2006 DIY BOOK FESTIVAL WINNERS ANNOUNCED
10/9/2006
LOS ANGELES (October 10, 2006) _ Shawn Taylor’s “Big Black Penis: Misadventures in Race and Masculinity” was named DIY Book of the Year, and Annick Press of Canada was DIY Publisher of the Year for the 2006 DIY Book Festival, whose results were announced today.
Both and other winners will be honored in a ceremony in Los Angeles on Sat. Oct. 21 to cap the fifth annual DIY Book Festival, which honors independent and self-published book on the cutting-edge of literature.
Taylor’s “Big Black Penis” is an audacious and unapologetic account of his life, philosophies and interpretations of the world at large. Its strong and vibrant tone and attitude won over the DIY judges, who awarded him the festival’s $1500 first prize.
Annick Press has grown from humble beginnings into one of the most respected young people’s publishers in North America. The publisher of the DIY runner-up for 2006, “In Your Face: The Culture of Beauty and You,” the company has more than lived up to its motto of “Excellence and Innovation in Children’s Literature.”
Other winners in the competition:
NON-FICTION
WINNER: "Big Black Penis: Misadventures in Race and Masculinity," Shawn Taylor
RUNNERS-UP:
"Prison Stories," Seth “Soul Man” Ferranti
"Literary Law Guide For Authors," Tonya Marie Evans
“Wealth Odyssey,” Larry Frank
“No Yelling,” Wally Adamchik
“You Can't Win If You Don't Enter,” Carolyn Wilman
“The Sentence,” Gene Kraig
“The Heebie-Jeebies At CBGBs,” Steven Lee Beeber
“The Jew With The Iron Cross,” Phyllis Rauch
“Boardroom Selling,” Bob Heckman
"More Magnificent Mountain Movies," Lee Cozad
"Living in the V," John Hicks
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FICTION:
WINNER: “Without Grace,” Carol Hoenig
RUNNERS-UP:
“Hard-Boiled Men,” Guy Jacobs
“Falling Angels,” Melissa Garcia
“Dead On,” Ann Kelly
“The Receivers,” R.A. Bumgardner
“Click,” Kristopher Young
“The Carpenter's Notebook,” Mark Clement
“The Search for the Perfect Whore,” Howard Ozmon
“To Love Mercy,” Frank Joseph
“Rogue Threat,” Aiden Rocke
“Marcus”
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BIOGRAPHY/AUTOBIOGRAPHY
WINNER: Paul Krassner, “One Hand Jerking”
RUNNERS-UP:
“The Saigon Zoo - Vietnam's Other War,” Pete Whalon
“Circus Potpourri,” Dorothy Grotefent
“This Is My Story,” Michael Vest
“An Invisible Prison,” Susan Armstrong
“Crushing Soft Rubies,” Janet Stickmon
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COMPILATIONS/ANTHOLOGIES
WINNER: “Satan's Three-Ring Circus of Hell – Robert Rhine
RUNNERS-UP:
“Silent Voices,” Peter Balaskas
“Boys, Lost and Found – Stories,” Robert Giron
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PHOTOGRAPHY:
WINNER: “Inherit The Land,” Jack Lueders-Booth
RUNNERS-UP:
“Los Angeles,” Stephen Bay
“The Flight Deck,” Jim Jamieson
“Pennsylvania Wilds,” Ed Bernik/Lisa Gensheimer
“Lyndon Baines Johnson,” Dwayne A. Bridges
“In A Paris Moment,” Meredith Mullins
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POETRY
WINNER: “Singin' Sam Agins – Rambler's Notebook,” Janice Coggin/Joe Agins
RUNNERS-UP:
“99 Poems,” Edward Elliott
“I Am Not A Slave, So I Write,” Willie James Harvey
“Sing or Cry,” Nelda "Sunny" Fairchild Bingo
“Inner Victory,” Naomi Querubin-Abesamis
“Illuminations,” Asfia Abdul Qaadir
“The Second Line,” Michael Molina
“Georgia Boy II,” Floyd Peede, Jr.
“My Journey Through Life,” Fred Strelow
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CHILDREN'S
WINNER: “Marcello The Movie Mouse,” Liz Hockinson/Kathryn Otoshi
RUNNERS-UP:
“The Comeback Kid,” Christopher Tremblay
“One Wicked Summer,” Dave Seymer
“Dare To Dream – 25 Extraordinary Lives,” Sandra McLeod Humphrey
“Toad Catcher’s Creek,” Brian Weiner/Martin Cannon
“One Can Never Have Too Many Cats,” Beverly Lashley/Sandy DePolo
“Little Library Mouse,” Stephanie Lisa Tara/Alex Walton
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HOW-TO
WINNER: “How To Negotiate Like A Pro,” Mary Greenwood
RUNNERS-UP:
“Swimming With Sharks,” Bernadette Giacomazzo
“A Basketmaker’s Odyssey,” Lyn Syler
“Hello, Italy! Best Budget Hotels,” Margo Classe
“Greek Food For Thought,” Helen, Pat, Mary & Dimitra Anna Georgantonis
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SCIENCE FICTION
WINNER: “Iota Cycle,” Russell Lutz
RUNNERS-UP:
“Wishing Makes It So,” Marilyn Meredith
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COOKBOOK
WINNER: “Maximum Flavor,” Adrianne Calvo
RUNNERS-UP:
“Entertaining With Friends,” Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital
“Dallas Dish,” Junior League of Dallas
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COMICS/’ZINES
WINNER: “Tales From The Motherland,” Sterling Clark
RUNNER-UP:
“Dotman,” Chas Goguen
“Maggots,” Don Ramos
TEENAGE:
WINNER: “In Your Face: The Culture of Beauty And You,” Shari Graydon
RUNNER-UP:
“All Parts Together,” Tom Mach
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UNPUBLISHED:
WINNER: “But They Call Me Willie,” Bill Hunt
RUNNERS-UP:
“The Dawning,” Mitchell Freedberg
“Hey, Bud. Spare Some Change?” Jules Ziegler
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AUDIO/SPOKEN WORD
WINNER: PC Munoz, “Twenty Haiku”
RUNNERS-UP:
Tucker Smallwood, “Return To Eden”
Judy LeBlanc, “Many Faces To Many Places”
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E-BOOKS
WINNER: “Beyond The Cayenne Wall,” Shaila Abdullah
RUNNER-UP:
“The Storm,” Harry Van Kirchen
The 2006 DIY Book Festival is part of the DIY Convention: Do-It-Yourself in Film, Music & Books (www.diyconvention.com), sponsored by Final Draft Screenplay Software, The Hollywood Creative Directory, Westside Websites and the DIYReporter.com.
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