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Monday, September 20, 2010

2010 ACFW Awards -- Winners Listing

For anyone who wasn't able to attend the awards ceremony last night in Indianapolis at the 9th Annual ACFW Conference, and for anyone who loves learning more about Christian fiction, here are the winners for all of the awards given out at the ceremony:

EDITOR OF THE YEAR
Sue Brower, Zondervan

AGENT OF THE YEAR
Sandra Bishop, MacGregor Literary

MENTOR OF THE YEAR
Susan May Warren

MEMBER SERVICE AWARD
Fay Lamb

LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD (first ever from ACFW)
Carol Johnson, editor who acquired Janette Oke and for whom the new Carol Award is named

GENESIS CONTEST (for unpublished writers)

CONTEMPORARY FICTION
Runner-up, Chris Kraft
Winner, Lynette P. Horner

CONTEMPORARY ROMANCE
Runner-up, Sarah Forgrave
Winner, Janice LaQuiere

HISTORICAL FICTION
Runner-up, Lori Benton
Winner, Brenda Jackson

HISTORICAL ROMANCE
Runner-up, Ruth Trippy
Winner, Pam Hillman

MYSTERY/SUSPENSE/THRILLER
Runner-up, Barbara Early
Winner, Rich Bullock

ROMANTIC SUSPENSE
Runner-up, Terri Weldon
Winner, Valerie Goree

SPECULATIVE FICTION

Runner-up, Suzanne Krein
Winner, Andra Marquardt

WOMEN'S FICTION
Runner-up, Lisa Buffaloe
Winner, Jennifer Fromke

YOUNG ADULT
Runner-up, Kasey Heinly
Winner, Stefanie Morris

CAROL AWARDS (for published authors)

CONTEMPORARY NOVELLA
Susan May Warren for The Great Christmas Bowl

HISTORICAL NOVELLA
Janet Tronstad for Christmas Bells for Dry Creek

SHORT CONTEMPORARY
Mae Nunn for A Texas Ranger's Family

SHORT CONTEMPORARY SUSPENSE
Jill Elizabeth Nelson for Evidence of Murder

SHORT HISTORICAL
Dan Walsh for The Unfinished Gift

YOUNG ADULT
Jenny B. Jones for I'm So Sure

LONG CONTEMPORARY
Christina Berry for The Familiar Stranger

LONG CONTEMPORARY ROMANCE
Jenny B. Jones for Just Between You and Me

MYSTERY
A.K. Arenz for The Case of the Mystified M.D.

SUSPENSE/THRILLER
Terri Blackstock for Intervention

LONG HISTORICAL
Allison Pittman for Stealing Home

LONG HISTORICAL ROMANCE
Mary Connealy for Cowboy Christmas

SPECULATIVE FICTION
Kirk Outerbridge for Eternity Falls (Marcher Lord Press, publisher!!)

WOMEN'S FICTION
Rene Gutteridge & Cheryl McKay for Never the Bride

DEBUT AUTHOR
Dan Walsh for The Unfinished Gift

Congratulations to all for your well-earned and well-deserved wins.

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