When comparing the finalists in the ForeWord Book of the Year Awards (not to be confused with our own BEST Book of the Year Award — I know, it’s confusing), Publishers A, U, and X are a little more competitive – but not by much when you consider that jointly, these three competitors (all operating in one office with the same personnel) publish roughly 1,000 books a month or more. Publisher X has one finalist and Publisher A has 5. Publisher U has 21. But then again, Publisher U published over 3 times the number of books we did at Outskirts Press, so from a statistical standpoint (and that’s really all success is, a matter of statistics), Outskirts Press stands out as the most award-winning publisher among the five major self-publishing firms. Yes, yes, there are three other companies that could be considered “major” based solely upon the number of books they publish a year, but not one of them has a single Book of the Year finalist. And all that is a long preamble to congratulating our own ForeWord Book of the Year finalists from Outskirts Press, who are:
- Back to Normal by Debbie Boucher
- Cephrael’s Hand by Melissa McPhail
- Command Influence by Robert A. Shaines
- Down Memory Lane by Linette Arthurton Bruno
- Duckegg by NovaMelia
- No Hope for Gomez! by Graham Parke
- The Cosmic Order of Reincarnation by Khun Shwe Thike
- The Fruit of the Dendragon Tree by Paul H Deepan
- The Last Jump by John E. Nevola
- The Pirate Bride by Ryan & Anna McKinley
President of Outskirts Press 