The 9th Annual PenCraft Book Awards have announced their top three winning books of 2025, marking a historic milestone as all three top positions were awarded to women authors. The winners are Heather G. Harris for Glimmer of the Other: An Urban Fantasy Novel, Barbara Pronin for Winter's End, and Katherine Fabrizio for The Good Daughter Syndrome.
Each year, the PenCraft Book Awards reviews over 1,000 entries to select the top three books from its submissions. This year's winners were chosen from a competitive field, and in recognition of their outstanding achievements, each author receives a monetary award, a formal certificate, and commemorative gold seals.
Heather G. Harris, a top-100 Amazon best-selling fantasy author, won the Best Book of the Year award. Her journey began at a Liverpool university, where she took up skydiving and met her future husband. Harris's vivid imagination fuels her storytelling, creating worlds filled with vampires, dragons, and strong heroines. When not writing, she spends time with her three children. For more about Harris and her work, visit PenCraft Book Awards.
Katherine Fabrizio, winner of the Best Nonfictional Book of the Year, is a licensed psychotherapist with over three decades of clinical experience. Her work focuses on helping daughters of narcissistic, borderline, and emotionally immature mothers break free from guilt, self-doubt, and emotional entanglement. Drawing from personal experience as a daughter and mother, Fabrizio offers a unique perspective that blends psychological depth with practical clarity.
Barbara Pronin won the Best Fictional Book of the Year for Winter's End. She has authored eight captivating mysteries, three under the pseudonym Barbara Nickolae, and has earned praise from best-selling writers like Mary Higgins Clark and Tony Hillerman. Pronin's diverse career includes work as an actress, probation officer, journalist, and substitute teacher. Born in Brooklyn, she holds degrees in communications and drama from California State College.
The PenCraft Book Awards serve as a benchmark for recognizing literary excellence through a rigorous judging process. This year's awards showcase the creative talent of three exceptional women authors shaping contemporary literature. The award's mission is to inspire and entertain while giving every author a fair chance at recognition, regardless of publisher or entry fees. As Editor-In-Chief David Hearne states, 'We believe that our PenCraft Book Awards help authors get their books noticed and sold. Our winning authors represent the absolute best in the industry.'
