2025 DBT LITERARY AWARDS
Third Place: Humor
Are you going to the hospital and are afraid of getting bored? I was hospitalized for 6 months, so learn from the best and get well soon.
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2025 DBT LITERARY AWARDS
First Place: Memoir
“Earnest and honest, this medical-centric memoir is a must-read for anyone who has ever struggled with expectations!” — The DBT Literary Awards Judges
In the labor and delivery room, Dr. Gold became part of her patients’ lives, and they became part of hers. With hands skilled in healing and a heart trained by experience, she caught more than babies. She caught meaning.
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2025 DBT LITERARY AWARDS
Second Place: Memoir
All were separated by foster care and closed adoptions. One sibling’s life and search for first family, belonging, and culture, one thread at a time—a healing journey.
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2025 DBT LITERARY AWARDS
Third Place: Memoir
After Michael Calvey, a pioneering US-born financier, made his fortune in post-Communist Russia, his life was turned upside down when he was unjustly incarcerated in the country’s most notorious prison, awaiting trial for fraud.
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2025 DBT LITERARY AWARDS
Third Place: Memoir
When the dogma of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints clashes with the forces of a changing world, Tammy’s once protective community turns intrusive, and she finds herself on an unexpected journey.
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2025 DBT LITERARY AWARDS
Honorable Mention: Memoir
This powerful memoir of childhood trauma, generational pain, and forgiveness offers more than survival. It offers the truth of becoming whole.
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2025 DBT LITERARY AWARDS
Honorable Mention: Memoir
Chef Brand is cooking for redemption after surviving a car wreck that took everything from him. It’s the only escape from the suffocating grip of grief and survivor’s guilt, fueling an ambition that borders on obsession.
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2025 DBT LITERARY AWARDS
Honorable Mention: Memoir
Overcoming the trauma of multiple sexual violations and the challenges of single motherhood on welfare, Dr. Patti Britton became a beacon for women reclaiming their pleasure, power, and purpose.
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2025 DBT LITERARY AWARDS
Honorable Mention: Memoir
Follow Tyrel on excursions in North, Central, and South America, and accompany him to the peaks and valleys of his personal life, including the deaths of both his parents, as he openly tries to make sense of everything.
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2025 DBT LITERARY AWARDS
Honorable Mention: Memoir
In this non-fiction anthology, twenty authors and poets celebrate the ones who got away and the ones they were lucky enough to get away from.
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2025 DBT LITERARY AWARDS
First Place: Memoir, Coming of Age
“So much more than a coming-out story, it’s everyone’s story.” — The DBT Literary Awards Judges
Emmy Award-winning TV news correspondent Garrett Glaser muses on changes in gay politics over the decades and weaves stories demonstrating the importance of mentors—and of remaining true to oneself.
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2025 DBT LITERARY AWARDS
Second Place: Memoir, Coming of Age
A time when the world changed rapidly, yet in Tioga, Louisiana, just a dot on the map today, the slower pace was purposeful. Get lost in Ann’s tales as she explores a twenty-year chapter of her life from 1943 to 1963.
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2025 DBT LITERARY AWARDS
First Place: Memoir, Historical
“This is no idyllic 80s nostalgic memoir, but instead an account of a dysfunctional family as honest as it gets.” — The DBT Literary Awards Judges
As the structure of the family and his father’s mental health crumbled, Damien’s idyllic life became seedy and dangerous. Living in squalor, Damien struggled to emerge with his sister from their dysfunctional father’s grasp.
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2025 DBT LITERARY AWARDS
Second Place: Memoir, Historical
Join the author as he reveals how he built an incredibly successful enterprise and how it all slipped into a tailspin when he ran afoul of the FBI.
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2025 DBT LITERARY AWARDS
First Place: Memoir, Inspirational
“Prepare for the heartbreak, but embrace the hope.” — The DBT Literary Awards Judges
A powerful story of love and hope in the face of overwhelming tragedy, offering a captivating reminder that we all have the strength to rebuild, heal, and find love again.
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2025 DBT LITERARY AWARDS
Second Place: Memoir, Inspirational
Depicting the full scope of a cancer journey, Running Wild: More Than Scars shows that a cancer diagnosis reveals strength of character and the possibility of building back stronger than before.
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