We want to extend our sincere congratulations to everyone who entered these contests. You are all winners because you were willing to put your writing out there!
Selah Awards
Genre: Bible Studies
Winner:
Author: Erica Wiggenhorn
Title: An Unexplainable Life: Recovering the Wonder and Devotion of the Early Church
Publisher: Moody PublishersEditor: Pam Pugh
Finalists:
Author: Cheri Cowell
Title: One Story, One Mission, One God
Publisher: E A Books
Editor: Deb Haggerty
Author: Andy Lee
Title: The Book of Ruth Key Word Bible Study
Publisher: AMG
Editor: Rich Cairnes and Rick Steele
Agent: Blythe Daniel
Genre: Children’s Literature (Picture Books & Chapter Books)
Winner:
Author: Michelle Medlock Adams
Title: Happy Birthday to You!
Publisher: Worthy Kids
Editor: Peggy Schaefer
Agent: Steve Laube
Finalists:
Author: Hannah C. Hall
Title: Would a Worm Go on a Walk?
Publisher: Worthy Kids
Editor: Melinda Rumbaugh
Agent: Sally Apokedak
Author: Jill Roman Lord
Title: God Made You Just Right
Publisher: Worthy Kids
Editor: Peggy Schaefer
Agent: Cyle Young
Genre: Christian Living
Winner:
Author: Deb DeArmond and Ron DeArmond
Title: Don’t Go to Bed Angry; Stay Up and Fight
Publisher: Abingdon Press
Editor: Ramona Richards
Agent: Greg Johnson
Finalists:
Author: Torry Martin & Doug Peterson
Title: Of Moose and Men
Publisher: Harvest House Publishers
Editor: Gene Skinner
Author: Linda Evans Shepherd
Title: Winning Your Daily Spiritual Battles
Publisher: Baker Publishing Group / Revell
Editor: Vicki Crumpton
Agent: Janet Grant
Genre: General Nonfiction
Winner:
Author: Lilly Sanders Ubbens
Title: God’s Refugee
Publisher: Create Space
Editor: Lilly Sanders Ubbens
Agent: Diana Flegel
Finalists:
Author: Linda Gilden & Tama Westman
Title: Why You Do What You Do
Publisher: Lighthouse Publishing of the Carolinas/Straight Street Books
Editor: Cindy Sproles
Author: David King & Margot Starbuck
Title: Overplayed: A Parent’s Guide to Sanity in the World of Youth Sports
Publisher: Herald Press
Editor: Valerie Weaver-Zercher
Genre: Inspiration & Gift
Winner:
Author: Bob Hostetler
Title: The Bard and the Bible
Publisher: Worthy Inspired
Editor: Pamela Clements
Agent: Steve Laube
Finalists:
Author: Cary & Dena Dyer
Title: Love at First Fight
Publisher: Barbour/Shiloh Run Press
Editor: Brigitta Nortker
Agent: Greg Johnson
Author: Kathy Ide
Title: 21 Days of Love
Publisher: Broadstreet Publishing Group
Editor: Kathy Ide
Agent: Diana Flegal
Genre: Memoir
Winner:
Author: Virginia Pillars
Title: Broken Brain, Fortified Faith
Publisher: Familius
Editor: Lindsay Sandberg
Finalists:
Author: Annie Garman
Title: Unexpected Grace: When Your Child is Born With Half a Heart
Publisher: Annie B. Garman
Editor: Linnea Ransom
Author: Christine Lindsay
Title: Finding Sarah, Finding Me
Publisher: WhiteFire Publishing
Editor: Roseanna White & Wendy Chorot
Genre: Middle Grade Novels
Winner:
Author: Wendy Dunham
Title: Hope Girl
Publisher: Harvest House Publishers
Editor: Peggy Wright, Barb Sherrill
Agent: Ruth Samsel
Finalists:
Author: Lauren H. Brandenburg
Title: Orlo: The Created
Publisher: Kingdom Publishing Press
Editor: Bethany Kaczmarek
Agent: Julie Gwinn
Author: Marion Dawson Gunderson
Title: Finding the King, The Story of Joshua
Publisher: AuthorHouse
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Winner:
Author: Sarah Monzon
Title: Finders Keepers
Publisher: Radiant Publications
Editor: Dori Harrell
Finalists:
Author: Johnnie Alexander
Title: Where She Belongs
Publisher: Baker Publishing Group / Revell
Editor: Vicki Crumpton & Kristin Kornoelje
Agent: Tamela Hancock Murray
Author: Lin Stepp
Title: Welcome Back
Publisher: Kensington Publishing
Editor: Martin Biro
Genre: Contemporary Women’s (Double Third Place)
Winner:
Author: Christa Allan
Title: Since You’ve Been Gone
Publisher: Amazon Waterfall Press
Editor: Erin Calligan Mooney
Agent: Jessica Kirkland
Finalists:
Author: Candee Fick
Title: Dance Over Me
Publisher: Lighthouse Publishing of the Carolinas / Bling!
Editor: Sandie Bricker & Marisa Deshaies
Author: Linda Wood Rondeau
Title: Miracle on Maple Street
Publisher: Elk Lake Publishing
Editor: Deb Haggerty
Agent: Diana Flegal
Author: Cynthia Ruchti
Title: Song of Silence
Publisher: Abingdon Press
Editor: Ramona Richards & Jamie Chavez
Agent: Wendy Lawton
Genre: First Novel
Winner:
Author: Beth Ann Ziarnik
Title: Her Deadly Inheritance
Publisher: Lighthouse Publishing of the Carolinas
Editor: Rowena Kuo
Agent: Jim Hart
Finalists:
Author: Janine Mendenhall
Title: Starving Hearts
Publisher: Lighthouse Publishing of the Carolinas / Heritage Beacon Fiction
Editor: Ann Tatlock
Author: K. S. Moore
Title: Angel Beneath My Wheels
Publisher: Lighthouse Publishing of the Carolinas/Firefly Southern Fiction
Editor: Jessica Everson
Agent: Les Stobbe
Genre: Fiction: Historical/Biblical
Winner:
Author: Karl A. Bacon
Title: Prairie Dog Town
Publisher: Historical Chronicles Press
Editor: Julie Gwinn
Finalists:
Author: Pamela King Cable
Title: The Sanctum
Publisher: Lighthouse Publishing of the Carolinas/Firefly Southern Fiction
Editor: Eva Marie Everson
Agent: Sarah Joy Freese
Author: Leslie Basil Payne
Title: The Legacy of Nobody Smith
Publisher: Leslie Basil Payne
Editor: Robin Patchen
Genre: Historical Romance
Winner:
Author: Janet S. Grunst
Title: A Heart Set Free
Publisher: Lighthouse Publishing of the Carolinas
Editor: Kathryn Davis
Agent: Linda Glaz
Finalists:
Author: Elaine Marie Cooper
Title: Saratoga Letters
Publisher: Lighthouse Publishing of the Carolinas
Editor: Alycia Morales
Agent: Cyle Young
Author: Myra Johnson
Title: Castle in the Clouds
Publisher: Franciscan Media
Editor: Ericka McIntyre
Genre: Fiction: Mystery/Suspense (Double Second Place)
Winner:
Author: Michael Hicks Thompson
Title: The Rector
Publisher: Shepherd King Publishing
Editor: Jerry Gramckow & Caitlin Alexander
Agent: Les Stobbe
Finalists:
Author: Lynette Eason
Title: Without Warning
Publisher: Baker Publishing Group / Revell
Editor: Andrea Doering
Agent: Tamela Hancock Murray
Author: Lynette Eason
Title: Always Watching
Publisher: Baker Publishing Group / Revell
Editor: Andrea Doering
Agent: Tamela Hancock Murray
Author: Donn Taylor
Title: Murder Mezzo Forte
Publisher: Lighthouse Publishing of the Carolinas
Editor: Marsha Hubler
Agent: Terry Burns
Genre: Novella
Winner:
Author: Cynthia Ruchti
Title: Restoring Christmas
Publisher: Worthy Inspired
Editor: Pamela Clements & Jamie Chavez
Agent: Wendy Lawton
Finalists:
Author: Tanya Eavenson
Title: To Gain a Mommy
Publisher: All Roads Publishing
Author: Marianne Evans
Title: Bella Natale
Publisher: Pelican Book Group / White Rose
Editor: Nicola Martinez
Genre: Fiction: Romantic Suspense
Winner:
Author: Katy Lee
Title: Blindsided
Publisher: Harlequin / Love Inspired Suspense
Editor: Emily Rodmell
Agent: Steve Laube
Finalists:
Author: Mary Alford
Title: Rocky Mountain Pursuit
Publisher: Harlequin / Love Inspired Suspense
Editor: Shana Asaro
Agent: Rachel Kent
Author: Lynette Eason
Title: Classified Christmas Mission
Publisher: Harlequin / Love Inspired Suspense
Editor: Emily Rodmell
Agent: Tamela Hancock Murray
Genre: Fiction: Speculative
Winner:
Author: Timothy W. Ayers
Title: Cruel Messenger
Publisher: Castle Gate Press
Editor: Suzanne Hartmann
Finalists:
Author: Aaron D. Gansky
Title: The Blood Sword: A Hand of Adonai Novel
Publisher: Lighthouse Publishing of the Carolinas / Brimstone Fiction
Editor: Bethany Kaczmarek
Agent: Dave Fessenden
Author: S. D. Grimm
Title: Scarlet Moon
Publisher: Gilead Publishing / Enclave
Editor: Ramona Richards
Agent: Julie Gwinn
2017 Selah Book of The Year
Bob Hostetler
For: The Bard and the Bible
Publisher: Worthy Inspired
Editor: Pamela Clements
Agent: Steve Laube
Directors’ Choice Awards
Nonfiction:
Lori Stanley Roeleveld “Jesus and the Beanstalk”
Abingdon Press
Fiction:
Karl A. Bacon “Prairie Dog Town”
Historical Chronicles Press
Foundations Awards
(Note: When we had fewer than five entries in any category, we either combined them with another logical or like category or we only awarded a first place.)
Genre: Articles
Honorable Mention
Josie Siler: The Clandestine Life of Bestselling Author Tosca Lee
Third Place
Meredith Mills: Parenting Through Depression
Second Place
Karen Friday: Four Ways to Click the Refresh Button in Marriage
First Place
Deborah Sprinkle: What If … Howard Thurman Never Got on that Train?
Genre: Essays (Double Honorable Mention)
Honorable Mention
Tez Brooks: Hold On: A Holiday Lesson in Humility
Honorable Mention
Paula Sorrells-Beene: Everything is Going to be All Right
Third Place
Andrea Merrell: The Return of The Prodigals
Second Place
Michelle Munger: Welcome at the Table?
First Place
Jean Wilund: Oops!
Genre: Devotionals
Third Place
Karen Friday: The First Breath of Grace
Second Place
Starr Ayers: Eighth Day of the Week
First Place
Jean Wilund: What If We Lived What We Say We Believe?
Genre: Nonfiction Books
Third Place
Diana Asaad: Divinely Different
Second Place
Rhonda Robinson: Will I Survive?
First Place
Lyneta L. Smith: Curtain Call
Genre: Fiction: Historical / Biblical / Historical Romance
First Place
Jacob Cavett: The Vinyard Keeper
Genre: Fiction/Contemporary Romance
Honorable Mention
Bethany Morehead: A Pastor’s Proposal
Third Place
Jennifer Kramer: It’s Always Been You
Second Place
Leslie DeVooght: Island Love is Elementary
First Place
Deborah Clack: Twelve Bluebells Ranch
Genre: Fiction: Romantic Suspense
Honorable Mention
Tessa Stone: Illicit
Third Place
Deborah Sprinkle: Deadly Guardian
Second Place
Andrea Merrell: Secret Scars
First Place
Hope R. Welborn: Relentless Pursuit
Genre: Fiction: Contemporary Women’s
First Place
Starr Ayers: Beyond the Rainbow
Genre: Fiction: Speculative / Mystery / Suspense
Third Place
Sylvia Patzold: You Are Mine
Second Place
Debra Dupree Williams: Grave Consequences
First Place
Sara Anderson: Sook
Genre: Poetry
Honorable Mention
Michelle Adserias: Repentant
Third Place
Dr. Katherine Hutchinson-Hayes: This is Beauty
Second Place
Karisa Moore: No Regrets, Mother Mary
First Place
Hope E. P. Nicely: Victory
Genre: Short Stories
Third Place
Dr. Katherine Hutchinson-Hayes: The Unfathomable Details
Second Place
Josie Siler: One More Step
First Place
Katherine Pasour: Courage on the Homefront
Genre: Bible Studies
Honorable Mention
Rebecca Lindsey & Patricia Schell: Legacy: Living Now for Future Generations
Third Place
Susan Neal: May the Faith Be With You: Youth Bible Study
Second Place
Patricia Luellen Nicholas: Ruth
First Place
Michelle Adserias: Praise Him!
Genre: Young Adult Novels
Third Place
Emily H. Jeffries: The Midways
Second Place
Rebecca Lindsey: Beauties From Ashes
First Place
Sandy Quandt: In the Shadow of Death
Genre: Flash Fiction
Third Place
Mary McQueen: Just Let Me Hold You
Second Place
Tez Brooks: Pink
First Place
Sandy Quandt: The Abomination
Genre: Children’s Chapter
First Place
Karena Carter: Herald the Christmas Goat
Genre: Children’s Picture
Honorable Mention
Karena Carter: Little Bird, Little Bird
Third Place
Susan Boskat Murray: A Stranger At Your Door
Second Place
Dr. James G. Tippins III: Twas the Night Before Jesus
First Place
Jill Holler: Forty Days of Faith with Mr. Fuzzles
Genre: Middle Grade Novels
First Place
Sandy Quandt: Big Granny
Genre: Blogs
Honorable Mention
Becky Lindsey: Spotlight
Third Place
Patty Schell: Girl on Adventure
Second Place
Sarah Philpott: All American Mom
First Place
Nan Jones: Taking You Beyond the Veil to Find God’s Presence
Genre: Film and Teleplay Script
First Place
Toni Haas Williams: Padre Foundations
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