2010 MWSA Awards
Fiction
Historical Fiction
HONORABLE MENTION -- Grey Wolf – David Huffman – Winter Park, FL
BRONZE -- For the Fatherland – Walter Zapotoczny, Jr – Los Barriles, Mexico
BRONZE -- Sisters of Valor – Rosalie Turner – Angel Fire, NM
SILVER -- The Great Hour Struck – Gary Varner – Manchester, MO
GOLD -- Days of Smoke – Mark Ozeroff – Port Orange, FL
Literary Fiction
HONORABLE MENTION -- Digger Dogface Brownjob Grunt – Gary Prisk – Bainbridge Island, WA
BRONZE -- The Letter – Jerry Yellin – Vero Beach, FL
SILVER -- Crack Between the Worlds – Carmen Stenholm – Pittsburgh, PA
GOLD -- Internal Conflicts – Flint Whitlock – Denver, CO
Mystery/Thriller
BRONZE -- Dangerous Past – A. F. Ebbers – Austin, TX
SILVER -- Muted Mermaid/Shaved Ice/Chocolate Soup Trilogy – Del Staecker – Lancaster, PA
SILVER -- Child Finder: Resurrection – Mike Angley – Colorado Springs, CO
GOLD -- Saigon Gold – Hugh Scott – Sedona, AZ
GOLD -- Breath of the Choson Dragon – Jack L. Wells – Lakeland, FL
SciFi/Fantasy/Horror
HONORABLE MENTION – Echo of a Distant Planet – Wayne Lutz
SILVER – Rhombus – Bob Gore
Non-Fiction
Creative Non-fiction
HONORABLE MENTION -- America’s Finest – Stephen Peterson – Shawnee, OK
Anthology
GOLD -- Surviving the Folded Flag – Deborah Tainsh – Panama City Beach, FL
Biography
HONORABLE MENTION -- A Life Well-Built—Lee Kelley – St. George, UT
SILVER -- This is Latch: The Story of Admiral Roy L. Hoffmann – Weymouth D. Symmes – Missoula, MT
SILVER -- An American Family in World War II – Sandra O’Connell – Ashburn, VA
GOLD -- An American Knight – Norman Fulkerson – Spring Grove, PA
History
SILVER -- Riding a Donkey Backwards Through Afghanistan – Mick Simonelli – San Antonio, TX
SILVER -- Truman and MacArthur – Don Farinacci – East Northpoint, NY
GOLD -- Fortress Rabaul – Bruce Gamble – Lynn Haven, FL
GOLD -- New Dawn: The Battles for Fallujah – Richard Lowry – Orlando, FL
Memoir
HONORABLE MENTION -- Nam Sense – Arthur Wiknik – Higganum, CT
SILVER -- Roadside Bombs – William Little – Orange City, FL
SILVER -- Missions of Fire and Mercy – William Peterson – Piney Flats, TN
GOLD -- My Last War – Charles Grist – Orlando, FL
How To
SILVER -- The Burntwaters Cook’s Kitchen Guide – David Michaelson – Harrington, WA
GOLD -- A Retailer's Guide to Frugal In-Store Promotion – Carolyn Howard-Johnson – Glendale, CA
Reference
HONORABLE MENTION -- MST: Military Sexual Trauma – Miette Wells – Palestine, TX
HONORABLE MENTION -- 25 FREE References EVERY Texas Veteran Needs to Know – Marylyn Harris – Houston, TX
BRONZE--The Politics & Security of the Gulf – Jeffrey Macris – Annapolis, MD
GOLD--The Military Father – Armin Brott – Oakland, CA
Spiritual/Religious
HONORABLE MENTION -- A Quiet Reality – Emilio Marrero – Coronado, CA
BRONZE --- Faith Deployed – Jocelyn Green – Cedar Falls, IA
SILVER -- Tear in the Dessert – Fr. Ron Camarda – Atlantic Beach, FL
GOLD -- Battlefields and Blessings – Jocelyn Green – Cedar Falls, IA
Military
Air Force
SILVER -- If You Fly Don’t Crash – Charles Bailey – Placentia, CA
SILVER -- Of War and Weddings – Jerry Yellin – Vero Beach, FL
Coast Guard
GOLD -- So That Others May Live – Martha LaGuardia- Kotite – Niceville, FL
Army
BRONZE -- They Were Ready: The 164th Infantry – Terry Shoptaugh – Moorehead, MN
SILVER -- A Hill Called White Horse – Anthony Sobieski – Philadelphia, PA
GOLD -- Porcelain on Steel – Donna McAleer – Park City, UT
GOLD -- The Texas Gun Club – Mark Bowlin – Flower Mound, TX
Marines
HONORABLE MENTION -- And My Mother Danced with Chesty Puller – Bruce Hoffman – Dahlonega, GA
SILVER -- The Road to Iwo Jima – Tom McGraham – Murrieta, CA
GOLD -- Immediate Response – Clare McNaughton – Poole, Dorset, England
Navy
HONORABLE MENTION -- War on the Rivers – Weymouth D. Symmes – Missoula, MT
BRONZE -- Paper Dragon, Wooden Ship – Jack L. Wells – Lakeland, FL
SILVER -- How Can You Mend This Purple Heart – Terry Gould – Murfreesboro, TN
GOLD -- Shore Duty – Stewart Harris – Sequim, WA
Artistic
Graphic
GOLD -- The Vietnam War: A Graphic History – Dwight J. Zimmerman – Brooklyn, NY
Pictorial
HONORABLE MENTION -- MARG: America's Military Aircraft – Nicholas Veronico and Ron Strong – San Carlos, CA, Dublin. CA (respectively)
BRONZE --- Fields of War – Robert Mueller – Arlington Heights, IL
SILVER -- Cold War Peacemaker – Don Pyeatt and Dennis R. Jenkins – Fort Worth. TX, Cape Canaveral, FL, (respectively)
GOLD -- Lockheed Blackbird Family – Tony Landis – Tehachapi, CA
Poetry – Single Poem
GOLD -- POW/MIA – Mike Mullins – Windfall, IN
Poetry – Book of Poetry
HONORABLE MENTION -- She Wore Emerald Then – Carolyn Howard-Johnson & Magdelena Ball – Glendale, CA
GOLD -- Twisted Tongues – jim greenwald --New Paris, PA and Ruth Gerhardt – Benton, PA
Children
Children Under 12
BRONZE -- Momma’s Boots – Sandra Linhart – Canon City, CO
SILVER -- The ABC’s of OCD – Kathleen Dunn – Pittsburgh, PA
SILVER -- Daddy’s Boots – Sandra Linhart – Canon City, CO
GOLD -- My Sailor Dad – Ross Mackenzie – Norfolk, VA
Young Adult
HONORABLE MENTION -- My Story: Blogs by Four Military Teens – Michelle Sherman and Anne Sherman – Oklahoma City, OK, and Woodbury, MN
BRONZE -- Tecumsah: Shooting Star of the Shawnee – Dwight J. Zimmerman – Brooklyn, NY
SILVER -- Firefight on Brown Water – Lynn Salsi – Greensboro, TN
GOLD -- Finding My Way: A Teenager's Guide to Living with a Parent Who Has Experienced Trauma – Michelle Sherman and DeAnne Sherman – Oklahoma City, OK
Audio Books
SILVER -- Kings of the Green Jelly Moon – Mike Mullins (Windfall, IN), James Jellerson (Kaneohe, HI), Lloyd King (Lafayette, LA), and jim greenwald (New Paris, PA)
SILVER -- Lucky Enough – Eddie Beesley – Edmond, OK
GOLD -- Vietnam in Verse – Mike Mullins – Windfall, IN
Musical CD
SILVER -- Sailing Away – James Jellerson –Kaneohe, HI
GOLD -- Way Back Home – Jeff Senour & CTS – Mesa, AZ
MWSA President’s Award
Charlayne Henry – Pittsburgh, PA
MWSA Founder’s Award
Uncommon Valor -- Dwight Zimmerman