2000 EPIC Award WINNERS and SPECTRUM AWARD
The First Annual EPIC Award Winners
The winners of the first annual EPIC Awards, given by Electronically Published Internet Connection (EPIC) to the best electronic books (ebooks) in fifteen categories were announced and physical award given to those present on August 26, 2000 at the EPIC Conference's gala award. The rest of the awards will be sent to the winners.
All ebooks published prior to January 1, 2000 were eligible for the award and almost 200 authors entered. The categories were judged by members of EPIC, all published authors. After the first round of judging, the works of the finalists were sent to another panel of judges and winners in all fifteen categories were selected. The judges were unanimous in declaring the judging was difficult because all the books were so good.
Prior to the EPIC Awards, The Florence Moyer Service Award, named in honor of one of EPIC's founders and given to the member who, in the opinion of the membership, has served the most in promoting EPIC's continued well-being was presented to Mary Z. Wolf, a tireless worker in the field of Electronic Publishing.
ANTHOLOGY
- **WINNER** The Administrator by S. Joan Popek (The Fiction Works)
CHILDRENS
- **WINNER** Blue Hands, Blue Cloth by Shirley Parenteau (Hard Shell Word Factory)
CONTEMPORARY ROMANCE
- **WINNER** Murphy's Law by Rebecca Sinclair (Hard Shell Word Factory)
PARANORMAL ROMANCE
- **WINNER** The Raven's Lady by Anne Manning (New Concepts Publishing)
FANTASY
- **WINNER** The Rainbow Bridge by Karen McCullough (Dreams Unlimited)
HISTORICAL
- **WINNER** The Legend of Lejube Rogue by Patricia White (Crossroadspub.com)
HISTORICAL ROMANCE
- **WINNER** Devil's Knight by Geri Borcz (New Concepts Publishing)
HORROR (TIE!)
- **WINNER** Dark Changeling by Margaret Carter (Hard Shell Word Factory)
- **WINNER** Dream Thieves by Steven Lee Climer (Hard Shell Word Factory)
INSPIRATIONAL
- **WINNER** Angel Mine by Deborah Milton (Petals of Life)
MYSTERY
- **WINNER** Hat Trick by Louise Crawford (Hard Shell Word Factory)
NON-FICTION
- **WINNER** The Search for Jack London by Jerome Lofgren (Bookmice)
SCIENCE FICTION
- **WINNER** Raven's Heart by Jennifer Dunne (New Concepts Publishing)
SINGLE TITLE/MAINSTREAM
- **WINNER** The Music Maker by Joyce Cantor (Dreams Unlimited)
THRILLER
- **WINNER** A Caduceus is for Killing by Diana Kirk (Hard Shell Word Factory)
YOUNG ADULT
- **WINNER** Under a Bear Moon by Carrie Masek (Hard Shell Word Factory)
Also awarded were the Spectrum 2000 Awards, cover awards voted on by EPIC's member and presented to the artists of the winning covers.
SPECTRUM AWARD (Cover Art) (TIE!)
- **WINNER** Passion of the Drums by artist Rosalie More (The
Fiction Works)
- **WINNER** Song of Isis by artist Dirk Wolf (Hard Shell Word Factory)
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