2018 Benjamin Franklin Award (Awarded by Independent Book Publishers Association)

Awards List

Children's Pict/4-7 Yrs

Tall Tall Tree
(Gold Winner)
Anthony D. Fredericks
  • / General Fiction
  • Buy

Children's Picture

Why Not?
(Gold Winner)
Amanda Huneke

Cover Design (Small)

Diana, Herself: An Allegory of Awakening
(Gold Winner)
Martha Beck

Fiction (8-12 Years)

Mateo and the Gift of Presence
(Gold Winner)
Ruthy Ballard

Fiction-Teen

The Rules and Regulations for Mediating Myths & Magic
(Gold Winner)
F.T. Lukens

First Children & Y/A

The Bubble Who Would Not Pop!
(Gold Winner)
Shelly Roark

First Fiction

Getting Off on Frank Sinatra
(Gold Winner)
Megan Edwards

Historical Fiction

Fanny Newcomb and the Irish Channel Ripper
(Gold Winner)
Ana Brazil

Mystery/Suspense

Full Service Blonde
(Gold Winner)
Megan Edwards

New Voice Children-Y/A

If You Look Up to the Sky
(Gold Winner)
Angela Dalton

New Voice Fiction

Dark Associations
(Gold Winner)
Marie Sutro

Popular Fiction

The Bricklayer of Albany Park
(Gold Winner)
Terry John Malik

Religion

Strings: A Love Story
(Gold Winner)
Megan Edwards

Science Fiction/Fantasy

The 53rd Card
(Gold Winner)
Virginia Weiss

Children's Pict/4-7 Yrs

The ABCs of Yoga for Kids Around the World
(Silver Winner)
Terersa Anne Power
  • / General Fiction
  • Buy

How I Did It
(Silver Winner)
Linda Ragsdale

If You Look Up to the Sky
(Silver Winner)
Angela Dalton

Children's Picture

Trains/Los Trenes
(Silver Winner)
Sarah Dawgert
  • / General Fiction
  • Buy

Nobody Likes a Booger
(Silver Winner)
Angela Halgrimson

Cover Design (Small)

The Breedling and the City in the Garden
(Silver Winner)
Kimberlee Bastian

Secrets of Worry Dolls
(Silver Winner)
Amy Impellizzeri

Cover Design-Child & Y/A

Max & Charlie
(Silver Winner)
Zack Lieberman
  • / General Fiction
  • Buy

The Freckle Fairy
(Silver Winner)
Bobbie Hinman

Fiction (8-12 Years)

Tutti's Promise
(Silver Winner)
K. Heidi Fishman

The Forbidden Temptation of Baseball
(Silver Winner)
Dori Jones Yang

Fiction-Teen

The Rise of the Dawnstar
(Silver Winner)
Farah Oomerbhoy

The History Makers
(Silver Winner)
Val Bodurtha

Inherent Fate
(Silver Winner)
Geanna Culbertson

First Children & Y/A

The Curse Ends: The Story of the 2016 Chicago Cubs
(Silver Winner)
Jeff Attinella
  • / General Fiction
  • Buy

Sebastian Creates a Sock Company
(Silver Winner)
Erica Swallow
  • / General Fiction
  • Buy

First Fiction

Tiger Pelt
(Silver Winner)
Annabelle Kim

Jeopardy Surface
(Silver Winner)
Sheri Leigh Horn

Holy Crap! the World Is Ending!
(Silver Winner)
Anna-Marie Abell

Historical Fiction

Man at the Cross Road
(Silver Winner)
Jeanne Blanchet

A Call to China
(Silver Winner)
Jeffrey Meyer

When It's Over
(Silver Winner)
Barbara Ridley

Mystery/Suspense

The Old Cape Hollywood Secret
(Silver Winner)
Barbara Eppich Struna

Death on West End Road
(Silver Winner)
Carrie Doyle

New Voice Children-Y/A

Rice & Rocks
(Silver Winner)
Sandra L. Richards

Tutti's Promise
(Silver Winner)
K. Heidi Fishman

New Voice Fiction

Eden
(Silver Winner)
Jeanne McWilliams Blasberg

The Fix
(Silver Winner)
Sharon Leder

Gradle Bird
(Silver Winner)
J.C. Sasser

Popular Fiction

The Bad Dream Notebook
(Silver Winner)
Linda Dahl Vogl

A Hero Dreams
(Silver Winner)
Mark Ristau

Religion

Seeds of Intention
(Silver Winner)
Andrea Thome

Swearing Off Stars
(Silver Winner)
Danielle Wong

Science Fiction/Fantasy

Holy Crap! the World Is Ending!
(Silver Winner)
Anna-Marie Abell

Award Categories

Animals/Pets

Audio Fiction

Audio-Children's

Audiobook

Boty-Budget Over 10k

Boty-Budget Under 10k

Children's Book W/Audio

Children's Picture Book (0-3 Years)

Children's Picture Book (4-7 Years)

Cover Design (Small)

Cover Design-1-2 Color

Cover Design-3 + Color

Cover Design-3+child-Y/A

Cover Design-3+color Lg

Cover Design-3+color SM

Cover Design-Child & Y/A

Cover Design-Fiction

Crafts/Hobby/How-To

E-Book

Education/Teaching

Fiction

Fiction-Teen

First Children & Y/A

First Fiction

Gay/Lesbian

Award Years

2022

2021

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