by Edie Melson @EdieMelson
One of the things we (me and Edwina) love to do here at BRMCWC is to encourage writers. And one FUN way we get to do that is through the Directors’ Choice awards. It’s grown from awarding the prize to a single group, to multiple categories. Because the entrants are limited to only previous attendees, we never know in advance what exactly those categories will be.
This year we have 4 categories and we have to tell you that the books get better and better every year. If Edwina would have let me, I’d have put every book in as a finalist! But we do have to chose, so without further explanation, here are the finalist—the winners will be announced on Awards Night at the Conference, June 1.
Fiction
(In no particular order)
Lethal Cover-Up
Darlene L. Turner
Fresh Scars
Donna Mumma
Deadly Pretense
Kim Teague
Midnight, Christmas Eve
Andy Clapp
For the Good of All
M.B. Dahl
The Endling
Deborah Maxey
Children/YA
(In no particular order)
I Want a Water Buffalo for Christmas
Author, Judy Ducharme
Illustrated by Julie L. House
Trapped in a Hot Air Balloon
Mark Wainwright
The Next Fithian
An Ordinary Teen on a Strange, New World
Rick Barry
Victor Survives Being a Kid
Heidi Vertrees
Eat God’s Food
A Kid’s Guide to Healthy Eating
Author, Susan U. Neal
Illustrated by Courtney Smith
Dachshund through the Snow
Author, Michelle Medlock Adams
Illustrated by Ana Sebastian
Nonfiction
(In no particular order)
Shattered, Stirred and Shaken
Living the Book of Acts: My Journey from Here to There
Michele McCarthy
Rooms of a Mother’s Heart
A Sacred Call and an Eternal Purpose
Carol McLeod
Linked for Couples
Maximizing HEART Connections One Link at a Time
Linda Gilden and Linda Goldfarb
Hope for Healing From Domestic Abuse
Reaching for God’s Promise of Real Freedom
Karen DeArmond Gardner
God’s Secret Place
Finding and Maintaining Intimacy with God
Nate Stevens
Worth No Less
Discover Your Value in Christ and His Church
Jason Thompson
Hardback/Gift
(In no particular order)
God of Wonders
40 Days of Awe in the Presence of God
Faith Blatchford
Guard Your Heart & Home
Pursuing Peace in Your Living Space
Victoria Duerstock
The Growing Season
A Year of Down-on-the-Farm Devotions
Sarah Philpott
Navigating Minefields
A Young Man’s Blueprint for Success on Life’s Battlefield
Victoria Duerstock and Bethany Jett
Revived & Renovated
Real Life Conversations on the Intersection of Home, Faith, and Everything in Between
Victoria Duerstock and Paige Rien
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