SILVER: The Life and Art of Wilson Hurley: Celebrating the Richness of Reality, by Rosalyn Roembke Hurley (Fresco Books)īRONZE (tie): Place, Nations, Generations, Beings: 200 Years of Indigenous North American Art, by Katherine Nova McCleary and Leah Tamar Shrestinian with Joseph Zordan (Yale University Art Gallery) GOLD: Human: The Art of Beth Cavener (Fresco Books) Parkinson and Sammie Parkinson (Weave Media) Ensign, JD (SpiritHawk Life Publications)īehind Barbed Wire: Searching for Japanese Americans Incarcerated During World War II, Written and photographed by Paul Kitagaki Jr. The Freedom to Be: Stories from Transgender Youth, Adults, and Their Families, by Diana J. If the Future is a Fetish, by Sarah Sgro (YesYes Books)įor Dear Life: Women's Decriminalization and Human Rights in Focus, by Carol Jacobsen (University of Michigan Press) Gottlieb (Cambridge University Press)Ĭarpe Fin: A Haida Manga, by Michael Nicoll Yahgulanaas (Douglas and McIntyre) Morality and the Environmental Crisis, by Roger S.

Tales from an Uncertain World: What Other Assorted Disasters Can Teach Us About Climate Change, by L. Turn Around Time: A Walking Poem for the Pacific Northwest, by David Guterson design by Jen Grable illustrated by Justin Gibbens (Mountaineers Books) The Last Dalai Lama?, by Mickey Lemle with Laurie Dolphin design by Laurie Dolphin and Allison Meierding (Dolphin Books) Calhoun, by Percival Everett (Red Hen Press) The Book of Training by Colonel Hap Thompson of Roanoke, VA, 1843, Annotated From the Library of John C. California claimed the most medals, a whopping 68 winners!ĬLICK HERE to visit the 2020 IPPY Medalist & Press Page.Ģ020 Independent Publisher Book Awards Results Outstanding Books of the YearĬhosen from our regular entries for being the most heartfelt, unique, outspoken and/or experimental. and Guam 7 Canadian provinces and 15 countries overseas. (One category change occured when we divided Essay/Creative Non-Fiction into two separate categories.) Here are the results, starting with the Outstanding Books of the Year gold medalists, followed by the gold, silver and bronze medalists in our 86 General categories, 24 Regional categories, and 11 E-Book categories.

The quality of this year's entries is so impressive, with so much creativity, so much talent.so much independent spirit! Feature Announcing the Results of the 2020 Independent Publisher Book AwardsĬongratulations and sincere thanks to the independent authors and publishers who participated in our 24th annual, 2020 Independent Publisher Book Awards contest.

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