2018 FINALISTS
UNPUBLISHED
Children’s Picture/Chapter Book
Jennifer Bingham, Nothing Changes Everything: A Simple Retelling of the Truth
Holli Fry, A Bride for Isaac
Hannah Stone, Nani’s Love
Contemporary Book
Michelle Aleckson, Riptide
Rebekah Millet, Fifteen Days
Rebekah Millet, Two Weeks
Historical Book
Tanya Eavenson, The Rescue
Kathleen Freeman, The Whistling Preacher
Carolyn Hill, Cait’s Quandary: A New Orleans Love Story
Memoir
Kathy Sheldon Davis, Memoir of a Living Doll
Jessica Domagala, Abstract Love
Julie Surface Johnson, Baby Boomer Reflections (A Memoir in Verse)
Middle-Grade Book
Janie Berry, The Legend of the Chocolate Lily
Rebekah Borden, Jungle Fever
J.D. Rempel, Melanie on the Move
Nonfiction Book
Marlys Johnson, Inconvenient Love
Linda Kruschke, You Can’t Go Back to Tuesday
Peg Willis, Fifty-Two Weeks
Speculative Fiction Book
Christina Gollings, Citlali Means Star
Frank Schantz, Konnor the Collector
Melinda Skinner, The Twelve Realms: Coming of Age
Young Adult Book
Cheryl Bostrom, Climb, Run, Drown
Patti Lee, Color Blind
Kelly Pankratz, The Other Side of Yesterday
Articles, Columns, and Blog Posts
Beverly Basile, “Dangerous Invitation”
Sandra Cereghino, “He Can Stay ’til Friday”
Marissa Hunter, “Cutting the Cord”
Devotionals
Maya Eddy, “This Way Up: The Winding Road to a Fulfilled Life”
Elizabeth Harvey, “No Junior Holy Spirit: Hearing God’s Heart Through Our Children”
Donna Hues, “A Wee Lesson in Grace”
Poetry
Susan Bardzik, “Autumn Gifts”
Suzanne Felton, “Psalm 8”
Rebecca Johnson, “The Horse of Death”
Short Story/Flash Fiction
Robert Gilbert, “Elysia’s Doll”
Bonnie Spillman, “Alone?”
Richard Spillman “The Dusting of Alonso”
PUBLISHED
Contemporary Book
Stacy Monson, The Color of Truth
Susan Simpson, Plain Haven
Kristen Wilks, Athens Ambuscade
Historical Fiction Book
Karen Barnett, The Road to Paradise
Sharon Hoseley, A Bridge Named Susan
Anna Zogg, The Marshal’s Mission
Memoir
Lacey Buchanan, Through the Eyes of Hope
Judith Litchfield, Providence White Caps
Carolyn Wade, Five Hundred Letters
Nonfiction Book
Lacey Buchanan, 40 Days of Hope: A Prayer Journey
Lynn Hare, The Quest for Self-Forgiveness: Discovering the Secret of Guilt-Free Living
Mary Jane Miller, Life Lessons from the Hive
Speculative Fiction Book
Heather FitzGerald, The Genesis Tree
Jill Williamson, King’s Blood
Anna Zogg, The Terran Summit
Young Adult Book
Sally Apokedak, The Button Girl
Matthew Beeman, Nick Banner and the Pharaoh’s Greed
Sarah Tipton, Betrayal of the Band
Articles, Columns, and Blog Posts
Yvonne Kays, “Where the Gray Goose Grows”
Susan Maas, “A Different Easter Dinner”
Dorcas Smucker, “What We Truly Believe Will Show”
Devotionals
Laura Bradford, “Don’t Do the Math”
Lindsay Franklin, “Adored: Day 117”
Bethany Hayes, “The Great Exchange”
Poetry
Linda Kruschke, “Silent Whisper”
Linda Kruschke, “Stillborn”
Kristen Wilks, “Praying for Bugs”
Short Story/Flash Fiction
Jennifer Anne F. Messing, “Labor Day Delight”
Jennifer Anne F. Messing, “Coming Home”
Donald Steiner, “Surrender”
