2009 Winners of the Premier Book Awards
2009 Premier Book of the Year

	Project June Bug by Jackie Minniti	iUniverse
2009 Fiction Winners
Fantasy
Winner	Dead of Winter by Sean Harris	L & L Dreamspell
Second	Demons in the Sanctuary by Miriam E. Bellamy	Trafford Publishing
General Fiction
Winner	The Colony: A Political Tale by Reggie Rivers	SCA Publishing
Second	The Hawk & the Phoenixby William H. Abbott	Lulu Press
Third	Do The Math: A Novel of the Inevitable by Philip B. Persinger	iUniverse
Historical Fiction
Winner	Eboracum, The Fortress by Graham Clews	Trafford Publishing
Second	The Last Paradiseby Michael Kasenow	iUniverse
Mystery/Thriller/Suspense/Horror
Winner	Absolution by Susan Fleet	Lulu Press
Second	Collateral Consequences by George R. Hopkins	Xlibris
Third	The Rage by Albert Samuel Tukker	Lulu Press
Poetry

Winner	Six Feet Down by Michael Kasenow	iUniverse
Second	Fifty Confessions by Paul Kiritsis	iUniverse
Third	The Long Way Out: Book II: The Crossroads Between Waking and Dream by Jeffrey Edmon Milling	Half Fish Publishing
Science Fiction
Winner	A Toast To Love and Scrifice by Andrea Rachiele	Authorhouse Books
Second	Glactic Exodus: Counterdance of the Cybergods by Michael Somers	Trafford Publishing
Young Adult Fiction
Winner	Vinland: The Saga of Leif Eriksson by Ralph Cinque	CKA Publishing
Second	The Difference Between Life and Death: Outliving the Flu Pandemic of 2009 by Dennis Miner	Trafford Publishing
Children's Fiction
Winner	The Horse Painters by Peter Stockwell	Book Locker
Second	Trouble Wears A Bell by Maria T. Baggerly	Trafford Publishing
Third	Tickle Tales by Breezy Bee (Corinne Soucy)	Trafford Publishing
Children's Picture Book
Winner	Just Call Me Charlie by Kathy Pollak	Trafford Publishing
Second	20 Easy Ways To Help Save The Earth by Coach Pedro & Susan Adam Rita	Author House
Third	Shannon's Journey To The Throne Room by Lynn Reed	Xlibris
2009 Non-Fiction Winners
Art/Music
Winner	The Art of Everyday Joe: A Collector's Journal by Michael K. Corbin	Author House
Second	Teaching Band & Chyorus in the 21st Century: A Director's Guide by Steve Raybould and Kriston Feldpausch	Create Space
Biography
Winner	LAFFIT: Anatomy of a Winner, The Biography of Laffit Pincay Jr. by Madelyn Cain	Affirmed Press
Second	The Untold Story of Joe Hernandez: The Voice of Santa Anita by Rudolph Valier Alvarado	Caballo Press
Third	She Doesn't Look Deaf by Corinne Cheatham	Llumina Press/Melier Books
Health/Nutrition
Winner	Proud Parent's Guide to Raising Athletic, Balanced, and Coordinated Kids by Karen Ronney	Thomas NelsonPublications
Second	Reflux 101by Jan Gambino	Lulu Press
History
Winner	The Federal Aviation Administration: A Historical Prespective, 1903 - 2008 by Theresa L. Kraus	Government Printing Office
Memoir/Autobiography
Winner	Saved From Silence by Amanda Richardson	iUniverse Star
Second	In Our House, Perception vs Reality by Marala Scott and Tre Parker	Seraph Books LLC
Third	No Child Left Behind? The True Story of a Teacher's Quest by Elizabeth Blake	Hudson House Publishing
Religion/Spirituality
Winner	Be Like a Tree: Zen Talks by Tich Phuoc Tinh by Karen Hilsberg	Jasmine Roots Press
Second	Choosing Honor by Mary T. Ficalora	Avail Press
Third	Everyday Goddesses: Ancient Myths for Modern Women by Julie Loar	Capella Press/Book Surge
Self Help
Winner	7 Skills for Parenting Success by Laurie Berdahl, M.D. and Brian D. Johnson, Ph.D	Johnson-Berdahl FLP Publishing
Second	It's All Part of the Dance: Finding Happiness in an Upside-Down World by Alan Gettis, Ph.D	Goodman Beck Publishing
Third	The Emotion Behind Money: Building Wealth From the Inside Out by Julie Murphy Casserly	Beyond Your Wildest Dreams, LLC
Young Adult Non-Fiction
Winner	An Unlikely Family: Voices of Ethiopian and American Youth Who are Turning Tragedy into Hope by Ben Beisswenger, Christopher Beisswenger, Margaret Eldred, Zoe Dmitrovsky, Meron Foster, and Carolynne Krusi	Anemone Publishing

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