• Trust Me,. Brenda Novak
• Shade, John B. Olson
• The Color of Hate, Wilma Blair-Reed
• Inside A Haunted Mind, K. Patrick Malone
• Pike Place, Marilyn Howard Tschudi
• On The Brink of Bliss and Insanity, Lisa Cerasoli
• Topaz Woman, Christine Candland
• Story of an American Escort, C.J. Koa
• Fresh Frozen, Darden North, M.D.
• Vanquished, Hope Tarr
• My Splendid Concubine, Lloyd Lofthouse
• The 6th Seal, J. M Emanuel
• Sardinian Silver, A. Colin Wright
• The Fairfield Murders, Richard J. Tracey

CHILDREN’S BOOKS

WINNER: Born To Dance, Katherine Reynolds

RUNNER-UPS: I Am Jack, Suzanne Gervay
Dogs Move Too! Anthony M.T. Majewski

HONORABLE MENTIONS:

• Mr. Lincoln’s Gift, Whitney Stewart
• Tales of the Tree People, Lori Mazzola
• Emerita, Cindy Mauro Reisenauer
• Rupert and the Bag, A. Louise Staman, illustrated by Rich Adams
• Meet President Obama, Angi Ma Wong
• The Secret Adventures of Louie V, Tracey Delio
• Santa’s Hat, Mollie Wilson
• Little Hacker & The Aliens, Lee-Ann Shewchuk
• Mom, I Fired The Babysitter, Colleen H. Robley Blake, illustrated by Randy Jennings
• Melinda, A Mostly Magnificent Moose, Daniel Burch Fiddler

COOKBOOKS:

WINNER: The Blue Heron Ranch Cookbook, by Nadia Natali, illustrations by Marcia Natali Thompson

RUNNER-UP: Goatcheese, Maggie Foard

HONORABLE MENTIONS:

• Cooking Danish: A Taste of Denmark, Stig Hansen
• Down Home Delicious, Peggy Touchtone Sholly
• Shortcuts to Gourmet Cooking & Family Favorites, Frances Schaffer

GENERAL NON-FICTION

WINNER: Luck By Design, Richard E. Goldman

RUNNER-UPS: Secrets From The Sofa, Dr. Kenneth Herman
Generation We: How Millennial Youth Are Taking Over America and Changing Our World Forever,” Eric Greenberg with Karl Weber

HONORABLE MENTIONS:

• Quiet Mind, Warrior Spirit, Lila Reyna
• Tell Me No, I Dare You, Scott H. Silverman with Anne Browning
• Badge 149: “Shots Fired!” Gary P. Jones

PHOTOGRAPHY/ART

WINNER: San Francisco Street Art, Steve Rotman

HONORABLE MENTIONS:

• Gattorno: A Cuban Painter for the World, Sean M. Poole
• Sacred Structures: Artistic Renditions of Hindu Temples in Malaysia and Singapore, Krishna Gopal Rampal
• All The Stains of the City of the Angels – Stories and Paintings by J. Michael Walker
• On The Brink of Fame, Ian Wright
• The Letters: Portrait of an Artist, Jim House – Connie Houser

COMPILATIONS/ANTHOLOGIES

WINNER: Protecting Moscow from the Soviets, Peter Baird

RUNNER-UP: Silent Voices, Vol. IV – Edited by Peter A. Balaskas

HONORABLE MENTIONS:

• Better Than Chocolate, The Writers’ Dozen
• Patches of the Quilt – Edited by Edwin Chase and Bill Chase
• Poems of Romance, Edited by William Roetzheim

BIOGRAPHY/AUTOBIOGRAPHY

WINNER: San Francisco Tenderloin, Larry Wonderling, Ph.D

RUNNER-UP: Prometheus in Prague, Eva M. Durna

HONORABLE MENTIONS:

• Hitler’s Mentor: Dietrich Eckart, Joseph Howard Tyson
• Diamonds in My Pocket, Amanda Kovattana
• Loosening Corsets, A. Louise Staman
• Divine Betrayal, Graceann K. Deters
• Courage To Heal, Paul Bernstein, M.D.
• A Woman of Certain Importance: The Biography of Kathleen Norris, Deanna Paoli Gumina

TEENAGE:

WINNER: That’s Why I Wrote This Song, Suzanne Gervay

RUNNER-UP: Listen To Me: Shared Secrets from WriteGirl

HONORABLE MENTIONS:

• Dragon Wishes, Stacy A. Nyikos
• A Clean Street’s A Happy Street, James McSherry

AUDIO/SPOKEN WORD

WINNER: Bee Balms & Burgundy – Nelson Pahl

HONORABLE MENTION: The Giant Book of Poetry, William Roetzheim

BUSINESS

WINNER: What If Your Prince Falls Off His Horse? Jody Cohan

RUNNER-UP: What Can Chief Executives Learn From Stand-Up Comedians? Roger Edward Jones

SPIRITUAL:

WINNER: You’re Not Who You Think You Are – Albert Clayton Gaulden

RUNNER-UP: Seeing True, Ronald Chapman

HONORABLE MENTIONS:

• The Passion of Maryam, Loren Woodson
• The Garden of Earth, Laura Lamun
• The Parable of the Coal, Matthew H. Swan

WILD CARD

WINNER: Taking Aim at the President, Geri Spieler

HONORABLE MENTIONS:

• Mom’s Canoe, Rebecca Foust
• Defenders of the Scroll, Shiraz
• Pirate Queen: The Curse, Richard Downey

HISTORY:

WINNER: War of Words: A True Tale of Newsprint and Murder, Simon Read

RUNNER-UP: Who Found San Francisco Bay? The Real Story, H. Orozco Rodriguez

HONORABLE MENTIONS:

• Tibet’s War of Peace, Dennis Cusack
• After The Republic, Joe Blevins
• Modoc: The Tribe That Wouldn’t Die, Cheewa James
• The Blockade Breakers, Helena P. Schrader

GAY/LESBIAN

WINNER: Inside Out, Barbara Benjamin Marcus

RUNNER-UP: Zero at the Bone, Jane Seville

HONORABLE MENTIONS:

• Mexican Heart, Laura Baumbach and Josh Lanyon
• Slather, Patricia A. Kuess

SCIENCE FICTION

WINNER: Rise of the Anakim: Tables of Destiny, Adin Kachisi

HONORABLE MENTIONS:
The Grandmaster, Peter A. Balaskas
Alpha Rising, G.L. Douglas
 

POETRY

WINNER: Dark Card, Rebecca Foust

RUNNER-UP: Perpetual Care, Katie Cappello

HONORABLE MENTION:
Poetic Voices Without Borders 2, Edited by Robert L. Giron
 

UNPUBLISHED STORIES

WINNER: The Troubled House, Kevin Arnold
 

HOW-TO

WINNER: Critical Conditions: The Essential Hospital Guide To Get Your Loved One Out Alive – Martine Ehrenclou, M.A.

HONORABLE MENTIONS:

• Stop The Stress Habit, Dr. Leslie Torburn
• The Child Within The Lotus, Margaret Stephenson Meere
• Gemstones: A Thai Love Story, Nora A. Phayackaporn & W. Jirayoot
• The Moose with Loose Poops, Charlotte Cowan, M.D., illustrated by Penelope Neal
• Boomers Job Search Guide, Saundra Marling & Jill Pfaff Waterbury
• The Floor is Not An Option – Sheila G. McCurdy
• How Sweet It Is – Living and Learning From Diabetes – Bennett S. Flaum, Psy.D and Mitchell P. Flaum, Ph.D