EPIC Awards 2003    

2003 EPIC Award and QUASAR
FINALISTS AND WINNERS

The awards were presented on March 6, 2003 at the EPICon 2003 gala banquet in Tampa, Florida.

ACTION/ADVENTURE

• **WINNER** THE JOURNEY By James Bailey - Virtualbookworm.com
• DARK By Annie Keller - SunnySide Up Publishing
• S.E.W. (Society For Emigrant Women) By Ann Fillmore - Boson Books
• THE GOLDEN LEGEND By Robert Legleitner - Write Words, Inc.
• RING OF STONE By Hugh McCracken - BeWrite Books
• AMELIA By H. Mendez and C. Shary - SynergEbooks

ANTHOLOGY

• **WINNER** SHIFTERS By Jane Toombs, Myra Nour, Jennifer Dunne and Robin Bayne - New Concepts Publishing
• NO RAIN, NO RAINBOWS By Betty Jo Schuler - Atlantic Bridge
• RIEVISIONS By Rie Sheridan - SunnySide Up Publishing
• DARK HARBORS By Howard Hopkins - Atlantic Bridge
• HOLIDAY HEARTS By Linda Bleser, Leta Nolan Childers, Elizabeth Delisi, and Kathleen Culligan Techler - DiskUs

CHILDRENS

• **WINNER** HYPER HARRY By Patricia H. Aust - New Concepts Publishing
• HANNE’S FAREWELL TO JUAREZ by Sara Olds - Wings ePress
• AEROBELLA By A.J. Russo & Myra Derbyshire - HyperTech Media
• MY GRANDMOTHER’S WEDDING By Valerie Hardin - Street Saint Publications
• INSIDE A SNAIL SHELL By JennaKay Francis - Writers Exchange

CONTEMPORARY ROMANCE

• **WINNER** LAST RESORT By Cheryl Norman - Wings ePress
• NEXT YEAR’S PROMISE By Karen Hudgins - Wings ePress
• LOVE AT THE TOP By Susanne Marie Knight - Novel Books, Inc.
• THIEF OF HEARTS By MaryJanice Davidson - Ellora's Cave
• MUSIC OF MY HEART By Dana Elian - Echelon Press
• NO ORDINARY HERO By Barri Bryan - New Concepts Publishing

FANTASY/PARANORMAL/SCIENCE FICTION ROMANCE

• **WINNER** FINDERS KEEPERS By Linnea Sinclair - Novel Books, Inc.
• BLOOD WILL TELL By Jean Lorrah - Awe-Struck Ebooks
• DISCOVERY By Terran Moffat - Zapstone
• MAGICK By Mary Taffs - Awe-Struck Ebooks
• LIONHEART By Kate Douglas - Ellora's Cave
• JANUS IS A TWO-HEADED GOD By Susanne Marie Knight - Awe-Struck Ebooks

FANTASY

• **WINNER** SHADOW PRINCE By Jennifer Dunne - New Concepts Publishing
• THE TOWER By Jennifer Dunne - New Concepts Publishing
• THE SPIRIT DOGS OF SIRIUS By Kate Saundby - Double Dragon
• TROLLS By N.D. Hansen-Hill - Parade Books
• DAYSPRING DAWNING By Jeannine Berry - Novel Books, Inc.

FLORENCE MOYER SERVICE AWARD

Presented to honor an individual, nominated and voted on by the membership, for exemplary service to the organization.

• **WINNER** Patricia White

FRIEND OF E-PUBLISHING AWARD

Presented to an individual outside of the organization for his or her dedication to electronic publishing.

• **WINNER** Piers Anthony -- EPICon 2003 KeyNote Speaker and Bestselling Author for maintaining an extensive ePublisher's list with recommendations, etc.

HISTORICAL

• **WINNER** GENESEE By Juliet Waldron - Jacobyte
• THE JOSHUA MACHINE By James H. Clay - Bookbooters
• A BRIEF MADNESS By Robert Legleitner - Write Words, Inc.
• TIME FOR ALEXANDER By Jennifer Macaire - Jacobyte
• HIS MAJESTY’S ENVOY By Richard Patton - Zumaya

HISTORICAL ROMANCE

• **WINNER** SALLY SWEET’S SISTER By Sarah Winn - RFI West
• TO LAST A LIFETIME By Patricia Lucas White - Hard Shell Word Factory
• YORKSHIRE By Lynne Connolly - Novel Books, Inc.
• WHITE EAGLE’S LADY By Pamela Johnson - Echelon Press
• THE MAGIC TOKEN By Susanne Marie Knight - LionHearted

HORROR

• **WINNER** WOODLINE By Lawrence Crossett - LTDBooks
• ENDLESS PLACE By William Calabrese - Wings ePress
• GRAVE IMAGERY By N.D. Hansen-Hill - Clocktower
• THE OTHER SIDE OF THE DOOR By C.C. Hammond - Echelon Press
• THE CRAVING By T.K. Sheils - LTDBooks

INSPIRATIONAL

• **WINNER** A NECKLACE OF WARM SNOW By Brenda Townsend Hall - Zander Ebooks
• A SUMMER KNIGHT’S TALE By Rhonda Chervin & Gene Grandy - Francis Isidore Press
• A SEASON FOR LOVE By Lauralee Bliss - Awe-Struck Ebooks
• LITTLE FLOWERS By Kathryn Lively - Francis Isidore Press
• REBECCA By Edward Arnold - Computer Classics

MYSTERY

• **WINNER** THE PRIDE OF PEACOCK By Josh Hardin - Wordbeams
• DEADLY TRAIL By Marilyn Meredith - Hard Shell Word Factory
• NIGHTMARES By Bobbie Vetter Fite - RFI West
• CHILL FACTOR By Paul Diamond - Zander Ebooks
• DEADLY DIAMONDS By Judith R. Parker - Wings ePress

NON-FICTION—HOW-TO

• **WINNER** BECOMING YOUR OWN CRITIQUE PARTNER By Janet Walters & Jane Toombs - RFI West
• ANXIETY DISORDER WORKBOOK By Mary Ellen Popkin - Awe-Struck Ebooks
• HOW TO PROMOTE, ADVERTISE & MARKET YOUR PUBLISHED BOOK By Arline Chase and Mary Cox-Bilz - Ebooksonthe.net
• KID SAFE By Joan Bramsch and Pam Coronado - JB Information Station
• THE FABJOB.COM GUIDE TO BECOMING A MANAGEMENT CONSULTANT By Jennie S. Bev - FabJob.com

NON-FICTION—PHILOSOPHY

• **WINNER** RE:VIEWING, THINKING, TURNING By Alan Wittbecker - Ebooksonthe.net
• SAINTS OF THE JUBILEE By Tim Drake, Robert Royal, Ann Ball and Kathryn Lively - 1st Books
• DIGGERS By Viktors Duks - Boson Books
• ONE YEAR LATER By Joan Bramsch - JB Information Station

POETRY

• **WINNER** AMERICAN LYRICON By Joel L. Young - SynergEbooks
• CHURCH STREET IS BURNING By David Halliday - David Halliday
• WHEN LOVE SPELLS ATTACK By Valerie Hardin - Tarbutton Press
• DANCING ON THE EDGE By Rie Sheridan - SunnySide Up Publishing

QUASAR AWARD (Cover Art)

Determined by a membership vote.

• **WINNER** WHISPERS OF A TRYST - Jim Warren and Christine Poe
• ANGEL ON THE MOUNTAIN - Ariana Overton
• BEASTS ARE US - Dirk Wolf
• BEYOND STONE AND STEEL - Mary Wolf
• DEADLY DIAMONDS - Crystal Laver
• DESERT DREAMS - Ariana Overton
• ENCHANTED COTTAGE - Ariana Overton
• NO ORDINARY HERO - Eliza Black
• SHIFTERS - Eliza Black

ROMANTIC SUSPENSE

• **WINNER** PICTURE OF GUILT By Helen Haddad - RFI West
• BEYOND INNOCENCE By Erin Fox - Wings ePress
• SHADOWED PARADISE By Blair Bancroft - RFI West
• NIGHTMARE RUN By Christine Janssen - Wings ePress
• LOVE THROUGH A STRANGER’S EYES By Jan Springer - Wings ePress
• DANCING WITH THE DEVIL By Patricia Crossley - Atlantic Bridge
• NOTHING TO HIDE By Jeanette Marie Powell - New Concepts Publishing

SCIENCE FICTION

• **WINNER** FALLEN CITY By Greg Austin and Rick Sellers - Zumaya
• WAGES OF JUSTICE By Kate Saundby - Double Dragon
• BROWNE CANDIDATE By Nicole Givens Kurtz - Crystal Dreams
• MIND TRAP By Tony Ruggiero - RFI West
• THE L’AROBI FRAME By E.L. Noel - Writers Exchange

SINGLE TITLE/MAINSTREAM

• **WINNER** THE BLUE MOSAIC VASE By Christy Shary - SynergEbooks
• THE NIGHTINGALE MAN By Jane Toombs - Hard Shell Word Factory
• PEGGY DOES A RUNNER By Trisha FitzGerald-Petri - Puff Adder Books
• RELUCTANT HEARTS By Karen Wiesner - Hard Shell Word Factory
• THE IMAGE OF CHRISTIAN By J. Crispin-Ripley - Double Dragon

THRILLER

• **WINNER** DEADLY VISITS By Janet Brown - New Concepts Publishing
• LOST ALMOST By Lynnette Baughman - Wings ePress
• DEATH BENEFITS By Monette Michaels - LTDBooks
• WHILE HYENAS LAUGH By Judith Parker - Wings ePress
• THE BLOOD CIRCLE By Ellen Anthony - Zumaya

WESTERN

• **WINNER** LISTEN TO THE MOCKINGBIRD By Penny Rudolph - Zumaya
• REDEMPTION By Morgan J. Blake - Atlantic Bridge
• THE DARK RIDERS By Howard Hopkins - Atlantic Bridge

YOUNG ADULT

• **WINNER** SPIRIT SINGER By Edward Willett - Awe-Struck Ebooks
• **WINNER** PAINTED WITH SHADOWS By Becca De La Rosa - LTDBooks
• TIME IN A BOTTLE By Karen Anzalone - Wings ePress
• LURA’S OREGON TRAIL ADVENTURE By Ellen Anthony - Wings ePress
• SECRETS OF A SUMMER SPY By Janice Jones - Double Dragon