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The '''Next Generation Indie Book Awards''', also known as the '''Indie Book Awards''', is a literary awards program that recognizes and honors authors and publishers of exceptional independently published books in 70 different categories.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.writersunion.ca/self-published-book-awards|title=Self Published Book Awards|accessdate=2018-05-16|archive-date=2021-06-25|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210625100909/https://www.writersunion.ca/self-published-book-awards|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.prlog.org/10679488-minnesota-author-wins-2010-indie-book-award.html|title=Minnesota Author Wins 2010 Indie Book Award |accessdate=2011-11-28}}</ref> "Indies" include small presses, larger independent publishers, university presses, e-book publishers, and self-published authors.<ref name=pr2012>{{cite web |url=http://www.sacbee.com/2012/06/12/4555411/2012-indie-book-award-winners.html |title=2012 Indie Book Award Winners Announced |date=June 12, 2012 |accessdate=June 12, 2012 |author=Independent Book Publishing Professionals Group |work=[[The Sacramento Bee]]}}{{dead link|date=October 2025|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> Established in 2007, it is the largest international awards program for indie authors and independent publishers and is presented by the Independent Book Publishing Professionals Group.
==History==
The not-for-profit <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/2010-indie-book-award-winners-announced-94570504.html|title=2010 Indie Book Awards Announced |accessdate=2011-11-28}}</ref> awards program was founded in 2007 by [[Catherine Goulet]] and is presented by the Independent Book Publishing Professionals Group in cooperation with co-founder Marilyn Allen of Allen O’Shea Literary Agency. The judges are professionals from the book publishing industry, including literary agents, editors, publishing executives, book reviewers, writing teachers, and authors.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.lawschoolexpert.com/PressReleases/award-winning-law-school-admission-guide.html |title=Law School Expert’s First Book Named One of the Top Tomes of 2010! |accessdate=2010-11-28 |url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20101024033702/http://www.lawschoolexpert.com/PressReleases/award-winning-law-school-admission-guide.html |archivedate=2010-10-24 |df= }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://pressexposure.com/ForeWord_Magazine_Book_of_the_Year_Bronze_Winner_and_Next_Generation_Indie_Book_Gold_Winner-21188.html|title=ForeWord Magazine Book of the Year|accessdate=2010-11-28}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://booklife.com/market/events/market/pr-reviews/04/10/2017/diy-book-awards-for-self-published-authors.html|title=DIY: Book Awards for Self-Published Authors|accessdate=2018-05-16}}</ref>
Cash prizes and medals are awarded to winners and finalists ranging from $100 to $1,500,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.readersread.com/blog/530101|title=ReadersRead.com article 2010 Next Generation Indie Book Award Winners Announced |accessdate=2010-11-28}}</ref> grand prize winners are also awarded a trophy,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.michelbruneau.com/MB-Literature.htm |title=New Novel: Shaken Allegiances - October 2009 |accessdate=2010-11-28}}</ref> and the top books in each category are reviewed by literary agents for possible representation. The Next Generation Indie Book Awards are announced each year during [[BookExpo America]] in a catalog distributed to BookExpo attendees.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://my.losangeles.cbslocal.com/costa-mesa-ca/tags/The%20Independent%20Book%20Publishing%20Professionals%20Group |title=First-Time Novelist Amber Lehman Aces The Next Generation Indie Book Awards |accessdate=2010-11-28}}</ref> Winners and Finalists are honored at a reception during BookExpo America. The awards ceremonies are held at landmark locations in New York City including the [[Plaza Hotel]]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://emilypwmurphy.blogspot.com/2010/05/next-generation-indie-book-awards.html |title=Emily Murphy: Next Generation Indie Book Awards article |accessdate=2010-04-04}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://newsguide.us/index.php?path=/business/books/The-Predator-Next-Door-Book-Wins-Prestigious-2010-Next-Generation-Indie-Book-Award-for-Local-Author-Speaker-Darlene-Ellison/ |title=The Predator Next Door" Book Wins Prestigious 2010 Next Generation Indie Book Award |accessdate=2010-11-28}}</ref> and the [[Harvard Club of New York City]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.abc.net.au/local/stories/2016/06/03/4474843.htm |title=Conversations with Richard Fidler |accessdate=2016-07-20}}</ref> In 2016 the ceremony was held at the [[Newberry Library]] in [[Chicago]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://homenewshere.com/middlesex_east/article_68552f4e-3eda-11e6-b7dd-e309b7c40394.html |title=Dave Riese pens a best indie book of 2016 |accessdate=2016-07-20}}</ref>
The Next Generation Indie Book Awards program has been said to be the 'Sundance' of the book publishing world.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.michelbruneau.com/MB-Literature.htm |title=The Fiction Gallery |accessdate=2010-12-14}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://publishwithconnie.com/what-is-the-sundance-of-indie-books/|title=What is the Sundance of Indie Books? {{!}} Publish with Connie|website=publishwithconnie.com|access-date=2016-04-13}}</ref>
==Recipients== {| class="wikitable" |+Next Generation Indie Book Awards winners<ref>{{Cite web |title=Winners |url=https://www.indiebookawards.com/winners.php?year=2025 |access-date=2025-06-27 |website=Next Generation Indie Book Awards}}</ref> !Year !Category !Author !Title !Result |- ! rowspan="6" |2008 ! rowspan="3" |Fiction |{{sortname|Robert|Wexelblatt}} |''Zublinka Among Women'' |First place |- |{{sortname|Janey|Bennett}} |''The Pale Surface of Things'' |Second place |- |{{sortname|Karen M. |Black}} |''Moondance'' |Third place |- ! rowspan="3" |Nonfiction |{{sortname|Keren|Taylor}} |''Lines of Velocity: Words that Move from WriteGirl'' |First place |- |{{sortname|Peter|Ressler}} and Monika Mitchell Ressler |''Spiritual Capitalism: How 9/11 Gave us Nine Spiritual Lessons of Work and Business'' |Second place |- |{{sortname|Jonathan B. |Wright}} |''Who's Behind the Fairy Doors?'' |Third place |- ! rowspan="6" |2009 ! rowspan="3" |Fiction |{{sortname|Fairlee|Winfield}} |''BUFFALOed'' |First place |- |{{sortname|Campbell|Jefferys}} |''Hunter: A Novel'' |Second place |- |{{sortname|David|Desmond}} |''The Misadventures of Oliver Booth: Life in the Lap of Luxury'' |Third place |- ! rowspan="3" |Nonfiction |{{sortname|Russell Leigh|Sharman}} and Cheryl Harris Sharman |''Nightshift NYC'' |First place |- |{{sortname|Ken|Beller}} and Heather Chase |''Great Peacemakers'' |Second place |- |{{sortname|Suzanne |Kamata|nolink=1}} |''Call Me Okaasan: Adventures in Multicultural Mothering'' |Third place |- ! rowspan="6" |2010 ! rowspan="3" |Fiction |{{sortname|Keith|Remer}} |''The Hiding Place of Thunder'' |First place |- |{{sortname|Michel|Bruneau}} |''Shaken Allegiances'' |Second place |- |{{sortname|K.L.|Brady}} |''The Bum Magnet'' |Third place |- ! rowspan="3" |Nonfiction |{{sortname|Mary|Collins|nolink=1}} |''American Idle: A Journey Through Our Sedentary Culture'' |First place |- |{{sortname|George|Stranahan}} and Nicole Beinstein Strait |''Phlogs: Journey to the Heart of the Human Predicament'' |Second place |- |{{sortname|Donna|DeNomme}} and Tina Proctor |''Ophelia's Oracle: Discovering the Healthy, Happy, Self-Aware, and Confident Girl in the Mirror'' |Third place |- ! rowspan="6" |2011 ! rowspan="3" |Fiction |{{sortname|James|Hitt}} |''Carny: A Novel in Stories'' |First place |- |{{sortname|Michael|McMenamin}} and Patrick McMenamin |''The DeValera Deception'' |Second place |- |{{sortname|Bradford|Tatum}} |''I Can Only Give You Everything'' |Third place |- ! rowspan="3" |Nonfiction |{{sortname|Larry J. |Schweiger}} |''Last Chance: Preserving Life on Earth'' |First place |- |{{sortname|Sari|Friedman}} and D. Patrick Miller (Eds.) |''Touching: Poems of Love, Longing, and Desire'' |Second place |- |{{sortname|James M. |Strock}} |''Serve to Lead: Your Transformational 21st Century Leadership System'' |Third place |- ! rowspan="6" |2012 ! rowspan="3" |Fiction |{{sortname|Michael|McMenamin}} and Patrick McMenamin |''The Parsifal Pursuit'' |First place |- |{{sortname|Royce|Leville}} |''A Little Leg Work'' |Second place |- |{{sortname|Jean|Davies Okimoto}} |''Walter's Muse'' |Third place |- ! rowspan="3" |Nonfiction |{{sortname|Jan|Thrope}} |''Inner Visions: Grassroots Stories of Truth and Hope'' |First place |- |{{sortname|Matthew|Chojnacki}} |''Put the Needle on the Record: The 1980s at 45 Revolutions Per Minute'' |Second place |- |{{sortname|Susan A. |Hyatt}} |''Strategy for Good: Business Giving Strategies for the 21st Century'' |Third place |- ! rowspan="6" |2013 ! rowspan="3" |Fiction |{{Sortname|Sara|Warner}} |''Still Waters'' |First place |- |{{Sortname|Duff|Brenna}} |''Minnesota Memoirs'' |Second place |- |{{Sortname|Michael|McMenamin}}and Patrick McMenamin |''The Gemini Agenda'' |Third place |- ! rowspan="3" |Nonfiction |{{Sortname|John|Renesch}} |''The Great Growing Up'' |First place |- |{{Sortname|Dr. Ted|Eisenberg|Ted Eisenberg}} and Joyce K. Eisenberg |''The Scoop on Breasts:A Plastic Surgeon Busts the Myths'' |Second place |- |{{Sortname|Ember|Reichgott Junge}} |''Zero Chance of Passage: The Pioneering Charter School Story'' |Third place |- ! rowspan="6" |2014 ! rowspan="3" |Fiction |{{Sortname|Minae|Mizumura}} |''[[A True Novel]]'' |First place |- |{{Sortname|Nina|Schuyler}} |''The Translator'' |Second place |- |{{Sortname|Ron|MacLean|nolink=1}} |''Headlong'' |Third place |- ! rowspan="3" |Nonfiction |{{Sortname|John|Mitchell|nolink=1}} |''The Boy Who Lived With Ghosts: A Memoir'' |First place |- |{{Sortname|David|Gottfried}} |''Explosion Green'' |Second place |- |{{Sortname|Dianne|Maroney}} |''The Imagine Project: Stories of Courage, Hope and Love'' |Third place |- ! rowspan="6" |2015 ! rowspan="3" |Fiction |{{Sortname|Raymond|Hutson}} |''Topeka, ma'shuge'' |First place |- |{{Sortname|Christine|Sunderland}} |''The Magdalene Mystery'' |Second place |- |{{Sortname|CB|Anderson}} |''River Talk'' |Third place |- ! rowspan="3" |Nonfiction |{{Sortname|Kerry|Howley}} |''Thrown'' |First place |- |{{Sortname|Joseph|Bharat Cornell}} |''The Sky and Earth Touched Me'' |Second place |- |{{Sortname|Bonnie U.|Gruenberg}} |''The Wild Horse Dilemma: Conflicts and Controversies of the Atlantic Coast Herds'' |Third place |- ! rowspan="6" |2016 ! rowspan="3" |Fiction |{{Sortname|Norma|Hinkens}} |''Immurement'' |First place |- |{{Sortname|Dave|Riese}} |''Echo from Mount Royal'' |Second place |- |{{Sortname|Dustin|Stevens}} |''The Boat Man'' |Third place |- ! rowspan="3" |Nonfiction |{{Sortname|David|Noyes|nolink=1}} |''The Photographing Tourist: A Storyteller's Guide to Travel and Photography'' |First place |- |{{Sortname|Joseph|Cornell|nolink=1}} |''Sharing Nature: Nature Awareness Activities for All Ages'' |Second place |- |{{Sortname|Holly E.|Tripp}} (Ed.) |''Stories of Music'' |Third place |- ! rowspan="6" |2017 ! rowspan="3" |Fiction |{{sortname|Nalini|Warriar}} |''Fireflies in the Night'' |First place |- |{{sortname|Desiree|Cooper}} |''Know the Mother'' |Second place |- |{{sortname|Kimberly|Meehan}} |''The Coney Island Hot Dog Heist'' |Third place |- ! rowspan="3" |Nonfiction |{{sortname|Jericho|Parms}} |''Lost Wax: Essays'' |First place |- |{{sortname|William|Seale}} |''Blair House: The President's Guest House'' |Second place |- |{{sortname|Lowell E. |Baier}} |''Inside the Equal Access to Justice Act: Environmental Litigation and the Crippling Battle over America's Lands, Endangered Species, and Critical Habitats'' |Third place |- ! rowspan="6" |2018 ! rowspan="3" |Fiction |{{sortname|Cynthia T. |Toney}} |''The Other Side of Freedom'' |First place |- |{{sortname|Jeanie|Kortum}} |''Stones'' |Second place |- |{{sortname|Stewart|Raffill|nolink=1}} |''Rage'' |Third place |- ! rowspan="3" |Nonfiction |{{sortname|Jen|Townsend}} and Renée Zettle-Sterling |''Cast: Art and Objects Made Using Humanity's Most Transformational Process'' |First place |- |{{sortname|Cynthia|O'Brien}} with Anne Berry (Illus.) |''Noname The Feral Cat!'' |Second place |- |{{sortname|Noppadol|Paothong}} and Kathy Love |''Sage Grouse, Icon of the West'' |Third place |- ! rowspan="6" |2019 ! rowspan="3" |Fiction |{{sortname|Laura|Hunter|nolink=1}} |''Beloved Mother'' |First place |- |{{sortname|Robert|Gryn}} |''Two Skies Before Night'' |Second place |- |{{sortname|H.D.|Hunter}} |''Torment: A Novella'' |Third place |- ! rowspan="3" |Nonfiction |{{sortname|Lois|Farfel Stark}} |''The Telling Image: Shapes of Changing Times'' |First place |- |{{sortname|James|Tertius deKay}} Michael Fazio, Osborne Phinizy Mackie, and Katherine Malone-France |''The Stephen Decatur House: A History'' |Second place |- |{{sortname|L.S.|Gardiner}} |''Tales from an Uncertain World: What Other Assorted Disasters Can Teach Us About Climate Change'' |Third place |- ! rowspan="6" |2020 ! rowspan="3" |Fiction |Dr. {{sortname|Chelinay|Gates}} (aka Malardy) |''Lucky-Child: The Secret'' |First place |- |{{sortname|L. James|Rice}} |''Eve of Snows'' |Second place |- |{{sortname|Sean|Covel|nolink=1}} with Diego Velasquez (Illus.) |''Marlon McDoogle's Magical Night'' |Third place |- ! rowspan="3" |Nonfiction |{{sortname|QT|Luong}} |''Treasured Lands: A Photographic Odyssey Through America's National Parks'' |First place |- |{{sortname|Debra|Rosenman}} |''The Chimpanzee Chronicles: Stories of Heartbreak and Hope from Behind the Bars'' |Second place |- |{{sortname|Daniel|Paterna}} |''Feast of the Seven Fishes: A Brooklyn Italian's Recipes Celebrating Food and Family'' |Third place |- ! rowspan="6" |2021 ! rowspan="3" |Fiction |{{Sortname|Beverley|Brenna}} with Tara Anderson (Illus.) |''Sapphire the Great and the Meaning of Life'' |First place |- |{{Sortname|April|White}} |''Death's Door'' |Second place |- |{{Sortname|Meera Ekkanath|Klein}} |''Seeing Ceremony: A Novel with Recipes'' |Third place |- ! rowspan="3" |Nonfiction |{{Sortname|Nina|Ansary}} with Petra Dufkova (Illus.) |''Anonymous Is a Woman: A Global Chronicle of Gender Inequality'' |First place |- |{{Sortname|Max|Wisshak}} and Stefanie Wisshak |''New Zealand Karst - A voyage across limestone landscapes into the subterranean realm of caves'' |Second place |- |{{Sortname|Adam|Schrager}} (Project Director), Nyra Jordan (Designer), and Ian Chalgren (Eds.) |''Let's Talk About It - The Art, the Artists and the Racial Justice Movement on Madison's State Street'' |Third place |- ! rowspan="6" |2022 ! rowspan="3" |Fiction |{{Sortname|Sissel|Waage}} with Ana-Maria Cosma (Illus.) |''The ForestGirls, with the World Always'' |First place |- |{{Sortname|Gayle|Gonsalves}} |''My Stories Have No Endings'' |Second place |- |{{Sortname|Reid Lance|Rosenthal}} and Jennifer Unflat (Senior Publisher’s Assistant) |''Threads West Series, Books 1-4'' |Third place |- ! rowspan="3" |Nonfiction |{{Sortname|Jane|Marshall (author)}} with Harriet Sheffer (Illus.) |''The Naked Truth About Breast Cancer'' |First place |- |{{Sortname|Tameka|Ellington}} and Sophie Friederich (Illus.) |''Textures: The History and Art of Black Hair'' |Second place |- |{{Sortname|Kenneth|Anand}} and Jared Goldstein |''Sneaker Law: All You Need to Know About the Sneaker Business'' |Third place |- ! rowspan="6" |2023 ! rowspan="3" |Fiction |{{Sortname|Rick|Steber}} |''Out Killing Indians'' |First place |- |{{Sortname|Rhona|Weaver}} |''A Sacred Duty: An FBI Yellowstone Adventure'' |Second place |- |{{Sortname|Andrée|Jannette}} |''The Tea Drinker’s Guide to Adventure'' |Third place |- ! rowspan="3" |Nonfiction |{{Sortname|Alice|Brittan}} |''Gifts and Grace'' |First place |- |{{Sortname|Lynne|Heasley}} and Glenn Wolff (Illus.) |''The Accidental Reef and Other Ecological Odysseys in the Great Lakes'' |Second place |- |{{Sortname|Kimberlee Yolanda|Williams}} |''Dear White Woman, Please Come Home: Hand Me Your Bias, and I’ll Show You Our Connection'' |Third place |- ! rowspan="6" |2024 ! rowspan="3" |Fiction |{{Sortname|Rae|Bridgman}} |''Good Night, Good Night, Victoria Beach'' |First place |- |{{Sortname|Brooke|Shaffner}} |''Country of Under'' |Second place |- |{{Sortname|Jared|Acuña}} |''All Battles End at Sunset'' |Third place |- ! rowspan="3" |Nonfiction |{{Sortname|Christa|Bruhn}} |''Crossing Borders: The Search For Dignity in Palestine'' |First place |- |{{Sortname|Tae-hyok|Kim}} and Nicole Kim Rogers |''Beyond the Border: A Korean’s Journey Between the North and South'' |Second place |- |{{Sortname|Dawn|Brockett}} |''Unrestricted: How I Stepped Off the Tightrope, Learned to Say No, and Silenced Anorexia'' |Third place |- ! rowspan="6" |2025 ! rowspan="3" |Fiction |{{Sortname|Mark|Mustian}} |''Boy With Wings'' |First place |- |{{Sortname|Lily|Guzman}} with Dorota Rewerenda (Illus.) |''Gentle Hugs'' |Second place |- |{{Sortname|Peta-Gaye|Nash}} |''Told Ya! Stories'' |Third place |- ! rowspan="3" |Nonfiction |{{Sortname|James|Kilgore (author)}} with Vic Liu (Illus.) |''The Warehouse: A Visual Primer on Mass Incarceration'' |First place |- |{{Sortname|James Neil|Barnes}} |''Cherokee History and the Spirit Family'' |Second place |- |{{Sortname|Sharon|Podobnik}} |''It’s Not (All) Your Fault: Self-Help and the Individualization of Oppression'' |Third place |- ! rowspan="6" |2026<ref>{{Cite web |title=Next Generation Indie Book Awards - Winners |url=https://www.indiebookawards.com/winners.php?year=2026 |access-date=2026-05-15 |website=www.indiebookawards.com}}</ref> ! rowspan="3" |Fiction |[[Brenda K. Thompson]] |''Alice Anyway'' |First place |- |[[Terry Lee Caruthers]] |''Red And Me'' |Second place |- |[[J.A. Hoskins]] |''Writer-in-Residence'' |Third place |- ! rowspan="3" |Nonfiction |[[Terry Blade]] |''Of Bloodlines and Blue Notes: Lyrics, Album Notes and Critical Essays'' |First place |- |[[Ivan Mikolji]] |''Flora of the Orinoco: Aquatic and Semi-Aquatic Plants'' |Second place |- |[[Michael A. Carson]], [[Matthew A. Carson]], [[Shenika H. Carson]] |''African-American Women Who Began A Movement: 100 Visionaries of Freedom, Justice, and Equality'' |Third place |}
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