Awards

Silver medal with 'The BookFest Award Winner' text and laurel leaves.
Foreword INDIES Finalist logo in black text on a gold background with a book and sunburst icon.
Gold "Book Excellence Awards Winner" badge with website URL at the center.
Silver medal with Readers' Favorite Book Award Winner embossed, featuring a stylized open book and laurel branches.
Silver Global Ebook Awards logo featuring a globe and the letter 'e'. "GlobalEbookAwards.com" text included.
National Indie Excellence Awards winner badge with open book logo.
Readers' Favorite Book Award Winner seal with laurel wreath and heart-shaped book design
Page Turner Awards Finalist badge featuring an open book illustration with stars in a black and gold design.
Silver medal for the 2015 Lyra Award by Bookstore Without Borders, Independent Fiction Contest, with stars and text design.
Golden laurel wreath surrounding a lion's head with the text "Indie Book Awards Top Shelf Finalist" on a seal badge.
National Indie Excellence Awards Finalist badge with 'NIEA Finalist' text on a gold circle.
Gold medal with a star and text 'Pinnacle Book Achievement Award'
Montaigne Medal graphic for 2020 Finalist Eric Hoffer Book Award.
Firebird Book Award Winner badge with a stylized orange and yellow phoenix logo and the text "Speak Up Talk Radio" at the top.
NYC Big Book Award 2024 Winner seal with gold and brown design, featuring skyscraper silhouette.
Global Ebook Awards Honorable Mention logo featuring a stylized 'e' over a globe.
American Fiction Awards finalist badge
Pencraft Awards 2022 gold badge for 1st place in literary excellence.
Beverly Hills Book Awards finalist seal with gold laurel, book icon, and black background.
Foreword INDIES Finalist award logo in black and yellow.
Global Book Award emblem with globe and laurel wreath design.
Global Book Award emblem with globe and laurel wreath design.
American Legacy Book Awards gold medal badge indicating award winner for 2024 with website link.
Gold badge with a laurel border reading 'American Fiction Awards Winner, AmericanBookFest.com'.

Awards for Mikael Carlson

  • Top Shelf Indie Book Award Finalist, 2018

    The iCandidate

  • Silver Medal - Global Ebook Awards for Fantasy/Contemporary, 2015

    The iCandidate

  • Finalist - Montaigne Medal for Most Thought-Provoking Book, 2015

    The iCandidate

  • Winner - National Indie Excellence Award for Political Thriller, 2014

    The iCandidate

  • Winner- Book Excellence Award for Suspense, 2021

    Jusitfiable Deceit

  • 3x Top Winner- Firebird Book Awards for Contemporary Fiction, Political, and Political Fiction, 2Q2022

    The Eyes of Others

  • Silver Medal - The BookFest Awards for Thriller-Political, Fall 2022

    Justifiable Deceit

  • Silver Medal- Reader's Favorite Book Awards for Fiction - Drama, 2014

    The iCandidate

  • Finalist - Readers' Favorite Book Awards for Young Adult - Coming of Age, 2014

    The iCandidate

  • Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award Quarterfinalist, 2014

    The iCandidate

  • Finalist- National Indie Excellence Award for Suspense, 2020

    Justifiable Deceit

  • Longlist - Page Turner Book Award for Thriller, 2022

    The Black Swan Event

  • Pinnacle Book Achievement Award, Summer 2022

    The Black Swan Event

  • Winner- LYRA Award for Best Mystery/Suspense/Thriller, 2015

    The Eyes of Others (1st Edition)

  • Finalist - Beverly Hills Book Awards, Political Fiction, 2016

    The Eyes of Others (1st Edition)

  • Winner - National Indie Excellence Award for Political Fiction, 2020

    Justifiable Deceit

  • Winner - American Fiction Award for Thriller: Political, 2020

    Justifiable Deceit

  • Finalist - FOREWARD Indies Award for Suspense/Thriller, 2021

    Justifiable Deceit

  • Silver Medal- Reader's Favorite Book Awards for Fiction - Thriller-Political, 2022

    Justifiable Deceit

  • Silver Medal - The BookFest Awards for Dystopian - Society & War, Fall 2022

    The Black Swan Event

  • Winner - Pencraft Award for Romance - Suspense, Fall 2024

    Banning Santa

  • Winner - NYC Big Book Award for Holiday, 2024

    Banning Santa

  • Runner-Up - Pencraft Book Awards for Fiction - Thriller - Terrorism, 2022

    The Black Swan Event

  • Winner - Outstanding Creator Awards for Political Thriller, 2022

    Justifiable Deceit

  • Winner - American Book Fest for Fiction - Inspirational, 2024

    The iCandidate

  • Finalist - American Book Fest for Thriller-Political, 2024

    Justifiable Deceit

  • Finalist - American Book Fest for Romance-Contemporary, 2024

    Banning Santa

Man holding a book titled "Justifiable Deceit" and a plaque for the PenCraft Book Awards against a logo backdrop.
A woman in a blue dress and a man in a suit stand together in an indoor setting. They are smiling and posing behind a bouquet of red roses. A book titled "Justifiable Deceit" and an award plaque are visible in the foreground. The room appears to be a
Two men standing on a stage at the Readers' Favorite Book Reviews and Award Contest ceremony, smiling and holding a medal and a book titled 'Justifiable Deceit.' The event backdrop features award logos.
Two people posing on stage at the Readers' Favorite Book Reviews and Award Contest event, holding medals and a book in front of a backdrop displaying prize logos. The setting includes a table with flowers and medals to the side.
Man holding a book titled 'The iCandidate' in front of a Readers' Favorite banner promoting award-winning books.