2015 - CELEBRITY PRESENTERS - IRWIN & IRWIN,
Broadcaster
"Shotgun Tom" Kelly
(surname Irwin) and BPSC Founder Irwin Zucker
Sherry Klinger -
Publicist of the Year
Michael Antin - Most Creative Campaign
Joan Del Monte - Best Mystery Novel
Julie Neuffer, Ph.D. -
Best Pop Culture Campaign
David Mulatto - Best Social Commentary
Beverly Gaard, Ph.D. -
Best Transformational Book
Preston Rendell - Best Fiction of the Year
Leagan Kasper - Most Sensual Book of Year
Roger Colley - Best News Tie-in Campaign
Ivor Davis - Entertainment Book of the Year
Sylvia Cary - Best Niche Campaign
Nina Dhillon - Best International Campaign
Adelina Hollands - Best Juvenile Fiction of Year
Joseph D'Antoni - Best Literary Series
Lita Rawdin Singer, Ph.D. -
Most Humanitarian Campaign
Gary Aleks - Best Book of Poetry
Wendy P. Basil, Ph.D. -
Best Neuromarketing Book
Jerry Zerg - Best Visionary Literature of Year |

The Industry Recognition of
Writers
In the News awards
are named in honor of
Book
Publicists of Southern
California founder
IRWIN ZUCKER. |
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2014 - CELEBRITY PRESENTER: Wink Martindale
Jill Amadio - Best International Campaign
David Beakel - A Work of Friction
George Cave, Ph.D. - Best Non-Fiction Campaign
Barbara Charis - Best Sustained Campaign
Elissa Eaton - Most Erotic Book of Year
Bill Friedman - Best Historical Campaign
Michael Woodworth Fuller - Best Fiction
Kathy Gruven, Ph.D.
- Best News Tie-In Campaign
Cynthia Hammer - Best Marketing Campaign
Yolanda Izurieta - Best Bilingual Campaign
Marcus Meleton - Most Outrageous Campaign
Michael Oden - Most Innovative Campaign
Rhonda Rees - Publicist of the Year
Archie Scott - Best Medical Book
Dwight Slaughter - Most Inspirational Campaign
Ayn Cates Sullivan - Best Spiritual Campaign
Ana Weber - Best Entrepreneurial Campaign |
2013 - CELEBRITY PRESENTERer: Chuck McCann
Conrad Bernier - Best International Campaign
Harriett Bronson - Most Inspiring Memoir
Tommy Davis - Best Sports Book
Ruth Frechman - Best News Tie-In Campaign
Ron Koegler, M.D. - Best Historical Fiction
Mark Lovendale - Best Non-Fiction Campaign
Evelyn De Wolfe - Most Inspirational Campaign
Dasol Mashaka - Best Creative Campaign
Cary Presant, M.D. - Most Humanitarian Campaign
Steve S. Ryan and Patti J. Ryan - Best Marketing Campaign
William Sewell - Best Fiction Campaign
Dr. Huesan Tran - Best Visionary Campaign
Samuel Freshman and Heidi Clingen - Best Self-Help Book
Chuck McCann - Entertainment Book of the Year
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2012 - CELEBRITY PRESENTERS:
The Double-Energy Twins, Judi & Shari Zucker
Mary A. Mann - Most Humanitarian Campaign
Julie Adams - Best Biographical Campaign
H. Levi Harrison, M.D. - Best Community Health Campaign
Christine Candland - Best Juvenile Fiction Campaign
Diane Bucci - Most Inspirational Campaign
MernaLyn - Best Motivational Campaign
Devon Blaine - Book Publicist of the Year
Violeta Barrett - Best Romance Campaign
Danny Quintana - Best News Tie-in Campaign
Joyce Alexander - Best International Campaign
Granger Korff - Best Non-Fiction Campaign
Tony Medley - Best Sustained Campaign
Peter Ford - Entertainment Book of the Year
Judi & Shari Zucker - Most Energized Campaign |
2011 - CELEBRITY PRESENTER: Tommy Hawkins
Carla Laemmle* - Best Celebrity Campaign
Jean Sanders Torrey* - Best Fiction Campaign
Paul Straub, M.D. - Most Inspirational
Campaign
Phil Margo - Best Science Fiction Campaign
Anita Reinsma - Most Innovative Campaign
Lauren Gale - Best Visionary Campaign
Victoria Bowmann, Ph.D. - Best Motivational
Campaign
Nicholas Stanton - Best Juvenile Fiction
Campaign
Howard Birnberg - Best International Campaign
Arlene & Bernard* Clendenin - Best Educational
Campaign
Sonnee Weedn - Best Psycho-Spiritual Campaign
Rosemary H. Cohen, Ph.D. - Most Humanitarian
Campaign
Sam Djang, D.D.S. - Best Historical Fiction
Campaign
*In Memoriam |
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2010
CELEBRITY PRESENTER: "Shotgun Tom" Kelly
(surname IRWIN)
David Evans - Most Innovative Campaign
Rose M. Colombo - Best Motivational Campaign
Greg Doyle - Most Inspirational Campaign
R. Lee Walker - Best Humanitarian Campaign
Jim Hallowes - Publicist of the Year
Jacque Heebner - Best Creative Campaign
Sanda Davis - Best Psycho-Spiritual Campaign
Joyce Geeting - Best Biographical Campaign
Wanda Sue Parrott - Best Visionary Campaign
Flo Snyder - Entertainment Book of the Year
Camille Franklin - Best Historical Campaign
Michele Monro - Best International Campaign
Gloria Berlin - Best Celebrity Book Campaign
George Newberry - Best Non-Fiction Campaign
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2009
CELEBRITY PRESENTER: Chris Erskine
Darlene Dennis - Best Print Campaign
Sheila Farrell Murray - Best Fiction Campaign
Marion Rosen - Best Inspirational Campaign
Muriel Donaldson - Best Motivational Campaign
Sherry Meinberg, Ph.D. - Best Niche Marketing Campaign
Art Hansl* - Entertainment Book of the Year
Patricia Bragg, Ph.D.
- Best Sustained Campaign
Joyce Schwarz - Best Visionary Campaign
Peter Balaskas - Publicist of the Year
George H. Hassan - Best International Campaign
Sissy Taran - Best Community Service Campaign
J.B. Simms - Best Non-Fiction Campaign
*In Memoriam |
2008
CELEBRITY PRESENTER: Stan Chambers*
Michael Mehas - Best Fiction Campaign
Vonda Pelto, Ph.D. - Best Nonfiction Campaign
Dr. Anne Gray - Best International Campaign
Norman Bergrun - Best sustained Campaign
Pam Lontos - Publicist of the Year
Jim Leatherwood - Most Innovative Campaign
Dianne de la Vega - Entertainment Book of the Year
Gayel Pitchford - Best Niche Marketing Campaign
Lili Dauphin - Most Inspirational Campaign
Costantino Delli - Best Humanitarian Campaign
Patricia Hamilton - Best Creative Campaign
Alva Sachs - Best Motivational Campaign
*In
Memoriam |
2007
CELEBRITY PRESENTER: Kelly Lange
Lawrence & Carole Pane - Best International Campaign
Patricia Kokinos - Best Fiction Campaign
Naomi Karz Jacobs - Best Non-Fiction Campaign
Victoria Jolson - Entertainment Book of the Year
Dan Smith - Book Publicist of the Year
Lois Rose Rose - Most Innovative Campaign
Dr. Barbara J. Harper
- Most Inspirational Campaign
Pamela Kelly - Best Networking Campaign
Larry Sager - Best Media Campaign
Alvin Harris, MD - Most Humanitarian Campaign
Dee Dee Phelps - Best Pop Culture Campaign
Pamela Law - Best Marketing Campaign
Janet Goliger - Best Community Service Campaign |
2006
CELEBRITY PRESENTER: Fred Travalena*
Roger SeLegue - Best Fiction Campaign
Bryan Farrish - Southern California Publicist of the Year
Geo O'Connor - Best International Campaign
Ernest Schwarz, M.D., Ph.D. - Best News Tie-in Campaign
Robin C. Westmiller, J.D. - Best Press/Print Campaign
Pat Katakio, E.E.P. - Most Inspirational Campaign
Dawn Williams - Entertainment Book of the Year
Bernice Schacter - Most Innovative Campaign
S. Hanala Stadner - Best TV-Radio Campaign
Linda F. Radke - Book Marketer of the Year
Howard* and Judy Keel - Best Non-Fiction Campaign
Fred Siegel - Best Sustained Campaign
*In Memoriam |
2000 CELEBRITY PRESENTER: Johnny Grant*
Samantha Hart - Best Entertainment Book Nadine Nardi Davidson - Best Radio/TV Campaign
Val Middlebrook* - Best Entrepreneurial Campaign Don Silvers* - Best Sustained Campaign
David Stevens - Best Fiction Campaign Rennie Gabriel - Best Niche Marketing Campaign
Ivan Burnell* - Most Inspirational Campaign April Shenandoah - Best News Tie-In Campaign
Patricia Rust - Most Humanitarian Campaign Yvonne Brooks - Most Innovative Campaign
Susan Moss - Best International Campaign Yolanda Nava - Best Non-fiction Campaign
Joyce Spizer - Publicist of the Year
*In Memoriam |
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2005 CELEBRITY PRESENTERS:
Irwin and Irwin
(Stan Irwin, In Memoriam,
and Irwin Zucker)
Dr. Emma Etuk, Ph.D. - Best International Campaign
Stanley Weisleder - Best Fiction Campaign Susanne Reyto - Best Non-Fiction Campaign
Kenny Kahn* - Most Inspirational Campaign Arthur Silber, Jr. - Entertainment Book of the Year
Michelle Blood and Rock Riddle - Most Innovative Campaign
Edward Lee Goldstein - Best Networking Campaign Carolyn Howard-Johnson - Most Cost Effective Campaign
Terri Marie - Most Humanitarian Campaign Bob Mazza* - Publicist of the Year
Flo Selfman - Best Book Tie-In Campaign
*In Memoriam |
1999 CELEBRITY PRESENTER:
Stephanie EdwardsJanuary Jones - Best Radio/TV Campaign
Diana Johnson - Best Fiction Campaign Cynthia Hunter - Best Non-fiction Campaign
Jim Riordan - Publicist of the Year Jo Giese - Best Print Campaign
Alana Lyons, Ph.D. - Most Humanitarian Campaign Brad Butler - Best International Campaign
Mel Weiser - Best Celebrity Book Award Earl Mindell, Ph.D. - Best Sustained Campaign
Dottie Walters* - Most Innovative Campaign Alan Schlein - Best Electronic Campaign
Lee Boothby - Best Media Kit *In
Memoriam |
2004 CELEBRITY PRESENTER: Dick Van Patten*
Jeraldine Saunders - Best Sustained Campaign
Esther Pearlman - Most Innovative Campaign
Jacqueline Sidman, Ph.D. - Most Inspirational Campaign
David Swingler - Best International Campaign
Edward Es - Best Fiction Campaign
Roy William Roush, Ph.D. - Best Non-Fiction Campaign
David Balch - Best News Tie-In Campaign
Ida Greene, Ph.D. - Most Humanitarian Campaign
Lindsey Kotler - Best Media Kit
Charlie Barrett - Publicist of the Year
*In
Memoriam |
1998 CELEBRITY PRESENTER:
Wink MartindaleBruce Goldberg, D.D.S. - Best Radio/TV Campaign
Basia Hoffman - Best Fiction Campaign Len Wood - Best Non-fiction Campaign
Arlene T. Dyer - Publicist of the Year Riquette Hofstein
- Best Print Campaign Larry Clapp* - Most Humanitarian Campaign
Ava Cadell, Ph.D. - Best International Campaign Don Barrett
- Best Merchandising Campaign Devra Hill, Ph.D. - Best Sustained Campaign
Helaine Z. Harris - Most Innovative Campaign David Valenti - Best Electronic Campaign
Rebecca Coffey - Best Media Kit *In
Memoriam |
2003 CELEBRITY PRESENTER: Peter Marshall
Marvin Marshall, Ed.D - Best Sustained Campaign Robert Hecker - Best Fiction Campaign
Susan Jeffers, Ph.D.* - Best Non-fiction Campaign Kate Adamson - Most Inspirational Campaign
Mitchell J. Freedman - Best Media Campaign Robert Kotler, M.D. - Most Innovative Campaign
Michael Grossman, M.D. and Jodi Jones, M.D. -
Best Media Kit Leo Pearlstein - Publicist of the Year Loree Taylor Jordan - Most Humanitarian Campaign
Barbara Sternig - Best News Tie-In Campaign
*In Memoriam |
1997 CELEBRITY PRESENTER:
Gary Owens* Frank Genco - Best Print Campaign
Judy Belshe - Best Electronic Campaign Ruthie Grant, Ph.D. - Best Radio/TV Campaign
Tom* and Mary Lou Magee - Most Innovative Campaign Angi Ma Wong - Publicist of the Year
Margo Bennett - Best International Campaign Don Etkes, Ph.D.
- Most Humanitarian Campaign Jim Anderson* - Best Sustained Campaign
Catherine Cloud Templeton - Best Fiction Campaign Illana Katz
- Best Non-fiction Campaign Jan Yager, Ph.D. - Best Media Kit
*In Memoriam |
2002 CELEBRITY PRESENTER: Rose Marie
Betty Ryan-DellaCorte - Best News Tie-In Campaign Ronald Barnett
- Most Innovative Campaign Patricia Fitzgerald, D.H.M. - Best Entrepreneurial Campaign
Joyce Kennedy, Ph.D. - Best International Campaign Bea Frolich*
- Best Sustained Campaign Anthony Mora - Best Fiction Campaign
David Schumacher, Ph.D.* - Most Inspirational Campaign Mondo Fax
- Best Media Kit Doug Thorburn - Most Humanitarian Campaign
Ellen Reid - Book Marketer of the Year Rosalene Glickman, Ph.D.
- Best Non-fiction Campaign Michael Holmes* - Publicist of the Year
*In Memoriam |
1996 CELEBRITY PRESENTER:
Fritz ColemanJames Malinchak - Most Innovative Campaign
Milton Kahn - Book Publicist of the Year Ray Sahelian, M.D. - Best Print Campaign
Willie Southall - Best International Campaign Nancy Zi - Best Media Kit
Morton Cooper, Ph.D. - Best Radio/TV Campaign Charles Coulter - Best Fiction Campaign
Godfrey Harris - Best Non-fiction Campaign David Lumbert - Best Mail-Order Campaign |
2001 CELEBRITY PRESENTER: Shelley Berman
Georgia Durante - Best Non-fiction Campaign Debo Kotun
- Best Fiction Campaign Edward Lozzi - Publicist of the Year
B.J. Mitchell - Most Humanitarian Campaign Jacqueline Marcell
- Best Print Campaign Vikki Ashley, Ph.D. - Most Inspirational Campaign
Al Winnikoff* and Wayne Wagner - Best Radio/TV Campaign Diane R. Isaacs, Ph.D. - Best News Tie-In Campaign
Lloyd Wright - Best Internet Campaign Eleni-Dayle Iversen* and Jack Iversen* - Best Press Kit
Steven Pybrum - Best Sustained Campaign Francia Turner - Best International Campaign
*In Memoriam |
1995 CELEBRITY PRESENTER:
Chuck HenryJack Canfield and Mark Victor Hansen - Publicists of the Year
Vera Gold - Most Supportive Radio Personality Ed Hibler - Best Non-fiction Campaign
Lyn Harris Hicks and Dorothy Boberg -
Best Academic Campaign Ruth Klein - Best Print Campaign Bill Mangum - Most Innovative Campaign
Dan Poynter - Best Electronic Campaign Margaret Rector*
- Most Original Entry Tom Youngholm - Best Fiction Campaign
*In Memoriam |