HOUSTON, TX, December 31, 2025 /24-7PressRelease/ -- The PenCraft Book Awards is proud to announce the runner-ups of the 2025 competition, highlighting a commendable array of literary talent and creativity. This year's selection process was more challenging than ever, with numerous outstanding submissions that showcased the extraordinary diversity and depth of storytelling in the literary world.

Each of these runner-up books not only represents remarkable craftsmanship but also speaks to the heart of the human experience, promising to enrich the reading public with new perspectives and insights.

David Hearne stated, "We are incredibly proud to celebrate these talented authors and the remarkable achievements they have accomplished in their literary journeys. Their work is a testament to their craft." The 2025 PenCraft Book Awards proudly shines a light on the incredible narratives that await readers and reaffirms our commitment to promoting excellence in the literary arts.

Below is a Listing of our Runner-Up winners for 2025:

Treasure of the North by Minda Gomez For Genre: Children - 4th-6th
Nina and the Really, Really Tough Decision by R. Karl Hebenstreit For Genre: Children - 4th-6th
Dot's Spots by Lisa Mueller For Genre: Children - Animals Books
Sally's Musical Tale by Rosie J. Pova For Genre: Children - Animals Books
Rewilding by Lisa Gerlits For Genre: Children - Dealing With Emotions
Memoirs of Lady Greta by Heather Piper For Genre: Children - Dealing With Emotions
The Adventures of Joanie and Juliet by Rishawna Gould For Genre: Children - Early childhood Education
Luna the Little Witch by Vassi Rombis For Genre: Children - Fantasy & Magic
Singing Surya Dreams to Dance by Suchi Sairam For Genre: Children - K-3rd - General
Little Joe and the Big City by Mike Darcy For Genre: Children - K-3rd - General
The More the Merrier by Meridith Taylor Strout For Genre: Children - K-3rd - General
Ruby and the Off-Road Rally by Lisa Ferland For Genre: Children - K-3rd - General
Gigglet The Happy Little Piglet Goes to School by Amber Berkowitz For Genre: Children - Preschool
123 Counting on Community by Annemarie Guertin For Genre: Children - Preschool
The Dream by Breakfield and Burkey For Genre: Children - Preteen
The Philly Phenoms by Nate Oxman For Genre: Children - Preteen
Sin and Scales by Michelle Emmanuelli For Genre: Christian - Fantasy/Sci-Fi
Seeking The Healer by Russell Camp For Genre: Christian - Historical Fiction
No Leaves in Autumn by Terri Wangard For Genre: Christian - Historical Fiction
Fever Season by SALLY MOORE For Genre: Christian - Historical Fiction
From the Back of a Donkey, Journey of a Lifetime - Second Edition by Nancy Elaine Hartman Minor For Genre: Christian - Non Fiction
A Memory of Song by Scott Palmer For Genre: Fiction - Fantasy
Eruption I: The Scene Chronicles by B.C. Young For Genre: Fiction - Fantasy
The Exiled: A Web Of Lies Book 1 by Jason Leigh Smith For Genre: Fiction - Fantasy
The Ruinous Curse by Mark K. McClain For Genre: Fiction - Fantasy
The Dryad's Crown by David Hopkins For Genre: Fiction - Fantasy
Grover Wilcox Goes to the Circus by Martin Lastrapes For Genre: Fiction - Fantasy
Raising Panic by Rhonda Zimlich For Genre: Fiction - General
In the Aftermath by Jane Ward For Genre: Fiction - General
Until It Was Gone by David Seaburn For Genre: Fiction - General
Buckaloo by Deborah Chavez For Genre: Fiction - General
Starlight in the Dawn by Naveen Sridhar For Genre: Fiction - Historical
The Rabbi's Knight by Michael Cooper For Genre: Fiction - Historical
The Vow by Jude Berman For Genre: Fiction - Historical
The Days Before Tomorrow by mark hass For Genre: Fiction - Historical
Our Essence Survives by Katherine Murie Webster For Genre: Fiction - Historical
Diablo Canyon by Chris Flemish For Genre: Fiction - Horror
Awakening by Terrell Chafin For Genre: Fiction - Horror
The Dominant One by Michelle Ian For Genre: Fiction - Horror
Sexy Life, Hello by Michelle Kicherer For Genre: Fiction - Humor
The Fire Service of Sachem City by thomas trabulsi For Genre: Fiction - Intrigue
Villain in the Vineyard by Judy L Murray For Genre: Fiction - Mystery - General
Zero Knowledge by Arnaud Pascolo For Genre: Fiction - Mystery - General
DEATH PLAYS WITH FIRE by Sharon Lynn For Genre: Fiction - Mystery - General
The Empty Kayak by Jod? Millman For Genre: Fiction - Mystery - General
Innocence Slain by Kit Karson For Genre: Fiction - Mystery - General
Longstretch and Lavender by Connie Chappell For Genre: Fiction - Mystery - Sleuth
Threads of Deception by Elle Jauffret For Genre: Fiction - Mystery - Sleuth
Star Struck by Marjorie McCown For Genre: Fiction - Mystery - Sleuth
Deep Wedded Blues by Joy Ribar For Genre: Fiction - Mystery - Sleuth
The Observer by Brian Thompson For Genre: Fiction - Paranormal
Estate by J. Andrew Shelley For Genre: Fiction - Realistic
Getting Back Our Stolen Bootstraps by David R. Yale For Genre: Fiction - Realistic
False Neutral by Joshua S. Narins For Genre: Fiction - Realistic
The Matriarch Messiah by Maxime Trencavel For Genre: Fiction - Science Fiction
Galacticide by Bert-Oliver Boehmer For Genre: Fiction - Science Fiction
First Elite by Emmanuel Arriaga For Genre: Fiction - Science Fiction
Hrum by Austin Davis For Genre: Fiction - Science Fiction
Trempealeau by John Umhoefer For Genre: Fiction - Science Fiction
Nightfall Nightmares by Miguel Angel Hernandez Jr. For Genre: Fiction - Short Stories/Anthologies
Once Upon a Storm by S.B. Rizk For Genre: Fiction - Short Stories/Anthologies
Shot by Jude Berman For Genre: Fiction - Short Stories/Anthologies
The Cottage on Mystic Lane by Leigh Ebberwein For Genre: Fiction - Southern
A Clique To A Cult by Justin Foster For Genre: Fiction - Southern
The Mothmen of Gehenna, Wisconsin by Cody George For Genre: Fiction - Supernatural
Fan Base: A Novel by Jane Hartsock For Genre: Fiction - Suspense
The Gardener's Secret by Sheila Hansberger For Genre: Fiction - Suspense
Not Yours to Keep by Zelly Ruskin For Genre: Fiction - Suspense
Day Drinkers by Kitty Turner For Genre: Fiction - Thriller - General
Specimen by Lisa Towles For Genre: Fiction - Thriller - General
ENEMIES DOMESTIC by John DeDakis For Genre: Fiction - Thriller - General
The Third Estate Secrets of the Manor by Debbie Berlin For Genre: Fiction - Thriller - General
THE ISLAND SISTERS by Micki Berthelot Morency For Genre: Fiction - Womens
52 Weeks a Party of One by Bianca Pensy Aba For Genre: Fiction - Womens
The Cicada Spring by Carolyn McBride For Genre: Fiction - Womens
LUNCH LADIES by Jodi Thompson Carr For Genre: Fiction - Womens
Tokyo Tempos by Michael Pronko For Genre: Non Fiction - Autobiography
A Renegade's Journey To Stillness by Marita Espada For Genre: Non Fiction - Autobiography
A Woman of Gold by Robert W. Killick PhD For Genre: Non Fiction - Biography
Seeking Fairness at Work by Hanna Hasl-Kelchner For Genre: Non Fiction - Business/Finance
Transcend: Unlocking Humanity in the Age of AI by Faisal Hoque For Genre: Non Fiction - Business/Finance
Non-Obvious Thinking by Rohit, Ben Bhargava, duPont For Genre: Non Fiction - Business/Finance
Layered Leadership: Drive Double-Digit Growth and Dominate Your Competition with Creative Strategies and Execution by Lawrence Armstrong For Genre: Non Fiction - Business/Finance
The Wealth Elevator: Real Estate Syndications, Accredited Investor Banking, and Tax Strategies for First-Gen Millionaires by Lane Kawaoka For Genre: Non Fiction - Business/Finance
The Journey Of One Determined Educator by Michael Copeland For Genre: Non Fiction - Education
CYBERSECURITY - Safeguarding Our Digital World by Justin Kojok For Genre: Non Fiction - Education
The Age of Decay by Shamil Ismail For Genre: Non Fiction - General
Creative Velocity by Leslie Grandy For Genre: Non Fiction - General
Our Global Crisis by Brian McLean For Genre: Non Fiction - General
Thinking at the Speed of Bias by Sara Taylor For Genre: Non Fiction - General
The Climate Adaptation Generation: A Blueprint for the Future by Robert Collin For Genre: Non Fiction - General
From VIP to RIP by Jamie Enfield For Genre: Non Fiction - Grief
Those Darn Stripes by Tyrel Nelson For Genre: Non Fiction - Grief
Unhooked by Dr. Adi Jaffe For Genre: Non Fiction - Health - Medical
The Biology of Trauma by Aimie Apigian MD For Genre: Non Fiction - Health - Medical
100 Things to Do in Las Vegas Before You Die, 2nd Edition by Shaunda Necole For Genre: Non Fiction - Historical/Cultural
Divine Mirror by Debra Lynn For Genre: Non Fiction - Historical/Cultural
Sweet Mystery of Life by June Raleigh For Genre: Non Fiction - Historical/Cultural
Little Boy, I Know Your Name by Mitchell Raff For Genre: Non Fiction - Memoir
Odyssey Moscow by Michael Calvey For Genre: Non Fiction - Memoir
The Full Catastrophe by Casey Mulligan Walsh For Genre: Non Fiction - Memoir
Shattered Stars, Healing Hearts by Irene Frielich For Genre: Non Fiction - Memoir
Tip of the Spear by Rodney Magallan For Genre: Non Fiction - Motivational
Latina Madrina: Stories, Lessons, and Hard Truths From A Brown Latina In Tech by Julissa S. Germosen For Genre: Non Fiction - Motivational
Cultivating Audacity by Anne Marie Anderson For Genre: Non Fiction - Motivational
Manifest Your Infinite Riches: Master the Art of Living an Abundant Life by Pushkar Anand For Genre: Non Fiction - Motivational
The Crying Tree and the Magic Rock by John Russell For Genre: Non Fiction - Religion/Phil.
Becoming HER: Straight Talk for Healing, Embodying, and Radiating as Your Most Powerful Self by Monica Yates For Genre: Non Fiction - Self Help
Your Happiness Equation by Leighton Campbell For Genre: Non Fiction - Self Help
You Are the Boss of You by Shauna Brittenham Reiter For Genre: Non Fiction - Self Help
Inaccurate Histories by Alise Versella For Genre: Poetry/Music
Reflections: Earth, Heart, Light, Dark by Devon Valdes For Genre: Poetry/Music
Waiting for Sunset by STARR AYERS For Genre: Romance - Contemporary
The Game by Eve Riley For Genre: Romance - Contemporary
Corporate Escapades by T. K. Ambers For Genre: Romance - Contemporary
The Escape by Eve M Riley For Genre: Romance - Contemporary
Redeye by Syntell Smith For Genre: Romance - Suspense
Richard: War Erupts by Michael Hickman For Genre: Young Adult - Coming of Age
The Son of Poetry by Paul Gill For Genre: Young Adult - Coming of Age
The Tomb of Ptahmes by C.W. James For Genre: Young Adult - Coming of Age
Miscreant by Kynsie Cole For Genre: Young Adult - Fantasy/Sci-Fi
Thaddeus and the Daemon by Louis Sauvain For Genre: Young Adult - Fantasy/Sci-Fi
The Pirate's Curse by Toni Runkle For Genre: Young Adult - Fantasy/Sci-Fi
Wolfhound by Austin Davis For Genre: Young Adult - Fantasy/Sci-Fi
Liza and Libby: The Adventures Begin by Alexandra Wallace For Genre: Young Adult - General
How the Story Ends by Tory Gates For Genre: Young Adult - General
CAT-ASTROPHIC by Sue C Dugan For Genre: Young Adult - General

The PenCraft Book Awards is an inclusive literary contest that celebrates all authors. Our mission is to inspire, entertain, and give every writer a fair chance at recognition. With hundreds of nominations, only the best receive the PenCraft Book Award. As Editor-In-Chief David Hearne explains, "Our awards help struggling authors get noticed and sold. Our goal is to showcase talented new authors and their extraordinary stories."

PenCraft was created to counter the unfairness of excluding authors based on their publisher or high entry fees. We leveled the playing field, allowing all authors to compete equally. Since our inception, PenCraft has been committed to supporting authors worldwide by acknowledging and promoting their creative work.

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