<p> 2012 New Mexico-Arizona Book Awards Winners</p><p>THE NEW MEXICO-ARIZONA BOOK AWARDS IS ORGANIZED BY THE NEW MEXICO BOOK CO-OP, A NOT-FOR-PROFIT ORGANIZATION SERVING AUTHORS AND PUBLISHERS</p><p>Category sponsors: Alamosa Books, Albuquerque/Bernalillo Co Public Library & Friends of the Albuquerque Public Library, Arcadia Publishing, Artemesia Publishing, AZRO Press, Bookworks, Gibbs Smith, Humanist Society of New Mexico, Latin American Professional Speakers Association, Lori Hines, Mayor Tom Swisstack and the City of Rio Rancho, Moonlight Mesa Associates, Museum of New Mexico Foundation, Nancy Marshall, New Mexico Book Association, New Mexico Book Co-op, New Mexico Breeze Newspaper, New Mexico Business Weekly, New Mexico Centennial Office, New Mexico Coalition for Literacy , New Mexico Library Foundation, New Mexico State Library, Regis University & Dr. & Mrs. Randolph F. Lumpp, Rio Grande Books, Santa Fe Public Library, SAR Press, Southwest Writers, Sunbelt Media, Sunbelt Shows, Tony Hillerman Writers Conference, Treasure House Books & Gifts, University of New Mexico Press, Word Harvest Writers Conference, WalMart www.NMBookCoop.com or NMBookAward.com</p><p>Anthology Sponsored by CNM LIbraries Martha Shipman Andrews Out of the Shadows Rio Grande Books Shirley Patterson & Susan Cho Turning Points in Women’s Lives Nuevo Books </p><p>Anthropology/Archaeology Sponsored by Lori Hines Joyce Szabo Imprisoned Art SAR Press </p><p>Arts Sponsored by Museum of NM Foundation David Grant Noble In the Places of the Spirits SAR Press Steven Edwin Counsell Illuminations Black Swan Editions</p><p>Biography-AZ Sponsored by Sunbelt Media Julian Hayden Field Man Univ of AZ Press Susan Krueger with Reba Wells Grandrud Addie Slaughter: The Girl Who Met Geronimo Five Star Publications</p><p>Biography-NM Sponsored by Treasure House Books & Santa Fe Pub. Library Frank Clifford Deep Trails in the Old West Univ of OK Press Sharon Snyder At Home on the Slopes of Mountains Los Alamos Historical Society</p><p>Biography-Other Sponsored by Sunbelt Shows Mary Penner and Irvin Hornkohl Just Do It Crazy or Not Manzano Alley Press Cindy Bellinger Into the Heat, My Love Affair with Trees, Fire, Saws and Men Blue Mesa Books</p><p>Business Sponsored by NM Business Weekly Dennis Marker Fifteen Steps to Corporate Feudalism One Standard Press</p><p>Cookbook Sponsored by Gibbs Smith & ABQ Public Library Cheryl & Bill Jamison Tasting New Mexico Museum of NM Press</p><p>Children’s Activity Sponsored by Gibbs Smith & LithExcel Jill Lane OsoBear’s Christmas in NM Enchantment Lane Publications </p><p>Children’s Picture Sponsored by ABQ Public Library Rudolfo Anaya La Llorna: The Crying Woman UNM Press Juvenile Sponsored by AZRO Press Jaenet Guggenheim and Spencer Lucas Triassic Hall: Building the Triassic Exhibit AZRO Press Caroline Starr Rose May B. Random House Childrens Books</p><p>Young Adult Alamosa Books Vaunda Nelson No Crystal Stair Lerner Publishing Group </p><p>Young Readers Sponsored by Santa Fe Public Library & Mayor Tom Swisstack and the City of Rio Rancho Shirley Raye Redmond Fairies: A True Story Random House</p><p>Crafts/Hobby/How-to Book Sponsored by Sunbelt Media Marcia Rosen My Memoir Workbook Abbott Press </p><p>Fiction-adventure/drama Sponsored by Lori Hines & ABQ Public Library Lynne Hinton Welcome Back to Pie Town HarperCollins</p><p>Fiction-historical Sponsored by Rio Grande Books Rosemary Zibart True Brit - Beatrice, 1940 Artesmesia Publishing </p><p>Fiction-mystery/suspense Sponsored by Word Harvest Writers Conference Sara Sue Hoklotubbe The American Café Univ of AZ Press Alice Duncan Fallen Angels Five Star/Cengage </p><p>Fiction-Other Sponsored by NM Book Co-op Martha Egan An Apricot Year Papalote Press </p><p>Fiction-romance Sponsored by NM Book Co-op CL Gillmore Uncommon Bond INDI Publishing </p><p>Fiction-Sci Fi/Fantasy Sponsored by NM Book Co-op Kris Neri Magical Alienation Red Coyote Press</p><p>First Book Sponsored by Southwest Writers Stacia Lewandowski Light, Landscape & the Creative Quest Salska Arts</p><p>Gardening Sponsored by Sunbelt Shows Dave DeWitt & Lois Manno Dave DeWitt’s Chile Trivia Rio Grande Books</p><p>Gay/Lesbian (GLBT) Sponsored by NM Book Co-op Sarah Leamy Lucky Shot Strategic Books </p><p>Health Sponsored by NM Coalition for Literacy and Walmart (Zuni) Steve Parker The Advanced Mediterrranean Diet exHealth</p><p>History-Other Sponsored by Artemesia Publishing J Edward Steiguer Wild Horses of the West Univ of AZ Press</p><p>History–AZ Sponsored by Rio Grande Books Jack Carlson & Elizabeth Stewart Superstition Wilderness Trails West Clear Creek Publishing </p><p>History–NM Sponsored by Museum of NM Foundation & Historical Society of NM Richard Melzer New Mexico: Celebrating the Land of Enchantment Gibbs Smith Roberta Key Haldane Goldmining Boomtown Univ of OK Press Centennial-AZ Sponsored by SAR Press & Arcadia Publishing Arizona Press Women Skirting Traditions Wheatmark </p><p>Centennial-NM Sponsored by NM Centennial Office & Gibbs Smith Richard Melzer Sunshine & Shadows Volume III Rio Grande Books FIG Publications Las Cruces: A Photographic Journey Las Cruces Bulletin</p><p>Multi-cultural Sponsored by UNM Press Mark Santiago The Jar of Severed Hands Univ of OK Press</p><p>Nature/Environment Sponsored by Sunbelt Shows Larry Littlefield & Pearl Burns Wildflowers of the Sandia and Manzano Mountains Sandia Plant Books William Dunmire New Mexico’s Living Landscapes Museum of NM Press </p><p>New Age Sponsored by NM Book Co-op Dianne Ebertt Beeaff Spirit Stones: Unravelling the Megalithic Mysteries Five Star Publications</p><p>Nonfiction, Other Sponsored by Rio Grande Books Maggie Macnab Design by Nature New Riders Paul Berkowitz The Case of the Indian Trader UNM Press </p><p>Parenting/Family Sponsored by Santa Fe Public Library Joy O’Donnell & Dawn Burruel Birthday Tributes Amethyst Moon Publishing</p><p>Philosophy Sponsored by Humanist Society of NM Zalman Schachter-Shalomi & Natanel Miles-Yepez A Hidden Light Gaon Books</p><p>Poetry Sponsored by Bookworks Barbara Rockman Sting and Nest Sunstone Lawrence Welsh Begging for Vultures UNM Press </p><p>Political Sponsored by NM Breeze Newspaper & Nancy Marshall Pauline Eisenstadt A Woman in Both Houses UNM Press </p><p>Reference Sponsored by NM Library Foundation Don Bullis New Mexico Historical Biographies Rio Grande Books </p><p>Religious Sponsored by Regis University & Mr and Mrs Randy Lumpp Rick Nahmias Golden States of Grace UNM Press </p><p>Science & Math Sponsored by Sunbelt Shows Sylvester Allred The Natural History of Tassell-Earred Squirrels UNM Press Florentin Smarandache DSm Super Vector Space of Refined Labels Zip Publisher </p><p>Self-help Sponsored by NM Book Co-op Slim Randles Home Country Rio Grande Books </p><p>Travel Sponsored by Artemesia Publishing Carolyn Dodson A Guide to Plants of Northern Chihuahua Desert UNM Press Paul Bauer The Rio Grande NM Bureau of Geology </p><p>Spanish Language Latin American Professional Speakers Association Raquel Rubin-Jimenez el Vidarjero Claubin Cover design-large Sponsored by Rio Grande Books Steven Edwin Counsell Illuminations Black Swan Editions </p><p>Cover design-small Sponsored by SAR Press Martha Egan An Apricot Year Papalote Press</p><p>Howard Bryan Western History Award — sponsored by Rio Grande Books Christopher Huggard & Terrence Humble Santa Rita del Cobre University Press of Colorado</p><p>Tony Hillerman Award for Fiction — sponsored by Tony Hillerman Writers Conference Robert Julyan Sweeney UNM Press</p><p>Joe Sando Western History Award— sponsored by Rio Grande Books Chester Nez & Judith Schiess Avila Code Talker Penguin</p><p>Thomas J. Steele, S.J. Western History Award — sponsored by Regis University & Dr. & Mrs. Randolph F. Lumpp Francelle Alexander Among the Cottonwoods Rio Grande Books</p><p>Best Arizona Book — sponsored by Moonlight Mesa Associates Jack Carlson & Elizabeth Stewart Superstition Wilderness Trails West Clear Creek Publishing</p><p>Best New Mexico Book — sponsored by Rio Grande Books Jaenet Guggenheim and Spencer Lucas Triassic Hall: Building the Triassic Exhibit AZRO Press</p><p>Best Book — sponsored by Santa Fe Public Library Vaunda Nelson No Crystal Stair Lerner Publishing Group</p>