I hope you don’t get tired of hearing it, but I LOVE the Genesis Award. My second place finish last year garnered enough editorial attention to land a contract. Astoundingly, it went from contract to in the ACFW bookstore in less than a year.
Best of luck (which translates in myspeak to hard work, and God’s prefect timing) to all of you Genesis winners and a huge CONGRATS to the BOTY winners!
The American Christian Fiction Writers Awards 2009
2009 Mentor of the Year- Donita K. Paul
2009 Membership Service Award- John B. Olson
2009 Editor of the Year Award- Ami McConnell, Thomas Nelson
2009 Agent of the Year Award Steve Laube, The Steve Laube Agency
2009 Book of the Year Contest
* Debut Author- A Passion Most Pure by Julie Lessman
* Lits- Sweet Caroline by Rachel Hauck
* Long Contemporary- Symphony of Secrets by Sharon Hinck
* Long Contemporary Romance- Controlling Interest by Elizabeth White
* Long Historical (tie)- My Heart Remembers by Kim Vogel Sawyer, and I Have Seen Him in the Watchfires by Cathy Gohlke
* Mystery- For Whom the Wedding Bell Tolls by Nancy Mehl
* Novellas- Stuck on You in A Connecticut Christmas anthology by Rhonda Gibson
* Short Contemporary- Family Treasures by Kathryn Springer
* Short Contemporary Suspense- Broken Lullaby by Pamela Tracy
* Short Historical- Family of the Heart by Dorothy Clark
* Speculative- The Restorer’s Journey by Sharon Hinck
* Suspense- Fossil Hunter by John B. Olson
* Women’s Fiction- The Shape of Mercy by Susan Meissner
* Young Adult- The Big Picture by Jenny B. Jones
ACFW 2009 Genesis Contest
* Contemporary Fiction- Jennifer Griffith, Magpies in Trees
* Contemporary Romance- Christy LaShea Smith, The Bridge Between
* Historical Fiction- Christine Schmidtke, Unveiled
* Historical Romance- Lacy Williams, Marrying Miss Marshal
* Mystery/Suspense/Thriller- Alan Schleimer, Q.doc
* Romantic Suspense- Jan Warren, Katherine Octavia, C.I.A.
* Science-Fiction/Fantasy/Allegory- David Fry, Lies To See
* Women’s Fiction- Cathleen Armstrong, The Church of Last Chance
* Young Adult- Gretchen Hoffman, Rewind
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