I had a blast attending the Blue Ridge Mountains Christian Writers Conference. Below is a list of the 2022 Selah Award finalists and winners of the Fiction categories. The winners were announced at a live ceremony on Wednesday, June 1st, 2022 at 7pm Eastern.
Congratulations to all the winners!
Audio Books
Prayer Walk (2nd place)
Janet Holm McHenry
ACX Audible
Sacred Sense from a Second Look (3rd place)
Phyllis Clark Nichols
Southern Stories Publishing
Soul Strong (WINNER)
Lucinda Secrest McDowell
Oasis Audio
The Stars in April
Peggy Wirgau
Illuminate YA/ Iron Stream Media
With My Soul
Laurie Batzel
Anaiah Press
Children’s Picture Books
Bedtime with Mommy
Nancy I. Sanders
End Game Press
Dachshund Through the Snow (2nd place)
Michelle Medlock Adams
End Game Press
Dream Big, My Precious One (3rd place)
Jill Roman Lord
Worthy Kids
God Made Us Just Right
Allia Zobel Nolan/Illustrated by Katy Hudson
Kregel Publications
Mrs. Noah
Patti Richards
Little Lamb Books
My Arms Will Hold You Tight (WINNER)
Crystal Bowman, Teri McKinnley
Tyndale House Publishing
You’re More than a Sprout
Jill Roman Lord
BH Kids
Children’s Literature
Children’s Bible Stories for Bedtime (WINNER)
Julie Lavender
Z Kids/Penguin Random House
Eat God’s Food (3rd place)
Susan Neal
Elk Lake Publishing
Ida Scudder Missionary Doctor
Terri Kelly
BJU Press
Puppy Dog Devotions (2nd place)
Michelle Medlock Adams
New Hope Kidz/Iron Stream Media
Middle Grade Fiction & YA Literature
Easy Target (WINNER)
Tim Shoemaker
Focus on the Family
Escape from the Everglades (2nd place)
Tim Shoemaker
Focus on the Family
Hesitant Heroes
Sharon Rene
Anaiah Press
Into The Great Marinara (3rd place)
Nicolas C. Day
Elk Lake Publishing
Secrets in September
Doreen McAvoy
Elk Lake Publishing
Wolf Soldier
James R. Hannibal
Enclave
Wraithwood
Alyssa Roat
Mountain Brook Fire/Mountain Brook Ink
Anthologies
Christmas in Mistletoe Square (3rd place)
Janine Rosche, Pepper Basham, Teresa Tysinger, Cara Putman
Independently Published
Real Life. Real Ladies (2nd place)
Rita Klundt
E A Books
We May Be Done but We’re Not Finished (WINNER)
Deborah DeArmond
Elk Lake Publishing
Short Stories Online & In Print
Away in a Manger
Beth Pugh
Ally Press
His Touch
Maureen Miller
PenningPansies.com
Your Eve
Hannah Linder
HannahLinderBooks.com
First Novel
Every Window Filled with Light (3rd place)
Sheila Stovall
Elk Lake Publishing
Tempest
C J Campbell
Iron Stream Media
The Chase
Bradley Caffee
Mountain Brook Fire/Mountain Brook Ink
The Endling (WINNER)
Deborah Maxey
Firefly Southern Fiction
The Unlikely Yarn of the Dragon Lady (2nd place)
Sharon J. Mondragon
Kregel Publications
Novella
Abort (WINNER)
C. D. Hulen
C. D. Hulen Publisher
Made-to-Order Christmas (3rd place)
Dana R. Lynn
Blessed Publishing
New Wine Transportation Company (2nd place)
Heather Norman Smith
Ambassador International
General Fiction
Keeping Bailey
Dan Walsh
Bainbridge Press
Mercy’s Song (2nd place)
Sarah Hanks
SonFlower Books
The Nature of Small Birds (WINNER)
Susie Finkbeiner
Revell/Baker Publishing Group
The Sound the Sun Makes (3rd place)
Buck Storm
Kregel Publishing
Historical/Biblical Fiction
Easton at Christmastide (2nd place)
Rebecca Price Janney
Elk Lake Publishing
The Finder of Forgotten Things (3rd place)
Sarah Loudin Thomas
Bethany House
This Hallowed Ground
Donna E. Lane
Bear’s Place Publishing
Whom Gods Destroy (WINNER)
Vincent B. Davis II
Thirteenth Press
Contemporary Women’s Fiction
Bridges (WINNER)
Deborah Raney
Raney Day Press
Butterfly Cottage (2nd place)
Carrie Fancett Pagels
Hearts Overcoming Press
Every Window Filled with Light
Sheila Stovall
Elk Lake Publishing
Facing the Dawn (3rd place)
Cynthia Ruchti
Revell/Baker Publishing Group
Historical Romance
Along a Storied Trail
Ann H. Gabhart
Revell Books/Baker Publishing Group
Endless Mercy
Kimberley Woodhouse, Tracie Peterson
Bethany House Publishers/Baker Publishing Group
Maggie’s Strength (2nd place)
Pegg Thomas
Spinner of Yarns Publishing
Painted Memories
A. M. Heath
Independently Published
Sadie (3rd place TIED)
Shanna Hatfield
Wholesome Hearts Publishing
Sarah’s Choice (WINNER)
Pegg Thomas
Spinner of Yarns Publishing
Sunny
Jennifer Lynn Cary
Tandem Services Press
The Indebted Earl
Erica Vetsch
Kregel Publications
Through the Lettered Veil (3rd place TIED)
Candace West
Lost Creek Press
To Find Her Place
Susan Anne Mason
Bethany House Publishers/Baker Publishing Group
Contemporary Romance
Anchor My Heart
Sara Beth Williams
Anaiah Press
Cake That! (3rd place)
Heather Greer
Scrivenings Press
Love’s Dwelling (2nd place)
Kelly Irvin
Zondervan
Royally Confused
Jill Boyce
Winged Publications
Royally Engaged
Jill Boyce
Winged Publications
The Billionaire’s Secret (WINNER)
Meghann Whistler
Independently Published
Mystery/Suspense
Blueberry Bungalow (2nd place)
Konnie Viner
Redemption Press
Crosshairs (WINNER)
Patricia Bradley
Revell/Baker Publishing Group
Hoax
Leanna Sain
Lamplighter Suspense/Iron Stream Media
Obsession
Patricia Bradley
Revell/Baker Publishing Group
Operation Music Man
Jennifer Haynie
Independently Published
Poisoned (3rd place)
Patricia Hartman
E A Books
The Scandal of Mercy
Dan Walsh
Bainbridge Press
Romantic Suspense
Abducted in Alaska
Darlene L. Turner
Love Inspired Suspense/Harlequin
Bridge of Gold
Kimberley Woodhouse
Barbour Publishing
Lethal Coverup (3rd place)
Darlene L. Turner
Love Inspired Suspense/Harlequin
Protecting Her Witness (WINNER)
Sarah Hamaker
Seshua Press
Secret Presence
Darlia Sawyer
Winged Publications
Unknown Threat (2nd place)
Lynn H. Blackburn
Revell/Baker Publishing Group
Speculative Fiction
Beneath the Deep (2nd place)
Andrea Chatman
Elk Lake Publishing
Domestic Enemies (THIRD PLACE)
Kent Wyatt
Winged Publications
Tempest {WINNER}
C J Campbell
Iron Stream Media
The Chase
Bradley Caffee
Mountain Brook Fire/Mountain Brook Ink
Book of the Year Winners
Book of the Year – Children
Children’s Bible Stories for Bedtime – by Julie Lavendar
Book of the Year – Fiction
Abort by C.D. Hulen
Book of the year – Nonfiction
Discipled Leader by Preston Poore
So many great books/authors! Congratulations to all the winners!