Volume V- Issue 9, October 2006
Published by
Llumina Press
2005 DIY BOOK FESTIVAL WINNERS ANNOUNCED
LOS ANGELES (October 2, 2005) _ Keith White's "The Portal" was named DIY Book of
the Year and Treasure Trove Inc. was DIY Publisher of the Year in the 2005 DIY
Book Festival, whose winners were announced today.
Both books and other winners will be honored in a ceremony in Los Angeles on
Sat. Oct. 8 to cap the fourth annual DIY Book Festival, which honors independent
and self-published book on the cutting-edge of literature.
White's "The Portal" is a fascinating tale of history, espionage, intrigue,
science fiction and romance, a "Raiders of the Lost Ark" adventure that involves
a search for an ancient relic. White wins $1000 as the DIY Book of the Year.
Treasure Trove Inc. is the publisher of Michael Stadther's remarkable "A
Treasure's Trove," one of the independent book success stories of the last year.
A children's story that involves a real-life treasure hunt for jewels worth well
over a million dollars, the book has sold over 150,000 copies to date. For that
achievement, it wins the DIY Book Publisher of the Year and Best Illustrated
Book Award in the competition.
Other winners in the competition:
POETRY
WINNER: Ursula T. Gibson, "The Blossoms of the Night-Blooming Cereus"
RUNNERS-UP:
Marie Lecrevain, "L.A. Melange: The First Year Of Poetic Diversity"
Ted Czuk "Conversations with Paris"
Betty Barsha Hedenberg "From The Dark Side: The Collected Poetry of Jonathan
Schwartz"
Judith Searle "In The Teeth of Time: Poemes 1971-2004"
FICTION:
WINNER: Keith White, "The Portal"
RUNNERS-UP:
Frank Deft, "Primordial Vault: A Cold War Novel"
Sarah Champion, "Untouchable"
Susan Sabo, "Collecting Candace"
Barry Gremillion, "Impaled"
Michele J. Hale, "Undone"
Esther Franklin, "The Others At Monticello Vol. II"
Jean Minton, "Pipe Dreams: A Faustian Tale"
Sue Lutz for Orfhlaith Ni chonaill, "The Man With No Skin"
Gayle Rogers, "My Name Was Mary"
J. Tracksler, "The Ice Floe"
COMICS/'ZINES
WINNER: Thomas White, "Citizine"
RUNNERS-UP:
Patricia Cram, "VIAL" magazine
Priscilla Tijo, "Black Tiger: Legacy of Fury"
HOW-TO:
WINNER: Katherine Doughtie, "Aphrodite in Jeans"
RUNNERS-UP:
Lisa Moore, "River Road Recipes IV"
Francine Silverman, "Book Marketing From A to Z"
Lisa Sarasohn, "The Women's Belly Book"
Rene Limeres, "Alaska Fishing"
Terri Levine, "Stop Managing, Start Coaching"
John Sherman, "Do-It-Yourself Natural Health: Natural Health Trio"
FAN FICTION
WINNER: Monette Bebow-Reinhard, "Felling Of The Sons"
CHILDREN'S
WINNER: Michael Stadther, "A Treasure's Trove"
RUNNERS-UP:
Dan T. Davis, "The Blacksmith's Gift"
Marc Frederic, "Benny's Pets"
Lee-Ann Shewchuk, "Little Hacker & The Aliens"
NON-FICTION
WINNERS: Eric M. Jackson, "The PayPal Wars"
RUNNERS-UP:
Angel Gibson, "What's It Like Being You?"
John Henderson, "Fear, Faith, Fact, Fantasy"
Lawrence G. Heatley "In The Name Of Freedom"
Dr. Riki Ott, "Sound Truth and Corporate Myths: The Legacy of the Exxon Valdez
Oil Spill"
Huma Siddiqui, "Jasmine In Her Hair: Culture and Cuisine From Pakistan"
Jim Stroup, "Managing Leadership"
Marc Stockwell-Moniz, "George Washington's Unsung Heroes"
Kian Dwyer, "Living Your Chosen Eulogy"
BIOGRAPHY/AUTHOBIOGRAPHY
WINNER: Vickie Wright, "My Sister Tommie: The Real Tammie Terrell"
RUNNERS-UP:
Karen Sanders, "Raped Beyond A Shadow Of A Doubt"
Larry L. Meyer "No Paltry Thing
Gregory Distefano: "Breakdown: Diamonds, Death and Second Chances"
Firooz Zadeh, "The Journey - An Immigrant's Story"
TEENAGE:
WINNER: James McSherry "A Clean Street's A Happy Street"
RUNNERS-UP:
Jeff Savage, "Millionaire By 40"
Hannah Goodman, "My Sister's Wedding"
COMPILATIONS/ANTHOLOGIES:
WINNER: Brianne Friel/Robert Giron "An Interdisciplinary Introduction To Women's
Studies"
RUNNER-UP:
Sean O'Reilly/Michael Shapiro, "A Sense Of Place: Great Travel Writers Talk
About Their Craft, Lives and Inspiration+
AUDIO/SPOKEN WORD
WINNER: Charles W. Felder, "Season of Poetry"
RUNNERS-UP:
Michael Johnson, "Stories For Horses"
Megan Hicks, "What Was Civil About That War?"
PHOTOGRAPHY/ART
WINNER: Jim Jamieson, "Our National Parks and Wildlife Refuges"
RUNNER-UP:
Jonathan Gitelson, "Social Studies"
E-BOOKS
Michael Diamond, "Grampa Rides A Harley"
The 2005 DIY Book Festival is part of the DIY Convention: Do-It-Yourself in
Film, Music & Books (www.diyconvention.com), sponsored by Final Draft Screenplay
Software, The Hollywood Creative Directory, iUniverse, Infinity Publishing,
Alcasid.com and the DIYReporter.com.