Headline Titles Win Three Awards!LOS ANGELES_The judging is over, and the Beach Book Festival posts the awards announcement! The Beach Book Festival considers major publishers, independent publishers, and self-published non-fiction, fiction, biography/autobiography/memoir, children’s books, young adult, how-to, science fiction, romance, poetry, spiritual, compilations/anthologies, photography/art, history, business, memoir, health-oriented, and wild card books.
Submitted works are judged by a panel of industry experts on general excellence and the author’s passion for telling a good story and the potential of the work to reach a wider audience.
2026 Awards include three Headline titles:
CHILDREN’S BOOKS:
WINNER: It’s Okay to Have Feelings by Patricia Miller
GENERAL FICTION:
RUNNER-UP: Breathe Easy by Tammy Donahue
HONORABLE MENTION: Railroad Man by Dan E. Hendrickson
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For the complete list of award-winning books and authors, visit https://www.beachbookfestival.com/