Janice Phelps, LLC

WELCOME

Book awards are very helpful to independent publishers and first-time authors, as well as established presses and previously published authors--recognition from one's peers lets us know we are on the right track and that our hard work is paying off in a professionally presented book. I've been fortunate in the last ten years to work with many wonderful authors and publishers and some of them have also won awards. Though you may not have heard of some of these competitions, they receive hundreds, or thousands, of entries and are carefully judged. I have acted as either editor, designer, publisher, or author (and at times in more than one role) in the following projects. --- Janice

Editor of "The Land of Curiosities" written by Deanna Neil and published by The Ecoseekers

2008 Ben Franklin Awards Best First Book Children's/YA (SILVER)
2009 Mom's Choice Award winner in Juvenile & Young Adult Historical Fiction (SILVER)
2009 Nautilus Book Awards, Teen Fiction (GOLD)
2008 Moonbeam Children's Book Award, Best First Book Winner (GOLD)

Editor of "Rachel and the Lion" Ben Franklin Award Best Book Finalist (fiction) by Stephanie Lainez, published by Story House

Editor, publisher, designer of "There Are No Words" by Mary Calhoun Brown, published by Lucky Press, LLC

2010 International Book Award Winner for Young Adult Fiction;
2010 Eric Hoffer Award Winner
Kentucky Book Festival Finalist

Illustrator for the "Open Your Heart Series" published by Dreamtime Publishing

"Open Your Heart with Bicycling" by Shaun Rohrbach, Winner of the 2008 Indie Book Awards in Fitness/Sports/Recreation and finalist in Motivational;
"Open Your Heart with Gardens" by Carolyn Haley, finalist in the Home/Garden and Nature/Environment categories

Author of "Open Your Heart with Pets: Mastering Life through Love of Animals" 2008 Indie Book Awards finalist in 2 categories: Animals/Pets, Inspirational, published by Dreamtime Publishing

Editor, book designer, and illustrator of "Conversations from the Neighborhood Ice Cream Shop" winner of the 2010 Next Generation Indie Book Awards (GOLD) Inspirational by Denny Stockdale

Editor and designer of "Strays" (1st edition) which was short-listed for the Eric Hoffer Award da Vinci Eye Awards (for book cover design and style), as well as 2010 International Book Awards Finalist, New Age Fictionby Jeanne Webster, published by DuPuis North Publishing and endorsed by the Humane Society of the United States

Editor and designer of "Angel or Not? Angel for Sure", 2010 International Book Awards, Finalist Children's Fiction and Finalist Children's Religious by Lori Diez

Editor and interior designer on "When Life Blows You Down" — winner of the 2004 Ben Franklin Award for Best New Voice Nonfiction

Editor and project manager on "Estate Planning Success for Pennsylvania Residents"; winner of the 2003 Ben Franklin Award for Best Professional Technical Book.

Cover and interior designer on "Winter in Kandahar" — 2004 Ben Franklin Award Finalist for Best New Voice Fiction.

Editor and project manager on the book "This Child of Mine: A Therapist's Journey," a Ben Franklin finalist (best new nonfiction) and a finalist in the Robert F. Kennedy Book Awards.

Editor, cover and book design on "Snakewalkers," which has garnered many awards and finalist positions: LA Black Book Expo (fiction); IPPY Awards

Project manager on "Challenge Cancer and Win" which won an honorable mention in the Writer's Digest Self-Published book Awards.

Editor of "How to Help Children Overcome Fear in a Medical Setting" which was a Best Books Award finalist.