Announcing the 2016 Book Excellence Award Winners

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 TheMayor:JoeRileyandtheRiseofCharleston 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 ABeerDrinker'sGuideToKnowingAndEnjoyingFineWine 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

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