2001 Publishers House Awards

Cedar Fort Inc. has recently announced its 2001 Publishers House Awards. Lyle Mortimer, the company's president and CEO, has honored the following seven authors.

Popular writer Lee Nelson of Mapleton, best known for his Storm Testament series, received the Best Adventure/Western Fiction honor for his novel The Ephraim Chronicles, a story about the most notorious grizzly to ever inhabit Utah's mountains, and the boy who befriended him.

The Critics' Choice Fiction award was presented to Springville's Marilyn Brown for The Wine-Dark Sea of Grass, a carefully researched novel about the Mountain Meadows Massacre. One critic has called it the best novel ever written about that tragic event.

This year's award for Best Fictional Series was presented to Springville resident Chad Daybell, whose Emma Trilogy is a fun, exciting look at the past and future of the LDS Church through the eyes of a time-traveling, modern-day family. An Errand for Emma, Doug's Dilemma and Escape to Zion have pleased readers of all ages.

The award for Most Inspirational Novel was given to Neil Warner, author of the book Danny's Corner. The novel is a poignant story of a man who learns the true meaning of Christmas through the example of a young boy.

Bruce Dana received the Best Doctrinal Book award for his non-fiction book Mysteries of the Kingdom. The book is an interesting analysis of some of the lesser known doctrines of the LDS Church.

The Critics Choice Non-Fiction award was presented to L.C. Smith for his book Saving Adam, an insightful story of a mother who takes an emotionally damaged child into her already large family and loves him into health.

The recipient of the award for Best Popular Fiction was Vickie Randalls for the riveting novel Red Moon Rising, which follows a young girl's efforts to find a civilized people following a future world war.