Announcing the San Diego Book Awards Winners!
This was the final contest for the San Diego Book Awards, and we are proud of the legacy we’ve left to the winners and finalists!
Unpublished Winners
Unpublished Short Story
The Purple Madonna
Cathy Worthington
Unpublished Novel
There was a TIE for best Unpublished Novel, and both winners were recommended for the Chet Cunningham Spur Award for best overall unpublished entry.
Please congratulate SDBA’s
TWO
Chet Cunningham Spur Award recipients!
Made This Way
Danielle Thomsen
AND
Woodtick
Cathy Worthington
Published Winners
Published Anthology
Crossing Borders
Edited by Lisa Brackmann and Matt Coyle
Published Children’s Fiction
Jada’s Dance for Chicano Park
Veracruz Sanchez
Published General Fiction
Mother Mother
Jessica O’Dwyer
Daddy Loves You!
Helen Foster James
Published General Nonfiction
Empire Builder: John D. Spreckels and the Making of San Diego
Sandra Bonura
Published Magical Fiction
Melody: A First Contact Novel
David Hoffer
Published Memoir
My Native Land is Memory: Stories of a Cuban Childhood
Oliva Espin
Published Mystery/Suspense Fiction
Ballast Point Breakdown: A Rolly Waters Mystery
Corey Lynn Fayman
Published Poetry
Near and Far
Al Zolynas
Published Specialized Nonfiction
A Girl Like You
Frank and Carla Murphy
Published Wellness Nonfiction
Mastering Self-Discipline: A Thoughtful Approach Gets Better Results
Brian Peter Brinig
2021 Geisel Winner
Ballast Point Breakdown: A Rolly Waters Mystery
Corey Lynn Fayman
2021 San Diego Book Awards Finalists!
| Genre | Title | Author |
| Published Anthology | Telegraph Canyon Stories | Dan Letchworth |
| Published Children’s | Shloyml Boyml and His Lucky Dreydl | Yale Strom |
| Published Children’s | Eucalyptus Street: Green Curse | Sherrill Joseph |
| Published Gen Fic | Peace Seeker (The Pax Chronicles: Book One) | Judith Hand |
| Published Gen Fic | Selling Pencils, and Charlie | Penny Perry |
| Published Gen Nonfic | A Natural History of the Anza-Borrego Region: Then and Now | Marie Simovich and Mike Wells |
| Published Mystery/Suspense Fic | The Burden of Truth | Neal Griffin |
| Published Spec Nonfic | The Voice that Won the Vote: How One Woman’s Words Made History | Elisa Boxer |
| Unpublished Novel | A Time For Eagles | Jeffrey Thurman |
Thank you again to all of you who submitted entries, judged, and otherwise volunteered for the San Diego Book Awards. We recognize your efforts and are grateful.
Sincerely,
San Diego Book Awards Association
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