awards
Below are the awards and recognitions Michael Breen has received for his novels, Ever the Night Road and Jud.
2023 gold medal Fantasy
Ever The Night Road
2023 gold medal
YA-Fantasy-General
Ever the night Road
2024 winner
outstanding Fantasy
fINALIST
yOUNG aDULT/TEEN FICTION
Ever the night Road
The Independent Publisher "IPPY" Book Awards draws thousands of entrants from around the globe. The IPPY Awards’ mission is “to reward those who exhibit the courage, innovation, and creativity to bring about change in the world of publishing.”
The annual Readers' Favorite International Book Award Contest receives thousands of submissions from 12+ countries. Contestants range from indie authors to small publishers to publishing giants and include New York Times bestsellers like J.A. Jance, James Rollins and Daniel Silva, plus celebrity authors like Jim Carrey and Henry Winkler.
The Independent Author Network IAN Book of the Year Awards is an international competition for small presses, mid-size independent publishers, university presses, and self-published authors. Fiction entries were judged based on vibrant covers, attention-grabbing openings, memorable characters, crisp dialogue, captivating and original plots, and climactic, memorable endings.
2023 B.R.A.G. medallion
ever the night Road
2022 book of
the year finalist
Adult fiction-Fantasy
ever the night Road
2022 bronze medal
Books for teenagers
Ever the night Road
The B.R.A.G. Medallion is a seal of approval from indieBRAG. The Book Readers Appreciation Group Medallion is a quality-recognition award bestowed for excellence in indie publication. All books submitted for the award are subjected to a rigorous assessment by members of indieBRAG’s global reader team, who grade them based on plot, characters, dialogue, writing style, copy editing, formatting and more. On average, only 20-25% of the independent books considered are awarded the B.R.A.G. Medallion.
The U.S.-based Foreword Indies Book Awards received more than 2,500 entries across multiple genres from debut author publishers as well as from established university and independent presses. Finalists were determined by Foreword's editorial team.
The U.K.-based Wishing Shelf Book Awards received 586 submissions of self-published and small press books for the 2022 awards season.
2022 finalist award
ever the night road
2023 finalist award
JUD
The Indies Today Book Awards recognizes and honors the top independent and self-published books of the year.