Recent Awards & Honors

2023 – Kindness Award Winner for Writing & Spreading Aloha (Maryann Ridini Spencer) – presented by the Global Society for Female Entrepreneurs

2023 – Book Excellence Awards Finalist (Category: Christian Fiction) Under the Tropical Skies a Kate Grace Novel

2023 – Amazon Bestseller & Hot New Releases —  #1 Women’s Christian Fiction, #5 Historical Christian Romance Fiction (December) and Hot New Releases and #3 Women’s Historical Fiction (November) on Kindle — Under the Tropical Skies

2022 – She Inspires Me Inspiration Awards (SIMA) – Global Awardee Maryann Ridini Spencer

2021 – Best Book Award Finalist (Fiction: Inspirational Category) – Secrets of Grace Manor

2021 – Kindness Award Winner for Writing Aloha (Maryann Ridini Spencer) – presented by the honor issuer Global Society for Female Entrepreneurs

2021 –Mentorship Award Winner (Maryann Ridini Spencer) - presented by the honor issuer Global Society for Female Entrepreneurs

2020 – American Book Fest Best Book Awards – The Paradise Table,  a Kate Grace Mystery (Finalist in the “Fiction: Multicultural” and “Fiction: Inspirational” Categories)

2020 - International Book Awards Finalist -The Paradise Table (Fiction: "Visionary" and "Multicultural" Categories)

2019 – Amazon Best Selling Novel – On December 12, 2019,  The Paradise Table, a Kate Grace Mystery by Maryann Ridini Spencer (Santa Rosa Press), becomes an Amazon Best Selling Novel.

2019 – Hawai'i Book Publishers Association Ka Palapala Po’okela Awards – Lady in the Window Aloha From Across the Sea” Finalist.

April 2019 - Ridini Entertainment Corporation recognized as a "Top 25 California Website Design Company" on DesignRush.

Ridini Entertainment Corporation has been recognized as a "Top 26 Integrated Marketing Agencies and Top 13 PR Firms of 2019"  by DesignRush.

2019 Wave Award Finalist – Simply Delicious Living with Maryann® created, hosted and produced by Maryann Ridini Spencer, received this honor in the “Best Instructional/DIY Series” (Alliance For Community Media, West Region, recognizes the best TV and new media programming from thousands of entries covering a 6 state western region – Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Nevada and New Mexico).

2018 American Fiction Awards (“Visionary” Award) — Lady in the Window, a novel by Maryann Ridini Spencer  (SelectBooks, 2017, Santa Rosa Press 2019) was presented with the Visionary Award.

2018 Telly Award — Simply Delicious Living with Maryann® created, hosted and produced by Maryann Ridini Spencer, received this honor in the Television: How-To/DIY Category.

2018 – Sustainable Ventura Blog (created and written by Maryann for the City of Ventura) was named Number 16 in Top 100 Environmental Blogs by Blog.Feedspot.com.

2017 Best Book Awards – Lady in the Window, a novel by Maryann Ridini Spencer  (SelectBooks, 2017, Santa Rosa Press, 2019), is honored as the WINNER in the “Fiction: Romance” Category and a Finalist in the “Fiction: Chick Lit/Women’s Literature” Category by the 2017 Best Book Awards sponsored by the American Book Fest.

2017 WAVE Awards –  Simply Delicious Living with Maryann,® a cooking series hosted by Maryann featuring healthy, easy-to-make recipes & joyous living inspirations, took home 2 awards (Best TV Series and Best Instructional/DIY Series), having been nominated for three, at the 2017 WAVE Awards held by Alliance For Community Media (West Region). The awards recognize the best TV and new media programming from thousands of entries covering a six-state region (Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Nevada and New Mexico). WAVE winners are recognized in Community Media, Commercial TV, and Film for their excellent productions. “Sustainable Ventura News” (produced & reported by Maryann) was also nominated.

2016 W3 Silver Award for Website Excellence Website excellence for SimplyDeliciousLiving.com from The Academy of Interactive and Visual Arts (AIVA)

2016 Official Selection — To Jeffrey with Love (Original Screenplay by Maryann Ridini Spencer), at the International Family Film Festival (IFFF.org)

2016  NAWBO “Visionary of the Year” Award/Maryann Ridini Spencer, 17th Annual BRAVO AWARDS (National Association of Women Business Owners)

2015 CAPS Media Award for Production Excellence (Maryann Ridini Spencer/Simply Delicious Living and Sustainable Ventura News)

2013 CAPPIE Award (CAPS Media) for “Variety” Series Production Excellence (Simply Delicious Living TV Series)

2012 Movieguide Award, Faith & Freedom Award The Lost Valentine (starring Betty White and Jennifer Love Hewitt, co-produced/written by Maryann Ridini Spencer, CBS-TV/Hallmark Hall of Fame Productions in Association with Ridini Entertainment)

2013 Business in Excellence Award, Ridini Entertainment Corporation, Small Business Institute for Excellence in Commerce

For a complete list of awards, contact Ridini Entertainment at  (818) 884-0104.