Kurt B. Ellis is an award-winning author who self-publishes contemporary realistic fiction and science fiction with Amazon’s Kindle Direct Publishing.
Kurt has lived a remarkable life, to say the least, and writes from the heart about his many life experiences.
2024 NATIONAL INDIE EXCELLENCE AWARDS FINALIST
The 18th Annual National Indie Excellence Awards, featuring our medal winners and finalists in each category, aim to recognize talented independent authors and titles published in the English language by small to medium-sized imprints across all genres.
NIEA entrants are judged by experts from various industry disciplines, including publishers, authors, editors, and book designers. Out of thousands of books entered into the National Indie Excellence Awards competition, this book was selected primarily based on its written content coupled with its informational, functional, and design elements.
Winner and Finalist awards are awarded by category. We congratulate the winners once again and encourage readers to try out their books. Congratulations Kurt! We are pleased to confirm your book Boy in the Barn won a medal in this year’s National Indie Excellence Awards.
Announced on June 13, 2024, Boy in the Barn: Journey of Triumph Over Horrific Child Abuse, Sexual Abuse, and PTSD was a 2024 NATIONAL INDIE EXCELLENCE AWARDS FINALIST in the FACTION CATEGORY. Kurt’s recognition is listed approximately one-third down the list of finalists.
2024 BOOK EXCELLENCE AWARDS FINALIST
The Book Excellence Awards, featuring our medal winners and finalists in each category, aim to recognize talented authors for recognition in self-publishing.
Out of thousands of books that were entered into the Book Excellence Awards competition, this book was selected for its high-quality writing, design, and overall market appeal.
The awards are grouped by category and divided into Gold, Silver, Bronze, and Award Finalists. We congratulate the winners once again and encourage readers to try out their books.
Congratulations Kurt! We are pleased to confirm your book Boy in the Barn won a medal in this year’s Book Excellence Awards.
Announced on March 5, 2024, Boy in the Barn: Journey of Triumph Over Horrific Child Abuse, Sexual Abuse, and PTSD was a 2024 BOOK EXCELLENCE AWARDS FINALIST in the LGBTQ FICTION CATEGORY.
2023 GLOBAL BOOK AWARDS FINALIST
The Global Book Awards aim to recognize talented authors who have not received the recognition they deserve in self-publishing.
In this modern age of publishing, books need to be appraised not only by their content and writing style, but also by the way they present and market themselves to the prospective buyer, whether that is in the good ratings it has on essential stores like Amazon, its book cover and description, or the number of reviews it has collected. They must also appeal to new readers so part of the evaluation included a survey asking avid readers to select the top 5 books they enjoyed the most.
The awards are grouped by category and divided into Gold, Silver, Bronze, and Award Finalists. We congratulate the winners once again and encourage readers to try out their books.
Hello Kurt. Congratulations! We are pleased to confirm your book Boy in the Barn won a medal in this year’s Global Book Awards.
Announced on September 6, 2023, Boy in the Barn: Journey of Triumph Over Horrific Child Abuse, Sexual Abuse, and PTSD was a 2023 GLOBAL BOOK AWARDS FINALIST in the POLITICS & SOCIAL SCIENCES CATEGORY.
Kurt B. Ellis is a survivor of horrific child abuse and sexual abuse. His fiction books mirror his life experiences, and were inspired by his memories, flashbacks, triggers, hardships and struggles to overcome abuse and trauma.
As a child abuse survivor, writing began as a form of therapy to continue with his lifelong healing journey. But, determined not to be defined by abuse, Ellis becomes more than just another sexual abuse statistic.
Kurt is also an advocate for sexually abused people or those who were cruelly suppressed by events in life beyond their control.
Kurt was born, raised, and educated in the southeastern USA. After a long and rewarding career as a scientist, regulator, and advisor in the food manufacturing industry, he retired from public work.
Kurt remarried and now lives in the Midwest with his husband. Kurt is the father of two wonderful grown children and the proud grandfather of two precious granddaughters.
Kurt is also an avid gardener who loves growing vegetables, yard work, and landscaping.
Beyond writing and advocating for abuse victims, other passions include traveling, fine dining, drinking robust red wines, reading, and investing.
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