Please help celebrate the 2020 winners of the
San Diego Book Awards!

Best Published Children’s Fiction
C. R. Stewart
Britfield and The Lost Crown (Britfield Series, Book I)

Best General Fiction
Dominic Carrillo
The Unusual Suspects

Best General Nonfiction
Richard Louv
Our Wild Calling

Best Magic Fiction
Blaine Readler
Earth Log

Best Mystery/Suspense Fiction
Carl Vonderau
Murderabilia

Best Poetry
Ross Talarico
The Reckoning: New & Selected Poems

Best Wellness
Simonetta Carr
Broken Pieces and the God Who Mends Them

2020 Geisel Winner

Richard Louv
Our Wild Calling: How Connecting With Animals Can
Transform Our Lives—and Save Theirs

Special mention to Geisel Nominee Dominic Carrillo with his submission,
The Unusual Suspects

Congratulations to the SDBA 25th Annual Contest Finalists!

Children’s Fiction
Nancy & Julia Glen
Encinitas Adventures

Suzanne Lowe
The Pirate Princess and the Golden Locket

General Fiction
Susan Daniels
The Genuine Stories

Theodore Axehandle
Bonvoyage

General Nonfiction
Melody Kramer
Lawyers Decoded

Darren Diess & Michelle Gilmore
Eventology: The Science Behind Nonprofit Fundraising

Magic Fiction
C. A. A. Allen
Into the Game: Dungeon Crawl Quest

Mystery/Suspense Fiction
Matt Coyle
Lost Tomorrow

Thank you to all the entrants who submitted!