Congratulations to the 2024 Cascade Contest winners!
DEVOTIONAL
First Place
Lana M. Usilton, “Cast a Line”
Second Place
Sandra Beck, “Pile of Feathers”
ARTICLE, COLUMN, NONFICTION SHORT STORY
First Place
Denise E. Arzoian, “Pebbles in My Heart”
Second Place
Debra K. Kornfield, “Two Minutes”
FICTION SHORT STORY
First Place
Lori Altebaumer, “The Last Parade”
Second Place
Pamela McDavid, “The Dirt of Guinea”
POETRY
First Place
Annette Marie Griffin, “But There’s a Place”
Second Place
Nancy Jean Aguilar, “A Cell Phone Psalm”
CHILDREN’S PICTURE BOOK
First Place
Cheryl Secomb, When Did God Know?
Second Place
Kendy Pearson, Polliwog Dreams
CHILDREN’S CHAPTER BOOK
First Place
Sharilyn B. Martin, Meet Me under the Mango Tree
Second Place
Kristen Joy Wilks, Phooey Kerflooey vs. The Fancy, Fancy Teacup
NONFICTION BOOK
First Place
Kathy Thomas, Eve: Blameless and Beloved—Freedom from Lies That Say We Are Not Enough
Second Place
Helen Heavirland, Write Your Memories
MEMOIR BOOK
First Place
Lillian Joyce, The Secret Life of Lillian Revealed
Second Place
Tammy Murray, Even So—Redemptive Hope in Midst of Trauma
CONTEMPORARY FICTION BOOK
First Place
Rachel D. Russell, The Moment of Surrender
Second Place
Lori Altebaumer, The Wilderness of Sin
HISTORICAL FICTION BOOK
First Place
Leslie C. Moore, A Pearl Among Swine
Second Place
Kendy Pearson, Fires of Injustice
SPECULATIVE FICTION BOOK
First Place
Lyneta L. Smith, By His Wounds
Second Place
Kassandra A. Locke, Chasing Babylon
MIDDLE GRADE BOOK
First Place
Annika Klanderud, I Lived Through a Wind Chill Advisory
Second Place
Tina Gollings, Soul House
YOUNG ADULT BOOK
First Place
Kristen Joy Wilks, Losing My Religion
Second Place
Annika Klanderud, Qualify
