As the annual judging draws to a close, a small set of da Vinci Eye finalists is announced prior to the Eric Hoffer Award for Books. This small list or "short list" of finalists is an honored distinction of its own and is announced publicly during the spring of each award year. Below are the current and previous short-listed entires in alphabetical order by book:
2009
* A Beachcomber's Odyssey, S. Deacon Ritterbush, Ritz Dotter Publishers
* A Glove of Their Own, Lisa Funari-Willever, Keri Conkling, & Debbie Moldovan, Franklin Mason Press
* A Road More or Less Traveled: Madcap Adventures Along the Appalachian Trail, Stephen Otis & Colin Roberts, Sunnygold Books
* Blues and Bliss: The Poetry of George Elliot Clarke, Jon Paul Fiorentino (editor), Wilfrid Laurier Press
* Buffaloed, Fairlee Winfield, Booksurge
* Cloisters, Kristin Bock,Tupelo Press
* Corinna A-Maying the Apocalypse, Darcie Dennigan, Fordham University Press
* Dillo: A Baby Armadillos Adventure on Sanibel Island, Kyle L. Miller, Jungle House Publications
* Faces of the Earth, Elizabeth Searls Almy, Wishflower Press
* Forging Paradise, E.A. Rappaport, Owl King Publishing
* Leaving My Found Eden, Ron L. Zheng, literaryroad
* Mindlings: Encounters within Inner Space, Normand R. Bernier, Hats Off Books
* Pursuit of Light, An Extraordinary Journey, Sandy Brewer, Peach Tree House
* Rise of the Fallen, D. Michael Olive, Infinity Publishing
* Rock Me on the Water, Renny Russell, Animist Press
* Semele: A Novel, Philip B. Peringer, iUniverse
* Tai Chi Dynamics, Robert Chuckrow, Ph.D,YMAA Publication Center
* The Art of Everyday Joe Michael K. Corbin, AuthorHouse
* The Baseball Field at Night, Patricia Goedicke, Lost Horse Press
* The Enduring Journey of the USS Chesapeake, Chris Dickon, The History Press
* The Fire and the Light, Glen Craney, Brigid's Fire Press
* The Happy Soul Industry, Steffan Postaer, Inkwater Press
* The Littlest Camel, Judy Lee Aguiar, Turnapaige & Reed Moore
* The Misadventures of Oliver Booth, David Desmond, Greenleaf Book Group
* The Radium Watch Dial Painters, D.S.Butterworth, Lost Horse Press
* The Rose of York: Crown of Destiny, Sandra Worth, End Table Books
* Tough Boy Sonatas, Curtis L. Crisler, Boyds Mills Press
* Tracking the Soul with an Astrology of Consciousness, Joel Landwehr, Ancient Tower Press
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