EYELANDS BOOK AWARS 2024 – FINALISTS!

For 7th consecutive year, we are very glad to announce the finalists and – more than any other year– feel sorry that many well-written books could not be included in the shortlist. The number of finalists is defined according to the submissions in the specific category so, this is the reason why there are 7 finalists in the novels categories. There were so many submissions to the novels category that we think we are oblige to launch three new categories for next season! At the moment we are happy to see that the idea for the Self Published Books category rewarded with a lot of submissions. Here you can see finalists of all categories and the place of their residence*. We are happy to mention that among the finalists of the year there are two grand prize winners of past contests.- that is a great honor for the Awards. Congratulations to all, many thanks for sharing all the fine books and for your support for yet another year. Good luck to all!

NOVELS UNPUBLISHED

The Defection and Subsequent Resurrection of Nikolai Pushkin – Ken Pisani

USA

Cassandra Moon and the Murders in the Olive Groves – Maddie Grigg

UK

Beauty – Rena Rauch

Canada

The Whore Saint –  Mohsen Estesnaei

Canada

A Generation of Leaves – Alexander Matheou

Malaysia

HASHTAG: Stole your husband – Jo McClelland Phillips

Australia

Freeze frame – Dawn-Michelle Baude

France

Strigorov’s Forest – Tomislav Takac

Serbia

NOVELS PUBLISHED

Anatomy of a Half Truth – Purbasha Ghosh

India

Istanbul Crossing – Timothy Jay Smith

France

The Conquest of Kailash – Inderjeet Mani

Thailand

Seasons of Four Faces – Benjamin Kwakye

USA

The village of Luka JP Roarke

USA

The Zygan Emprise – Y S Pascal

USA

Now Beacon, Now Sea – Steven Hendricks

USA

POETRY UNPUBLISHED

 Seang (Hungering) – Anne Casey

Australia.

Waiting for Godot in the blue Corolla – Jennifer M Phillips

USA

Tidings from the Pelagos: a Polyphony -Jena Woodhouse

Australia

But God…Hope that Never Fails – Vernae Coffee

USA

If the birds should hear this – Dike Okoro

USA

POETRY PUBLISHED

Even the Dog Was Quiet – Margaret R. Sáraco

USA

Hypocrisy has a Face and Other Writings – Dina Kafiris

UK

Banana Girl -Paris Rosemont

Australia

I have decided to remain vertical – Gaylenne Carbis

Australia

Death Row Row Row Your Boat – Kurt Luchs

USA

SHORT STORY UNPUBLISHED

Black Crescent – Townsend Walker

USA

The House of Genyo and Other Stories –  Terry Watada

Canada

Oscillations of Humanity  – Aalok Rathod

USA

A weaver’s way – Charles Osborne

UK

Pagodas of the Sun—Japan Stories – G. S. Arnold

 Canada

SHORT STORY PUBLISHED

Little Fortified Stories – Barbara Black

Canada

Dolores and Other Sorrows – Denis Smyth Díaz

Belgium

Dead Dreams – Sandeep Kumar Mishra

India

Truth or Dare – Nadia Kabir Barb

UK

Occupations -Anna Mantzaris

USA

HISTORICAL NOVEL/MEMOIR UNPUBLISHED

A Greek Love Affair – Mary Irvine

Scotland, UK

The Three and a Half Loves of Miss Lorelei Culpepper – Jean Tschohl Quinn

USA

A Funny Thing (about Old Man Drought)’ – Steve Hawe

Australia

Darkness in 1984 – Paul W. B. Marsden

Wales

Museum of Forbidden Art – Jennifer Steil

France

Boundaries Borders Crossings-One Lesbian Life 2.0 – Jill P. Strachan

USA

Mercy’s View: Blackout –  J.J. Maze

USA

HISTORICAL NOVEL/MEMOIR PUBLISHED

Today In Paradise – Andrew Corin

New Zealand

FINAL APPROACH: My father and other turbulence – Mark Blackburn

UK

 Swim – Lisa Brace

UK

Straight Enough – Lorinda Boyer

USA

A Parthenon on our Roof – Peter Barber

UK

CHILDREN’S BOOK UNPUBLISHED

Elemental  – James Woods

UK

Braveheart – Irina Polatchuck

Ukraine

Starfish and Tide -Dinah Gay-Dorvil

USA

CHILDREN’S BOOK PUBLISHED

Bunky and the Summer Wish – Aleksandra Tryniecka

Poland

The Hampstead Terror -Kate Wiseman

UK

Queen of the Mountain – TAK Erzinger

Switzerland

 High Hopes  Big Dreams – Yolanda S Pascal

USA

Micahs Wish – Pamela S K Glasner and Judy Brulo

USA and UK

SELF PUBLISHED

Dancing the Labyrinth – Karen Martin

Australia

Be It So – Oma Stanescu

UK

Oscillations of Humanity  – Aalok Rathod

USA

Bittersweet – Tayla Jean Grossberg

USA

 Mercy – Anton Major

Canada

The trials of Kahu Muller – Paul Knowles

New Zealand

Half the child – William J. McGee

USA

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SPECIAL DISTINCTION** ( CHILDREN’S BOOK UNPUBLISHED)

The weight of giving – Vhutshilo Prudence Matlega

South Africa

SPECIAL DISTINCTION (NOVELS UNPUBLISHED)

The Lost Vimana – Jimmy  Tandel

India

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*The name of the country is the writers’ place of residence

** Special Distinction is an award for writers under 20 years old