by Linda Marchus, Wee Read PublishingBRONZE, Best Nonfiction/HistoryCalifornia’s Arab Americans by Janice Marschner, Coleman Ranch PressBest Nonfiction/History, Best Text and LayoutThe History of the Paso Robles Inn: More Than a Century of Pride by Ann Martin Bowler, Oak Lake PressBest Nonfiction/General, Best Self-HelpYour Life in Print by Pat Cuellar, LifePrints PublishingBest First Book, Best Bookmark, Best PostcardWe’ll Give Him a Hearty Welcome, Then . . . by Elizabeth A. Martin, 1st Books LibraryBest Fiction/DramaFool Me Once by Bill Pieper, Pacific Slope PressBest FantasyTen Dragon Tails by Candy Taylor Tutt, Libris Draconis PressBest Action NovelGold Raid by Ed Mitchell, California Coast PublishingBest Romantic NovelA Yellow Cotton Dress by H. L. Osteen, Osteen Zalar PublishingBest Health & FitnessWeight Lost Forever by Henry K. Chang, M.D., Long Bow PublishingBest SpiritualThe Death of Thomas Merton by Paul Hourihan, Vedantic Shores PressBest ChristianRecipes for a Happier Marriage by Marlys J. Norris and Joe Baginski, MSW, Pleasant Word PublishingThe Awards Gala was held April 5, 2003, at the Embassy Suites Hotel, Sacramento.
GOLD, Best Cover, Best Text and Layout, Best Reference/Resource Directory, Best TravelBackCountry Adventures: Northern California by Peter Massey and Jeanne Wilson, Swagman Publishing, Inc.SILVER, Best Nonfiction: HistoryWestern Train Adventures: The Good, the Bad & the Ugly by Mark McLaughlin, Mic Mac PublishingBRONZE, Best Fiction/DramaRoots of the Blackthorn Tree by Basil S. Douros, Five and Dot CorporationBest First Book, Best Children’s Illustrated, Best Illustrator (Interior)/ChildHoot’n Annie by Linda Marchus, Wee Read PublishingBest Illustrator (Cover)/Adult, Best Mystery, Best Brochure, Best PostcardSpice: An Island Intrigue by Dan O’Connor, Waterton PressBest WesternThe Joshua Trail by Early Santee, Osteen Zalar Publishing Co.Best Poetry/CreativeUninhibited & Still Holding Back by Sandy Martin, Sweet-Rock Publications & EnterprisesBest SpiritualRamakrishna and Christ by Paul Hourihan, Vedantic Shores PressBest Other Materials/CDHappy Thoughts by Holly Scarabosio, Dandelion Productions