Right now I'm
in the beautiful mountains of North Carolina at the Blue Ridge MountainsChristian Writers Conference.
As most of you
know, I'm the Co to Director Alton Gansky. He's the HMOC (Head Man On Campus) this week. Tonight's award banquet is the culmination of a week of
connecting with others in the industry and concentrating on going deeper into
the craft of writing.
At BRMCWC we
have three contests:
The Contest
for Unpublished Writers:
This is for writers who are unpublished in their specific category. The
categories range from devotions to blog posts, flash fiction to Bible studies.
There's literally something for everyone here.
The
Director's Choice: This is for BRMCWC attendees who have a published book.
This year Al will be giving awards to his pick of best fiction and non-fiction
books.
The Selah:
This is an industry-wide contest for any author who has published a book in the
previous year. There is NO restriction on the publisher—we accept self, indie
and traditionally published submissions.
Tonight,
thanks to the generosity of Crossbookswww.crossbooks.com/blueridge
and LifeWay/Ridgecrest the awards will be streamed live over the Internet. All
you need to do is visit:
You can also
follow along and join the conversation on Twitter by following the hashtag: #BRMCWC (Not sure how
to do this? Just do a search on Twitter for #BRMCWC and all the tweets will
magically appear)
You can also
visit our Facebook page for the Blue Ridge Mountains ChristianWriters Conference and follow as the winners are announced
there as well.
Our contest
director, Eva Marie Everson, has been hard at work compiling the results, and
tonight we'll find out the winners. But in the meantime, enjoy a sneak peak at
the finalists for the Selah:
Children (Tie for Third)
Michelle Medlock Adams—God
Knows You (Candy Cane Press)
Burton W. Cole—Bash and the
Pirate Pig (B&H Kids)
Hannah C. Hall—God Bless
You and Goodnight (Thomas Nelson)
Jill Roman Lord—If Jesus
Came to Visit Me (Candy Cane Press)
Inspiration and Gift
Debora M. Coty—Fear, Faith,
and a Fistful of Chocolates (Barbour Publishing)
Cynthia Howerter & La-Tan
Roland Murphy—God’s Provision in Tough Times (Lighthouse Publishing of
the Carolinas)
Rose Chandler Johnson—God,
Me, and Sweet Iced Tea (Lighthouse Publishing of the Carolinas)
Christian Life
Jo Ann Fore—When A Woman
Finds Her Voice (Leafwood Publishers)
Cynthia Ruchti—Ragged Hope (Abingdon
Press)
Linda Evans Shepherd—Finding
God’s Presence (Revell)
Bible Study
Nick Hawkes—The Bible on
the Key Issues of Life (Wombat Books)
Beebe Kauffman—Isaiah:
Setting Things Right (Lighthouse Bible Studies)
Erica Wiggenhorn—Moses:
Every Life Proof of God’s Promises (Crossbooks)
Young Adult Nonfiction
Bethany Jett—The Cinderella
Rule (Regal)
Kelly McIntosh (Gen. Ed)—God
Hearts Me; Daily Devotions for a Girl’s Heart (Barbour Publishing)
Cyle Young—Belly Buttons
& Broken Hearts (Lighthouse Publishing of the Carolinas)
Young Adult Fiction
Elaine Marie Cooper—Fields
of the Fatherless (Lighthouse Publishing of the Carolinas)
Tessa Emily Hall—Purple
Moon (Lighthouse Publishing of the Carolinas)
Eddie Jones—Dead Low Tide (Zonderkidz)
First Novel (Tie for Third)
Dianna T. Benson—The Hidden
Son (Ellechor Publishing House)
Carole Brown—The Redemption
of Caralynne Hayman (Lighthouse Publishing of the Carolinas)
Aaron D. Gansky—The Bargain
(Lighthouse Publishing of the Carolinas)
Tessa Emily Hall—Purple
Moon (Lighthouse Publishing of the Carolinas)
Fiction: Novella
Paula Mowery—Be the
Blessing (Pelican Book Group)
Linda Wood Rondeau—A
Christmas Prayer (Lighthouse Publishing of the Carolinas)
Gina Welborn—Mercy Mild (Barbour
Publishing)
Fiction: Speculative
Ian Acheson—Angelguard (Lion
Hudson)
Lisa Belcastro—Shenandoah
Crossings (OakTara)
Lisa Belcastro—Shenandoah
Nights (OakTara)
Fiction: Suspense
Richard L. Mabry, M.D.—Stress
Test (Thomas Nelson)
Linnette R. Mullin—Finding
Beth (CrossRiver Media Group)
Jordyn Redwood—Poison (Kregel)
Fiction: Historical
Vikki Kestell—Joy on This
Mountain (Faith-Filled Fiction)
Ann Tatlock—Sweet Mercy (Bethany
House Publishers)
Liz Tolsma—Snow on the
Tulips (Thomas Nelson)
Fiction: Romance
Rachel Hauck—Once Upon a
Prince (Zondervan)
Maureen Lang—All in Good
Time (Tyndale Publishers)
Davalynn Spencer—The
Rancher’s Second Chance (Love Inspired / Heartsong Presents)
Fiction: Contemporary Women
Normandie Fischer—Sailing
Out of Darkness (WhiteFire Publishing)
Anita Higman—Winter in Full
Bloom (Moody Publishers)
Cynthia Ruchti—When the
Morning Glory Blooms (Abingdon Press)
Don't miss the
fun tonight!
And don't
forget to join the conversation!
Blessings,
Edie
TWEETABLE
I'll be watching. Hoping to be there next year :)
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