by Eva Marie Everson @EvaMarieEverson
Today we’re excited to announce the 2017 Selah Award Finalists. Competition was stiff with more entries than ever before. Congratulations to all the finalists! Be sure to help us spread the word and congratulate your friends.
Selah Award Finalists for 2017
This year, Selah finalists have been named in sixteen categories. They are listed in alphabetical order according to the author’s last name. Some categories may have changed because of the number of entries received. If a category didn’t have enough entries, it was combined with a comparable category.
Nonfiction Genres
Genre: General Nonfiction
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
Author: Lilly Sanders Ubbens
Title: God’s Refugee
Publisher: Create Space
Agent: Diana Flegel
Genre: Christian Living
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
Author: Torry Martin & Doug Peterson
Title: Of Moose and Men
Publisher: Harvest House Publishers
Author: Linda Evans Shepherd
Title: Winning Your Daily Spiritual Battles
Publisher: Baker Publishing Group / Revell
Editor: Vicki Crumpton
Agent: Janet Grant
Genre: Inspiration & Gift
Author: Cary & Dena Dyer
Title: Love at First Fight
Publisher: Barbour/Shiloh Run Press
Editor: Brigitta Nortker
Agent: Greg Johnson
Author: Bob Hostetler
Title: The Bard and the Bible
Publisher: Worthy Inspired
Editor: Pamela Clements
Agent: Steve Laube
Author: Kathy Ide
Title: 21 Days of Love
Publisher: Broadstreet Publishing Group
Editor: Kathy Ide
Agent: Diana Flegal
Genre: Bible Studies
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
Author: Erica Wiggenhorn
Title: An Unexplainable Life: Recovering the Wonder and Devotion of the Early Church
Publisher: Moody Publishers
Editor: Pam Pugh
Genre: Memoir
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
Author: Virginia Pillars
Title: Broken Brain, Fortified Faith
Publisher: Familius
Editor: Lindsay Sandberg
Fiction Genres:
Genre: First Novel
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
Author: Beth Ann Ziarnik
Title: Her Deadly Inheritance
Publisher: Lighthouse Publishing of the Carolinas
Editor: Rowena Kuo
Agent: Jim Hart
Genre: Contemporary Women’s
Author: Christa Allen
Title: Since You’ve Been Gone
Publisher: Amazon Waterfall Press
Editor: Erin Calligan Mooney
Agent: Jessica Kirkland
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: Contemporary Romance
Author: Johnnie Alexander
Title: Where She Belongs
Publisher: Baker Publishing Group / Revell
Editor: Vicki Crumpton & Kristin Kornoelje
Agent: Tamela Hancock Murray
Author: Sarah Monzon
Title: Finders Keepers
Publisher: Radiant Publications
Editor: Dori Harrell
Author: Lin Stepp
Title: Welcome Back
Publisher: Kensington Publishing
Editor: Martin Biro
Genre: Fiction: Romantic Suspense
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
Author: Katy Lee
Title: Blindsided
Publisher: Harlequin / Love Inspired Suspense
Editor: Emily Rodmell
Agent: Steve Laube
Genre: Fiction: Mystery/Suspense
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
Author: Michael Hicks Thompson
Title: The Rector
Publisher: Shepherd King Publishing
Editor: Jerry Gramckow & Caitlin Alexander
Agent: Les Stobbe
Genre: Historical Romance
Author: Elaine Marie Cooper
Title: Saratoga Letters
Publisher: Lighthouse Publishing of the Carolinas
Editor: Alycia Morales
Agent: Cyle Young
Author: Janet S. Grunst
Title: A Heart Set Free
Publisher: Lighthouse Publishing of the Carolinas
Editor: Kathryn Davis
Agent: Linda Glaz
Author: Myra Johnson
Title: Castle in the Clouds
Publisher: Franciscan Media
Editor: Ericka McIntyre
Genre: Fiction: Historical/Biblical
Author: Karl A. Bacon
Title: Prairie Dog Town
Publisher: Historical Chronicles Press
Editor: Julie Gwinn
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: Fiction: Speculative
Author: Timothy W. Ayers
Title: Cruel Messenger
Publisher: Castle Gate Press
Editor: Suzanne Hartmann
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
Genre: Novella
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
Author: Cynthia Ruchti
Title: Restoring Christmas
Publisher: Worthy Inspired
Editor: Pamela Clements & Jamie Chavez
Agent: Wendy Lawton
Genre: Children’s Literature (Picture Books & Chapter Books)
Author: Michelle Medlock Adams
Title: Happy Birthday to You!
Publisher: Worthy Kids
Editor: Peggy Schaefer
Agent: Steve Laube
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: Middle Grade Novels
Author: Lauren H. Brandenburg
Title: Orlo: The Created
Publisher: Kingdom Publishing Press
Editor: Bethany Kaczmarek
Agent: Julie Gwinn
Author: Wendy Dunham
Title: Hope Girl
Publisher: Harvest House Publishers
Editor: Peggy Wright, Barb Sherrill
Agent: Ruth Samsel
Author: Marion Dawson Gunderson
Title: Finding the King, The Story of Joshua
Publisher: AuthorHouse
NOTE: In cases of four finalists, there was a tie for either first, second or third place.
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