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Top Ten winners from

2020

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MASTER SUBMISSIONS

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#1 - Son of Prophesy by Hermina Boyle

#2 - Bethany, House of Song by Jolie Tunnell

#3 - Hunting Legends by Kyra Palmer

#4 - Where the River Bends by Elissa Matthews

#5 - Angela Driven by Olyn Ozbick

#6 - Rubi Diaz is Supposed to Save The World by Michael               Dugan

#7 - Lucy Speaks by Sonya J. Day

#8 - Desperate Measures by Cesar Montufar

#9 - Behind Us Lies the Desert by Kevin Gerard Neill

#10 - A Very Strange Enchanted by Meg Gaertner

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APPRENTICE SUBMISSIONS

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#1 - Uproar by Judy Bailey

#2 - The Rock by Lynette Finch

#3 - The Crossing: Arlan's Pledge book 1 by Jennifer Lees

#4 - Dee Dee Alvarez and the Super Slammin’ Genius Plan

         by Barbara Florez

#5 - Gloria by Jennifer E. Mattern

#6 - The Templar Sword by Sam Clarke

#7 - In the Cards by Emily Bray

#8 - Child of Darklight by S. O. Thomas

#9 - Genesis, the Original Love Story by Fran Lynghaug

#10 - Under the Boab Tree by Helen Yarnall

Top Ten winners from

2019

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MASTER SUBMISSIONS

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#1 - The Monarch Effect by Sharada Vibhakar

#2 - Dust Bound by Clementine Fraser

#3 - Death of a Stray by Daniel Flynn

#4 - Tight Rein by Ann Reed

#5 - Casters by Kelly Barina

#6 - Cords of Madness by Ashley Reisinger

TIE: #7 - Dead Remnants by Armarna Forbes

          #7 - Divine Sins by Katherine Merrill

TIE: # 8 - Paws and Pals by Kate Foster

          #8 - T-Patch by Susan Moster

#9 - The Dream is the Truth by Rebecca D. Elswick

#10 - The Upside Down of Nora Gaines by Cathy Jankowiak

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APPRENTICE SUBMISSIONS

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#1 - Tomoe and the Secret Island by Laura J Peterson 

#2 - I, Phoenix by Nemma Wollenfang     

TIE: #3 - The Price of Tomorrow by L.R. Braden

          #3 - The Thing About Max by Claire Owen 

#4 - Rooster's Treasure by Alex Atkinson 

#5 - Fallen by Stephen Lloyd 

TIE: #6 - Kingdom of Moonlight by E. Rochelle Potter

          #6 - The Giants of Peru by Alex Monk

#7 - Murtairean: An Assassin's Tale by Jennifer Lees

TIE: #8 - Lure of the Lost by Clementine Fraser

          #8 - Rise of the Daekin by Stephanie Callow

#9 - Earth and Water by Robin Higham

TIE: #10 - Star Lass by Paul Kocourek

          #10 - Sirens Unbound by Laura Engelhardt

Top Ten winners from

2018

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MASTER SUBMISSIONS

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#1 - Locusts by Lorna Riley

#2 - Creatures of Time by Molly Kelash 

#3 - For Honor by Nancy Adair

#4 - The Other Side of Broken by Susan Haught

#5 - The Banishment of Annabel Grey by Kinley Bryan

TIE: #6 - The Pendragon's Son by Kelly Barina

          #6 - A Manual for Kings by Leslie Hedrick

          #6 - Lost Blood by Nutschell Anne Windsor

#7 - The Repossessed Ghost by Brian C. E. Buhl

#8 - Half Dead by Kate Foster

#9 - Miss Alice Einstein’s School for Talking Pets

by Kelli Hawkins

#10 - The Mark by Kirsten Boswell

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APPRENTICE SUBMISSIONS

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#1 - Divine Sins by Katherine Merrill

#2 - Stand by Kristina Rinard 

#3 - Dream Wide Awake by CJ Zahner

#4 - Muse Light by Mae Baum 

TIE: #5 - Rank and Resentment by Julie Ferguson 

          #5 - Born of Wind and Storm by Michael Roberts

#6 - Clockwork Evangeline by Nemma Wollenfang

#7 - Daniel Strange and the Prime Minister's P.L.O.P.

By Jennifer Pearson

#8 - To Open the Heart of a Brockman by Sara Ohlin

#9 - Maya's Song by Vicki Williamson

#10 - Dear John by HT Garton

Top Ten Winners from

2017

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MASTER SUBMISSIONS

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#1 - The Passionate Jihadist by Curt Rude

#2 - On Leave from Perdition by Cesar Montufar

#3 - Bulletproof by Sarah Schultz

#4 - Undiscovered Country by Mike Nemeth 

#5 - Scratch Line by Deb Merino

#6 - Founders: Sifter Series Book 1 by Graeme Lipper

#7 - Born Running by Lyn Alexander

TIE: #8 - Motherhood by Sarah Finnie

          #8 - Like Father Not Son by Kristin Meachem

TIE: #9 - Where You Go by Michelle Wheeler

          #9 - The Shadow Watch by Stephen Klopfenstein

#10 - After the Fog: Jack's Story by H.T. Garton

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APPRENTICE SUBMISSIONS

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#1 - The Too Tall Tree by Kristin Meachem

#2 - Anya Kozlova and the Dragon by Sofiya Pasernack

#3 - Alternate Reali-Tees by Dane Phillips

#4 - Stolen Truth by Henya Drescher

TIE: #5 - The Bower Folk by William Ray

          #5 - The Dream is the Truth by Rebecca D. Elswick

#6 - The Girl Who Speaks with Algebra by Gregory Taylor 

TIE: #7 -  Clockwork Evangeline by Nemma Wollenfang

          #7 - The Lord's Oath by Mark Mayward. (afsp.org)

#8 - Elizabeth Sails by Kristin Owens

#9 - Dizzy of Xanthra by JM Bardsley

#10 - Uriel by Elyse Hoffman

Top Ten Winners from

2016

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MASTER SUBMISSIONS

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#1 - The Waiting Shadows by Tamara Eaton

#2 - Madame Bucket by Lorna Riley

#3 - No Substitute for a Good Teacher by Joan Clauss

#4 - The Versailles Legacy by Lyn Alexander

#5 -  Where You Go by Michelle Wheeler

#6 - On Leave From Perdition by Cesar Montufar

#7 - Nineteen Hours by Meghan Thompson

#8 - Contingencies by Nadine Dandorf

#9 - The Treasure of Zeno Archimedes Smith

by Janet Miller

#10 - The Forgotten: Alastair Stone Chronicles - Book 2 

by R. L. King

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APPRENTICE SUBMISSIONS

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#1 - Rejected by the Gods by Sarah Schultz

#2 - My Mother the Cadaver: A Road Trip by Cortney

Hamilton

#3 - Kathryn with a K by Paulette Rae

#4 - The Boy in the Hoodie by Catriona McKeown

#5 - Nineteen Hours by Meghan Thompson

#6 - Fight Like a Lady by Kari Neumeyer

#7 - Tomorrow's Yesterday by Michelle Dunbar

#8 - The Key of F by Jennifer Haskin

#9 - Clockwork Evangeline by Nemma Wollenfang

#10 - Reviving Abby by ML. Villax

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NONFICTION SUBMISSIONS

(Top five only)

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#1 - Write Your Life Story Your Way by William Hofmann

#2 - Yellow by Dorothy Hom

#3 - Run to the Light by Laura King Edwards

#4 - Lives of Our Mothers by Darlene Porter Ditrih

#5 - Regeneration: The History of Healing within

Christianity by J.D. King

Top Ten Winners from

2015

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MASTER SUBMISSIONS

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#1 - Skeleton Key by Peggy Rothschild

#2 - Nameless by Stuart White

#3 - These Wicked Waters by Emily Lane

#4 - The Rainmaker by Tyler Miller

#5 - Cora Pooler by Dottie Rexford

#6 - The English General by Lyn Alexander

#7 - The Empire City by Chris Billingsley

#8 - A Far Different Path by Michael Stone

#9 - Running for Midnight by Jessica Stock

#10 - Papa's Promise by Millie Richmond

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APPRENTICE SUBMISSIONS

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#1 - After the Fog by HT Garton

#2 - Dust and Metal by Maria Stanislav

#3 - Chaos by Jean Gillingham

#4 - Rose Gold: A Piratical Tale by Nemma Wollenfang

#5 - Mortgaged Goods by Lorraine Cobcroft

#6 - The Demon Prince of Chicago by Amy Warren

#7 - Dreamscapers - The Awakening by Anne Marie Corey

#8 - Felicity by B. Dale West

#9 - Damage Control by Brandon Shipley

TIE: #10 - Daniel Smith by Linda J. Pifer

          #10 - Not Looking by Cate Perry

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NONFICTION SUBMISSIONS

(Top five only)

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#1 - Dosed, Drained, and Adrift by Dane Phillips

#2 - Tell Me Your Story by Karen J. Clayton

#3 - Forward with Purpose by J.A. Sibley

#4 - Life Learned Abroad: Lessons on Humanity from                    China by Brandon Ferdig

#5 - Mama's Toolbox by Sherrey Meyer

Top Ten Winners from

2014

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#1 -  Daughter of Pele - by Julie Holmes 

#2  - Underland - by Emily Layne

#3  - Maple Lane Manor: Home for Retired Supernaturals

by Cree Walker

#4  -    Man of Her Dreams - by Sue Barr

TIE: #5  - Unplugged by Grigori Black

          #5 - 29  by Nancy Pennick 

TIE: #6 - Comrades in Arms  by Lisa Fortin

          #6 - Lenswoman by Kim G. Walker

#7 -  Tensile Strength by April Grunspan 

#8 - All the Pretty Dresses by Steven J. Clark 

#9 - Providence by Rob Hill 

Top Ten Winners from

2013

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#1 - Dirt by Sharon Dwyer

#2 - Contracted Servant by Kyla Phillips

#3 - Mighty Mike and the Intergalactic Pez Dispenser 

by Marlene Moss

#4 - Kissed by the Snow by Dennis Koller

#5 - Watchers of the Night by Matthew Keith 

#6 - girl by Robert Chan

TIE: #7 - A Book to Die For by Richard Houston

          #7 - The Wolf That is Fed by H. Wright Tyndall

#8 - The Orbiter by Jana Krouse

#9 - Heron Park by C.K. Raggio

#10 - Zone of Fear by Rita Monette 

Top Ten Winners from

2012

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#1 - Folsom on Fire by Orland0 Smart

#2 - Bound by Emily Layne

#3 - Sinbad's Last Voyage by Toni Sweeny

#4 - Keeper of the Robins by Mike Akins

#5 - A Well Behaved Woman's Life by Susan McGeown

#6 - Chandrea - Return of the Avatar Queen by Marlene                  Winn

TIE: #7 - The Eldritch Tales by Benjamin Cornwell

          #7 - The Arwen by Timothy Calahan

#8 - Theft of the Star Tracker by Lisa Tiffin

#9 - Second Sight by Ben Sharpton

#10 - In the Midnight Hour by Reggie Ridgeway