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CONGRATULATIONS toJudith Lee...FIRST PLACE IN THE ERIC HOFFER AWARDS FOR WHAT TO DO BEFORE & AFTER SOMEONE DIES

Cody Fowler Davis wins Hollywood book Awards as a finalist in fiction!

CONGRATULATIONS TO KEITH WHITE FOR WINNING THE DIY BOOK FESTIVAL BOOK OF THE YEAR!

Keith White's "The Portal" has been selected as the 2005 DIY Book Festival Book of the Year. His book and other winners will be honored Sat. Oct. 8 at Tangier Restaurant in Los Angeles from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. as part of the DIY Book Festival Awards.

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STEVE BURT'S ODDEST YET WINS BRAM STOKER IN A TIE WITH CLIVE BARKER!

Way to go Steve!

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CONGRATULATIONS PAM ARMSTRONG!

Pam Armstrong WON FIRST place for the Benjamin Franklin Awards 2005..a shepherding client of mine..
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Surviving Healthcare by Pam Armststrong, Chestnut Ridge Books - www.survivinghealthcare.com

I am very proud to have been part of the process in "shepherding" Pam Armstrong's book!

CONGRATULATIONS LOUISE GAYLORD!

Xs, the latest in the Allie Armington Mystery Series is a Finalist for Best Mystery for the IPPY's!

CONGRATULATIONS PAM ARMSTRONG!

Nominated for the Benjamin Franklin Awards 2005..a shepherding client of mine..

Health (Wellness/Nutrition)
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Surviving Healthcare by Pam Armststrong, Chestnut Ridge Books - www.survivinghealthcare.com

I am very proud to have been part of the process in "shepherding" Pam Armstrong's book!

ELLEN'S AUTHORS WIN ON USABOOKNEWS.COM!

I am so very, very proud to have been a part of the success of the following authors who are all clients of mine, either as a consultant or Book Shepherd.

You can see the entire list on www.pubinsider.com and www.usabooknews.com. 10 winners.....wow! This is not the complete list, I just copied and pasted my authors.

Thank you all for your confidence in me. I promise to continue to do my best on your behalf.

Warm regards,

Ellen

USA Book News "Best Books 2004" Awards

Congratulations to all Winners, Honorable Mentions, and Finalists!

All of the titles below will be LIVE! on USABookNews.com and announced nationally beginning mid-November.

AUTOBIOGRAPHY/BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIRS

Finalist – “Pursuit of Freedom” by Susanne M. Reyto

Finalist – “Skinny Tan & Rich: Unveiling the Myth” by Maryanne Comaroto

Finalist – Berkeley in the Barnyard” by H.E. Stewart

CHILDREN'S PICTURE BOOK

Finalist – “One Bug Hug” Written and Illustrated by Shirley Hillard

GENERAL FICTION

Winner – “The Portal” by Keith White (published by Little Moose Press!)

Finalist - "A Fugitive's Wife" by Abrendal Austin

MYSTERY/SUSPENSE

Winner – “X’s” by Louise Gaylord (published by Little Moose Press!)

PSYCHOLOGY/SELF-HELP

Finalist – “Straight Talk For Men About Marriage” by Martin G. Friedman (published by Little Moose Press!)

Finalist – “Building a Life of Value” by Jason A. Merchey (published by Little Moose Press!)

Anacacho Wins Award!

Anacacho won the 2003 National Benjamin Franklin Award for Best Mystery/Suspense sponsored by Publisher's Marketing Association in Los Angeles.

STEVE BURT NOMINATED FOR THE BRAM STOKER AWARDS!

Steve is in good company....take a look. Being nominated is excellent..we'll let you know when the awards are given out in LA. Ellen will be there to accept on Steve's behalf:

• Abarat: Days of Magic--Nights of War by Clive Barker (HarperCollins)
• Oddest Yet by Steve Burt (Burt Creations)
• Robot Santa: The Further Adventures of Santa's Twin by Dean Koontz (HarperCollins)
• Fall (Witch Season series) by Jeff Mariotte (Simon Pulse)

About the Bram Stoker Awards:

Each year, the Horror Writer's Association presents the Bram Stoker Awards for Superior Achievement, named in honor of Bram Stoker, author of the seminal horror work, Dracula. The Stoker Awards were instituted immediately after the organization's incorporation in 1987. While many members, including HWA's first President, Dean Koontz, had reservations about awards for writing -- since the point of HWA was for writers to cooperate for their mutual benefit, not to compete against one another -- the majority of members heavily favored presenting awards, both to recognize outstanding work in the horror field and to publicize HWA's activities.

To ameliorate the competitive nature of awards, the Stokers are given "for superior achievement," not for "best of the year," and the rules are deliberately designed to make ties fairly probable. The first awards were presented in 1988 (for works published in 1987), and they have been presented every year since. The award itself is an eight-inch replica of a fanciful haunted house, designed specifically for HWA by sculptor Steven Kirk. The door of the house opens to reveal a brass plaque engraved with the name of the winning work and its author.

Awards for John Assaraf's 'THE STREET KIDS GUIDE TO HAVING IT ALL'

• #5 Wall Street Journal
• # 13 Nnew York Times
• # 6 CEO Reads
• # 1 Barnes and Noble.com

October 10, 2002

Irwin Award Book Marketer of the Year Winner Ellen Reid!

Authors around the world are lavish in their praise of Ellen Reid, who has helped them immeasurably. From manuscript to print and beyond, Ellen personally shepherds each author and guides them through the complicated maze of self-publishing. We are proud to present the 2002 IRWIN Award to Ellen Reid as Book Marketer of the Year.

Louise Gaylord, Anacaho

• Awarded 1st Place as the Best Mystery/Fiction at PMA University!

Steve Burt, A Christmas Dozen: Christmas Stories to Warm the Heart

• AudioFiction Book of the Year (finalist) ForeWord Magazine Awards
• Best Inspirational Book of the Year (honorable mention) Writer's Digest 10th International Self-Published Book Awards

Odd Lot: Stories to Chill the Heart

• Best Mystery/Suspense Book (silver medal) PMA Benjamin Franklin Awards
• Best Horror Book (sole honorable mention) Foreword Magazine Awards
• Best Genre Fiction (honorable mention) Writer's Digest 10th International Self-Published Book Awards
• Year's Best Fantasy & Horror anthology (6 stories named honorable mention)

Even Odder: More Stories to Chill the Heart

• Nominee for Bram Stoker Award, the horror and dark fiction genre's highest award (Young Readers category)
• ForeWord Magazine finalist for Year's Best Juvenile/Young Adult Fiction.

Unk's Fiddle: Stories to Touch the Heart

• Ray Bradbury Creative Writing Award (silver)
• Readers' Choice Award, The Storyteller Magazine
• Editor's Choice Award, My Legacy Magazine