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The Eppie Winners
The winners of the first annual Eppie Awards, given by Electronically Published Internet Connection (EPIC) to the best electronic books (ebooks) in fifteen categories were announced and physical award given to those present on August 26, 2000 at the EPIC Conference's gala award. The rest of the awards will be sent to the winners.
All ebooks published prior to January 1, 2000 were eligible for the award and almost 200 authors entered. The categories were judged by members of EPIC, all published authors. After the first round of judging, the works of the finalists were sent to another panel of judges and winners in all fifteen categories were selected. The judges were unanimous in declaring the judging was difficult because all the books were so good.
Prior to the Eppies, The Florence Moyer Service Award, named in honor of one of EPIC's founders and given to the member who, in the opinion of the membership, has served the most in promoting EPIC's continued well-being was presented to Mary Z. Wolf, a tireless worker in the field of Electronic
Publishing. And then the Eppies were given--
HISTORICAL ROMANCE
Devil's Knight by Geri Borcz, New Concepts Publishing
PARANORMAL ROMANCE
The Raven's Lady by Anne Manning, New Concepts Publishing
CONTEMPORARY ROMANCE
TIES THAT BLIND by Dee Lloyd, LTD Publishing
INSPIRATIONAL
Angel Mine by Deborah Milton, Petals of Life
SINGLE TITLE/MAINSTREAM
The Music Maker by Joyce Cantor, Dreams Unlimited
HORROR (Tie)
Dark Changeling by Margaret Carter, Hard Shell Word Factory
Dream Thieves by Steven Lee Climer, Hard Shell Word Factory
SCIENCE FICTION
Raven's Heart by Jennifer Dunne, New Concepts Publishing
FANTASY
The Rainbow Bridge by Karen McCullough, Dreams Unlimited
MYSTERY
Hat Trick by Louise Crawford, Hard Shell Word Factory
THRILLER
A Caduceus is for Killing by Diana Kirk, Hard Shell Word Factory
HISTORICAL
The Legend of Lejube Rogue by Patricia White, Crossroadspub.com
YOUNG ADULT
Under a Bear Moon by Carrie Masek, Hard Shell Word Factory
CHILDREN
Blue Hands, Blue Cloth by Shirley Parenteau, Hard Shell Word Factory
ANTHOLOGY/COLLECTIONS
The Administrator by S. Joan Popek, The Fiction Works
NONFICTION
The Search for Jack London by Jerome Lofgren, Bookmice
Also awarded were the Spectrum 2000 Awards, cover awards voted on by EPIC's member and presented to the artists of the winning covers.
SPECTRUM 2000 Award (Tie)
Rosalie More for the cover of Passion of the Drums by Gael Morrison, The Fiction Works
Dirk Wolf for the cover of Song of Isis by Diana Kirk, Hard Shell Word Factory
