Theodor S. Geisel Award
Drusilla Campbell, The Good Sister
Brian and LJ Joyner have generously pledged $5,000 as an incentive for the San Diego Writers, Ink community to match that amount, with all matched proceeds going to the Drusilla Campbell Scholarship and Outreach Fund since her passing in 2014.
Published Books
Nonfiction
General Nonfiction (Tie)
Judy Reeves, A Writer’s Book of Days
General Nonfiction (Tie)
Marlene Wagman-Geller, Eureka!
Children’s Nonfiction – Tie
Eric Blehm, Molly the Owl
Children’s Nonfiction – Tie
Judith P. Josephson, Why Did Cherokees Move West?
Memoir
Jessica O’Dwyer, Mamalita: An Adoption Memoir
Biography
Diane Welch, Lilian J. Rice: Architect of Rancho Santa Fe
Military & Politics
Jay Stout, The Men Who Killed the Luftwaffe
Business
Tom Goad, The First-Time Trainer
Local Interest
Nelson Copp, Cycling the Trails of San Diego
Cookbook (Tie)
Jeff Rossman, From Terra’s Table
Cookbook (Tie)
Yuan Wang, Warren Sheir, and Mika Ono, Ancient Wisdom, Modern Kitchen
Travel
Lois Joy Hofmann, Maiden Voyage
Science
Nancy Knowlton, Citizens of the Sea
Self-help & Inspirational
Diana Hoppe, Healthy Sex Drive, Healthy You
Spiritual
Michele Hébert, The Tenth Door: An Adventure Through the Jungles of EnlightenmentPublished Books—Fiction
General Fiction
Harold M. Bergsma, Cries in the Night: Mimi’s Travail
Picture Book
Mara Price, Grandma’s Chocolate
Young Adult – (Tie)
Laura McNeal, Dark Water
Young Adult – (Tie)
John O’Melveny Woods, Return to Treasure Island
Mystery
Ken Kuhlken, The Biggest Liar in Los Angele
Political/Legal Thriller
Bob Hamer, Enemies Among Us
Contemporary
Drusilla Campbell, The Good Sister
Short Story Collection
Amber Lenore Winckler, The Distribution of Fluids
Anthology
San Diego Writers, Ink, A Year in Ink, San Diego Writers Ink Anthology Volume 3
Sci-Fi & FantasyBlaine C. Readler, Monsters in the Attic
Action/SuspenseLinda Schroeder, Artists & Thieves
Historical – (Tie)
Ellen Bryson, The Transformation of Bartholomew Fortuno
Historical – (Tie)Laurel Corona, Penelope’s DaughterPublished Books—Literary
PoetryShadab Zeest Hashmi, Baker of TarifaUnpublished Works
Unpublished Novel, AdultDouglas P. Lathrop, “Reconquista”
Unpublished Novel, Children
Lisa M. Davis, “Captured: The Finlays and the Fae”
Unpublished Short StoryMichelle Yipez, “Butterfly Tatoo”
Unpublished MemoirRick Hill, “We’re All from Somewhere Else”
FINALISTS
Unpublished Novel Adult
Marsha Jean MacDonald, “Absence of Light”
Suzanne De Cayette-Nadel, “Widow’s Weeds”
Douglas P. Lathrop, “Reconquista”
John Mullen, “Digital Dick”
Unpublished Novel, Children
Lisa M. Davis, “Captured: The Finlays and the Fae”
Laurie Richards, “[email protected]”
Short Story
Madhushree Ghosh, “The Whisper of Dead Wings”
Margaret Harmon, “One Piece of Perfection”
Helen McKenna, “Right Next to Pink Flamingos”
Michele Yipez, “Butterfly Tattoo”
Unpublished Memoir
Jack Beddows The Amazing Adventures of Captain Immunity
Rick Hill We’re All from Somewhere Else
Published Poetry
C.A. Lindsay “Angels of My Life”
Christine Renhard Stenstrom “Cherry Blossom Trees Literary Writings and Artworks”
Shadab Zeest Hashmi “Baker of Tarifa”
Poetry Chapbooks
Harold M. Bergsma “Soft Shoe in the Rain”
Jackleen Holton “She Talks in Our Sleep”
Jill Moses “All My Cities Have Bridges”
Published Books—Nonfiction
General Nonfiction
Richard Lederer “The Gift of Age”
Judy Reeves “A Writer’s Book of Days”
Marlene Wagman-Geller “Eureka”
Children’s Nonfiction
Eric Blehm “Molly the Owl”
Simonetta Carr “John Owen”
Irene T. Hunt “Queen Iween’s To Be A Honey Bee, Like Me!”
Judith P. Josephson “Why Did Cherokees Move West?”
Memoir
Milt Kogan “Diary of the Ouagadougou Doc”
Jessica O’Dwyer “Mamalita: An Adoption Memoir”
Scott J. Stevenson “Looks Easy Enough”
Biography
Norm DeWitt “Grand Prix Motorcycle Racers”
Arlene Lochridge “A Fish Out of Water”
Jane Mitchell “One on One”
Ron Pastore and John O’Melveny Woods “Jesse James’ Secret”
Diane Welch “Lilian J. Rice: Architect”
Military & Politics
Sue Diaz “Minefields of the Heart”
Jay Stout “The Men Who Killed the Luftwaffe”
Eric Blehm “The Only Thing Worth Dying For”
Business
Holly Berkley “Low-Budget Online Marketing”
Wendi Brick “The Science of Service”
Tom Goad “The First-Time Trainer”
Bob Nelson and Stephen Lundin “Ubuntu!”
Local Interest
Nelson Copp “Cycling the Trails of San Diego”
Katrina Pescador, Karen Raines, Pam Gay, and Nelson Chase “Wheels to Wings”
Alan Renga and Mark Mentges “Images of Aviation”
Cookbook
Chefs Press “Top Tables Coronodo”
Jeff Rossman “From Terra’s Table”
Yuan Wang, Warren Sheir, and Mika Ono “Ancient Wisdom, Modern Kitchen”
Travel
Maggie Espinosa “The Privileged Pooch”
Lois Joy Hofmann “Maiden Voyage”
Marshall Lubin “From Boys 2 Men”
Science
Nancy Knowlton “Citizens of the Sea”
Alan Evans, Kendall Martin, and Mary Anne Poatsy “Technology in Action 7th”
Sherry Seethaler “Curious Folks Ask”
Self-help & Inspirational
Diana Hoppe “Healthy Sex Drive, Healthy You”
Annellen M Simpkins and C. Alexander Simpkins “Neuro-Hypnosis”
Annellen M Simpkins and C. Alexander Simpkins “Meditation and Yoga in Psychotherapy”
Janet F. Williams “You Don’t Ask, You Don’t Get”
Spiritual
Michele Hébert “The Tenth Door: An Adventure Through the Jungles of Enlightenment”
Robert Lauer and Jeanette Lauer “Forgiving Yourself“
Zara Marselian “The Soul Speaks”
Published Books—Fiction
General Fiction
Hal Altenbern “A Modern Samson and Delilah Story with a Happy Ending”
Harold M. Bergsma “Cries in the Night: Mimi’s Travail”
Margaret Dilloway “How to Be an American Housewife”
Gary Friedly “Bridge Over the Valley”
Picture Book
Anne C. Bromley “The Lunch Thief”
Edith Hope Fine and Angel Demos Halpin “Water, Weed, and Wait”
Mara Price “Grandma’s Chocolate”
Young Adult
Marty Martins “The Blizzard”
Laura McNeal “Dark Water”
John O’Melveny Woods “Return to Treasure Island”
Mystery
David Bajo “Panopticon”
Richard Hicks “Crossing Borders”
Andrew E. Kaufman “While the Savage Sleeps”
Ken Kuhlken “The Biggest Liar in Los Angeles”
Political/Legal Thriller
David W. Aossey “Instruments of the State”
Joshua Graham “Beyond Justice”
Bob Hamer: Enemies Among Us”
Contemporary
Drusilla Campbell “The Good Sister”
Jim Miller “Flash”
Bobbe Tatreau “Once Upon a House”
Short Story Collection
Brandon Cesmat “When Pigs Fall in Love”
Harold Jaffe “Anti-Twitter: 150 50-Word Stories”
Julie Ann Weinstein “Flashes from the Other World”
Amber Lenore Winckler “The Distribution of Fluids”
Anthology
Lake San Marcos Writers “Refelctions by The Lake San Marcos Writers”
Southern California Haiku Study Group “An Island of Egrets”
San Diego Writers, Ink (Jericho Brown and Laurel Corona eds.) “A Year in Ink, San Diego Writers Ink Anthology Volume 4”
Robert Lundy and Elizabeth Yahn Williams eds. “Summation 2009-10: The Merging of Art and Poetry”
Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Joan Brady “The Ghost of Mt. Soledad”
F.J. Dagg “The Lowlands of Heaven”
Blaine C. Readler “The Worth of Smart” and “Monsters in the Attic”
Action/Suspense
Dee Detarsio “The Scent of Jade”
Keith Jones “The Suspicious Spouse”
Linda Schroeder “Artists & Thieves”
Historical
Ellen Bryson “The Transformation of Bartholomew Fortuno”
Laurel Corona “Penelope’s Daughter”
Zohreh Ghahremani “Sky of Red Poppies”
Donald C. Lee “Eclipse of the Bright Moon”