2013 MWSA Award Winners
ZARBUL MASALHA: 151 Afghan Dari Proverbs by active duty U.S. Navy Captain Edward Zellem which won the Gold Medal for Reference was one of the many highlights in the Military Writers Society of America (MWSA) 2013 book awards ceremony held this year in Dayton, Ohio. The MWSA book awards recognize outstanding military-themed books in a wide range of categories from children to adult. The categories include fiction, non-fiction, spiritual/religious, poetry, business/how to, and others. Entries included works published in traditional and e-book formats. Finalists range from first-time authors to New York Times bestselling writers.
“The annual awards program is MWSA’s most important and exciting function. We focus on content, style, visual, and technique. Each year more active military, veterans, historians, and bestselling writers submit their works and the rich variety of formats includes novels, poetry, and graphic histories. Each year, the competition is more intense, and 2013 is no exception,” said MWSA president and New York Times bestselling author Dwight Jon Zimmerman. “I am particularly proud of Captain Zellem’s award which received praise from officials in the Afghan government”
Zimmerman added, "I also congratulate Author of the Year Bob Doerr, President's Award winner Maria Edwards, and Founder's Award Winner Cathryn Prince. The Author of the Year award recognizes a writer's body of work, and Bob has created an outstanding collection of books that would be an asset to anyone's library. Maria Edwards has been an integral part of MWSA since the beginning, and the organization would not have achieved the success it has without her tireless effort and support. Cathryn Prince's book DEATH IN THE BALTIC highlights the greatest maritime disaster in the world--greater than the sinking of the Titanic--yet one that was almost instantly forgotten in history. Impeccably researched and compellingly written, her book well deserves the Founder's Award."
The Military Writers Society of America is an association of more than 800 authors, poets, artists, and photographers whose core principle is a love of the men and women who defend this nation, and an understanding and respect of their sacrifice and dedication. Below is the complete list of the 2013 MWSA book award winners.
AUTHOR OF THE YEAR
Bob Doerr
PRESIDENT’S AWARD
Maria Edwards
FOUNDER’S AWARD
DEATH IN THE BALTIC
Cathryn Prince
REFERENCE
GOLD MEDAL
ZARBUL MASALHA: 151 Afghan Dari Proverbs
Edward Zellem
HISTORY
GOLD MEDAL
GEORGE 3-7th MARINES: A Brief Glimpse Through Time of a Group of Young Marines
James Nicholson
SILVER MEDAL
BLACKHORSE RIDERS
Phillip Keith
SILVER MEDAL
THE BAD BOY: Bert Hall, Aviator and Mercenary of the Skies
Blaine Pardoe
GOLD MEDAL
CHOSIN FILE
Dale Dye
GOLD MEDAL
DOG SOLDIER MOON
Mike McKendree Long III
GOLD MEDAL
WEDDED TO WAR
Jocelyn Green
SILVER MEDAL
SOLO VIETNAM
Jeanette Vaughan
SILVER MEDAL
FOR GOD AND COUNTRY
Mark Bowlin
SILVER MEDAL
TULLYKILLANE, 1941
David Andrew Westwood
SILVER MEDAL
PASS IN REVIEW – Honor
Brian Utermahlen
HISTORICAL FICTION
BRONZE MEDAL
HAMFIST DOWN
George Nolly
BRONZE MEDAL
THE GIRL WHO SWAM TO ATLANTIS
Elle Thornton
THRILLER/MYSTERY
GOLD MEDAL
THE RENEGADES
Tom Young
SILVER MEDAL
TOM CLANCY PRESENTS: ACT OF VALOR
Dick Couch, George Galdorisi
BRONZE MEDAL
THE RENDITION
Albert Ashforth
SCIENCE FICTION/FANTASY/HORROR
GOLD MEDAL
THE DONORS
Jeffrey Wilson
ROMANCE
SILVER MEDAL
NAVY RULES
Geri Krotow
LITERARY FICTION
GOLD MEDAL
FLASHES OF WAR
Katey Schultz
SILVER MEDAL
CIB: COMBAT INFANTRYMAN BADGE
Wilbur (Bill) Rambow
BRONZE MEDAL
A QUEST FOR SKYE
John Rothdiener
SHORT STORY COLLECTION
GOLD MEDAL
TYING UP WATER AND OTHER STORIES
Ross H. Mackenzie
SILVER MEDAL
MY CORPS: Short Stories and Reflections
Zivojin Rackovitch
CREATIVE NON-FICTION
SILVER MEDAL
LETTERS FOR LOGAN
Debra Bastian
BRONZE MEDAL
THE NIGHT SKY: A Journey from Dachau to Denver and Back
Maria Sutton
HUMOR
SILVER MEDAL
RAPSCALLION SUMMER
David Michaelson
MEMOIR
GOLD MEDAL
MY SPECIAL FORCE: The Warriors That Taught Me the Meaning of Live and Love
H. S. Means
SILVER MEDAL
THIRTY DAYS WITH MY FATHER: Finding Peace from Wartime PTSD
Christal Presley
BRONZE MEDAL
LOVE AT FIRST FLIGHT: Adventures, Exploits, Sacrifices, Risks, and Rewards
Captain W. Stewart Orr USN (ret.) and Fran Orr
BRONZE MEDAL
BACK TO VIETNAM: Tours of the Heart
R. Bruce Logan & Elaine Head
BRONZE MEDAL
SKETCHES OF A BLACK CAT
Ron and Howard Miner
GRAPHICAL
BRONZE MEDAL
CODE WORD: GERONIMO
Dale Dye and Julia Dye
HOW TO: BUSINESS
BRONZE MEDAL
GET RICH IN A NICHE: The Insider’s Guide to Self-Publishing in a Specialized Market
Jeffrey W. Bennett
BRONZE MEDAL
INSIDER’S GUIDE TO SECURITY CLEARANCES
Jeffrey W. Bennett
AUDIO BOOK
SILVER MEDAL
USERNAME
Joyce Faulkner, Performed by M. D. Mullins
BIOGRAPHY
GOLD MEDAL
STILL HAVING FUN: A Portrait of the Military Marriage of Rex and Bettie George 1941-2007
Candace George Thompson
GOLD MEDAL
LIFE ON A $5 BET: Major General Edward J. Mechenbier Linda Swink
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SILVER MEDAL
MY TRUE COURSE: Dutch Van Kirk Northumberland to Hiroshima
Suzanne Simon Dietz
BRONZE MEDAL
SILAS SOULE: A Short, Eventful Life of Moral Courage
Thomas Bensing
SPIRITUAL/RELIGIOUS
GOLD MEDAL
STORIES OF FAITH AND COURAGE FROM THE HOME FRONT
Jocelyn Green
SPIRITUAL/RELIGIOUS continued
GOLD MEDAL
STORIES OF FAITH AND COURAGE FROM THE VIETNAM WAR
Larkin Spivey
SILVER MEDAL
LISTEN FOR THE WHISPERS: Coping With Grief and Learning to Live Again
Kim Kluxen Meredith
POETRY
GOLD MEDAL
PASS THE SALT, DOC
Mike Mullins and Jim Greenwald
GOLD MEDAL
WISHING FOR RAIN
Jim Greenwald
SILVER MEDAL
MITAKUYE OYASIN
Jim Greenwald
CHILDREN: AGES 12 AND BELOW
GOLD MEDAL
HAYSOOS THE HONU
Kristin Barnes
SILVER MEDAL
PICKYSAURUS MAC
Sandra Miller Linhart
BRONZE MEDAL
SPANKY: A Soldier’s Son
Sue LaNeve
BRONZE MEDAL
LION’S PRIDE: A Tail of Deployment
Grace Anne Remey
YOUNG ADULT
GOLD MEDAL
BUTTERFLY DUST
Nubby Grumpins (David Michaelson)
GOLD MEDAL
BACKCOUNTRY FURY: A Sixteen-Year-Old Patriot in the Revolutionary War
Tony Zeiss
SILVER MEDAL
FAMOUS DOGS: Changing History One Dog (& Cat) at a Time)
Pat McGrath Avery
BRONZE MEDAL
GRAND SLAM GROOMING DOGS SPEAK OUT
Pat McGrath Avery