TAZ Finalists & Winners!
Since 2017, Tree Shadow Press many books have been selected
as finalists and WINNERS of The Author Zone (TAZ) awards.
The Author Zone (TAZ) Awards 2025
Tree Shadow Press had one book that made the finalist list.
It was also the ONLY book published by Tree Shadow Press in 2025.
Congratulations to the following:
(as listed on The Author Zone website)
Children's Books
***Flutter Me By***
Written by Debra R. Sanchez
illustrated by Michelle Bowden Dobi
1st Place TAZ Award
Bee Tree Honey & The Old Man and the Lynx
Written by David Q. Hall
illustrated by Belinda Cohen
Fiction
Murders Downton and Up North
by David Q. Hall
The Author Zone (TAZ) Awards 2024
Tree Shadow Press had three books that made the finalist list.
Congratulations to the following:
(as listed on The Author Zone website)
The Author Zone (TAZ) Awards 2023
Tree Shadow Press had three books that made the finalist list
Children's Books
***From the Milk House to the White House***
Written by Christine Telez Siddall
illustrated by Ashley Plummer
1st Place TAZ Award
Fiction
Death Not Investigated
by David Q. Hall
Poetry
Poetic Nightmares
by Kerry E.B. Black
The Author Zone (TAZ) Awards 2022
Tree Shadow Press had five books that made the finalist list.
Children's Books: 3rd to 8th Grade
***Brave Hawk, Crane & Pierre***
Written by David Q. Hall
illustrated by Belinda Cohen
1st Place TAZ Award
Picture Books
Chocolate Spaghetti for Breakfast
Written by Debra R. Sanchez
Illustrated by Laura Garvin
Memoir
Finding My Way
by Jerry Morton
Fiction
Swarm
by David Q Hall
Special Recognition
Pages: A Library Play
by D. R. Sanchez
The finalists for The Author Zone (TAZ) Awards of 2021
Tree Shadow Press had a record NINE books on the finalist list.
Children's Books: 3rd to 8th Grade
Woven Native American Legends
Written by David Q. Hall
illustrated by Belinda Cohen
Picture Books
***The Alphabet Sleepover***
1st Place TAZ Award
written by Beverly Sutherland
illustrated by Beverly Martinko
What’s That Noise? / ¿Qué ruido es?
written by Debra R. Sanchez
illustrated by Cassidy N. Bodnar
The Brave Birch / El Abedol Valiente
written By David Q Hall
illustrated by Belinda Cohen
Fiction: Mystery
Awakening at Equinox
by Kerry E.B. Black
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Death Crashes the Wedding
by David Q. Hall
Historical Fiction
Ramsey Legacy
by Ruth Ochs Webster
Self Help
Looks Matter: Beyond Judging the Cover
by Debra R. Sanchez
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50 (More) Shades of Teaching
by Todd Cole
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The Author Zone (TAZ) Awards 2020
Tree Shadow Press had five books that made the finalist list,
and FOUR 1st-place winners!
Children's Books
***Annzie the Brave***
Written by D.L. Williams
illustrated by Ashley Plummer
1st Place TAZ Award Picture Book
***Snow Pants for Isabella***
Written by Debra R. Sanchez
illustrated by Cassidy Bodnar
1st Place TAZ Award Juvenile Book
Fiction
***Jesse 53rd Kentucky***
by Ruth Ochs Webster
1st Place TAZ Award
Collections
Short Stories
***Herd of Nightmares***
by Kerry E.B. Black
1st Place TAZ Award
Collections
Poetry
Praises and Ponderings
from a Poet’s Path
by Megan E. Vance
The Author Zone (TAZ) Awards
was on hiatus in 2019
No awards were given
The Author Zone (TAZ) Awards 2018
Tree Shadow Press had one winner
Collections
***Raw & Unfinished***
Written by D.R. Sanchez
The Author Zone (TAZ) Awards 2017
Tree Shadow Press had three finalists with one winner