RUNNERS-UP: Carl Thiel, Paradise by Lisa Tingle; Merle Brigante, Before They Were Rock Stars by Blind Luck; Lars Gorensson, Trouble With Being Nice by Household Names; Mitch Watkins, Wonderland by George DeVore; Gurf Morlix, Broke Down by Slaid Cleaves; Sara Hickman, Spiritual Appliances; Greg Atkins, The Gospel According to Austin; Eastside Flash, Chickenboxer by Shorty Long; Jody Denberg, KGSR Broadcasts, Vol. 8

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