This past Thursday we had the privilege of announcing LIVE our Serious Writer Award winners. We had literally hundreds of entries for these contests, and all the entrants made the decisions very difficult for our judges this year. Some entries differed in scores between fractions of points.
At our awards ceremony, we announced top finalists (who will receive a certificate in the mail) and the award winners. We called out five names per contest, including the winners. In the case of one contest, this meant two winners and three top finalists.
In this blog post, in alphabetical order by author last name, we will announce the top finalists and then the winners of each contest.
Stay tuned for announcements soon about next year’s contests.
Writer of the Year Award Winners
Our only contest for unpublished writers, the Writer of the Year, by far had the most entries. Judges had to nitpick even minor details to differentiate the finalists, top finalists, and the award winners.
Below are the Top Finalists for this Category:
Tammy Kennington for Conquering the Giants: Overcoming PTSD and Child Abuse
Michele McCarthy for A Funny Thing Happened on My Way from Here to There
Kenzi Nevins for Rosewilde
Patsy Reiter for Story of the Year
Other Finalists for this Category:
Pamela Glover for Tightly Strung
Annette Griffin for Mama Mantra
Kaci Hindman for Honorable Mention Trophy Wife
Renee Hodges for Saving Dusty
Nancy Hull for A Puppet for PFC Eldon
Julie Lavender for A Gingerbread House
Seralynn Lewis for Forgiving Shannon
Patsy Reiter for An Open River
Sarah Rexford for The Convergence
Ryan Wetter for A Shopping Mall Santa and the Curious Kid
Below is Our Winner of the Writer of the Year Award:
Jennifer Daniels Neal for Elixir
Book of the Year Award Winners
This contest was for books published in 2019. We had a lot of entries for this one, including several contributed by traditional publishers. We had more publishers submit this year than in year’s past.
Below are the Top Finalists for this Category:
Tama Fortner for Easter is Coming!
Linda Evans Shepherd for When You Need to Move a Mountain: Keys to Praying with Power
Rachel C. Swanson for Refine & Restore: Revive Your Heart, Release Your Purpose
Laura Zimmerman for Keen
Other Finalists for this Category:
Karin Beery for Practically Married
Hallee Bridgeman for Valerie’s Verdict
Penny Cooke for Pursuing Prayer
Pat Jeanne Davis for When Valleys Bloom Again
Elaine McCallister for Celebrate Grandparenting: 101 Ideas to Intentionally Connect with Your Grands
W. D. McComb for The Truth that Lies Between
Caris Snider for Anxiety Elephants
Deborah Sprinkle for Deadly Guardian
Below is Our Winner of the Book of the Year Award:
Jean Petersen for Kind Soup
Book of the Decade Award Winners
Bethany and Cyle noticed a lack of contests for books published more than a year ago. Because writers need to keep promoting their books years after they get published, our co-founders wanted to create a contest where authors who have published up to ten years ago can have a chance to get another award for their book.
This year’s inaugural contest hosted entries from books published between 2008-2018. Judges had such a hard time picking that two entries tied for the winning spot.
Below are the Top Finalists for this Category:
Lee Wolfe Blum for Brave is the New Beautiful: Finding the Courage to be the Real You
Linda Evans Shepherd for When You Don’t Know What to Pray
Doug Smith for [Un]Intentional: How Screens Secretly Shape Your Desires and How You can Break Free
Other Finalists for this Category:
Dr. Michelle Bengston for Hope Prevails: Insights From a Doctor’s Personal Journey through Depression
Lee Wolfe Blum for Table in the Darkness – A Healing Journey Through an Eating Disorder
Sharron K. Cosby for Praying for Your Addicted Loved One: 90 in 90
Dena Dyer and Tina Samples for Wounded Women of the Bible: Finding Hope When Life Hurts
Jill Roman Lord for If Jesus Lived Inside My Heart
Joshua J. Masters for American Psalms: Prayers for the Christian Patriot
Deborah Raney for A Nest of Sparrows
Deborah Raney for Beneath a Southern Sky
Lori Stanley Roeleveld for Running from a Crazy Man (and other adventures traveling with Jesus)
Linda Evans Shepherd for The Stress Cure
Below are the Winners of the Book of the Decade Award:
Tez Brooks for The Single Dad Detour
Robin Currie for The Very Best Story Ever Told: The Gospel with American Sign Language by Robin Currie
Once again, we want to thank everyone who entered. You gave judges a tough time, and we cannot wait to see the entries for the awards for next year!
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