Many thanks go out to my publisher, Outskirts Press, for entering my book in this competition and the judges from the Colorado Independent Publishers Association for honoring me with a First Place Gold Award.

The CIPA EVVYs™ is one of the longest-running book award competitions on the Indie publishing scene, running for 30 years. The annual contest is sponsored by the Colorado Independent Publishers Association (CIPA), along with the CIPA Education and Literacy Foundation (ELF).

The CIPA EVVYs™ receive entries from all over the world, including England, Belgium, South Africa, Russia, and Dubai.

Best Non-fiction Novel for 2024

in the category of

History-General Military / United States