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2004 MWSA Awards

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2004 MWSA Awards

Special Recognition Awards:

PTSD - Special Healing Award: Enemy Within - by Gregory A. Helle

Gold Medal Awards

Gold Medal Awards Given to books that are superior examples of their genres.

Poetry: Ghost of the Nam - by Charlie Fortner

Photography Book: Voices of Vietnam - by Charlene Edwards

Military History: America Won The War - by Robert R. Owens

Short Stories: A Saigon Party and Other Vietnam War Short Stories - by Diane J. Dell

War Anthologies: Angels in Vietnam: The Women Who Served - by Jan Hornung

War Novel: What Am I Doing Here? - by Jim Kesey

War Novel: Permission To Kill - by Brian Wizard

Personal Memoirs: River of Memories - An Appalachian Boyhood - by David Lee Thompson

War Memoirs: Love and Duty - by Ben and Ann Purcell

Military Unit History: Dustoff - by Steve Vermillion

Silver Medal Awards

Silver Medal Awards Given to books that are excellent examples of their genres.

Poetry: A Walk In Hell - by Gregory A. Helle

Military History: The Last Hookers - by Carle E. Dunn

Short Stories: Never Trust A Man In Curlers - by Tony Lazzarini

War Novel: Red Bird Down - by Bruce E. Carlson

Personal Memoirs: Grief Denied - by Pauline Laurant

War Memoirs: I Served - by Don C. Hall and Annette R. Hall

Military Unit History: Outlaws in Vietnam - by David L. Eastman

Distinguished Honor Awards (*Changed to the Bronze Medal)

Distinguished Honor Awards Given to books that are distinguished examples of their genres.

The Cave - by Sam McGowan

Rattler One-Seven - by Chuck Gross

Stealth Patrol - by Bill Shanahan & John P. Brackin

Highest Traditions - by Tony Lazzirini

A Buffalo's Revenge - by Bob Lupo

Born in Brooklyn ...Raised in the CAV! - by John Flanagan

C. M. A. C. - A Vietnam era Trilogy - by James J. Finnegan

Conduct to the Prejudice of Good Order - by Dan Dane

The Two-Dollar Bill - by Roger H. Soiset

Black Water - by Neil Millar

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2005 MWSA Awards

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2005 MWSA Awards

Special Recognition Awards:

Best Military Novel of the Year Nobody Comes Back– Donn Pearce

Admiral Nimitz Award– For Outstanding Naval Fiction - Torpedo – A Surface Warfare Thriller– Jeff Edwards

MWSA Reader’s Choice AwardSaving Babylon – Paul Holton  

Children’s Book of the Year AwardDaddy You’re My Hero– Michelle Ferguson-Cohen

MWSA Humanitarian AwardSaving Babylon – Paul Holton  

The Spirit of Freedom AwardHeart of a Hawk, Eye of the Eagle– Deborah Tainsh

Music CD of the YearIt is the Soldier– Susan D. Wisemen

MWSA Award for Excellence in Military PoetryHeroes Carved in Stone– Sabrina Stidham

Distinguished Book Award for Children’s LiteratureThe Four Little Children – A Likely Story– Larry Michalove

Gold Medal Awards

Military Non-Fictionvacant

Military FictionFirst Traitor– Jeff Wade

Non-FictionA Year of Absence– Jessica Redmond

Best Military MemoirOne Bullet Away – The Making of a Marine Officer– Nathaniel Fick

Reference and Guide BooksSurviving Deployment– Karen M. Pavlicin

PoetryPoems in the Keys of Life: Reflections of a Combat Medic– Kerry Doc Pardue

Military HistoryChopper– Robert F. Dorr

Short Stories–  Don’t Mean Nothing– Susan O’Neill

Silver Medal Awards

Military Non-FictionLeft for Dead– Jon Hovde & Maureen Anderson

Military FictionThe Vietnam Worm– James E. Johnson, III

Non-FictionA Thousand Tears Falling– Yung Krall

Reference and Guide BooksSimple Survival: A Family Outdoors Guide– Gary L. Benton

PoetryRemembering Willie, and all the others – Dennis Maulsby

Religious LiteratureA Muslim, the Quran and Jesus the Son of Mary – A Palestinians Journey from the Crescent to the Cross– Akef Tayem

Distinguished Honor Awards (*Changed to the Bronze Medal)

Women At Risk – We Also Served - Noonie Fortin

Fire From The Sky– Ron Greer and Mike Wicks

The Ghosts of Vietnam– Jim Stewart

Thunder in the Night – A Sailor’s Perceptive on Vietnam– Raymond S. Kopp

 A Long Hard Ride – Richard R. Simmons

Full Circle - Escape From Baghdad and the Return– Saul Silas Fathi

China With Love - Letters from An American GI in World War II China and India Lou Glist

CID – Army Detectives in Peace and War– Hubert Herb Marlow

Bacalao– J. T. McDaniel

Code of Conduct– Karen Black

Sniper Shot– Barry Ozeroff 

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2006 MWSA Awards

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2006 MWSA AWARDS

Special Recognition Awards:

Fiction Book of the Year - The Last Spymaster–  Gayle Lynds

Non-Fiction Book of the YearPlaying With The Enemy– Gary Moore

The President’s Award: Is Anybody Listening? – Barbara Birchim

Admiral Nimitz Award for Outstanding Naval FictionSeas of Crisis– Joe Buff

The Freedom Award: Military Salute (Website and DVD) – Jeff Seeber

Reader’s Choice Award: My Son is a Marine– JoAnne Allen

Presidential Medal for Outstanding Short-Documentary Film: Highest Traditions– Tony Lazzarini

Best History Book Series: War in the Pacific - Volume I, II, III– Jerome Hagen

Gold Medal Awards

Children’s Books: The Legend of the Lost Tiki– Jan E. Culbertson

Fiction: Paradigm– Robert D. Taylor

History: A Guide to the Battles of the American Revolution - Theodore Savas and J. David Dameron

Historical Fiction: In the Shadow of Suribachi– Joyce Faulkner

Biography: Boys of '67– Charles Jones

Memoirs: Battlelines - LtCol David Brown USMC Ret and Tiffany Brown Holmes

Poetry: From Nam with Love– Lloyd A. King

Resource & Reference: Basic Training Guidebook - Michael C. Volkin

Anthology: The Blog of War - Matthew Currier Burden

Spiritual & Religious: Under Orders - William McCoy

Sci-Fi/Fantasy: Space Egg– Brian Wizard

Silver Medal Awards

Children’s Books: The Wallace Dream - Marc CB Maxwell

Fiction: Echoes From The Infantry– Frank Nappi

History: Marines in the Garden of Eden– Richard S. Lowry

Historical Fiction: My Father’s Keeper - Kip Vander Hyde

Biography: Touching the Ancient One– Rupert Pratt

Memoirs: The Lady and the Tiger– Patricia Linder

Poetry: Tracings– Carolyn Howard-Johnson

Resource & Reference: Help! I'm A Military Spouse -

Anthology: Iraq: Providing Hope - Eric Holmes

Distinguished Book Award Winners (*Changed to the Bronze Medal)

Quadalajara - Jack Tumidajski

The Coil– Gayle  Lynds

Moving is Murder -  Sara Rosett

The Ninth Commandment - Joe Tuffy Tofuri

Blue Angels – A Fly By History - Nicholas A. Veronico

Hell Wouldn’t Stop – An Oral History Of The Battle Of Wake Island– Chet Cunningham

The Gulf War Chronicles - Richard S. Lowry

The Veteran's Survival Guide– John D. Roche

Street Fight in Iraq– Patrick Tracy

The First Hellcat Ace - Hamilton McWhorter

The L.P.– David Walks-As-Bear

Every Shape, Every Shadow– Roger L. Conlee

The Sobs of Autumn's Violins– A. R. Homer

Red Sky At Night– Bill Bigelow

Rogue Trident– John Hindinger

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2007 MWSA Awards

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2007 MWSA AWARDS

Special Recognition Awards:

Founders Award: Band of Sisters by Kirsten Holmstedt

President's Award for Outstanding Contribution: Brent Burns

Lifetime Award: Don Hanson

Award for Creativity: My Dad's a Hero - by Rebecca Christiansen and Jewel Armstrong

Music/Creativity CD: Ragtops and Flip Flops - by Brent Burns

Healing Through the Arts: Ron Mann

Historical Fiction: Grady's Tour - by John Gallagher

Military Internet Newsletter: Salute Newsletter by Pat McGrath Avery and Joyce Faulkner

Gold Medal Awards

Gold Medal Awards Given to books that are superior examples of their genres.

Novel: Baby Jack - by Frank Schaeffer

Memoir: The Highway War - by Seth Folsom

Fiction: The Perfect Assassin - by Ward Larsen

Military Non-Fiction: Charlie Battery - by Andrew Lubin

Reference & Guide Books: Life After Deployment - by Karen M. Pavlicin

Poetry: Vietnam in Verse: Poetry for Beer Drinkers - by Mike Mullins

Humor: God Does Have a Sense of Humor - by Rob Ballister

Children’s Books: I'm a Hero Too - by Jenny Sokol

Anthology: Secure the Fort - by Lucy Cain

Silver Medal Awards

Silver Medal Awards Given to books that are excellent works.

Rangers in Combat - by John Lock

The Rings of Allah - by Lee Boyland

Gangway, Regular Navy - by Richard Merrell

Irish Eyes - by Zoe Grider

For the Good of The Many - by Gary Carter

Retribution - by John Schembra

Constant Bearing Decreasing Range - by Skip Vogel

Scatterlings of Africa - by Peter Davies

When Evil Prospers - by John Washburn

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2008 MWSA Awards

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2008 MWSA AWARDS

Special Recognition Awards:

Founders Award: Wounded Warriors: Those for Whom the War Never Ends by Mike Sager

President's Award: Chum Water by Hodge Wood

Gold Medal Awards

Military Non-Fiction - Leathernecks by Merrill Bartlett & Jack Sweetman

Memoir - The Ghosts of Thua Thien, An American Soldier’s Memoir of Vietnam by John A. Nesser

Historical Fiction - Killing Rommel by Steve Pressfield

Fiction - Behold an Ashen Horse by Lee Boyland

Children's Books - What is a POW/MIA? by John T. Dixon, Jr.

Poetry - Across the Bridge by Jim Greenwald

Spiritual & Religious - No Atheists in Foxholes by Chaplain Patrick McLaughlin, Cdr, USN

Marine Corps - Through the Wheat by Col. Joseph Alexander (USMC, ret) & BrigGen Edwin Howard Simmons

Army - One Weekend a Month by Craig Trebelcock

Navy - Proximity by Steve Phillips

Current Events - The Border by David Danelo

Reference - Securing the Global Transportation Network by Luke Ritter

Anthology - The Sandbox: Dispatches from Troops in Iraq & Afghanistan edited by David Stanford

Silver Medal Awards

Military Non-Fiction - Slaughter at Goliad by Jay Stout

Memoir -Chum Water by Hodge Wood

Historical Fiction - Two Brothers by David Jones

Fiction - Honor Due by D.H. Brown

Children's Books - My Mommy Wears Combat Boots by Sharon G. McBride

Spiritual & Religious - How Free People Can Move Mountains by Frank Schaeffer & Kathy Roth-Douquet

Marine Corps - Fire Mission by Earl Gorman

Current Events - The Highlanders by Rob Kauder

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2009 MWSA Awards

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Founder's Award

  • Franklin Evans author of Stand To... A Journey to Manhood

President's Award

  • Rob Ballister author of God Does Have a Sense of Humor
  • John Cathcart author of Delta 7

Anthology

Gold

  • Home of the Brave by Jeffery Hess

Silver

  • By Dammit, We're Marines by Gail Chatfield

1st Runner Up

  • Uncle John's Bathroom Reader Salutes the Military by Andrew Lubin, et. al.

Children's

Gold

  • You and Your Military Hero by by Sara Jensen-Fritz, Paula Jones-Johnson, Thea L. Zitzow

Silver

  • Memories of Me by Lisa M. Romagnoli

1st Runner Up

  • The Elementary Adventures of Jones, JEEP, Buck & Blue, Jones, Books 1-4 by Sandra Miller Linhart

2nd Runner Up

  • If I had a Daddy by Mary M. Sullivan

Fiction

Gold

  • The Take-Us by John Raymond Takacs

Silver

  • Child Finder by Michael Angley

1st Runner Up

  • The Sandman by David Lucero

2nd Runner Up

  • Honor Defended by D. H. Brown

Historical Fiction

Gold

  • True Colors by Erin Rainwater

Silver

  • The Final Salute by Kathleen M. Rodgers

1st Runner Up

  • Hollywood Buzz by Margit Liesche

2nd Runner Up

  • Virginia's War by Jack London

Memoir

Gold

  • Cat Lo, A Memoir of Invincible Youth by Virgil Erwin

Silver

  • The Lady Gangster, a Sailor's Memoir by Del Staecker

Music CD

Gold

  • Goin' Home by James Jellerson

Non-Fiction

Gold

  • Sacred Ground by Tom Ruck

Silver

  • The Ether Zone, US Army Special Forces Detachment B-52 by Raymond Morris

1st Runner Up

  • Fire in the Night: Creative Essays from an Iraq War Vet by Lee Kelley

2nd Runner Up

  • A Vietnam Trilogy by Raymond Scurfield

Poetry

Gold

  • Tears for Mother Earth by Jim Greenwald

Silver

  • Poems of Passion & Songs for the Soul by James Jellerson

1st Runner Up

  • Sugar, Zeroes, and Lemon by Jim Greenwald

Reference

Gold

  • The Book of War by Dwight Zimmerman

Silver

  • America's Film Vault by Phillip W. Stewart

Spiritual

Gold

  • God in the Foxhole by Charles W. Sasser

Silver

  • Battlefields & Blessings: Stories of Faith and Courage from World War II by Larkin Spivey

1st Runner Up

  • Bible Promises for Soldiers by J. M. Barnes

2nd Runner Up

  • I will never give up on God again by Derek W. Clark

Army

Gold

  • Immeasurable Spirit: Lessons of a Wounded Warrior by Latoya Lucas

Navy

Gold

  • Strike from the Sea by Tommy H. Thomason

Air Force

Gold

  • USAF Prototype Jet Fighters by Dennis R. Jenkins and Tony R. Landis

Marines

Gold

  • EMBEDDED: A Marine Corps Advisor Inside the Iraqi Army by Wesley Gray
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2010 MWSA Awards

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Fiction

Historical Fiction

HONORABLE MENTION -- Grey Wolf – David Huffman – Winter Park, FL

BRONZE -- For the Fatherland – Walter Zapotoczny, Jr – Los Barriles, Mexico

BRONZE -- Sisters of Valor – Rosalie Turner – Angel Fire, NM

SILVER -- The Great Hour Struck – Gary Varner – Manchester, MO

GOLD -- Days of Smoke – Mark Ozeroff – Port Orange, FL

Literary Fiction

HONORABLE MENTION -- Digger Dogface Brownjob Grunt – Gary Prisk – Bainbridge Island, WA

BRONZE -- The Letter – Jerry Yellin – Vero Beach, FL

SILVER -- Crack Between the Worlds – Carmen Stenholm – Pittsburgh, PA

GOLD -- Internal Conflicts – Flint Whitlock – Denver, CO

Mystery/Thriller

BRONZE -- Dangerous Past – A. F. Ebbers – Austin, TX

SILVER -- Muted Mermaid/Shaved Ice/Chocolate Soup Trilogy – Del Staecker – Lancaster, PA

SILVER -- Child Finder: Resurrection – Mike Angley – Colorado Springs, CO

GOLD -- Saigon Gold – Hugh Scott – Sedona, AZ

GOLD -- Breath of the Choson Dragon – Jack L. Wells – Lakeland, FL

SciFi/Fantasy/Horror

HONORABLE MENTION – Echo of a Distant Planet – Wayne Lutz

SILVER – Rhombus – Bob Gore

Non-Fiction

Creative Non-fiction

HONORABLE MENTION -- America’s Finest – Stephen Peterson – Shawnee, OK

Anthology

GOLD -- Surviving the Folded Flag – Deborah Tainsh – Panama City Beach, FL

Biography

HONORABLE MENTION -- A Life Well-Built—Lee Kelley – St. George, UT

SILVER -- This is Latch: The Story of Admiral Roy L. Hoffmann – Weymouth D. Symmes – Missoula, MT

SILVER -- An American Family in World War II – Sandra O’Connell – Ashburn, VA

GOLD -- An American Knight – Norman Fulkerson – Spring Grove, PA

History

SILVER -- Riding a Donkey Backwards Through Afghanistan – Mick Simonelli – San Antonio, TX

SILVER -- Truman and MacArthur – Don Farinacci – East Northpoint, NY

GOLD -- Fortress Rabaul – Bruce Gamble – Lynn Haven, FL

GOLD -- New Dawn: The Battles for Fallujah – Richard Lowry – Orlando, FL

Memoir

HONORABLE MENTION -- Nam Sense – Arthur Wiknik – Higganum, CT

SILVER -- Roadside Bombs – William Little – Orange City, FL

SILVER -- Missions of Fire and Mercy – William Peterson – Piney Flats, TN

GOLD -- My Last War – Charles Grist – Orlando, FL

How To

SILVER -- The Burntwaters Cook’s Kitchen Guide – David Michaelson – Harrington, WA

GOLD -- A Retailer's Guide to Frugal In-Store Promotion – Carolyn Howard-Johnson – Glendale, CA

Reference

HONORABLE MENTION -- MST: Military Sexual Trauma – Miette Wells – Palestine, TX

HONORABLE MENTION -- 25 FREE References EVERY Texas Veteran Needs to Know – Marylyn Harris – Houston, TX

BRONZE--The Politics & Security of the Gulf – Jeffrey Macris – Annapolis, MD

GOLD--The Military Father – Armin Brott – Oakland, CA

Spiritual/Religious

HONORABLE MENTION -- A Quiet Reality – Emilio Marrero – Coronado, CA

BRONZE --- Faith Deployed – Jocelyn Green – Cedar Falls, IA

SILVER -- Tear in the Dessert – Fr. Ron Camarda – Atlantic Beach, FL

GOLD -- Battlefields and Blessings – Jocelyn Green – Cedar Falls, IA

Military

Air Force

SILVER -- If You Fly Don’t Crash – Charles Bailey – Placentia, CA

SILVER -- Of War and Weddings – Jerry Yellin – Vero Beach, FL

Coast Guard

GOLD -- So That Others May Live – Martha LaGuardia- Kotite – Niceville, FL

Army

BRONZE -- They Were Ready: The 164th Infantry – Terry Shoptaugh – Moorehead, MN

SILVER -- A Hill Called White Horse – Anthony Sobieski – Philadelphia, PA

GOLD -- Porcelain on Steel – Donna McAleer – Park City, UT

GOLD -- The Texas Gun Club – Mark Bowlin – Flower Mound, TX

Marines

HONORABLE MENTION -- And My Mother Danced with Chesty Puller – Bruce Hoffman – Dahlonega, GA

SILVER -- The Road to Iwo Jima – Tom McGraham – Murrieta, CA

GOLD -- Immediate Response – Clare McNaughton – Poole, Dorset, England

Navy

HONORABLE MENTION -- War on the Rivers – Weymouth D. Symmes – Missoula, MT

BRONZE -- Paper Dragon, Wooden Ship – Jack L. Wells – Lakeland, FL

SILVER -- How Can You Mend This Purple Heart – Terry Gould – Murfreesboro, TN

GOLD -- Shore Duty – Stewart Harris – Sequim, WA

Artistic

Graphic

GOLD -- The Vietnam War: A Graphic History – Dwight J. Zimmerman – Brooklyn, NY

Pictorial

HONORABLE MENTION -- MARG: America's Military Aircraft – Nicholas Veronico and Ron Strong – San Carlos, CA, Dublin. CA (respectively)

BRONZE --- Fields of War – Robert Mueller – Arlington Heights, IL

SILVER -- Cold War Peacemaker – Don Pyeatt and Dennis R. Jenkins – Fort Worth. TX, Cape Canaveral, FL, (respectively)

GOLD -- Lockheed Blackbird Family – Tony Landis – Tehachapi, CA

Poetry – Single Poem

GOLD -- POW/MIA – Mike Mullins – Windfall, IN

Poetry – Book of Poetry

HONORABLE MENTION -- She Wore Emerald Then – Carolyn Howard-Johnson & Magdelena Ball – Glendale, CA

GOLD -- Twisted Tongues – jim greenwald --New Paris, PA and Ruth Gerhardt – Benton, PA

Children

Children Under 12

BRONZE -- Momma’s Boots – Sandra Linhart – Canon City, CO

SILVER -- The ABC’s of OCD – Kathleen Dunn – Pittsburgh, PA

SILVER -- Daddy’s Boots – Sandra Linhart – Canon City, CO

GOLD -- My Sailor Dad – Ross Mackenzie – Norfolk, VA

Young Adult

HONORABLE MENTION -- My Story: Blogs by Four Military Teens – Michelle Sherman and Anne Sherman – Oklahoma City, OK, and Woodbury, MN

BRONZE -- Tecumsah: Shooting Star of the Shawnee – Dwight J. Zimmerman – Brooklyn, NY

SILVER -- Firefight on Brown Water – Lynn Salsi – Greensboro, TN

GOLD -- Finding My Way: A Teenager's Guide to Living with a Parent Who Has Experienced Trauma – Michelle Sherman and DeAnne Sherman – Oklahoma City, OK

Audio Books

SILVER -- Kings of the Green Jelly Moon – Mike Mullins (Windfall, IN), James Jellerson (Kaneohe, HI), Lloyd King (Lafayette, LA), and jim greenwald (New Paris, PA)

SILVER -- Lucky Enough – Eddie Beesley – Edmond, OK

GOLD -- Vietnam in Verse – Mike Mullins – Windfall, IN

Musical CD

SILVER -- Sailing Away – James Jellerson –Kaneohe, HI

GOLD -- Way Back Home – Jeff Senour & CTS – Mesa, AZ

MWSA President’s Award

Charlayne Henry – Pittsburgh, PA

MWSA Founder’s Award

Uncommon Valor -- Dwight Zimmerman

 

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2011 MWSA Awards

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2011 MWSA AWARDS

Special Recognition Awards:

Founder's Award 2011 - Out of the Mist: Memories of War by Michael “Moon” Mullins

President's Award 2011 - Gated Grief by Leila Levinson

Author of the Year 2011 - Jack Woodville London for French Letters: Engaged in War

Korean War Book Award - Truman and MacArthur by Don Farinacci - Gold

NOTE: The Center for Korean War Studies has underwritten a cash award to Don Farinacci for $250

Korean War Book Award - War Remains by Jeffrey Miller - Silver

Korean War Book Award - The Untold Experiences by C. Gilbert Lowery - Bronze

Korean War Book Award - Eddie & Bingo by Katherine and Kathleen Taylor - Honorable Mention

Korean War Book AwardChitose Road by Bob Ruehrdanze- 1st Runner UP

William E. Mayer Award for Literary or Artistic Excellence -Bonnie Bartel Latino for CHRISTMAS WHISTLES - Gold

William E. Mayer Award for Literary or Artistic Excellence - Jim Greenwald for False Honor - Silver

Gold Medal Awards

Historical Fiction – Event - Victory Road by Mark Bowlin

Historical Fiction Chronicle - Shall Never See So Much by Gerald Gillis

Historical Fiction Protagonist - For Love of Country by William C. Hammond

Fiction/Mystery - Laos File by Dale A. Dye

Fiction/Thriller - The Mullahs Storm by Thomas W. Young

Literary Fiction - War Remains by Jeffrey Miller

Non-fiction/History - Keeping the Promise Donna Elliott

Non-fiction/Memoir - DAI Uy Hoch by David R. Hoch

Non-fiction/Reference - Aerial Aces of the Universal Newsreel by Philip W. Stewart

Non-fiction/Biography - Women in the U.S. Armed Forces by Darlene M. Iskra

Non-fiction/How To/Business - Disability Compensation by Thomas VanHees

Non-fiction/Creative Non-fiction - Incoming Jack Manick

Non-fiction/Spiritual/Religious- A Prayer Journey Through Deployment by Donna Mull

Artistic/Graphical - Sgt. Rock: The Lost Battalion, HC by Billy Tucci

Book of Poetry - Kings of the Green Jelly Moon by King, Greenwald, Jellerson, Mullins

Children's Book Under 12 - Klinger by Betsy Beard

Military/Air Force - Two Gold Coins and a Prayer by James H. Keeffe lll

Military/Army - Alan's Letters by Nancy E. Rial

Military/Marines  - Obediently Yours, Orson Welles by Ulman Bray

Military/Navy - The Seventh Angel by Jeff Edwards

Military/Coast Guard - The Coast Guard by Tom Beard

Silver Medal Awards

Historical Fiction – Event - David & the Mighty Eight by Marjorie Hodgson Parker

Fiction/Mystery - Loose Ends Kill by Bob Doerr

Fiction/Thriller - Pirates & Cartels by Lee & Vista Boyland

Literary Fiction - The Book in the Wall by John F. Simpson

Non-fiction/History - Lost Eagles by Blaine L. Pardue

Non-fiction/Memoir - Lullabies for Lieutenants by Franklin Cox

Non-fiction/Biography - Grey Eminence by Edward Cox

Non-fiction/How To/Business - Breastfeeding in Combat Boots by Robyn Roche-Paul

Non-fiction/Creative Non-fiction - Inside the President's Helicopter G.T. Boyd & J. Boor

Non-fiction/Spiritual/Religious - I Want to be the Fat Pretty One by Lori Kathleen Cline

Artistic/Pictorial - SAF Interceptors by Mary Isham & D. McLaren

Book of Poetry - Blooming Red by C. Howard-Johnson & M. Ball

Children's Book Under 12 - Our Daddy is Invincible by Shannon Maxwell

Military/Air Force - Safe Landings by Fran McGraw

Military/Army - Still Standing by Jim Kosmo

Military/Navy - The Untold Experiences by C. Gilbert Lowery

Bronze Medal Awards

Historical Fiction – Event - Once a Knight By Walt Shiel

Fiction/Mystery - I Know Why the Dogwoods Blush by Bill Cain

Non-fiction/History - American Guerilla by Mike Guardia

Non-fiction/Memoir - Wing Wife by Marcia J. Sargent

Non-fiction/Biography - Beyond All Price by Carolyn Poling Schriber

Non-fiction/Spiritual/Religious - Bringing Courage to the Courageous by Don Williamson

Book of Poetry - Through the Years by James Jellerson

Children's Book Under 12 - The Sandpiper's Game by Charles Boyle

Military/Air Force - The Men Who Killed the Luftwaffe by Jay A. Stout

Military/Army - The Sentinel & the Shooter by Douglas W. Bonnot

Military/Navy - Listening to Ghosts by Robert (Bob) Stockton

Honorable Mention Awards

Historical Fiction – Event - Beyond Those Hills by M.H.A. Menondji

Non-fiction/History - T-41 Mescalero:The Military Cessna172 by Walt Shiel

Non-fiction/Memoir - We Came to Fight a War by Jack Flynn & Alvin E. Kotler

Non-fiction/Biography - True Blue: A Tale of the Enemy Within by Joe Sanchez & MoDhania

Non-fiction/Spiritual/Religious - God + Military Spouse by Lori Kathleen Cline

Children's Book Under 12 - Eddie & Bingo: A Friendship Tale by Katherine & Kathleen L. Taylor

Military/Air Force - Belle of the Brawl by Gary A. Best

1st Runner Up Awards

Historical Fiction – Event - The Corydon Snow by Richard Whitten Barnes

Non-fiction/HistoryEisenhower & Montgomery by William Weidner

Non-fiction/Memoir - Life Interrupted by War Thomas van Hees

Children's Book Under 12 - The Adventures of Briskey Bear by Steve Bolt

2nd Runner Up Awards

Historical Fiction – Event - Look Long Into the Abyss by A.R. Homer

Fiction/Thriller - Project Dragonslayers by Kathy Rowe

Non-fiction/History - Targeted Killing by Thomas B. Hunter

Non-fiction/Memoir - Earning My Wings by Shirley Dobbins Forgan

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2012 Award Nominees and Conference

2012 MWSA Awards

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MWSA 2012 Award Winners 

Founders Award

  • Medals, Flags and Memories by Stacey & John Holley

Presidents Award

  • Terry Gould
  • Chris Wyatt
  • Jim Greenwald

Author of the Year

  • Michael Angley

Historical Fiction

  • Project Seven Alpha  by Leland "Chip" Shanle Jr.    Gold Medal
  • A Passel of Hate by Joe Epley   Silver Medal
  • The Power and the Glory by William C. Hammond   Silver Medal
  • No Paved Roads to Freedom by Sharon Rushton   Bronze Medal
  • Pass in Review-Duty by Brian Utermahlen   Bronze Medal
  • A Wound in the Mind by Francis J. Partel   Honorable Mention
  • Aldric & Anneliese by Harry E. Gilleland Jr.   First Runner-Up

Thriller/Mystery

  • Child Finder: Revelation by Michael Angley   Gold Medal
  • Silent Enemy by Thomas W. Young   Gold Medal
  • Solomon’s Men by Glenn Starkey   Silver Medal
  • Another Colorado Kill by Bob Doerr   Silver Medal
  • Mining Sacred Groundby David E. Knop   Bronze Medal
  • Rogue Crusader by John R. Monteith   Honorable Mention
  • Black Wings by Kathleen Jabs   First Runner-Up
  • Wraith by James R. Hannibal   Second Runner-Up

Science Fiction

  • The Warrior Among Us by Dick Hrebik   Bronze Medal
  • The Centauri Intervention by David Michaelson   Honorable Mention
  • Bittersweet Colony by David Michaelson  First Runner-Up

Literary Fiction

  • True Surrender by Tracey Cramer-Kelly   Gold Medal
  • Small as a Mustard Seed by Shelli Johnson   Silver Medal
  • Seven Lives to Repay Our Country by Edward H. Carpenter   Bronze Medal
  • Lost in the Blue Room by Richard Barone   Honorable Mention
  • A Golden Weekend by Larry Carello   First Runner-Up

Short Story Collection

  • Tales Mark Twain Would Have Loved to Steal by Glenn Wasson   Gold Medal

Military Super Romance

  • Your Gift to Me by Bonnie Latino & Bob Vale   Gold Medal

History

  • That Time, That Place, That War by Margaret Brown   Gold Medal
  • The Insurgency in Chechnya by Robert W. Schaeffer   Gold Medal
  • The Boys of Diamond Hill by J. Keith Jones   Gold Medal
  • CALLSIGN: SPECTRE by Jeff Noecker   Honorable Mention

Memoir

  • In the Gray Area  by Seth Folsom   Gold Medal
  • In Our Duffel Bags  by Richard C. Geschke & Robert A. Toto   Silver Medal
  • G-Day, Rendezvous with Eagles   by Stephen D. Wiehe   Bronze Medal
  • Follow Me  by Elizabeth Carroll Foster  Honorable Mention
  • Surviving Serendipity  by Lawrence Enders  Honorable Mention
  • Letters From Long Binh  by  Randy Mixter   Honorable Mention
  • Crossing the Line   by William “Bill” Cain   First Runner-Up
  • Hollywood Through My Eyes  by Monica Lewis Lang   Second Runner-Up
  • South of Heaven  by Daniel Flores  Second Runner-Up

Biography

  • Fahim Speaks  by Fahim Fazli w/ Michael Moffett   Gold Medal
  • Front Toward Enemy  by Barbara Allen   Silver Medal
  • W.I.A. (Wounded in Action)  by Thomas C. Robison  Silver Medal
  • Shadow Commander  by Mike Guardia   Bronze Medal
  • Marcia Gates: Angel of Bataan  by Melissa Bowersock  Honorable Mention
  • My Friends & Heroes  by Allen F. Hooker   Honorable Mention

Reference

  • Henry Ford’s Moving Picture Show  by  Phillip W. Stewart   Gold Medal

How-to/Business

  • Separated by Duty  by Shellie Vandevoorde   Gold Medal
  • The Frugal Book Promoter  by Carolyn Howard-Johnson  Silver Medal
  • The Second Mouse Gets the Cheese  by Carolyn Schriber   Silver Medal
  • Many Genres One Craft: Lessons in Writing  by Lynn Salsi  Bronze Medal
  • DOD Security Clearances & Contract Guidebook  by Jeffrey W. Bennett   Honorable Mention
  • You Can’t Outsource Weight Loss  by Ed Boullianne   First Runner-Up

Creative Non-Fiction

  • Military Fly Moms  by Linda Maloney   Gold Medal
  • The Hidden Legacy of World War ll  by Carol Schultz Vento   Silver Medal

Humor

  • Staff Monkeys  by Peter Clark   Honorable Mention

Spiritual/Religious

  • Miracles of the American Revolution  by Larkin Spivey   Gold Medal
  • Faith Deployed…Again  by Jocelyn Green   Silver Medal
  • God in the Trenches  by  Larkin Spivey   Bronze Medal
  • Missing Max  by Julie Burget Schrock   Honorable Mention
  • In the Shadow of a Badge  by Lillie Leonardi   First Runner-Up
  • Walking the Tiger’s Path  by  Paul Kendel   Second Runner-Up

Poetry

  • Depictions  by Chuck Habermehl   Gold Medal
  • Emotional Mélange  by  jim greenwald   Gold Medal
  • Deeper Into the Pond  by Carolyn Howard-Johnson & M. Ball   Bronze Medal

Children Age 12 & Below

  • Jack & the Dragon  by  Lynn Salsi   Gold Medal
  • My Daddy is a Marine  by Alia Reese   Gold Medal
  • When Grandma’s False Teeth Fly  by Mary Lee   Silver Medal

Young Adult

  • Believing in Horses  by Valerie Ormond   Gold Medal
  • Saga of the Sioux  by Dwight Jon Zimmerman   Gold Medal

    If you did not attend the conference your award and stickers if applicable can be mailed to you. Contact LeansToFar@aol.com.

 

 

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Congratulations to all the Finalists! Medal winners will be announced at the MWSA annual conference in Dayton, Ohio, at our awards banquet on September 28, 2013.

—Dwight Jon Zimmerman, President, Military Writers Society of America

 

 

HISTORICAL FICTION

 

CHOSIN FILE

Dale Dye

 

DOG SOLDIER MOON

Mike McKendree Long III

 

FOR GOD AND COUNTRY

Mark Bowlin

 

HAMFIST DOWN

George Nolly

 

PASS IN REVIEW– Honor

Brian Utermahlen

 

SOLO VIETNAM

Jeanette Vaughan

 

THE GIRL WHO SWAM TO ATLANTIS

Elle Thornton

 

TULLYKILLANE, 1941

David Andrew Westwood

 

WEDDED TO WAR

Jocelyn Green

 

 

THRILLER/MYSTERY

 

BROTHERS LOST

David Michaelson

 

MISTLETOE, MERRIMENT, AND MURDER

Sara Rosett

 

 

THE RENEGADES

Tom Young

 

THE RENDITION

Albert Ashforth

 

TOM CLANCY PRESENTS: ACT OF VALOR

George Galdorisi

 

 

SCIENCE FICTION/FANTASY/HORROR

 

THE DONORS

Jeffrey Wilson

 

 

ROMANCE

 

NAVY RULES

Geri Krotow

 

 

LITERARY FICTION

 

A QUEST FOR SKYE

John Rothdiener

 

BUDDY AND GRACE

John Ciarlo

 

FLASHES OF WAR

Katey Schultz

 

THE RECIPIENT’S SON: A Novel of Honor

Stephen Phillips

 

CIB: Combat Infantryman BadgeWilbur (Bill) Rambow 

 

SHORT STORY COLLECTION

 

MY CORPS: Short Stories and Reflections

Zivojin Rackovitch

 

TYING UP WATER AND OTHER STORIES

Ross H. Mackenzie

 

 

HISTORY

 

The Kissing Sailor: The Story Behind the Photo That Ended World War II

George Galdorisi

 

BLACKHORSE RIDERS

Phillip Keith

 

GEORGE 3-7th MARINES: A Brief Glimpse Through Time of a Group of Young Marines

James Nicholson

 

SOFT CAP CHRONICLES

J.E. Buck Ballow

 

THE BAD BOY: Bert Hall, Aviator and Mercenary of the Skies

Blaine Pardoe

 

THE FIRST CASUALTY: A Vietnam Memoir

Karl Orndorff

 

 

MEMOIR

 

ALTERNATE ROUTE: One Man’s Journey Through the Fog of PTSD

Ray LePoidevin

 

BACK TO VIETNAM: Tours of the Heart

R. Bruce Logan

 

I’LL BE IN THE FOURTH GRADE FOREVER

Maria Ruiz

 

LOVE AT FIRST FLIGHT: Adventures, Exploits, Sacrifices, Risks, and Rewards

Captain W. Stewart Orr USN (ret.) and Fran Orr

 

RPM ROCKIN’ IN THE FREE WORLD [Author has changed publishers and title]* My Special Force: The Warrior that Taught me the meaning of life and love

H. S. Means

 

SKETCHES OF A BLACK CAT

Ron and Howard Miner

 

THIRTY DAYS WITH MY FATHER: Finding Peace from Wartime PTSD

Christal Presley

 

 

REFERENCE

 

ZARBUL MASALHA: 151 Afghan Dari Proverbs

Edward Zellem

 

 

BIOGRAPHY

 

LIFE ON A $5 BET: Major General Edward J. Mechenbier Linda Swink

MY TRUE COURSE: Dutch Van Kirk Northumberland to Hiroshima

Suzanne Simon Dietz

 

SILAS SOULE: A Short, Eventful Life of Moral Courage

Thomas Bensing

 

STILL HAVING FUN: A Portrait of the Military Marriage of Rex and Bettie George 1941-2007

Candace George Thompson

 

 

HOW TO: BUSINESS

 

GET RICH IN A NICHE: The Insider’s Guide to Self-Publishing in a Specialized Market

Jeffrey W. Bennett

 

INSIDER’S GUIDE TO SECURITY CLEARANCES

Jeffrey W. Bennett

 

 

CREATIVE NON-FICTION

 

LETTERS FOR LOGAN

Debra Bastian

 

THE NIGHT SKY: A Journey from Dachau to Denver and Back

Maria Sutton

 

 

HUMOR

 

RAPSCALLION SUMMER

David Michaelson

 

 

SPIRITUAL/RELIGIOUS

 

LISTEN FOR THE WHISPERS: Coping With Grief and Learning to Live Again

Kim Kluxen Meredith

 

STORIES OF FAITH AND COURAGE FROM THE HOME FRONT

Jocelyn Green and Karen Whiting

 

STORIES OF FAITH AND COURAGE FROM THE VIETNAM WAR

Larkin Spivey

 

 

GRAPHICAL

 

CODE WORD: GERONIMO

Dale Dye and Julia Dye

 

 

POETRY

 

MITAKUYE OYASIN

Jim Greenwald

 

MY PEACEFUL DAD

Ross H. Mackenzie

 

PASS THE SALT, DOC

Mike Mullins and Jim Greenwald

 

WISHING FOR RAIN

Jim Greenwald

 

 

CHILDREN: AGES 12 AND BELOW

 

HAYSOOS THE HONU

Kristin Barnes

 

LION’S PRIDE: A Tail of Deployment

Grace Anne Remey

 

MISS YOU TO PIECES: A Deployment Story and Project Idea for Kids

Donna M. Purkey

 

PICKYSAURUS MAC

Sandra Miller Linhart

 

SPANKY: A Soldier’s Son

Sue LaNeve

 

 

YOUNG ADULT

 

BACKCOUNTRY FURY: A Sixteen-Year-Old Patriot in the Revolutionary War

Tony Zeiss

 

BUTTERFLY DUST

Nubby Grumpins (David Michaelson)

 

FAMOUS DOGS: Changing History One Dog (& Cat) at a Time)

Pat McGrath Avery

 

GRAND SLAM GROOMING DOGS SPEAK OUT

Pat McGrath Avery

 

 

AUDIO BOOK

 

USERNAME

Joyce Faulkner, Performed by M. D. Mullins

 

 

AUTHOR OF THE YEAR

 

Bob Doerr

Del Staecker

Joyce Faulkner

 

 

PRESIDENT’S AWARD

 

No Finalist

 

 

FOUNDER’S AWARD

 

DEATH IN THE BALTIC

Cathryn Prince

 

IN THE SHADOW OF A BADGE

Lillie Leonardi

MILITARY WRITERS SOCIETY OF AMERICA ANNOUNCES 2013 BOOK AWARD WINNERS

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ZARBUL MASALHA: 151 Afghan Dari Proverbs by active duty U.S. Navy Captain Edward Zellem which won the Gold Medal for Reference was one of the many highlights in the Military Writers Society of America (MWSA) 2013 book awards ceremony held this year in Dayton, Ohio. The MWSA book awards recognize outstanding military-themed books in a wide range of categories from children to adult. The categories include fiction, non-fiction, spiritual/religious, poetry, business/how to, and others. Entries included works published in traditional and e-book formats. Finalists range from first-time authors to New York Times bestselling writers.

 

“The annual awards program is MWSA’s most important and exciting function. We focus on content, style, visual, and technique. Each year more active military, veterans, historians, and bestselling writers submit their works and the rich variety of formats includes novels, poetry, and graphic histories. Each year, the competition is more intense, and 2013 is no exception,” said MWSA president and New York Times bestselling author Dwight Jon Zimmerman. “I am particularly proud of Captain Zellem’s award which received praise from officials in the Afghan government”

Zimmerman added, "I also congratulate Author of the Year Bob Doerr, President's Award winner Maria Edwards, and Founder's Award Winner Cathryn Prince. The Author of the Year award recognizes a writer's body of work, and Bob has created an outstanding collection of books that would be an asset to anyone's library. Maria Edwards has been an integral part of MWSA since the beginning, and the organization would not have achieved the success it has without her tireless effort and support. Cathryn Prince's book DEATH IN THE BALTIC highlights the greatest maritime disaster in the world--greater than the sinking of the Titanic--yet one that was almost instantly forgotten in history. Impeccably researched and compellingly written, her book well deserves the Founder's Award."

The Military Writers Society of America is an association of more than 800 authors, poets, artists, and photographers whose core principle is a love of the men and women who defend this nation, and an understanding and respect of their sacrifice and dedication. Below is the complete list of the 2013 MWSA book award winners.

 

AUTHOR OF THE YEAR

 

Bob Doerr

 

PRESIDENT’S AWARD

 

Maria Edwards

 

FOUNDER’S AWARD

 

DEATH IN THE BALTIC

Cathryn Prince

 

REFERENCE

 

GOLD MEDAL

ZARBUL MASALHA: 151 Afghan Dari Proverbs

Edward Zellem

 

 

HISTORY

 

GOLD MEDAL

GEORGE 3-7th MARINES: A Brief Glimpse Through Time of a Group of Young Marines

James Nicholson

 

SILVER MEDAL

BLACKHORSE RIDERS

Phillip Keith

 

SILVER MEDAL

THE BAD BOY: Bert Hall, Aviator and Mercenary of the Skies

Blaine Pardoe

 

GOLD MEDAL

CHOSIN FILE

Dale Dye

 

GOLD MEDAL

DOG SOLDIER MOON

Mike McKendree Long III

 

GOLD MEDAL

WEDDED TO WAR

Jocelyn Green

 

SILVER MEDAL

SOLO VIETNAM

Jeanette Vaughan

 

SILVER MEDAL

FOR GOD AND COUNTRY

Mark Bowlin

 

SILVER MEDAL

TULLYKILLANE, 1941

David Andrew Westwood

 

SILVER MEDAL

PASS IN REVIEW– Honor

Brian Utermahlen

 

HISTORICAL FICTION

 

BRONZE MEDAL

HAMFIST DOWN

George Nolly

 

BRONZE MEDAL

THE GIRL WHO SWAM TO ATLANTIS

Elle Thornton

 

THRILLER/MYSTERY

 

GOLD MEDAL

THE RENEGADES

Tom Young

 

SILVER MEDAL

TOM CLANCY PRESENTS: ACT OF VALOR

Dick Couch, George Galdorisi, S. Weber

 

BRONZE MEDAL

THE RENDITION

Albert Ashforth

 

SCIENCE FICTION/FANTASY/HORROR

 

GOLD MEDAL

THE DONORS

Jeffrey Wilson

 

ROMANCE

 

SILVER MEDAL

NAVY RULES

Geri Krotow

 

LITERARY FICTION

 

GOLD MEDAL

FLASHES OF WAR

Katey Schultz

 

SILVER MEDAL

CIB: COMBAT INFANTRYMAN BADGE

Wilbur (Bill) Rambow

 

BRONZE MEDAL

A QUEST FOR SKYE

John Rothdiener

 

SHORT STORY COLLECTION

 

GOLD MEDAL

TYING UP WATER AND OTHER STORIES

Ross H. Mackenzie

 

SILVER MEDAL

MY CORPS: Short Stories and Reflections

Zivojin Rackovitch

 

CREATIVE NON-FICTION

 

SILVER MEDAL

LETTERS FOR LOGAN

Debra Bastian

 

BRONZE MEDAL

THE NIGHT SKY: A Journey from Dachau to Denver and Back

Maria Sutton

 

HUMOR

 

SILVER MEDAL

RAPSCALLION SUMMER

David Michaelson

 

MEMOIR

 

GOLD MEDAL

MY SPECIAL FORCE: The Warriors That Taught Me the Meaning of Live and Love

H. S. Means

 

SILVER MEDAL

THIRTY DAYS WITH MY FATHER: Finding Peace from Wartime PTSD

Christal Presley

 

BRONZE MEDAL

LOVE AT FIRST FLIGHT: Adventures, Exploits, Sacrifices, Risks, and Rewards

Captain W. Stewart Orr USN (ret.) and Fran Orr

 

BRONZE MEDAL

BACK TO VIETNAM: Tours of the Heart

R. Bruce Logan & Elaine Head

 

BRONZE MEDAL

SKETCHES OF A BLACK CAT

Ron and Howard Miner

 

GRAPHICAL

 

BRONZE MEDAL

CODE WORD: GERONIMO

Dale Dye and Julia Dye

 

 

HOW TO: BUSINESS

 

BRONZE MEDAL

GET RICH IN A NICHE: The Insider’s Guide to Self-Publishing in a Specialized Market

Jeffrey W. Bennett

 

BRONZE MEDAL

INSIDER’S GUIDE TO SECURITY CLEARANCES

Jeffrey W. Bennett

 

 

AUDIO BOOK

 

SILVER MEDAL

USERNAME

Joyce Faulkner, Performed by M. D. Mullins

 

BIOGRAPHY

 

GOLD MEDAL

STILL HAVING FUN: A Portrait of the Military Marriage of Rex and Bettie George 1941-2007

Candace George Thompson

 

GOLD MEDAL

LIFE ON A $5 BET: Major General Edward J. Mechenbier Linda Swink

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SILVER MEDAL

MY TRUE COURSE: Dutch Van Kirk Northumberland to Hiroshima

Suzanne Simon Dietz

 

BRONZE MEDAL

SILAS SOULE: A Short, Eventful Life of Moral Courage

Thomas Bensing

 

 

SPIRITUAL/RELIGIOUS

 

GOLD MEDAL

STORIES OF FAITH AND COURAGE FROM THE HOME FRONT

Jocelyn Green

SPIRITUAL/RELIGIOUS continued

 

 

GOLD MEDAL

STORIES OF FAITH AND COURAGE FROM THE VIETNAM WAR

Larkin Spivey

 

SILVER MEDAL

LISTEN FOR THE WHISPERS: Coping With Grief and Learning to Live Again

Kim Kluxen Meredith

 

 

POETRY

 

GOLD MEDAL

PASS THE SALT, DOC

Mike Mullins and Jim Greenwald

 

GOLD MEDAL

WISHING FOR RAIN

Jim Greenwald

 

SILVER MEDAL

MITAKUYE OYASIN

Jim Greenwald

 

CHILDREN: AGES 12 AND BELOW

 

GOLD MEDAL

HAYSOOS THE HONU

Kristin Barnes

 

SILVER MEDAL

PICKYSAURUS MAC

Sandra Miller Linhart

 

BRONZE MEDAL

SPANKY: A Soldier’s Son

Sue LaNeve

 

BRONZE MEDAL

LION’S PRIDE: A Tail of Deployment

Grace Anne Remey

 

 

YOUNG ADULT

 

GOLD MEDAL

BUTTERFLY DUST

Nubby Grumpins (David Michaelson)

 

GOLD MEDAL

BACKCOUNTRY FURY: A Sixteen-Year-Old Patriot in the Revolutionary War

Tony Zeiss

 

SILVER MEDAL

FAMOUS DOGS: Changing History One Dog (& Cat) at a Time)

Pat McGrath Avery

 

BRONZE MEDAL

GRAND SLAM GROOMING DOGS SPEAK OUT

Pat McGrath Avery

 

 

2013 MWSA Awards

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2013 MWSA Award Winners

Author of the Year - Bob Doerr

President's Award  - Maria Edwards

Founder's Award    - Death in the Baltic by Cathryn Prince

 

HistoricaL Fiction 

Gold Medal - Chosin File by Dale Dye

                         Dog Solidier Moon by Mike McKendree LongIII

                         Wedded to War by Jocelyn Green

Silver Medal - Solo Vietnam by Jeanette Vaughan

                          For God and Country by Mark Bowlin

                          Tullykillane, 1943 by David Andrew Westwood

                          Pass in Review Honor by Brain Utermahlen

Bronze Medal - The Girl Who Swam to Atlantis by Elle Thornton 

                             Hamfist Down by George Nolly

Thriller/Mystery 

Gold Medal   -The Renagades by Tom Young

Silver Medal - Tom Clancy Presents: Act of Valor by G. Galdorisi & D. Couch 

Bronze Medal - The Rendition by Albert Ashforth

Sci-Fi/Fantasy/Horror

Gold Medal - The Donors by Jeffrey Wilson

Romance

Silver Medal - Navy Rules by Geri Krotow

Literary Fiction  

Gold Medal - Flashes of War by Katey Schultz

Silver Medal - CIB - Combat Infantryman Badge by Wilbur (Bill)Rambow

Bronze Medal - A Quest for Skye by John Rothdiener

Short Story Collection

Gold Medal -Tying Up Water & Other Stories by R. MacKenzie & M. Todd

Silver Medal - My Corps: Short Stories & Reflections by Z. Rackovitch

HistoryGold Medal - George 3-7th Marines by James Nicholson

Silver Medal - The Bad Boy Bert Hall by Blaine Pardoe

                           Blackhorse Riders by Philip Keith

Memoir  

Gold Medal - My Special Force by H.S. Means

Silver Medal - Thirty Days with My Father by Christal Presley

Bronze Medal - Love at First Flight by Captain Stewart Orr & Fran Orr

                             Back to Vietnam: Tours of the Heart by R.B. Logan & E. Heart

                             Sketches of a Black Cat by Ron & Howard Miner

Biography

Gold Medal - Still Having Fun by Candace George Thompson

                         Life on a $5 Bet by Linda Swink & Maj. Gen'l E.J. Mechenbier

Silver Medal - My True Course by Suzanne Simon Dietz

Bronze Medal - Silas Soule by Thomas Bensing

Reference

Gold Medal - Zarbul Masalha by Edward Zellem

How-to/Business

Bronze Medal - Get Rich in a Niche by J.W. Bennett

                            Insider's Guide to Security Clearances by J.W. Bennett 

Creative Non-Fiction

Silver Medal - Letters to Logan by Debra Bastian

Bronze Medal - The Night Sky by Maria Sutton

Humor

Silver Medal - Rapscallion Summer by David Michealson

Spiritual/Religious

Gold Medal - Stories of Faith & Courage from the Vietnam War

                         by Larkin Spivey

                         Stories of Faith & Courage from the Home Front

                         by Jocelyn Green

Silver Medal - Listen for the Whispers by Kim Kluxen Meredith

Graphical

Bronze Medal - Code Word: Geronimo by Dale Dye, Julia Dye, & G. Kissell

Poetry

Gold Medal - Pass The Salt Doc by Mike Mullins & jim greenwald

                         Wishing for Rain by jim greenwald

Silver Medal - Mitakuye Oyasin by jim greenwald

Children Ages 12 and Under

Gold Medal - Haysoos the Honu by Kristin Barnes

Silver Medal - Pickysaurus Mac by Sandra Miller Linhart

Bronze Medal - Spanky a Soldier's Son by Sue LaNeve

                             Lion's Pride: A Tail of Deployment by Grace Anne Remey

Young Adult

Gold Medal - Butterfly Dust by Nubby Grumpins (David Michaelson)

                         Backcountry Fury by Tom Zeiss

Silver Medal - Famous Dogs by Pat McGrath Avery

Bronze Medal - Grand Slam Grooming Dogs Speak Out by Pat McGrath Avery

Audio Book

Silver Medal - USERNAME by Joyce Faulkner, Performed by Mike Mullins

        

2014 MWSA Book Award Winners

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I'm proud to announce the 2014 MWSA Book Award winners! Congratulations, everyone!

 

 

2014 MWSA Award Winners

 

 

President’s Award

Joyce Faulkner

 

Founder’s Award

CTS [Music Video – “Hit-N-Run”]

 

 

Historical Fiction:

Gold Medal

Eyes of the Blind by John Huffman

 

Gold Medal

The Dark Side of Glory by Richard McMahon

Silver Medal

Widow of Gettysburg by Jocelyn Green

Silver Medal

Firehammer by Ric Hunter

Bronze Medal

When Wars Were Won by Hugh Aaron

Bronze Medal

Flying into the Storm by Bill Norris

Thriller/Mystery:

Gold Medal

Fear of Beauty by Susan Froetschel

Silver Medal

Cochabamba Conspiracy by Brinn Colenda

Silver Medal

The Warriors by Tom Young

Bronze Medal

Revolution 2016: Take Back America by Lee Boyland & Vista Boyland

Bronze Medal

Amazon Moon  by  Glenn Starkey

Sci-Fi/Fantasy/Horror:

Silver Medal

Restless Hearts, What if Fallen Heroes Could Go Home by Dennis Baker

Bronze Medal

Fade to Black by Jeffrey Wilson

Romance:Gold Medal

Forget Me Not by Heather Ashby

Bronze Medal

Silks and Sands by Kathi Rowe

Anthology:

Silver Medal

Home of the Brave: Somewhere in the Sand by Jeffrey Hess

Short Story Collection:

Bronze Medal

Night Flares: Six Tales of the Vietnam War by Robert M. Pacholik

History:

Gold Medal

Georgia Remembers Gettysburg: A Collection of First-Hand Accounts Written by Georgia Soldiers

by  J. Keith Jones

 

 

Gold Medal

The Fires of October

by Blaine L. Pardoe

 

 

Silver Medal

Red Markers, Close Air Support for the Vietnamese Airborne, 1962-1975

by  Gary Willis

Silver Medal

America’s Greatest Blunder by Burton Yale Pines

 

Bronze Medal

Valor in Vietnam 1963-1977 Chronicles of Honor, Courage, and Sacrifice

by Allen Clark

 

 

Bronze Medal

The Great War Dawning by Joe Robinson

  

 

Memoir:

Gold Medal

DaNang Diary: A Forward Air Controller’s Gun Sight View of Flying with SOG

by Tom Yarborough

Silver Medal

After Action: The True Story of a Cobra Pilot’s Journey

by Dan Sheehan

Bronze Medal

All I Could Be: My Story as a Woman Warrior in Iraq

by Miyoko Hikiji

 

 

Biography:

Gold Medal

Hal Moore: A Soldier Once…and Always

by Mike Guardia

Silver Medal

Walter Goes to War – WWII

by Dick Hrebik

Bronze Medal

West Point Leadership: Profiles of Courage

by D.E. Rice, J.A. Vigna, and G.E. Mathieson Sr.

 

 

Reference:

 

Gold Medal

Backbone History, Traditions, and Leadership Lessons of the Marine Corps NCO’s

by Julia Dye

Silver Medal

U.S. Army and Marine Corps MRAPS

by Mike Guardia

 

Bronze Medal

Fields of War: Battle of Normandy

by Robert Mueller

Creative Non-Fiction:

Silver Medal

The Road to Frogmore: Turning Slaves into Citizens by Carolyn P.Schriber

Bronze Medal

Unheralded Heroes by Thomas vanHees   

 

Humor:

Bronze Medal

Congressional Integrity

by David Michaelson

Spiritual/Religious:

Bronze Medal

“Endowed by Their Creator:” A Collection of Historic Military Prayers by  Colonel Robert D. Ray  

Poetry:

Gold Medal

Twisted Tongues Vol. 2 “The Invisible Americans” Native American Historical Poetry

by jim greenwald

 

Bronze Medal

Shadows of Combat, Poetry about the Vietnam Era

by Richard C. Geschke & Robert A. Toto

Children Ages 12 and Under:

Silver Medal

Mixed Up; my ant’s mysteries by Sandra Miller Linhart

Silver Medal

Fun Days in Pittsburgh by Pat McGrath Avery and Joyce Faulkner

Silver Medal

A Sergeant in the House by Betty Turnbull & Susan Senning

 

Bronze Medal

Good Night Captain Mama: Buenas Noches Captain Mama

by Graciela Tiscareno-Sato

Young Adult:

Gold Medal

Believing in Horses, Too by Valerie Ormond

Bronze Medal

No Surrender Soldier by Christine Kohler 

Bronze Medal

The Adventures of Gopher Piddington by David Michaelson

WILLIAM E. MAYER AWARD FOR LITERARY OR ARTISTIC EXCELLENCE

Gold Medal

jim greenwald for “pen on paper – begin”

 

Silver Medal

Richard Geschke  for “Lost and Found”

MWSA/Phoenix Police Department Student Writing Contest Anelyse Regelbrugge 1st. Place for     “Many Hearts Make Light Troubles” Kate Howard              2nd Place for     “Judgment Day” Socorro Nieves           3rd Place for     “The Person I Admire Most: Officer Moore”

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