Announcing the 2022 Winning Titles of the Christian Indie Awards

by Susan U. Neal RN, MBA, MHS @SusanNealYoga

The Christian Indie Publishing Association (CIPA) is pleased to announce the winning titles for the 2022 Christian Indie Awards. The Christian Indie Awards honor books produced by small publishers and independent authors each year for outstanding contribution to Christian life. 

Judging is based upon design, content, quality, creativity, and alignment with biblical principles. As more independent authors and small presses publish Christian books, those books need to be recognized,” says Susan Neal, the Director of Christian Indie Publishing Association, the sponsor of the award. The winners in each category are:

2022 Christian Indie Award Winners

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Category	Place	Title	Author/Publisher
Anthology	1st	Coffee and Cookies with God	Lisa Worthey Smith, Becky Alexander, June Foster, Bonita Y McCoy, Suzanne D. Nichols, Ginger Solomon/Kerysso Press
Bible Study	1st	Your True Story: The 50-Day Essential Guide to Your New Life with Jesus	Susan Freese
Bible Study	2nd	Dwelling	Donna E. Lane
Bible Study	3rd	The Journey: Spiritual Growth in Galatians & Philippians	David Fiensy/Crosslink Publishing
Business Finance	1st	Plan of Action	Randy Linville with Nancy Lovell/ClearSight Publishing
Children’s Picture Books	1st	Bax and His Bubbles: All about a Kid and His Thoughts	Sonia Amin
Children’s Picture Books	2nd	The Special Little Sports Car	Sharon Chancey Smith/Deep Waters Books
Children’s Picture Books	3rd	A Little Town Called Hope	Emma Allen
Children’s (8-12)	1st	Virtual to Reality	Monica Bennett-Ryan/In His Name Publishing
Children’s (8-12)	2nd	Tales of Foreverly	Joanna M. Pendleton/Bless & Guide Publications
Christian Education	1st	The American Covenant: The Untold Story	Marshall Foster/Nordskog Publishing
Christian Living	1st	Seven Words You Never Want to Hear	Denise Wilson/Redemption Press
Christian Living	2nd	Lessons from the Apostles: How God Uses All Types of People to Change the World	Glen A. Blanscet/WestBow Press
Christian Living	3rd	Rest for the Weary: Finding Freedom from Fear in the Heart of the Father	Shay S. Mason/Love Inside Out Press PAID:
Devotional	1st	Unstuck: Step into the New: A 40-Day Prayer Journal	Amy Joob
Devotional	2nd	Living a Parable: Finding Lessons in Unlikely Experiences	Silvia Davis/Xulon Press
General Fiction	1st (tied)	Alaska Calling	Maryann J. Landers
General Fiction	1st (tied)	Alaskan Calibration	Maryann J. Landers
General Fiction	2nd	Cold Pizza	David C. Reyes/New Harbor Press
General Fiction	3rd	Save the Date	Ellen L. Fannon/Winged Publications
Gift	1st (tied)	All the Good: Doing Life After the Diploma	Dexterity Books Editorial with illustrators  Sarah Siegand, Alli Hoffer, and Ezra Siegand
Gift	1st (tied)	Christmas in Idaho	Ray Downing
Historical Fiction	1st	Larimer Street	Timothy Browne
Historical Fiction	2nd	The Hallowed Ground	Donna E. Lane
Memoir / Biography	1st (tied)	Tails and Purrs for the Heart and Soul	Lorilyn Roberts/Rear Guard Publishing
Memoir / Biography	1st (tied)	When Hope Rises	Tammy Dove/Trilogy Publishing
Memoir / Biography	2nd	Divine Reversal	Susan Joy Simkins/Growing the Gifts
Memoir / Biography	3rd	Boldly into the Darkness: Living with Loss, Growing with Grief & Holding onto Happiness	Autumn Toelle-Jackson
Mystery / Suspense	1st	Hunt for the Hometown Killer	Mary Dodge Allen/EA Book Publishing
Mystery / Suspense	2nd	Solomon’s Porch	Janet Morris Grimes/Elk Lake Publishing
Novella	1st	Ghostly Vendetta	Michele Israel Harper/Love2ReadLove2Write Publishing, LLC
Personal Growth	1st (tied)	Overcoming the Narcissist, Sociopath, Psychopath, and Other Domestic Abusers	Charlene D. Quint/Redemption Press
Personal Growth	1st (Tied)	Generations Deep: Unmasking Inherited Dysfunctional & Trauma to Rewrite Our Stories	Gina Birkemeier/Out Loud Publishing
Personal Growth	2nd	The Satisfied Workbook: A Spiritual Guide to Recovery and Food Freedom	Dr. Rhona Epstein/Dexterity Books
Personal Growth	3rd	Reflections of Me	Dr. Davetta Hammond/Indignor House
Poetry	1st	Vibrant Simplicity	Lisa Lynne Ericson/Book Villages
Relationship / Family	1st	Raising Kids Who Care: Practical conversations for exploring stuff that matters, together	Susy Lee
Relationship / Family	2nd	Healing the Stormy Marriage; Hope and Help for YOU when Your Spouse has Mental Health or Addiction Issues	R. Christian Bohlen and Helen M. Bohlen/Carpenter’s Son Publishing
Romance	1st	A Life Renewed	Olivia Rae/Hope Knight Press
Romance	2nd	The Billionaire’s Secret	Meghann Whistler
Speculative	1st	Hunt for Understanding	Alisa Hope Wagner/Marked Writers
Speculative	2nd	The Dividing	Devin Downing
Theology	1st	The Temple Revealed: The True Location of the Jewish Temple Hidden in Plain Sight	Christian Widener/End Times Berean
Young Adult	1st (tied)	The Road to Home	R. A. Douthitt
Young Adult	1st (tied)	The Zealots	G.K. Johnson/Capture Me Books
Young Adult	2nd	The Three Kingdoms: The Sown Seed	Mark J. Musser

The winning titles can be viewed at https://christianaward.com/2022-winners-announced/. The 2023 Christian Indie Awards are open for books published in 2021 and 2022 at ChristianAward.com.

About Christian Indie Publishing Association 

Christian Indie Publishing Association (CIPA) represents, promotes, and strengthens small publishers and independent authors producing Christian books. CIPA represents a membership of 400 publishers and independent authors producing materials for the Christian marketplace. For more information about Christian Indie Publishing Association visit http://www.christianpublishers.net.

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Susan U. Neal, RN, MBA, MHS: Susan’s mission is to improve the health of the body of Christ. She has her RN and MBA degrees, as well as a master’s in health science. She is a CERTIFIED HEALTH AND WELLNESS COACHwith the American Association of Christian Counselors. She published five books, the Selah award winner 7 STEPS TO GET OFF SUGAR AND CARBOHYDRATES, CHRISTIAN STUDY GUIDE FOR 7 STEPS TO GET OFF SUGAR AND CARBOHYDRATES, HEALTHY LIVING JOURNAL, SCRIPTURE YOGAa #1 Amazon best-selling yoga book, and YOGA FOR BEGINNERSwhich ranked #3. She published two sets of Christian Yoga Card Decks and two Christian Yoga DVDs that are available at CHRISTINAYOGA.COM. Her digital product HOW TO PREVENT, IMPROVE, AND REVERSE ALZHEIMER’S AND DEMENTIAis a great resource. To learn more about Susan visit her website SUSANUNEAL.COMYou can also connect with Susan on FACEBOOK, TWITTER, and INSTAGRAM.