NEW ENGLAND_ The New England Book Festival will considers non-fiction, fiction, biography/autobiography, memoir, children’s books, young adult, how-to, cookbooks, science fiction, photography/art, poetry, gay literature, regional literature, spiritual, wild card (anything goes!), business books, unpublished stories and compilations/anthologies.
Submitted works will be judged by a panel of industry experts using the following criteria: General excellence and the author’s passion for telling a good story and the potential of the work to reach a wider audience.
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WINNER: Lawrence Likes to Dance – Don Stansberry
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The story of the deeply personal struggles of the people on a small island in Maine is the winner of the 2025 New England Book Festival, which honors the best books of the holiday season.