The 2018 Selah Awards Finalist
Listed Alphabetically by Book Title

Children’s Picture Books

Does God Take Naps
by Crystal Bowman & Teri McKinley
Tyndale Kids
Sarah Rubio, Editor
Ann Byle, Agent

I Love you the Mostest
by Michelle Medlock Adams (Illustrated by Paige Snedeker)
Elk Lake Publishing
Deb Haggerty, Editor
Steve Laube, Agent

My First Day of School
by Michelle Medlock Adams
Worthy Kids/Ideal
Melinda Rumbaugh and Peggy Schaefer, editors
Steve Laube, Agent

Middle Grade Novel

Stranded on Thin Ice
by Sharon CassanoLochman
Ontario Shore Publishing

The Wish I Wished Last Night
by Shelley Pierce
Elk Lake Publishing
Cristel Phelps & Deb Haggerty, Editors
Cyle Young, Agent

Trial at the Ridge
by Kinsey M. Rockett
Christian Faith Publishing

YA Fiction

Escape to Vindor
by Emily Golus
Taberah Press
Mary Beth Dahl & Vie Herlocker, Editors

Merlin’s Wood
by Anne Hamilton
Armour Books

Suburban Dangers
by Megan Whitson Lee
Watershed Books/Pelican
Jamie West, Editor

Contemporary Romance

Magnolia Storms
by Janet W. Ferguson
Southern Sun Press
Robin Patchen, Editor

Saving Parker
by Dan Walsh
Bainbridge Press
Cindi Walsh, Editor

The Secret Life of Sarah Hollenbeck
by Bethany Turner
Revell / Baker Publishing Group
Kelsey Bowen, Editor
Jessica Kirkland, Agent

Contemporary Women’s

Abide With Me
by Shellie Arnold
Firefly Southern Fiction/Lighthouse Publishing of the Carolinas
Jennifer Slattery, Eva Marie Everson, Editors
Tamela Hancock Murray, Agent

A Fragile Hope
by Cynthia Ruchti
Abington Press
Ramona Richards, Jamie Clarke Chavez, Editor
Wendy Lawton

The Long Highway Home
by Elizabeth Musser
L B Norton, Editor

First Novel

Still Waters
by Lindsey P. Brackett
Firefly Southern Fiction/Lighthouse Publishing of the Carolinas
Jennifer Slattery, Eva Marie Everson, Editors

Tinsel in a Tangle
by Laurie Germaine
Clean Reads
Jessica Kieran, Editor

Turtles in the Road
by Rhonda Rhea and Kaley Rhea
Bold Vision Books
Cynthia Ruchti, Editor
Pamela Harty, Agent

Historical/Biblical

Devil in the Dust
by Cara Luecht
Heritage Beacon/Lighthouse Publishing of the Carolinas
Ann Tatlock, Marisa DeShaies, Editors

The Gates of Sheol
by Karl A. Bacon
Historical Chronicles Press
Julie Gwinn, Agent

With This Peace
by Karen Campbell Prough
Firefly Southern Fiction/Lighthouse Publishing of the Carolinas
Amberlyn Dwinnell, Eva Marie Everson, Editors
Linda Glaz, Agent

Historical Romance

My Heart Belongs in Ruby City, Idaho: Rebecca’s Plight
by Suzanne Dietze
Barbour Publishing
Rebecca Germany, Editor
Tamela Hancock Murray, Agent

The Return
by Suzanne Woods Fisher
Revell/Baker Publishing Group
Andrea Doering, Editor
Joyce Hart, Agent

The Sound of Rain
by Sarah Loudin Thomas
Bethany House Publishers/Baker Publishing Group
David Long, Editor
Wendy Lawton, Agent

Mystery/Suspense

Anchored by Death
by Catherine Finger
Elk Lake Publishing
Eyrnn Newman, Editor

Murder is No Accident
by Ann H. Gabhart
Revell/Baker Publishing Group
Lonnie Hull DuPont, Editor
Wendy Lawton, Agent

The Faithful One
by Michele Chynoweth
Morgan James Publishing

Novella

Abundance of the Heart
by Connie Stevens
Barbour Publishing
Rebecca Germany, Editor
Tamela Hancock Murray, Agent

Keara’s Escape
by Anne Greene
Forget Me Not Romances
Cynthia Hickey, Editor

Union Pacific Princess (Of Rags to Riches Romance Collection)
by Jennifer Uhlarik
Barbour Publishing
Rebecca Germany, Editor
Julie Gwinn, Agent

Romantic Suspense

Doubly Dead
by Lisa Wessel
Bold Vision Books
Golden Keyes Parsons, Editor

Moving Target
by Lynette Eason
Revell/Baker Publishing Group
Andrea Doering, Editor
Tamela Hancock Murray, Agent

Unintended Consequences
by Dan Walsh
Bainbridge Press
Cindi Walsh, Editor

Speculative Fiction

Children of the Forgotten
by Charles Franklin
Castle Gate Press
Phyllis Wheeler, Suzanne Hartman, Editors

The Genesis Tree
by Heather LL FitzGerald
Mountain Brook Ink

The Revisionary
by Kristen Hogrefe
Write Integrity Press
Marji Laine Clubine, Editor

Western

Meghan’s Choice
by Donna L. H. Smith
Amazon White Glove Publishing

Rush
by Jayme H. Mansfield
Heritage Beacon/Lighthouse Publishing of the Carolinas
Andrea Merrell, Ann Tatlock, Editors

The Outcast’s Redemption (The Secret Admirer Romance Collection)
by Jennifer Uhlarik
Barbour Publishing
Rebecca Germany, Editor
Julie Gwinn, Agent

Bible Study

Breaking the Chains 
Multiple Authors
Lighthouse Bible Studies
Compiled & edited by Katy Kauffman

Following God Onto the Stage
by Alisa Hope Wagner
Marked Writers Publishing
Patti Coughlin, Editor

The Unexplainable Church: Reigniting the Mission of the Early Believers
by Erica Wiggenhorn
Moody Publishers
Pam Pugh, Editor

Christian Life

7 Steps to Get Off Sugar & Carbohydrates
by Susan Neal
Christian Yoga
Janis Whipple, Editor
Cyle Young, Agent

Marriage: Make It Or Break It
by Andrea Merrell
Straight Street Books/Lighthouse Publishing of the Carolinas
Denise Looke, Editor

When God Says, “Wait”
by Elizabeth Laing Thompson
Shiloh Run Press/Barbour Publishing
Kelly McIntosh, Editor
Jessica Kirkland, Agent

General Nonfiction

Rhinestones on My Flip-Flops
by Jane Jenkins Herlong
FaithWords/Hachette
Keren Baltzer, Editor
Bob Hostetler, Agent

Spiritual Prepper
by Jake McCandless
WND Books
Geoff Stone, Editor
Cyle Young, Agent

The God You Need to Know
by Linda Evans Shepherd
Elk Lake Publishing
Angela Breidenbach, Editor
Janet Kobobel Grant, Agent

Inspiration & Gift

Loved Baby: 31 Devotions Helping You Grieve & Cherish Your Baby After Pregnancy Loss
by Sarah Philpott, PhD
Broadstreet Publishing
David Sluka, Editor
Blythe Daniel, Agent

Ordinary Graces: Word Gifts for Any Season
by Lucinda Secrest McDowell
Abingdon Press
Dawn Wood, Editor

Too Blessed to be Stressed: Inspiration for Every Day
by Debora Coty
Shiloh Run Press/Barbour Publishing
Kelly McIntosh, Editor
Greg Johnson, Agent

Memoir

Forgiveness in the First Degree
by Randol Hammer & Phillip Robinson (with Margot Starbuck)
FaithHappenings Publishers
Kelly Boeving, Editor
Greg Johnson, Agent

Just a Little Girl
by Victoria Sarvadi (With Allison Bottke)
Morgan James
Eva Marie Everson, Editor

Your Dream. God’s Plan
by Tiffany Smiling (with Margot Starbuck)
Shiloh Run Press/Barbour Publishing
Kelly McIntosh, Editor
Greg Johnson, Agent

And the winners are:

Children’s Picture Books

My First Day of School
by Michelle Medlock Adams
Worthy Kids/Ideal
Melinda Rumbaugh and Peggy Schaefer, editors
Steve Laube, Agent

Middle Grade Novel

Stranded on Thin Ice
by Sharon CassanoLochman
Ontario Shore Publishing

YA Fiction

Escape to Vindor
by Emily Golus
Taberah Press
Mary Beth Dahl & Vie Herlocker, Editors

Contemporary Romance

The Secret Life of Sarah Hollenbeck
by Bethany Turner
Revell / Baker Publishing Group
Kelsey Bowen, Editor
Jessica Kirkland, Agent

Contemporary Women’s Fiction

A Fragile Hope
by Cynthia Ruchti
Abington Press
Ramona Richards, Jamie Clarke Chavez, Editor
Wendy Lawton

First Novel

Still Waters
by Lindsey P. Brackett
Firefly Southern Fiction/Lighthouse Publishing of the Carolinas
Jennifer Slattery, Eva Marie Everson, Editors

Historical/Biblical

With This Peace
by Karen Campbell Prough
Firefly Southern Fiction/Lighthouse Publishing of the Carolinas
Amberlyn Dwinnell, Eva Marie Everson, Editors
Linda Glaz, Agent

Historical Romance

My Heart Belongs in Ruby City, Idaho: Rebecca’s Plight
by Suzanne Dietze
Barbour Publishing
Rebecca Germany, Editor
Tamela Hancock Murray, Agent

Mystery/Suspense

The Faithful One
by Michele Chynoweth
Morgan James Publishing

Novella

Keara’s Escape
by Anne Greene
Forget Me Not Romances
Cynthia Hickey, Editor

Romantic Suspense

Unintended Consequences
by Dan Walsh
Bainbridge Press
Cindi Walsh, Editor

Speculative Fiction

The Revisionary
by Kristen Hogrefe
Write Integrity Press
Marji Laine Clubine, Editor

Western

The Outcast’s Redemption (The Secret Admirer Romance Collection)
by Jennifer Uhlarik
Barbour Publishing
Rebecca Germany, Editor
Julie Gwinn, Agent

Bible Study

The Unexplainable Church: Reigniting the Mission of the Early Believers
by Erica Wiggenhorn
Moody Publishers
Pam Pugh, Editor

Christian Life

7 Steps to Get Off Sugar & Carbohydrates
by Susan Neal
Christian Yoga
Janis Whipple, Editor
Cyle Young, Agent

General Nonfiction

Spiritual Prepper
by Jake McCandless
WND Books
Geoff Stone, Editor
Cyle Young, Agent

Inspiration & Gift

Loved Baby: 31 Devotions Helping You Grieve & Cherish Your Baby After Pregnancy Loss
by Sarah Philpott, PhD
Broadstreet Publishing
David Sluka, Editor
Blythe Daniel, Agent

Memoir

Forgiveness in the First Degree
by Randol Hammer & Phillip Robinson (with Margot Starbuck)
FaithHappenings Publishers
Kelly Boeving, Editor
Greg Johnson, Agent

2018 Selah Books of the Year

(This year, only two books—one fiction, one nonfiction—received two perfect scores. And so, this year we are awarding the Selah Book of the Year award to both genres.)

Nonfiction:
Under Inspiration & Gift

Loved Baby: 31 Devotions Helping You Grieve & Cherish Your Baby After Pregnancy Loss
by Sarah Philpott, PhD
Broadstreet Publishing
David Sluka, Editor
Blythe Daniel, Agent

Fiction:
Under First Novel:

Still Waters
by Lindsey P. Brackett
Firefly Southern Fiction/Lighthouse Publishing of the Carolinas
Jennifer Slattery, Eva Marie Everson, Editors

Directors’ Choice Contest

Finalists for Fiction
(in alphabetical order by author’s last name):

The Gates of Sheol
by Karl Bacon
Historical Chronicles Press
Julie Gwinn, Agent

Army of God
by Dennis Bailey
Burnett Young Books
Meaghan Burnett, Editor
Cyle Young Agent

Still Waters
by Lindsey Brackett
Firefly Southern Fiction/Lighthouse Publishing of the Carolinas
Jennifer Slattery, Eva Marie Everson, Editors

Liar’s Winter
by Cindy Sproles
Kregel Publication
Dawn Anderson, Editor

And the winner is:

Still Waters
Lindsey Brackett
Firefly Southern Fiction/Lighthouse Publishing of the Carolinas
Jennifer Slattery, Eva Marie Everson, Editors

Finalists for Nonfiction
(in alphabetical order by author’s last name)

Called to Speak
by Edna Ellison & Linda Gilden
New Hope Publishers
Sarah Doss, Editor

Rhinestones on my Flip-Flops
by Jane Jenkins Herlong
FaithWords/Hachette
Keren Baltzer, Editor

7 Steps to Get Off Sugar & Carbohydrates
by Susan U. Neal
Christian Yoga
Janis Whipple, Editor

Pilgrim Strong: Rewriting My Story on the Way of St. James
by Steve Watkins
Amazon Digital Services
Brad Harris, Editor

And the winner is: 

Pilgrim Strong: Rewriting My Story on the Way of St. James
by Steve Watkins
Amazon Digital Services
Brad Harris, Editor

Children’s/YA
(Listed alphabetically by Author’s Last Name)

I Will Not Be Afraid
by Michelle Medlock Adams
Condordia Publishing
Peggy Kuethe, Editor

The Revisionary
by Kristen Hogrefe
Write Integrity Press
Editor, Marji Laine Clubine

Dead Calm, Bone Dry
by Eddie Jones
Illuminate YA/Lighthouse Publishing of the Carolinas
Rowena Kuo, Editor

 And the winner is:

The Revisionary
by Kristen Hogrefe
Write Integrity Press
Editor, Marji Laine Clubine

Foundations Awards

Articles

Third place:
Bruce Wetter
The Cost of Silence

Second place:
Meredith Lord
5 Lies That Drive Singles Crazy

First place:
Cheryl Crofoot Knapp
How An Alzheimer’s Simulator Let Me Walk In My Mama’s Shoes

Bible Studies

Third place:
Stephanie Pavlantos
Yeshua, God’s Son, Our Treasure: A Quest Through The Book of Hebrews

Second place:
Sandra Hastings
How Much Me – How Much Him

First place:
Traci Stead
Dear John: Seven Signs of the Messiah

Blogs

Honorable Mention:
Melony Brown
Courageous Women Overcoming Life’s Tough Challenges

Third place:
Karen Friday
Karen Girl Friday

Second place:
Traci Snead
Making the Ancient Relevant

First place:
Heather Young
Proverbs 31 Spinster

Devotions

Honorable Mention:
Adrea Wilkins
Half a Heart

Third place:
Janelle Rardon
Let’s Go Fly a Kite: A Family Devotion

Second place:
Diana Asaad
Busy

First place:
Tina Yeager
Fleeced by the Flock

Children’s Chapter Books

Third place:
Karena B. Carter
The Kaleidoscope Butterfly

Second place:
Deanna L. Stalnaker
Masterpiece Cat Tales

First place:
Jeanne Dennis
Annabella’s Crown

Children’s Picture Books

Third place:
Lori Ramsey
The Dance of Kumaloo

Second place:
Chip Mattis
Under the Dancing Tree

First place:
Judith W. Brown
Imogene the Word Machine

Essays

Honorable Mention
Mary Holloman
Just a Building

Third place:
Katherine Pasour
Kind Stranger – God’s Angel

Second place:
Joni Vance
Somebody’s Lynn

First place:
Kim Miller
Surely!

Film Scripts

First place:
David Brannock
Unveiled

Flash Fiction

Third place:
Craig Hodges
The Castle Keep

Second place:
Mary Holloman
The Problem Solver

First place:
Donna Nabors
I Miss Your Voice

Middle Grade Novels

Third place:
Jessie Mattis
Lexi’s Holy Spirit Adventure

Second place:
Holli Hoch Hamner
Ria’s Rescue

First place:
Shannon Cook
Silvery Moon

Nonfiction Books

Honorable Mention:
Bruce Wetter
Watches of the Night

Third place:
Joanna Glass Prees
Jesus Steps In

Second place:
Melony Brown
Journey On! A Survival Guide for Overcoming Life’s Tough Challenges

First place:
Tina Yeager
Unloveable

Poetry 

(We have two honorable mentions in this category)
Honorable Mention
Alisa Hope Wagner
The Great Egret

Honorable Mention
Joni Vance
A Decent Human Being

Third place:
Traci Snead
Dementia Days of Never-Ending Nights

Second place:
Annette Marie Griffin
The Wrath of the Waltz

First place:
Craig Hodgens
Empires of the Mind

Novels

Contemporary Romance

Third place:
Jennifer Chastain
Home to You

Second place:
Deborah Clack
Finding the Pieces

First place:
Janine Rosche
Mayflies on the Madison

Contemporary Women’s

Third place:
Tammy Van Gils
Divine Connection

Second place:
Deborah Maxey
The Endling

First place:
Starr Ayers
Beyond the Rainbow

Historical/Biblical

Third place:
Tom Goodman
The Santa Claus Bank Robbery

Second place:
Meredith Baker
The Unforeseen Assassin

First place:
K D Holmberg
More Than a Handmaid

Historical Romance

Second place:
Laura McAteer
Foreign Territory

First place:
Jenny Lynn Keller

Give ‘Rm Hope Cafe

Romantic Suspense

Third place:
Lori Altebaumer
A Firm Place to Stand

Second place:
Janine Rosche
Blue Hour Betrayal

First place:
Loretta Eidson
Breathing Shadows

Mystery/Suspense

Third place:
Debra DuPree Williams
Grave Consequences

Second place:
P J Gover
Time of Long Shadows 

First place:
Bruce Wetter
ChoicesSpeculative

Third place:
L.G. McCary
That Whiter HostSecond place:
Tina Yeager
My Cousin’s KeeperFirst place:
Annette Marie Griffin
The CreviceSuspense

Honorable Mention
Mary McQueen
She HeardThird place:
Jenny Sears
The Two KnightsSecond place:
Tammy Van Gils
Flesh and BloodFirst place:
Bruce Wetter
The Waiting RoomYA Fiction

Third Place:
Traci Snead
Amaryllis of Shotton CrossSecond Place:
Alisa Hope Wagner
F’lorna and the River-dwellers of RodeshFirst Place:
Tina YeagerOblivious