2014 MWSA Book Award Winners
I'm proud to announce the 2014 MWSA Book Award winners! Congratulations, everyone!
2014 MWSA Award Winners
President’s Award
Joyce Faulkner
Founder’s Award
CTS [Music Video – “Hit-N-Run”]
Historical Fiction:
Gold Medal
Eyes of the Blind by John Huffman
Gold Medal
The Dark Side of Glory by Richard McMahon
Silver Medal
Widow of Gettysburg by Jocelyn Green
Silver Medal
Firehammer by Ric Hunter
Bronze Medal
When Wars Were Won by Hugh Aaron
Bronze Medal
Flying into the Storm by Bill Norris
Thriller/Mystery:
Gold Medal
Fear of Beauty by Susan Froetschel
Silver Medal
Cochabamba Conspiracy by Brinn Colenda
Silver Medal
The Warriors by Tom Young
Bronze Medal
Revolution 2016: Take Back America by Lee Boyland & Vista Boyland
Bronze Medal
Amazon Moon by Glenn Starkey
Sci-Fi/Fantasy/Horror:
Silver Medal
Restless Hearts, What if Fallen Heroes Could Go Home by Dennis Baker
Bronze Medal
Fade to Black by Jeffrey Wilson
Romance: Gold Medal
Forget Me Not by Heather Ashby
Bronze Medal
Silks and Sands by Kathi Rowe
Anthology:
Silver Medal
Home of the Brave: Somewhere in the Sand by Jeffrey Hess
Short Story Collection:
Bronze Medal
Night Flares: Six Tales of the Vietnam War by Robert M. Pacholik
History:
Gold Medal
Georgia Remembers Gettysburg: A Collection of First-Hand Accounts Written by Georgia Soldiers
by J. Keith Jones
Gold Medal
The Fires of October
by Blaine L. Pardoe
Silver Medal
Red Markers, Close Air Support for the Vietnamese Airborne, 1962-1975
by Gary Willis
Silver Medal
America’s Greatest Blunder by Burton Yale Pines
Bronze Medal
Valor in Vietnam 1963-1977 Chronicles of Honor, Courage, and Sacrifice
by Allen Clark
Bronze Medal
The Great War Dawning by Joe Robinson
Memoir:
Gold Medal
DaNang Diary: A Forward Air Controller’s Gun Sight View of Flying with SOG
by Tom Yarborough
Silver Medal
After Action: The True Story of a Cobra Pilot’s Journey
by Dan Sheehan
Bronze Medal
All I Could Be: My Story as a Woman Warrior in Iraq
by Miyoko Hikiji
Biography:
Gold Medal
Hal Moore: A Soldier Once…and Always
by Mike Guardia
Silver Medal
Walter Goes to War – WWII
by Dick Hrebik
Bronze Medal
West Point Leadership: Profiles of Courage
by D.E. Rice, J.A. Vigna, and G.E. Mathieson Sr.
Reference:
Gold Medal
Backbone History, Traditions, and Leadership Lessons of the Marine Corps NCO’s
by Julia Dye
Silver Medal
U.S. Army and Marine Corps MRAPS
by Mike Guardia
Bronze Medal
Fields of War: Battle of Normandy
by Robert Mueller
Creative Non-Fiction:
Silver Medal
The Road to Frogmore: Turning Slaves into Citizens by Carolyn P.Schriber
Bronze Medal
Unheralded Heroes by Thomas vanHees
Humor:
Bronze Medal
Congressional Integrity
by David Michaelson
Spiritual/Religious:
Bronze Medal
“Endowed by Their Creator:” A Collection of Historic Military Prayers by Colonel Robert D. Ray
Poetry:
Gold Medal
Twisted Tongues Vol. 2 “The Invisible Americans” Native American Historical Poetry
by jim greenwald
Bronze Medal
Shadows of Combat, Poetry about the Vietnam Era
by Richard C. Geschke & Robert A. Toto
Children Ages 12 and Under:
Silver Medal
Mixed Up; my ant’s mysteries by Sandra Miller Linhart
Silver Medal
Fun Days in Pittsburgh by Pat McGrath Avery and Joyce Faulkner
Silver Medal
A Sergeant in the House by Betty Turnbull & Susan Senning
Bronze Medal
Good Night Captain Mama: Buenas Noches Captain Mama
by Graciela Tiscareno-Sato
Young Adult:
Gold Medal
Believing in Horses, Too by Valerie Ormond
Bronze Medal
No Surrender Soldier by Christine Kohler
Bronze Medal
The Adventures of Gopher Piddington by David Michaelson
WILLIAM E. MAYER AWARD FOR LITERARY OR ARTISTIC EXCELLENCE
Gold Medal
jim greenwald for “pen on paper – begin”
Silver Medal
Richard Geschke for “Lost and Found”
MWSA/Phoenix Police Department Student Writing Contest Anelyse Regelbrugge 1st. Place for “Many Hearts Make Light Troubles” Kate Howard 2nd Place for “Judgment Day” Socorro Nieves 3rd Place for “The Person I Admire Most: Officer Moore”