New York Book Festival Announces 2025 Awards

Headline Titles Win Awards — Children’s Books, Fiction, NonFiction!

NEW YORK_  2025 New York Book Festival,  which honors books worthy of attention in the world’s publishing capital announces awards.

Congratulations to Headline Books authors Tammy Donahue, Rusty McQuate, Nate Stump, Calvin Fisher, Don Helin, Krista Beggan, Don Helin, and Rick Shockey!

Author  Steven Manchester’s Divine Witnesses  imagines scenarios featuring Biblical characters interacting with Jesus, applying lessons and miracles to modern-day challenges. Divine Witnesses bears witness to Jesus Christ’s three-year ministry from a myriad of different perspectives.

GENERAL FICTION:
HONORABLE MENTIONS:

• A Life Saving Bullet – Krista Beggan
• Toxic Pulpit – Don Helin
• Sock Monster – Nate Stump

SCIENCE FICTION/HORROR
HONORABLE MENTIONS:

• Northfield Saga 4: Storm Break – Calvin B. Fisher

GENERAL NONFICTION:
HONORABLE MENTIONS:

• Hardy’s Heroes Book 2 – Rick Shockey

CHILDREN’S BOOKS:

RUNNERS-UP:

• A Kindergarten Story – Tammy Donahue

HONORABLE MENTIONS:

• Popcorn the Squirrel – Rusty McQuade

COMPILATIONS/ANTHOLOGIES:

HONORABLE MENTION:

• The Wild of Wild Wonderful West Virginia – Jackson Middle School/Don Stansberry