2010 Best Books of Indiana Finalists
Thank you to the many authors and publishers that entered the 2010 Best Books of Indiana contest. The 2010 contest consisted of four categories each with a panel of judges in who considered all entries and granted awards at their discretion. The title, author, author’s hometown and publisher of each finalist are listed below by category.
Winners of the 2010 contest will be announced on or before Friday, October 15, 2010.
Poetry
WINNER: Black Leapt In by Chris Forhan (Indianapolis). Barrow Street, New York, NY
FINALISTS:
- The House With The Mansard Roof by Matthew Brennan (Terre Haute). The Backwaters Press, Omaha, NE
- Voluptuous Gloom, Oran Wagner (Indianapolis). NYQ Books, New York, NY
Occasionally, judging panels select non-finalists whose work is deemed worthy of special recognition. They are:
- More than I Could See by Dan Carpenter (Indianapolis). Restoration Press, Indianapolis, IN
- As If in a Dry Wind by Helen Frost (Fort Wayne). Pecan Grove Press, San Antonio, TX
View comments for finalists' entries from the poetry judging panel.
Children/Young Adult
WINNER: Crossing Stones by Helen Frost (Fort Wayne). Farrar, Straus and Giroux, New York, NY
FINALISTS:
- Peter, the Knight with Asthma by Janna Matthies (Indianapolis). Albert Whitman & Co., Park Ridge, IL
- By Freedom’s Light by Elizabeth O’Maley (Ft. Wayne). Indiana Historical Society Press, Indianapolis, IN
View comments for finalists' entries from the children/young adult judging panel.
Fiction
WINNER: Love finds you in Liberty Indiana by Melanie Dobson (Colorado Springs, CO). Summerside Press, Bloomington, MN
FINALISTS:
- Wind Dancer by Jamie Carie (Indianapolis). BH Publishing, Nashville, TN
- The Rattlesnake Season by Larry D. Sweazy (Noblesville). Berkeley Publishing, New York, NY
View comments for finalists' entries from the fiction judging panel.
Nonfiction
WINNER: I Love You, Miss Huddleston by Phillip Gulley (Danville). Harper Collins Publishing, New York, NY
FINALISTS:
- Steve McQueen: The Great Escape by Wes D. Gehring (Muncie). Indiana Historical Society Press, Indianapolis, IN
- Clay Times Three: The Tale of Three Nashville, IN Potteries by Kathy McKimmie (Indianapolis). Self Published
View comments for finalists' entries from the nonfiction judging panel.
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