2012 MWSA Award Winners

MWSA 2012 Award Winners

Founders Award
Medals, Flags and Memories
by Stacey & John Holley

Presidents Award
Terry Gould
Chris Wyatt
Jim Greenwald

Author of the Year
Michael Angley

Historical Fiction
Project Seven Alpha  by Leland C. Shanlee Jr.    Gold Medal
A Passel of Hate by Joe Epley   Silver Medal
The Power and the Glory by William C. Hammond   Silver Medal
No Paved Roads to Freedom by Sharon Rushton   Bronze Medal
Pass in Review-Duty by Brian Utermahlen   Bronze Medal
A Wound in the Mind by Francis J. Partel   Honorable Mention
Aldric & Anneliese by Harry E. Gilleland Jr.   First Runner-Up

Thriller/Mystery
Child Finder: Revelation by Michael Angley   Gold Medal
Silent Enemy by Thomas W. Young   Gold Medal
Solomon’s Men by Glenn Starkey   Silver Medal
Another Colorado Kill by Bob Doerr   Silver Medal
Mining Sacred Ground by David E. Knop   Bronze Medal
Rogue Crusader by John R. Monteith   Honorable Mention
Black Wings by Kathleen Jabs   First Runner-Up
Wraith by James R. Hannibal   Second Runner-Up

Science Fiction
The Warrior Among Us by Dick Hrebik   Bronze Medal
The Centauri Intervention by David Michaelson   Honorable Mention
Bittersweet Colony by David Michaelson  First Runner-Up


Literary Fiction
True Surrender by Tracey Cramer-Kelly   Gold Medal
Small as a Mustard Seed by Shelli Johnson   Silver Medal
Seven Lives to Repay Our Country by Edward H. Carpenter   Bronze Medal
Lost in the Blue Room by Richard Barone   Honorable Mention
A Golden Weekend by Larry Carello   First Runner-Up

Short Story Collection
Tales Mark Twain Would Have Loved to Steal by Glenn Wasson   Gold Medal

Military Super Romance
Your Gift to Me by Bonnie Latino & Bob Vale   Gold Medal

History
That Time, That Place, That War by Margaret Brown   Gold Medal
The Insurgency in Chechnya by Robert W. Schaeffer   Gold Medal
The Boys of Diamond Hill by J. Keith Jones   Gold Medal
CALLSIGN: SPECTRE by Jeff Noecker   Honorable Mention

Memoir
In the Gray Area  by Seth Folsom   Gold Medal
In Our Duffel Bags  by Richard C. Geschke & Robert A. Toto   Silver Medal
G-Day, Rendezvous with Eagles   by Stephen D. Wiehe   Bronze Medal
Follow Me  by Elizabeth Carroll Foster  Honorable Mention
Surviving Serendipity  by Lawrence Enders  Honorable Mention
Letters From Long Binh  by  Randy Mixter   Honorable Mention
Crossing the Line   by William “Bill” Cain   First Runner-Up
Hollywood Through My Eyes  by Monica Lewis Lang   Second Runner-Up
South of Heaven  by Daniel Flores  Second Runner-Up
 
Biography
Fahim Speaks  by Fahim Fazli w/ Michael Moffett   Gold Medal
Front Toward Enemy  by Barbara Allen   Silver Medal
W.I.A. (Wounded in Action  by Thomas C. Robison  Silver Medal
Shadow Commander  by Mike Guardia   Bronze Medal
Marcia Gates: Angel of Bataan  by Melissa Bowersock  Honorable Mention
My Friends & Heroes  by Allen F. Hooker   Honorable Mention

Reference
Henry Ford’s Moving Picture Show  by  Phillip W. Stewart   Gold Medal

How-to/Business
Separated by Duty  by Shellie Vandevoorde   Gold Medal
The Frugal Book Promoter  by Carolyn Howard-Johnson  Silver Medal
The Second Mouse Gets the Cheese  by Carolyn Schriber   Silver Medal
Many Genres One Craft: Lessons in Writing  by Lynn Salsi  Bronze Medal
DOD Security Clearances & Contract Guidebook  by Jeffrey W. Bennett   Honorable Mention
You Can’t Outsource Weight Loss  by Ed Boullianne   First Runner-Up

Creative Non-Fiction
Military Fly Moms  by Linda Maloney   Gold Medal
The Hidden Legacy of World War ll  by Carol Schultz Vento   Silver Medal

Humor
Staff Monkeys  by Peter Clark   Honorable Mention

Spiritual/Religious
Miracles of the American Revolution  by Larkin Spivey   Gold Medal
Faith Deployed…Again  by Jocelyn Green   Silver Medal
God in the Trenches  by  Larkin Spivey   Bronze Medal
Missing Max  by Julie Burget Schrock   Honorable Mention
In the Shadow of a Badge  by Lillie Leonardi   First Runner-Up
Walking the Tiger’s Path  by  Paul Kendel   Second Runner-Up

Poetry
Depictions  by Chuck Habermehl   Gold Medal
Emotional mélange  by  jim greenwald   Gold Medal
Deeper Into the Pond  by Carolyn Howard-Johnson & M. Ball   Bronze Medal

Children Age 12 & Below
Jack & the Dragon  by  Lyn Salsi   Gold Medal
My Daddy is a Marine  by Alia Reese   Gold Medal
When Grandma’s False Teeth Fly  by Mary Lee   Silver Medal

Young Adult
Believing in Horses  by Valerie Ormond   Gold Medal
Saga of the Sioux  by Dwight Jon Zimmerman   Gold Medal

If you did not attend the conference you can contact the Lead Reviewer to arrange for shipment of your award.