Books that draw and inspire readers are honoured with the BREW Book Excellence Award, spotlighting excellence in a variety of genres. From fiction to nonfiction, a wide variety of genres are accepted, and the award establishes a benchmark for outstanding narrative that cuts through barriers and speaks to the universal human condition. Assessed by a panel of seasoned literary experts, winning confirms the author’s capacity to establish a strong emotional connection with readers in addition to their technical skill. Showing the ongoing power of narrative to change and enrich the human experience, the award encourages readers to investigate profound knowledge and novel viewpoints.

2024 Winners

“Journey of a Radiant Heart” by Niomi Nicci

• Book of the Year
• Biography of the Year
• Inspirational Book of the Year

“Nature Ninja Saves the Natural World” by Tania Moloney

• Children’s Book of the Year
• Sustainability Book of the Year

“Holy Parrot” by Angel A

• Multicultural Book of the Year

2023 Winners

Book of the Year

• Winner: “Black, White, and Gray All Over” by Frederick Douglass Reynolds

Action and Adventure

• Winners:
  • “Brothers” by M. E. Taylor
  • “Raptor’s Revenge” by Jim Malloy
• Finalists:
  • “Accidental Diplomacy” by Jeffrey Busch and Dominic Man-Kit Lam
  • “When We Push Through Sound” by Geoff Sease

Australian

• Winner:
  • “Hide and Seek Alphabet: With Australian Animals” by Anna Finch

Children’s (10,000 words or longer)

• Winner:
  • “The Adventures of Angel: A Kitten’s Story” by Ross Alan Hahn

Children’s (Illustrated)

• Winners:
  • “The Secret Life of Santa’s Butterfly Elves: The Magic at Christmas” by Rose Andria
  • “What Is Heaven Like?” by Richard R Eng
  • “Adventures of Jackson: The Young Field Mouse” by Adam DeGraide
  • “Something New in Cloverville?” by Janet Stuart
  • “Fingerprints of God” by Melanie Burgess
• Finalists:
  • “Mahalo Does Not Mean Trash” by Hiwalani Perkins
  • “What? No Easter Eggs?” by Janet Stuart
  • “Doppy and the Runaway Balloons” by H. R. Manske
  • “Let Your Inner Golden Sparkle Shine: The Little Girl Who Never Stopped Believing in Herself” by Muse Literary
  • “Grandpa’s Lessons on Fishing and Life” by Ruthie Godfrey
  • “Desert Friends: Travels with the Pack” by Linda Harkey
  • “The Kindness Guru” by Gar Ying Chan

Children’s Activity Book

• Winner:
  • “Stay Safe with Ruby and Reuben” by Sneha Sabu

Children’s Dog Book

• Winner:
  • “Love Snaggs – A Little Dog’s Courageous Journey” by Melanie Joy Mezzancello

Children’s Friendship Book

• Winner:
  • “Roosevelt Banks and the Attic of Doom” by Laurie Calkhoven

Christian

• Winner:
  • “Be a Giant Killer: Overcoming Your Everyday Goliaths” by Ed Norwood
• Finalists:
  • “Along Came Hell, or So I Thought” by Lois Young
  • “Journey to Peaceable Soul” by Megan Macaulay

Comedy

• Winner:
  • “Tales from the Bug Guy” by Dr. German Roach

Creative Non-fiction

• Winners:
  • “My Sweet Aroma” by Timothy Green
• Finalists:
  • “Applauding Life: Poetry and Prose of an Octogenarian” by David A.J. Richards
  • “Way Worse than Attica” by Dirk Cameron Gibson

Epic

• Winners:
  • “The Provenance: Astar’s Blade: Part One” by Joe Lyon
  • “Linden Falls” by Joshua Hershey

Fantasy

• Winner:
  • “Adventures of Fairies and Dragons” by Nancy Benson
• Finalists:
  • “Tosher” by Adrian Winney
  • “Dragum” by K.C. LaSaga

Folklore

• Winner:
  • “Age of Resolve: The E.V. Chronicles” by Ilene Grydsuk

Historical Fiction

• Winner:
  • “No One Must Know” by Susan Frances

Inspirational

• Winners:
  • “The Eighteen Years That Didn’t Change Anything” by Enrico Tesla
  • “The Art and Science of Culture: The Power of Seeing What’s Hidden” by Chad Carr
  • “Sport: A Stage for Life – How to Connect with the Touchstones of Elite Performance and Personal Fulfillment” by Cristiana Pinciroli
  • “The Human Paradox: It’s Time to Think and Act as a Species” by Gilbert E. Mulley
  • “Mental Health, Poetry, and I: Original Poetry That Saved My Life” by Brendon Feeley
• Finalists:
  • “The Unstoppable Artist: Discovering the Artist Inside Yourself” by Barbara L. McCulloch
  • “Mark Victor Hansen, Relentless: Wisdom Behind the Incomparable Chicken Soup for the Soul” by Mitzi Perdue
  • “Mind Candy: The Code to Program Your Subconscious Mind to Achieve Any Goal” by Felicia Pizzonia
  • “The True Believers” by Louis Martin
  • “Chasing Rabbits” by Rodolfo Del Toro

Memoir, Biography, or Autobiography

• Winners:
  • “Black, White, and Gray All Over” by Frederick Douglass Reynolds
  • “Where the Lilacs Bloom Once Again” by Roni Rosenthal
  • “The Eighteen Years That Didn’t Change Anything” by Enrico Tesla
  • “Mud Flower: Surviving Schizophrenia and Suicide Through Art” by Meghan Caughey
  • “The Journey Home: Portraits of Healing” by Gabriel Bron
  • “Sprig of White Heather and a Scottish Lass” by Anne Angelo
  • “Fictionally Nonfiction: The Life I’d Never Admit Was Nonfiction” by Wynn Thành Phi
• Finalist:
  • “Enough About Me: The Unexpected Power of Selflessness” by Richard Lui

New Book

• Winners:
  • “Story and Structure” by Leon Conrad
  • “The Connection Game” by SS Turner
• Finalists:
  • “This Is Dodger: A Story About the Life of a Rescue” by Dawn R. Smith
  • “Peace in War” by Lindsay Ann Fink
  • “It Could Happen Here – A Roadmap to Disaster” by J. F. Cronin

Non-fiction

• Winners:
  • “Black, White, and Gray All Over” by Frederick Douglass Reynolds
  • “Story and Structure” by Leon Conrad
  • “Healing Guide to Having a Baby: Infertility, Emotional Wounds and Taking Back Your Power” by Jennifer Coady Murphy
• Finalists:
  • “100 Livestreaming & Digital Media Predictions, Volume 2: Top Content Creators Help You Succeed in an Era of Rapid Change” by Ross Brand
  • “Nipper” by Peter Massam
  • “Liberty, Science and Wealth: The Evolution to Modern Society” by Ralph L. Bayrer
  • “Abraham Lincoln’s path to reelection in 1864: our greatest victory” by Fred J. Martin, Jr.

Novella

• Winner:
  • “Do Nothing: A Griffin Knight Murder Mystery Thriller” by Miguel Angel Hernandez Jr.

Poetry

• Winner:
  • “Poems from Heartlands: Special Illustrated Color Edition” by Dr. C. A. Buckley

Scifi Realism

• Winner:
  • “Homecoming” by Jude Austin

Suspense

• Winner:
  • “A Colossal Injustice: A Griffin Knight Corporate Murder Mystery (The Griffin Knight Series)” by Miguel Angel Hernandez Jr.
• Finalists:
  • “Pacifica” by Richard C. Deason
  • “Forbidden Zone 1940” by Anne Angelo

Urban

• Winner:
  • “Praesidium” by McKinley Aspen

Western

• Winner:
  • “The Fifth Daughter of Thorn Ranch: A Modern Ranch with an Ancient Secret” by Julia Brewer Daily

Young Adult

• Winner:
  • “Magic Hotel” by John Reimold
• Finalist:
  • “Torment: Descension” by Daniel Foster

2021 Winners

“Bunky and the Walms” by Aleksandra Tryniecka

• Book of the Year
• Children’s Book
• New Book

“A Time to Forget in East Berlin” by CG FEWSTON

• Spy Thriller Fiction

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