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Biography

Gold

• The War Within, the Story of Josef by Patricia Walkow

Collections

Silver

• Passages: A Corrales Writing Group Anthology by Jim Tritten

Fantasy/Sci Fi

Silver

• Free Fire Zone by Dennis Maulsby

Historical Fiction

Gold

• Battle Scars by David Salkin
• That Deadly Space by Gerald Gillis
• The Last Road Home by Danny Johnson
• The Parting: A Story of West Point on the Eve of the Civil War by Richard Adams

Silver

• A Long Way Back by J. Everett Prewitt
• Guiding Missal by Nancy Panko
• The Devil Dogs of Belleau Wood by Terrence McCauley
• The Killing Practice by Linda Swink

Bronze

• Blood Brothers: Courage and Treachery on the Shores of Tripoli by E. Thomas Behr
• The Third Reich's Last Eagle by Bob Mustin
• The Twilight of the Day by Ian A. O'Connor

History

Gold

• A Shau Valor: American Combat Operations in the Valley of Death, 1963-1971 by Thomas Yarborough

Silver

• Papa's War. From the London Blitz to the Liberation of Holland by Therese van Houten

Bronze

• Echoes From Gettysburg: South Carolina's Memories and Images by J. Keith Jones

How to/Business/Self Help

Bronze

• Doing a 180 at 60 by John Takacs

Literary Fiction

Gold

• Clear To Lift by Anne A. Wilson
• Viet Man by D. S. Lliteras

Silver

• QL 4 by James Garrison
• The Albatross by Gerry Hawes

Memoir

Gold

• The Honor Was Mine: A Look Inside the Struggles of Military Veterans by Elizabeth Heaney

Silver

• Spouse Calls: Messages From a Military Life by Terri Barnes
• The View from the Rigging: Memoirs of a Coast Guard Career by Richard Marcott

Bronze

• Eternally at War by Jeanette Vaughan
• Parables From The Prairie---How an Admiral was trained on dry land by Dennis Jones
• Snowden's Story, One Marine's Indebtedness to the Corps by Lawrence F. Snowden
• Soldier for Life: Leader Lessons from the 12th Sergeant Major of the Army by Jack Tilley
• The Fortunate Son: Top, through the Eyes of Others by Timothy Trainer
• They Called Me Doc by Larry C. Miller

Mystery/Thriller

Gold

• I Promise Do or Die by Linda Swink
• The Lone Wolf Agenda by Joseph Badal
• The Nostradamus Secret by Joseph Badal

Silver

• Bad Apple by Barry Ozeroff
• Invasion: Ice Hammer Book 1 by Basil Sands
• Lincoln's Bodyguard by T.J. Turner
• Sin Eater by John Schembra
• The Oath by Dennis Koller

Bronze

• Angel's Revenge by Don Helin
• Aztec File by Dale Dye
• The Drifter by Michael D Mullins

Picture Book

Gold

• My Soldier Dad by Ross H. Mackenzie

Poetry Book

Gold

• Moral Injury by Michael Lepore

Young Adult

Silver

• Americana A Civics Handbook Second Edition by Mary B. Mackley

Note: There were no Special Recognition Awards during this season.

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Announcement Video

MWSA announced our 2017 Awards Finalists via YouTube live streaming on Saturday, 12 August.