MWSA 2013 Book Awards Finalists
Congratulations to all the Finalists! Medal winners will be announced at the MWSA annual conference in Dayton, Ohio, at our awards banquet on September 28, 2013.
—Dwight Jon Zimmerman, President, Military Writers Society of America
HISTORICAL FICTION
CHOSIN FILE
Dale Dye
DOG SOLDIER MOON
Mike McKendree Long III
FOR GOD AND COUNTRY
Mark Bowlin
HAMFIST DOWN
George Nolly
PASS IN REVIEW – Honor
Brian Utermahlen
SOLO VIETNAM
Jeanette Vaughan
THE GIRL WHO SWAM TO ATLANTIS
Elle Thornton
TULLYKILLANE, 1941
David Andrew Westwood
WEDDED TO WAR
Jocelyn Green
THRILLER/MYSTERY
BROTHERS LOST
David Michaelson
MISTLETOE, MERRIMENT, AND MURDER
Sara Rosett
THE RENEGADES
Tom Young
THE RENDITION
Albert Ashforth
TOM CLANCY PRESENTS: ACT OF VALOR
George Galdorisi
SCIENCE FICTION/FANTASY/HORROR
THE DONORS
Jeffrey Wilson
ROMANCE
NAVY RULES
Geri Krotow
LITERARY FICTION
A QUEST FOR SKYE
John Rothdiener
BUDDY AND GRACE
John Ciarlo
FLASHES OF WAR
Katey Schultz
THE RECIPIENT’S SON: A Novel of Honor
Stephen Phillips
CIB: Combat Infantryman BadgeWilbur (Bill) Rambow
SHORT STORY COLLECTION
MY CORPS: Short Stories and Reflections
Zivojin Rackovitch
TYING UP WATER AND OTHER STORIES
Ross H. Mackenzie
HISTORY
The Kissing Sailor: The Story Behind the Photo That Ended World War II
George Galdorisi
BLACKHORSE RIDERS
Phillip Keith
GEORGE 3-7th MARINES: A Brief Glimpse Through Time of a Group of Young Marines
James Nicholson
SOFT CAP CHRONICLES
J.E. Buck Ballow
THE BAD BOY: Bert Hall, Aviator and Mercenary of the Skies
Blaine Pardoe
THE FIRST CASUALTY: A Vietnam Memoir
Karl Orndorff
MEMOIR
ALTERNATE ROUTE: One Man’s Journey Through the Fog of PTSD
Ray LePoidevin
BACK TO VIETNAM: Tours of the Heart
R. Bruce Logan
I’LL BE IN THE FOURTH GRADE FOREVER
Maria Ruiz
LOVE AT FIRST FLIGHT: Adventures, Exploits, Sacrifices, Risks, and Rewards
Captain W. Stewart Orr USN (ret.) and Fran Orr
RPM ROCKIN’ IN THE FREE WORLD [Author has changed publishers and title]* My Special Force: The Warrior that Taught me the meaning of life and love
H. S. Means
SKETCHES OF A BLACK CAT
Ron and Howard Miner
THIRTY DAYS WITH MY FATHER: Finding Peace from Wartime PTSD
Christal Presley
REFERENCE
ZARBUL MASALHA: 151 Afghan Dari Proverbs
Edward Zellem
BIOGRAPHY
LIFE ON A $5 BET: Major General Edward J. Mechenbier Linda Swink
MY TRUE COURSE: Dutch Van Kirk Northumberland to Hiroshima
Suzanne Simon Dietz
SILAS SOULE: A Short, Eventful Life of Moral Courage
Thomas Bensing
STILL HAVING FUN: A Portrait of the Military Marriage of Rex and Bettie George 1941-2007
Candace George Thompson
HOW TO: BUSINESS
GET RICH IN A NICHE: The Insider’s Guide to Self-Publishing in a Specialized Market
Jeffrey W. Bennett
INSIDER’S GUIDE TO SECURITY CLEARANCES
Jeffrey W. Bennett
CREATIVE NON-FICTION
LETTERS FOR LOGAN
Debra Bastian
THE NIGHT SKY: A Journey from Dachau to Denver and Back
Maria Sutton
HUMOR
RAPSCALLION SUMMER
David Michaelson
SPIRITUAL/RELIGIOUS
LISTEN FOR THE WHISPERS: Coping With Grief and Learning to Live Again
Kim Kluxen Meredith
STORIES OF FAITH AND COURAGE FROM THE HOME FRONT
Jocelyn Green and Karen Whiting
STORIES OF FAITH AND COURAGE FROM THE VIETNAM WAR
Larkin Spivey
GRAPHICAL
CODE WORD: GERONIMO
Dale Dye and Julia Dye
POETRY
MITAKUYE OYASIN
Jim Greenwald
MY PEACEFUL DAD
Ross H. Mackenzie
PASS THE SALT, DOC
Mike Mullins and Jim Greenwald
WISHING FOR RAIN
Jim Greenwald
CHILDREN: AGES 12 AND BELOW
HAYSOOS THE HONU
Kristin Barnes
LION’S PRIDE: A Tail of Deployment
Grace Anne Remey
MISS YOU TO PIECES: A Deployment Story and Project Idea for Kids
Donna M. Purkey
PICKYSAURUS MAC
Sandra Miller Linhart
SPANKY: A Soldier’s Son
Sue LaNeve
YOUNG ADULT
BACKCOUNTRY FURY: A Sixteen-Year-Old Patriot in the Revolutionary War
Tony Zeiss
BUTTERFLY DUST
Nubby Grumpins (David Michaelson)
FAMOUS DOGS: Changing History One Dog (& Cat) at a Time)
Pat McGrath Avery
GRAND SLAM GROOMING DOGS SPEAK OUT
Pat McGrath Avery
AUDIO BOOK
USERNAME
Joyce Faulkner, Performed by M. D. Mullins
AUTHOR OF THE YEAR
Bob Doerr
Del Staecker
Joyce Faulkner
PRESIDENT’S AWARD
No Finalist
FOUNDER’S AWARD
DEATH IN THE BALTIC
Cathryn Prince
IN THE SHADOW OF A BADGE
Lillie Leonardi