Award Archive

Independent Publisher Book Award Winners

Browse Independent Publisher Book Award winners and nominees by year or category. Start with the latest results, then explore historical winners across the full award archive.

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Recent Winning Titles

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View 2015 winners

2006 Romance

Nevermore?

Rothermel, Tammie

Winner · Romance

2006 Great Lakes Fiction

One Last Dance: It's Never Too Late to Fall in Love

Williams, Mardo

Winner · Great Lakes Fiction

2006 Canada-East Fiction

The Pagan Nuptials of Julia: And Other Stories

Henderson, Keith

Winner · Canada-East Fiction

2006 Children-Y/A Fiction

Riddle in the Mountain

Burkhard, Daryl

Winner · Children-Y/A Fiction

2006 General Fiction

Rocks That Float

Steele, Kathy B.

Winner · General Fiction

2006 Horror

The Takers

Ridley, R.W.

Winner · Horror

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Each year page shows the full Independent Publisher Book Award results for that year, grouped by category.

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Browse by Category

Category pages show one slice of the award across many years, which is useful for readers tracking a specific prize.

Literary Fiction

Browse Independent Publisher Book Award Literary Fiction winners and nominees across the full archive.

28 results across this category

Erotica

Browse Independent Publisher Book Award Erotica winners and nominees across the full archive.

25 results across this category

Romance

Browse Independent Publisher Book Award Romance winners and nominees across the full archive.

25 results across this category

Multicultural Fiction

Browse Independent Publisher Book Award Multicultural Fiction winners and nominees across the full archive.

24 results across this category

Short Fiction

Browse Independent Publisher Book Award Short Fiction winners and nominees across the full archive.

21 results across this category

Fantasy/Sci-Fi

Browse Independent Publisher Book Award Fantasy/Sci-Fi winners and nominees across the full archive.

20 results across this category

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