Seventeenth Annual San Diego
Book & Writing Awards Winners
Drusilla Campbell The Good Sister
Theodor S. Geisel Award for "Best of the Best" Published Books
Published Books—Nonfiction
General Nonfiction (Tie)
Judy Reeves, A Writer's Book of Days
General Nonfiction (Tie)
Marlene Wagman-Geller, Eureka!
Children's Nonfiction - Tie
Eric Blehm, Molly the Owl
Children's Nonfiction - Tie
Judith P. Josephson, Why Did Cherokees Move West?
Memoir
Jessica O'Dwyer, Mamalita: An Adoption Memoir
Biography
Diane Welch, Lilian J. Rice: Architect of Rancho Santa Fe
Military & Politics
Jay Stout, The Men Who Killed the Luftwaffe
Business
Tom Goad, The First-Time Trainer
Local Interest
Nelson Copp, Cycling the Trails of San Diego
Cookbook (Tie)
Jeff Rossman, From Terra's Table
Cookbook (Tie)
Yuan Wang, Warren Sheir, and Mika Ono, Ancient Wisdom, Modern Kitchen
Travel
Lois Joy Hofmann, Maiden Voyage
Science
Nancy Knowlton, Citizens of the Sea
Self-help & Inspirational
Diana Hoppe, Healthy Sex Drive, Healthy You
Spiritual
Michele Hébert, The Tenth Door: An Adventure Through the Jungles of Enlightenment
Published Books—Fiction
General Fiction
Harold M. Bergsma, Cries in the Night: Mimi's Travail
Picture Book
Mara Price, Grandma's Chocolate
Young Adult - (Tie)
Laura McNeal, Dark Water
Young Adult - (Tie)
John O'Melveny Woods, Return to Treasure Island
Mystery
Ken Kuhlken, The Biggest Liar in Los Angeles
Political/Legal Thriller
Bob Hamer, Enemies Among Us
Contemporary
Drusilla Campbell, The Good Sister
Short Story Collection
Amber Lenore Winckler, The Distribution of Fluids
Anthology
San Diego Writers, Ink, A Year in Ink, San Diego Writers Ink Anthology Volume 3
Sci Fi & Fantasy
Blaine C. Readler, Monsters in the Attic
Action/Supense
Linda Schroeder, Artists & Thieves
Historical - (Tie)
Ellen Bryson, The Transformation of Bartholomew Fortuno
Historical - (Tie)
Laurel Corona, Penelope's Daughter
Published Books—Literary
Poetry
Shadab Zeest Hashmi, Baker of Tarifa
Unpublished Works
Unpublished Novel, Adult
Douglas P. Lathrop, “Reconquista”
Unpublished Novel, Children
Lisa M. Davis, “Captured: The Finlays and the Fae”
Unpublished Short Story
Michelle Yipez, “Butterfly Tatoo”
Unpublished Memoir
Rick Hill, “We're All from Somewhere Else”
Unpublished Poetry Chapbook
Jill Moses, “All My Cities Have Bridges”