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Outlaws by Allen Cody

Winner - Fiction: Anthologies
2019 Best Book Awards

Visual Fiction: a unique genre describing these short stories by award-winning screenwriter, Allen Cody. Outlaws is a collection of mythic tales transporting the reader from the depths of the sea to the stark western deserts, introducing pirates and warrior chiefs and modern-day fugitives. Allen’s vivid style succinctly pictures each scene, like set descriptions in a movie script. You feel a sense of immediacy and clarity, even as the subject approaches the magical. See these narratives, and embark on unexpected adventures. Original illustrations by the author enhance each story.

Dragons Within: Claiming Her Wings by Charleigh Brennan, A. R. Coble, Jess Nickerson, D. Gabrielle Jensen, G. Pearl Kilgore, C. M. Lander, Allorianna Matsourani, JT Morse, Amanda Salmon, K. T. Seto, Dorothy Tinker, and E. A. Williams

Finalist - Fiction: Anthologies
2019 Best Book Awards

"In a world full of princesses, always be a dragon."

A disillusioned demon hunter runs from her power.

A deposed queen must consider the consequences of reclaiming her throne.

A special agent faces the flames of injustice in a gut-wrenching trial.

A medical mystery turns into a pursuit of dragons--across space and time.

Welcome to Dragons Within: a fiery, quick-paced collection of stories featuring twelve women with dragon-like traits who hold untapped magic and power within. Some are full-blooded dragons, while others are simply human--but each carries the spirit of a dragon. Bringing together the fantastical and the mundane, the unique stories in this anthology span a wide range, from trial by magic and first encounters between human and dragon--to facing writer's block and harnessing the power of language.

In Each Moment by Michelle Rhnea Yisrael

Finalist - Fiction: Anthologies
2019 Best Book Awards

In Each Moment is a collection of short stories and poems depicting the struggles, hurts, joys, and triumphs of women longing for the one thing that would make them feel whole and fulfilled, love. The main characters experience a myriad of emotion from immense joy to unimaginable struggles, to sheer trauma and pain, they are characters you can feel. You will experience simple pleasure and deep connections. You will experience love and loss. You will experience despair, understanding, and solace. Whether love, loss or life-altering moments you will be entangled in their emotional webs. In Each Moment is recommended for secondary and post-secondary classrooms, and women's book clubs as well.