Category

Judge

1. Mainstream and Literary Novel

Allison Wortche
Knoft/Crown Books

2. Mystery/Suspense/Thriller/ Adventure Novel

Allison Brandau
The Berkley Publishing Group, Penguin Group

3. Romance Novel

Leis Pederson
The Berkley Publishing Group

4. Science Fiction/Fantasy/Horror Novel

Danielle Stockley
The Berkley Publishing Group, Penguin Group (USA)

5. Historical/American Frontier/ Western Novel

Carolyn Morrisroe
Penguin Group

6. Middle Grade/Young Adult Novel

Kari Sutherland
HarperCollins Publishers

7. Christian Novel

Rachel Zurakowski
Books & Such Literary Agency

8. Memoir Book

Elizabeth Evans
Reese Halsey North Agency

9. Memoir Article

Fred Sauceman, Editor
Now & Then Magazine

10. Mainstream or Literary Short Story

Rose Marie Kinder, Editor Emerita, Pleiades, Co-editor, Sweetgum Press and Cave Hollow Press

11. Middle Grade/Young Adult Short Story

Susan Marston
Junior Literary Guild

12. Nonfiction/Essay Article

David Fryxell, Editor/Publisher
Desert Exposure

13. Nonfiction Book

Paul Rhetts
LPD Press & Rio Grande Books

14. Children's Picture Book Fiction/Nonfiction

Larry Rosler
Boyds Mill Press

15. Screenplay

Eleanor Bravo, Producer, Independent Filmmaker

16. Poetry

Lisa Lewis
Cimarron Review