Congratulations! ZENOBIA- Birth of a Legend placed Bronze in the Historical Fiction

The 2012 Independent Publisher Book Awards

The results of the 16^th annual Independent Publisher Book Awards, honoring the year’s best independently published titles, are available and we are pleased that Zenobia – Birth of a Legend placed Bronze in the Historical Fiction.

“Congratulations and sincere thanks to over 2,400 independent authors and publishers who participated in our 16th annual, 2012 Independent Publisher Book Awards contest. This year's entry totals are the biggest ever, with 4,813 print book entries, 390 e-book entries, and an average category size of 50.  The largest category was Memoir, with 213 entries; the smallest was Classical Studies, with just 8 entries. IPPY medals go to entrants from 44 U.S. states plus D.C., 7 Canadian provinces, and 10 countries overseas.

Here are the results of this year's awards, starting with the gold, silver and bronze medalists in our 74 National categories, followed by the Regional category medalists, our Outstanding Books of the Year, and for the first time, E-Book categories.

Congratulations to all on your great work!”

IndependentPublisherBookAwardsResults

Historical Fiction
Gold: The Darcys: The Ruling Passion, by Linda Berdoll (Well There It Is Publishing)
Silver: Gates of Eden, by Charles Degelman (Harvard Square Editions)

Scimitar,by Robin Raybould (Tetrabiblion Books)

Bronze: Zenobia: Birth of a Legend, by Russ Wallace (Geode Press)

Line by Line, by Barbara Hacha (MediaMix Productions)