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
Autobiography
Death & Grief
Flirting With Extinction: Collected Essays & Stories
Joanna Kadish
Travel & Personal Narrative
The Rise of Cannabis and the Decline in Civilization
Mitch Rubman
Social & Cultural Issues
Off My Neck
Robert Moore
Cultural & Regional
Ghetto Bastard: A Memoir
Russell Vann
Queer Identity & Resilience
Worth It! A Memoir
Timothy Bammel
Community & Culture
Eyes that Shine
Toni Lynn
Personal Reflection
A Penny For My Thoughts
Weston Tawonezvi
WINNERS FOR
Biography
Spies & Politics
90 Miles 2.0: The Culprit Of Communism In The Americas
Jose L. Gonzalez
Personal Transformation
Francesca: My Adventurous Life and Finding My Soulmate
Paul Christopher Nixon
WINNERS FOR
Business
Cryptocurrency & Future Finance
Unicoin: War on Crypto & Future of Money
Alex Konanykhin
Employee Health Insurance
Get Off the Hamster-Wheel: An Employer's Guide to Controlling His 2nd Largest Operating Expense - Employee Health Insurance
Charles W. Gragg CEBS, REBC, RHU
Management & Leadership
Vairos: Data Driven Strategy
J. Tod Fetherling
Marketing
The Business of Art: How to Become a Successful Artist in Today's Market
Lauren Strock
Financial Philosophy
Old Wealth New Wealth True Wealth
Nathan Barkocy & Sharon Lechter
WINNERS FOR
Children
Early Learning
Beatrice the Bewildered Bumblebee
Gayla Bratta
Imagination & Friendship
Lucy Rigg's Naughty Pig
Jacqueline H. Faber
Early Readers
Brunt and Eggbert Happen Upon a Wreck!
Jeff Dorrill
Growing Up & Facts of Life
Kindest Kid in the World, Courageous Johnny
Jessie Hansen
Action & Adventure
The Magical World of Dragor
Kathy Kurk
Resilience & Exploration
Ro & the Places She Goes
La Shuana Rochelle Cole
Picture Books
Bentley Finds a Hippopotomonsterous
Miki Taylor
Historical Fiction
My Gift
Raluca Sirbu
WINNERS FOR
Children's Education
Social-Emotional Learning
Gigglet The Happy Little Piglet Goes to School
A.M. Berkowitz
Geography & Cultures
The Diverse Universe
Deborah Wright-Mosby
Children's School Issues
Dusty Counts to Ten and Back Again
Denise Johnson
STEM & History
Where Did Computers Come From?: Jake and Eli's Adventures Book 1
Hector Morales
Children's American Local History
For You, My Future Hero
Lisa Malooly
Children’s Picture Books
When Fred the Snake and Friends Learn the Chinese Zodiac and the Great Race
Peter B. Cotton
Friendship, Social Skills & School Life
Petey The Pocket Protector: Your Pint-Sized Personal Police Pal
Sean E. Reavie
Arts & Creativity
Baking with the Kids
Victoria Lynn Granade
WINNERS FOR
Children's Inspirational/ Motivational
Kindness & Empathy
Dads Need Hugs Too!!
Breton Anderson
Role Models & Mentorship
The Flowers in Grandma's Garden: A Bailey and Buttons Story
Dr. Julie McDonnell EdD
Arts & Photography
Camilla the Chameleon's Colorful Day
Jennifer Melvin
Emotions & Feelings
Made For This
Jenny Hornby
Children's Self-Esteem & Self-Respect
Once Upon a Boy
Laure Stack
Inner Wisdom & Self-Esteem
Cody's Whisper
Malia Grace
Digital Identity & Self-Discovery
Not Logan: How I Accidentally Became A YouTube Star (Book 1)
Melanie Vitalli
Motivational Self-Help
My Shoe Size
Nfinda Teta Joao
Self-Confidence & Resilience
Purposefully Brave
Sara Lewis Hartley
Emotional Regulation & Mindfulness
Purposefully Calm
Sara Lewis Hartley
WINNERS FOR
Contemporary Fiction
Psychological & Internal
Misguided Illusions
Alex Ikedo Duvall
Social & Cultural Issues
A Spirit For All Nations: An Awakening Begins
C. G. WILLIAMSON
Erotic Mysteries
Tapestry of Connection
CR Larkin
Christian Books & Bibles
Blue by You
Larry B. Gildersleeve
World Literature
The Contessa's Triumph
Nora D'Ecclesis
Literary
Stage of Fools
Sean Pauzauskie
Time & Memory
An Ember and a Drop in Time
Steven Shelton
Themes & Styles
Open to Mystery: Experiencing the Ancient of Days Through Bread, Wine, and Poetry
Wesley Tarpley
Life Reflection
Souls Over The Hill
York Van Nixon III
WINNERS FOR
Crime Fiction
Thriller & Suspense
Beneath the Shadows
Andre Buckner
WINNERS FOR
Education and Academic
Urban Studies
A Tale of Two Bostons
Barry Arthur Cotton
Schools & Teaching
Teachers Leading Learning: Empowering Educators Through Cycles of Instructional Improvement
Bo Ryan
Higher & Continuing Education
From Messed Up to Mastered: Career Coaching to Move You from Chaos to Clarity.
Brandy Ashford
History & Social Studies
The Human Code: Law Through Our Eyes
Yasmin Atwal
WINNERS FOR
Fantasy
Fiction
The Dark Legend of The Foreigner
Frank Destefano
Mythic Lore
TRUTH: The Evensong Enchantments Trilogy Book 3
Helyn Dunn
Humorous & Paranormal
A Fool's Guide to the Undead
Jeff Folschinsky
Dark Fantasy
Awakening the Dark Flame: The Dark Throne Series
Jessica Ann Disciacca
Dark & Grim
Thaddeus and the Daemon (The College of Sorcerers Collection) Book 3
Louis Sauvain
Historical Fantasy
Blood of the Forgotten: Book 1 (The Dragonblood Crown Trilogy)
MK Dalton
Coming of age Fantasy
Shatter: The Precursors: Book 1
Nicholas Wolfe
Heroic & Empowering
Chrysallia: The Princess of Possibility
Robert J. De Sena
Action & Adventure
Jaxyl Warrior Princess: A Daring Adventure Tale of Lust, Love and Duty
Ruth C Mitchell
WINNERS FOR
Health
Self-Help
Unsolicited Advice My Grief,My Rules
Tracey Crump
WINNERS FOR
Historical Fiction
Time Travel Fiction
The Shape of Angels: The Inventors: Book 1
B.R. Miller
American Literature
I Am The House
C.B. Harper
Totalitarianism & Atrocity
I, Monster
Clifton Wilcox
Irish Rebellion & Colonial Survival
The Thundering Smoke: BOOK 1 The Price of Freedom
Guy Quigley
War & Military Action Fiction
When Heroes Flew: Where the Dawn Comes Up Like Thunder
H.W. "Buzz" Bernard
Romantic Erotica
The Bittersweet Voyage of the Golden Ship Hatteras
Ira David Wood III
Social & Cultural
Frayed Promises: A Life Affirming Story (Promised Destiny Book 2)
Lynn U. Watson
Literary Fiction
Heat of Paris
Peter Breyer
Humor & Entertainment
Jean Pierre Labaguette and the Narco President
Richard T. Clement
Ancient History Fiction
She Who Rides Horses: A Saga of the Ancient Steppe, Book One
Sarah V. Barnes
WINNERS FOR
Inspirational
Resilience & Growth
Sycamore Song
Cas Sigers
Spiritual Parenting
Christ-Modeled Parenting
Darlene R. Price
Education & Teaching
#MAKINGBELIEVERS
Greg Thomas
Religous Poetry
Healing For The Soul: Food for Thought
Jerron C. Hill, M.D.
Betrayal Trauma Recovery
Redeeming the Post-Affair Divorce: Heal Your Life, Restore Your Faith After Infidelity Breaks Up Your Marriage
Linda J MacDonald, M.S.
R&B & Soul Artist Biographies
The SHEro Mindset: 7 Inspirational Stories to Empower Your Life
Maria Luisa M. Carter
Inclusion & Belonging
Different Is good
PE Harrington
AI & Machine Learning
NOBEL: Rediscovering Nobility in the Age of Artificial Intelligence
Pershia Dashti
Faith & Healing
She Called Him Raymond: A True Story of Love, Loss, Faith and Healing
Ray O'Conor
Religion & Spirituality
Grace Revealed: A Treasure Hidden in Plain Sight
Vinny DiGirolamo
WINNERS FOR
Leadership
Corporate & Spiritual Leadership
The Power of the Echo: Leadership That Resonates from the Corporate Boardroom to the Pulpit - and into the Souls of People
Dr. Errick O. Redmond
Leadership & Motivation
Practical Leadership: A Guide to Building Trust, Getting Results, and Changing Lives
Janet Ply, PhD
Transformational Leadership & Culture
The Exception Code: How to Make Culture, Retention, and Customer Loyalty Profitable by Leading Like No One Else
Johnathan Johannes
Survival Leadership & Resilience
Living Inside the Chaos: How Survival Shapes Leaders
Julia Walker
Leadership & Motivation
SEAM: The Adaptive Strategy Framework for Leaders
Mike "Woody" Woodhouse
Leadership & Spirituality
A Charge to Keep: Immutable Leadership Lessons from the C-Suite to the Pulpit
Rev. Kevin T. Taylor
Youth Sports Development & Coaching
Better Ballgame - The Tale of a Failed Youth Sports Revolution: (Youth Softball is Big Business, and Business is Good!)
Steve Dickey
Communication & Influence
A Way With Words
Theo Kapodistrias
WINNERS FOR
Memoir
Identity & Displacement
Estranged
Amra Mitrovska
Professionals & Academics
Fly on the Wall
Bill Pugin
Parenting & Families Humor
Not Your Father’s America: An Adventure Raising Triplets in a Country Being Changed by Greed
Cort Casady
Spirituality & Faith
I Am the Real Runaway Bride: Hope and Encouragement As You Wait for the Right One
Debbie Engle
Spy & Espionage
Dark Agent, The Memoirs of L.W. Kwakou Casselle: Global Service & Sacrifice
L.W. Kwakou Casselle
Hispanic & Latin Biographies
Fight Like Hell: Love, Politics, and the Will to Live
Lorenzo Sierra
Cartel & Undercover
Junior: A Son of the Gulf Cartel
Mike Chavarria
Crime & Social Justice
Two Way Mirror: Trife Gangsta vs Shanduke McPhatter
Shanduke McPhatter
Resilience & Growth
Simply Silva: Beyond the Silence that Burned Me
Silva Christov
WINNERS FOR
Mystery/Thriller
Supernatural Suspense
Whispers of the Unseen Watcher
Adam Wilson
Conspiracy Thrillers
Deception: A Jack Ludefance Novel
Behcet Kaya
Supernatural
The RIP Files: Case of the Demon Drums
Beth Anne Campbell
Occult Suspense
The Witch of November
Bryan Alaspa
Spies & Politics
Collapse of the Secret Dominion
Craig Hickman
True Crime & Unsolved
Vanished in the Pacific Northwest: The Mysterious True Story of Four Women Who Vanished Without a Trace
Doug Eastwood
Murder Thrillers
Murderer's Wake: A Novel
J.C. Alonso Jr.
Crime Fiction
Justice for Emerson: A Murder Mystery
Karen E. Osborne
Political Thrillers & Suspense
The Disillusion (The Dayang Series Book 3)
M.C. Howard
Psychological Suspense
Shadows of Deceit
Timothy R. Baldwin
WINNERS FOR
Poetry
Modern Fiction
Firefly Glimmers
Alamkrutha Gamini
Spiritual Poetry
Life Experienced
Cassandra Skelton
Linguistic & Reflective Poetry
Logophilia
Cecilia Jeffers
Devotional Poetry
An Honest Christian Poet: In the Dead of Winter, I Have Seen A Wondrous Thing
Chuck Worthy
American Poetry
The Place That Is Coming to Us
J.D. Smith
Literature & Fiction
The Human Condition Exhibition
Lizzy Brendel
Lyric & Reflective
Mist to Shadows, to Light: Three-Part Harmony
Sharon C. Eccleston
Love Poems
The Essence of a Crimson Heart
Sophie A. Lille
WINNERS FOR
Religion
Spiritual Growth
From Hiding to Abiding: The Art of Living in God's Presence
Gregg Dennington
Self-Esteem
Significant Defining Moments
Khaliyl A. Dixon
Christian Living
Love Made Flesh: Reflections on God's Love
Mark David Albertson
Christian Spiritual Growth
Because He Loved Us
Sharon Williams
WINNERS FOR
Romance
Thriller & Suspense
Munyori and Johannes in 72 Hours
Crystal Charlotte (CC) Lane
Contemporary Romance
Lost, and Found at Sea: A Tale of Love and Discovery
D. O. Molina
Relationships
My Biggest Regret: Love, Secrets, and Second Chances
Joanna Ogniewski
Gilded Age Historical Romance
The Aristocrat's Wife
Jodie Leigh Murray
Saga Fiction
A Thousand More
K. S. Lynn
Contemporary Intercultural
Bagels & Salsa
Lara Reznik
Mental Health & Emotional Struggles
I'm Fine Save Me (The Spiral Duet Book 1)
LJ Daniel
WINNERS FOR
Science Fiction/Fantasy
Mystery, Thriller & Suspense
The Torus Run
Harry Buck
Military
WHY: EARTH 2278
Leo M. Hill
Sci-Fi & Fantasy Action
The Dreamer (The Black Stone Cycle Book 1)
Linda Patricia Cleary
Metaphysical & Visionary
Blue Lotus: From Utopia to UBI (DAWN)
Sophia Xiang
WINNERS FOR
Self-Help
Personal Growth & Resilience
The Second Half: Stories of Soccer, Courage and Soulful Comebacks
Arnold Britto
Success Principles
My Five G's of Success: A Personal Roadmap to Purpose, Clarity, and Fulfillment
Dr .Terry V. Jones
Health & Wellness
Caregiving for Adults with Cognitive Impairments
Dr. Linda Levine Madori
Personal Growth
The Feminine Finance Code: Breaking Money Chains And Building Wealth With Strength, Soul, And Self-Worth
Eva Deneux
Internet & Social Media
Navigating the Digital Maze: Social Media, Mental Health and Safety
Hubert A. Jerome
Feminine Empowerment & Resilience
Finding Your Queen: A Woman's Guide To Living Raw, Flawed & Brilliant
Nicola Salter
Love & Loss
Back Into Delight: Grief Recovery at the Speed of Life
Paul O'Neill
Mindfulness & Mental Wellness
Happiness is a Superpower from Myself: Create the Best Version of Yourself
Sonja Frey
Mental Health & Emotional Struggles
34 Years Sober: What The 12 Steps Don't Tell You About How To Achieve and Maintain Long-term Sobriety
Steven A Moore LCPC, NCC, MAC
WINNERS FOR
Short Story Collection
Christian Living
Every Life Tells a Story: An Anthology
Eugen Rosu
Religion & Spirituality
Tales of Faith
Sattar Memon
Contemporary Life
Bad Americans: Part I
Tejas Desai
WINNERS FOR
Spirituality
Inner Journey
There's a Tortoise in My Hair: A Journey to Spirit, A Novel
Calvin Barry Schwartz
Spiritual Return & Healing
Going EveryWhere Else
Jeremy B. Sims
Faith & Justice
Houses Built by Faith: Jailhouse. God's House. Courthouse.
Kaysia M. Earley, ESQ.
Faith Deconstruction
Spiritually Homeless
Kris Girrell
Happiness Self-Help
Come to the Quiet: Beside the Still Waters
Noel LaChance
Mental & Spiritual Healing
Awkward Awakening: Finding Your Way Home
Scott Guerin, PhD
WINNERS FOR
Young Adult Fiction
Sword & Sorcery Fantasy
The Travelers and The Four Doors of Artew
Dennis Garber
Romantic Fantasy
