INTERNATIONAL

IMPACT BOOK AWARDS

Congratulations to Our
International Impact Book Award Winners

We are thrilled to announce the International Impact Book Awards 2026 winners. Our program has honored outstanding authors and their voices in non-fiction, fiction, education, poetry, business writing, essays, biography, children’s literature and more. We applaud all of you for your excellent work and dedication.

WINNERS FOR

Adventure

Short Stories & Anthologies

The Search for the Tomb of Alexander The Great: A John Bowie Johns Adventure

Michael Bowie Phillips

Children's Environment Books

The Tales of Scuba Steve: Manatus Grove

Steven Kamlet

WINNERS FOR

Autobiography

Women's Biographies

Red Bird Phoenix

Cae Cordell

Spiritual Healing

15 More Years: A Journey of Addiction, Redemption, Love and Goodbye

Dr Mary Tisdale Green

Self-Help

From Crack Mother to Wildflower, Writing to Transgress: The Sankofa Writing Method

Dr. Ayana Tyler Hardaway, Ph.D.

Personal Memoirs

My Good Life

Dr. Gregory M. Lee

Child Abuse

Dumb Girl: A Journey from Childhood Abuse to Gun Control Advocacy

Heidi Yewman

Religious Philosophy

Book of Law I - A Testament and Autobiography of My First 37 Years

Lawrence Isaiah Morris

Alzheimer's Disease

Dementia Man: An Existential Journey: Choosing Life and Finding Meaning with Alzheimer’s

Samuel A Simon

WINNERS FOR

Biography

Military

The Chamoru American Warrior

Aaron Quitugua

Overcoming Adversity

KINGDOM: From Rags To Riches

Aundrea Washington

Legal/Courtroom

Zenith Man: Death, Love, and Redemption in a Georgia Courtroom

McCracken Poston Jr.

Leadership & Motivation

The Last Undefeated Season: Leadership Lesson from the 1981 Owosso St. Paul Bluewave Champions

Patrick Snow

Inspirational / Resilience Stories

The Long Road Home

Theron H Cyrus

WINNERS FOR

Business

Technology & Innovation

Cognitive Kin: How to Work, Win, and Make Meaning with Agentic AI

Christophe Kolb

Management & Leadership

Becoming a Certified Six Sigma Master Black Belt

Husain Ali Al-Omani

Marketing

THE ME FACTOR: Your Secret Weapon for Author Visibility

Lisa Towles

Business & Money

Transform Behaviors, Transform Results!: Identifying and Using Behavioral Indicators to Drive Sustainable Change and Improvement

Morgan Jones, Drew Butler and Gerhard Plenert

WINNERS FOR

Children

Family Health

I Love You, Grandma Sharon: Brooke and Grandma’s Days with Parkinson’s Disease

Brooke Ackerman & Dr. George Ackerman

Kindness & Empathy

Captain Olivia and the Treasure of Kindness

Chris McKenna

Growing Up & Facts of Life

Life with Ava and Luna: Big Wins, Little Moments

Chris X. Sandoval

Children's Fantasy & Magic Adventure

Star’s New York City Adventure: Being kind to animals (Adventure Cats Book 3)

Denise Alicea

Culture & Folklore

Lunar New Year: One Holiday, Many Celebrations

Hien Le

Children's Zoo Books

Fancy Flamingo Makes Friends

Noreen Anne

Children's Cat Books

Nini & Connor: The Tale of the Hawk

Victorino Lambinicio Jr

WINNERS FOR

Children's Education

STEM

Little Lab Learners: ABCs of Laboratory Medicine

Dr. Melody Boudreaux Nelson

Teamwork Lessons

Teamwork! Betty the Iditarod Sled Dog

Jack Rotifer

Reading & Writing

Silly Sounding Sentences: ABC PHONICS FUN!

Wendy Page Arruda

WINNERS FOR

Children's Inspirational/ Motivational

Character Building

Cleo the Caterpillar CAN Pivot

Cheri Warcholak Lohrey

Self-Confidence & Esteem

Today I Choose To BE...ME

Christopher Morrison

Social-Emotional Learning

Little Prayers for Big Feelings: A Children's Book on Emotions

Cynthia Radtke

Positive Psychology

The Happiest Therapist presents Positives

Frank Clayton

Religious Fiction

Mazel's Mishpacha

Karen Gorback, PhD

Kindness & Empathy

Jessica's Dog, Cody

Liz Ciufo

Social Skills & School Life

Your Heart's Voice

Renee Greene Murphy

Emotions & Feelings

Lil' Frank and the Big Hat

Tracy E. Myers, CMD

Role Models & Mentorship

I Wish I Never Had A Teacher Like You!

Zenobia Cockrell

WINNERS FOR

Crime Fiction

MysteryThriller

For Nothing Is Hidden: Inspired by One of the Oldest Unsolved Missing Child Cases in U.S. History

John A. Valenti 3rd

WINNERS FOR

Contemporary Fiction

Humor & Satire

Bender's L.A.

Michael Elias

Character-Driven Fiction

The 6th Heaven

Monica Broussard

Romantic Comedy

Surprise ... Swipe Right: A Big Easy Holiday Comedy

Rhonda M Lawson

Family Dynamics

Finding Harmony: When Survival Demands Unity, Difference Becomes our Greatest Strength

Thomas Yaegers

WINNERS FOR

Culture/Society

Travel

The Texas Triangle: Everything You Need To Know About Houston, Austin, San Antonio, and Dallas! (The Best Texas Series)

Benjamin Dane

Conflict Management

3 Silent Relationship Destroyers: The Hidden Patterns That Disrupt Marriage, Friendship, Teamwork & Community

Doctor Moni Kay

Cookbooks

Washoku : A Culinary Journey Through Japan

Jesse Cruz

Social Services & Welfare

Broken: Transforming Child Protective Services | Notes of a Former Caseworker

Jessica Pryce

Social & Cultural Issues

C.E.A.S.E. for Equity: Cultivating Empathy And Sustaining Ecosystems for Equity

Michael S. Gordon

Public Affairs & Policy

Eco-Social Contracts for Sustainable and Just Futures: Mobilising Collective Power to Deal with the 21st Century Polycrisis

Patrick Huntjens

Computers & Technology

We Are as Gods: A Survival Guide for the Age of Abundance

Steven Kotler

WINNERS FOR

Education and Academic

Money Management

The American Dream Derailed: How Debt & Deception Shape Our Lives & How We Reclaim Our Power

Bill Fister

Counseling & Psychology

Trauma Theory & Testimony: Breaking Cycles Through Lived Experience and Developmental Theory

Charlietta D. Owens

Perseverance & Achievement

Earned, Not Given

Fred Cook

Vocational & Technical Education

Legacy Built in Steeltoes

Fred Cook

Business & Money

Raw, Girthy, & Cut: Business School for Bastardos

J. Bo Lawrence

Education Theory

Gee, You're Wonderful, Professor

Richard John Stapleton

Educational Leadership

Lead with Instructional Rounds

Vicki Wilson

WINNERS FOR

Entrepreneurship

Christian Living

Abundance Life Values

Dr. Gary L. Sorensen

Personal Success

As Within, So Without: A 9 Week Journey from Burnout to Alignment

Jeff Ziegler

Business Life

Pioneers: 8 Principles of Business Longevity from Immigrant Entrepreneurs

Neri Karra Sillaman

Education & Reference

The C.L.A.R.I.T.Y. CODE

Tina O'Banion

WINNERS FOR

Fantasy

Urban & Contemporary

The Insiders

C. S. Poulsen

Dark Fantasy

Shadowbound

Dr. Bill Senyard

Sword & Sorcery

The Kings' Despair

Ed Cannon

Epic Heroism

The Enlightened

Larissa Deedrich

Action & Adventure

Coming of the Storm: Quest for Darklin Vale

Vicki B. Williamson

WINNERS FOR

Health

Dementia

How Old Are You Today?: Dementia, A Mother, A Daughter, and The Game That Transformed Their Lives

Glenna Hecht

Exercise & Fitness

Climb Over The Rainbow: Fitness Guide

Marie Ann DeSantis

Internal Medicine

The Accomplice: The Invisible Disability of FASD

Melissa Jacobus

WINNERS FOR

Historical Fiction

Civil Rights Law

Queer Justice: A Novel

Alex Charns

Contemporary Fantasy

Crimson Bloodlines The Rise of King Musa Africa's First Vampire

Aubin Moran Jack SR

20th Century

In the Moment: The Journey of the Class of '70

David W. Guth

Literary Fiction

Raising the Blackbirds: A Novel

Edward F Moncrief

Biblical Fiction

Mary Remained: The First Witness of the Risen Christ

Kristin Sumpter

Historical Thriller

The Butterflies of Hog Creek

Marci Henna

WINNERS FOR

Horror

Ghost Fiction

The Baby Seeker

Deborah Liss

WINNERS FOR

Inspirational

Personal Transformation

The Quiet Cure: How Nature Restores What Life Takes Away

Dalia Latife

Grief, Loss & Healing

To the Ones We've Loved and Lost Along the Way: Love, Grief, and Every Healing In Between

Dr. Gabrielle T. Booker

Christian Living

Finding Peace in God's Promises: A Journal from Grief to Purpose

Dr. Lynn Braxton

American Literature

Bringing Home the Cost of War

J. Thomas Hennessey, Jr. PhD

Business Etiquette

The RFactor: Discover the Universal Rhythms for Leading Prosperous Relationships

Ken Ashby & Maris Segal

Personal Growth

Dare to Dream with Eyes Wide Open

Marcia Regina Cook

Counseling & Psychology Ethics

Healing While Black: Ancient Wisdom. Modern Psychology and the Science of Healing

Natasha Ickes

Student Life

Crushed But Unstoppable: The Woman Who Refused To Break

Natasha Marie Smith

Inspirational Memoir

Three Years Left: Adventures in Music, Travel, Faith, and Terminal Cancer

Shalisa James

WINNERS FOR

Leadership

Personal Growth & Mentoring

Letters to Lilly: Lessons in Leadership & Loving Yourself

Alexian Wines

Artificial Intelligence

AfterShock to 2030: A CEO's Guide to Reinvention in the Age of AI, Climate, and Societal Collapse

Caroline Stokes

Career Development

Burn The Rules: Lead From Within

Chet Hirani

Study Guides

DISSERTATION FLIGHT 1227: Bridging the Gap: Through Organizational Leadership Development using Prayer and Qualitative Research

Dr Veleria Chambers PhD

Management Skills

Graceful Leadership: Inspiring hope, creativity and resilience in times of peace and crisis

Dr Will Parks

Business Communication

Synergy and Sparks: Unlock Excellence through Communication, Collaboration, and Influence

G. Riley Mills

Leadership & Motivation

When Vision Meets Reality: Authentic Leadership from the Messy Middle

L. Ron Pringle

Career & Ambition

The Leader I Found on the Road: A Timeless Story

Miguel A. Guerrero

Motivation & Self-Improvement

Stoic Empathy: The Road Map to a Life of Influence, Self-Leadership, and Integrity

Shermin Kruse

WINNERS FOR

Memoir

Relationships

Layers & Lessons: The Men I've Buried

Amanda Townsend

Family Dynamics

A Promise Kept: Honoring His Wishes, Embracing Our Love

Erica Baccus

Survival Biographies

THE SHIELD: Learning to Love Beyond Your Defenses

Gabriel Araujo

Inspirational Memoir

More Than Lemons: A Story of Grit, Healing and Choosing Joy Anyway...A Gentle Reminder to Stop Waiting for Someday

Jennifer Gagnon

Child Abuse

Etched in Sand: A True Story of Five Siblings Who Survived an Unspeakable Childhood on Long Island

Regina Calcaterra

Jewish History & Culture

In The Midst of Darkness: A Schindler's List Survivor's Story Never Told that Confronts Inherited Trauma

Robert Don

Survival Biographies

The Miracle Man: A True Story of Death, Destiny & Divine Transformation

RoyalKye Aurelius Fünk

Religion & Spirituality

Samia, Come Forth!: Trading Graveclothes for Purpose

Samia Young

Social & Cultural Issues

Waiting for the Kick: A Midwife's Grief and Rebirth in Africa

Sheila Kimble-Haas

Personal Transformation

Braving the Darkness

Shirly Rivera

WINNERS FOR

Military/War

Vietnam War

Whispering Death Redux: Our Journey with the Hmong in the Secret War

Bob Curry

Thriller & Suspense

Soldiers in the Sandbox

Scott Metcalf

Revolutionary War

A Black Man's Journey to the Sons of the American Revolution: My Revolutionary War Patriots were the Owners of Slaves! The Sequel

William O. Ritchie Jr PhD

WINNERS FOR

Mystery/Thriller

Psychological Thrillers

Deadly Vows: Echoes of College Crimes

Bree T Wilson

Murder

Deadly Exploits

Janet Boydell

Technothrillers

Played: A Jack Gilbert Slow Burner Thriller

Julie Lomax

Crime

Nest of White Crows: A Hillary Broome Novel

June Gillam

Suspense Thriller

All the Lovely Lies

Mary Kay Leatherman

Paranormal & Urban

Foul Play in Franklin, An Erin Baily in Franklin Paranormal Mystery No. 1: A Cozy Murder Mystery with a Ghost and a Talking Cat

Pamela McCord

Mystery

The Hostages: A Max Walters Novel

Rand Lewis

Spies & Politics

The Divine Affliction

Robert Fleisher

WINNERS FOR

Parenting

Teenagers

Executive Function Skills for Teens: How to Coach Your Teen Toward Confidence, Independence, and Real-World Success

Adam A Wurst

Mental Health & Emotional Struggles

Good Moms DO Cry: Raising Resilient Kids As an Immigrant Parent

Lucy Chen

Personal Growth

Parenting on Purpose: Raise Badass Humans by Becoming One Yourself

Luz Casquejo Johnston, Ed.D.

WINNERS FOR

Poetry

Magical Realism

The Dead Are Still Dreaming

jmspaulding

Motivational & Inspirational

Unbreakable: A Journey of Survival and Truth

Kayla Namio

Language & Literacy

Rimas IMperfectas - Imperfect Rhymes

Maria Antonieta Lorente

Life Philosophy

The Wisdom I Can't Teach

Paul Coyne

Life & Wisdom

Be A Tree: A Collection of Poems

Quazi Johirul Islam

Literature & Fiction

American Storybook: Poems About American Life

Tod Christensen

WINNERS FOR

Psychology

Medical Psychology

Forensic Neuropsychopathology: Clinical and Medical Insights into Brain-Behavior, Mental Disorders, and the Legal System

Dr. Monique M. Chouraeshkenazi

Mental Health & Emotional Struggles

The Accomplice: The Invisible Disability of FASD

Melissa Jacobus

WINNERS FOR

Relationships

Family Health

We Were a Nice Normal Family: A Memoir of Recovery From C-PTSD and the Trauma of Narcissistic Abuse

Patricia A. Grenelle, PsyD

Communication & Social Skills

This is WHY: Understanding Human Behavior

Rob Abel

Christian Marriage

Living the Honeymoon Life: A Field Guide to the Seasons of a Christ-Centered Marriage

Terri Krupp

WINNERS FOR

Religion

Faith

Drowning in the Shallows: Why Minimal Faith is Not Enough and How to Go Deeper with God

Angela O. Ivey

Christian Books & Bibles

A Notable Woman

Don Anderson

Spiritual Warfare

The Divine Whisper: Silencing Negativity With God's Truth

Sonya M. Davis

Christian Prophecies

Has God Cast Away Israel?

Susan Mouw

Christian Inspirational

Unlikely Recruits: How God Enlists Horses to Heal Veterans

Toni M. Mattson

WINNERS FOR

Romance

Suspense

A Wife's Nightmare

Anais Baromeo

Second Chances Romance

Crossing Paths, Tempting Memories

Dorothy Elizabeth Love

Drama & Plays

Romeo & Mercutio: The Real Star-crossed Lovers of Verona

Joplin James Sell

Historical Romance

Sacrifices Beyond Kingdoms

Patricia D'Arcy Laughlin

Multicultural & Interracial

Tears of Iemanjá

Rita Hanner-Ward (writing as Kiva Wolfe)

Multicultural & Interracial

Red Flash

Rita Hanner-Ward (writing as Kiva Wolfe)

WINNERS FOR

Science Fiction

Sci-Fi & Fantasy Action

The Architects of The Universe

Charusheel Manikrao Mane

Supernatural

The Silence of the Disconnect

Daryl Mendelson

Metaphysical & Visionary

The Accord

Mark Peres

Adventure

Albert's Entanglement with the Universe

Tim Plummer

WINNERS FOR

Self-Help

Energy Healing

Too Strong For Your Own Good: Success With Soul

Anette DeMattio

Resilience & Grit

Thriving in the Storm

Bill Murphy

Personal Growth

The Four Rooms: An InQueery on Sexual Freedom and Well-being

David Wichman

Motivational

The Permission Mission: Reclaiming the Power to Trust Your Own Voice

Dr. Cindy McGovern

Personal Development

Facing the Devil in You

Jason B. Kendrick

Health & Wellness

Lifeline: Defeating Depression & Suicide Among Teens and Young Adults

Krysta Covington

Motivational

How To Identify And Transform Life Patterns Before They Control You

Shakir Maris Abdullah

Addiction & Recovery

Awaken Your Sexuality: A Guide to Connection and Intimacy after Addiction and Trauma

Stephanie Covington and Vanessa Carlisle

Personal Transformation

Outsized Ambition: The Blueprint For Going Beyond!

Tawanna Chamberlain

WINNERS FOR

Short Story Collection/ Anthologies

Self-Esteem

Sorrow Into Dancing!

Jey Samuel

WINNERS FOR

Spirituality

New Age

The Inter-Dimensional Mechanics of Consciousness

Candace Stuart-Findlay

Faith

Mission Hope V6: Every Heart Holds a Miracle

Char Murphy

Christian Living

Called, Capable, Chosen: Aligning Your Career With God's Plan

Dr. Shawn C. Thomas

Personal Growth

Indra's Net: A SEEKER'S Guide to the Human Experience

Indra Rinzler

Motivational

The Only Book You Will Ever Need In Life

KoKo G.

Mental & Spiritual Healing

Wild Joy: Ecospiritual Encounters with Nature as Teacher, Healer, and Lover

Larry Glover

WINNERS FOR

Women's Fiction

Action & Adventure

Saber: BadAss Biker Bitches Book 4

Darlene Mellors

Dating & Relationships

Before the Vows Break

Felisha Evans Walker

Coming-of-Age

Becoming Alice Again

Glynnis Hayward

Female Perspective

Between Grace and Fire - A Platinum Chocolate Psychological Saga

Long Temple

WINNERS FOR

Women's Non-Fiction

Partner Abuse

Overcoming the Narcissist, Sociopath, Psychopath, and Other Domestic Abusers

Charlene D. Quint

Memoir / Biography

My Journey Through Technology: From Letters to AI — A Life Witnessing the Digital Revolution

Enas Fadaly

Personal Finance

Sis, Get Your Purse In Order

Janean C. Armstrong

Social History

The Blame: A Hidden History of Heresy, Genius, and the Violence of Erasure

Sara Madden

Personal Growth & Inspiration

She Found Her Superpower: 7 Women, 7 Divorces, 7 Strengths Unlocked

She Found Her Superpower

WINNERS FOR

Young Adult

Self-Confidence & Esteem

Becoming the Best You! Volume 2

Trey V. Pitruzzello D.C.

WINNERS FOR

Young Adult Fiction

Coming-of-Age Fantasy

Rebecca Pendragon: Magic Is All Around Us

Gary Green

Mystery & Thriller

Adventure: Antarctica!

Jeff Hendricks

Fantasy

Exodus: New Beginnings

Lauren Victoria

Dystopian

Rising Up: Book One in the Tranquility Series

Tanya Ross