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Debut Author
Sushi for One? (Camy
Tang)—Zondervan, Sue Brower
Bayou Justice (Robin
Miller writing as Robin Caroll)
In Between (Jenny B.
Jones)
Contemporary Novella
Finally Home (Deborah
Raney)— Barbour Publishing, Susan Downs
Moonlight & Mistletoe
(Carrie Turansky)
Remaking of Moe McKenna
(Gloria Clover)
Historical Novella
Love Notes in Love Letters
Anthology (Mary Davis)—Barbour Publishing, Rebecca Germany
Beyond the Memories
(DiAnn Mills)
The Spinster & The Tycoon
(Vickie McDonough)
Lits
Splitting Harriet
(Tamara Leigh)—Multnomah Books, Julee Schwarzburg
Sushi for One? (Camy
Tang)
One Little Secret
(Allison Bottke) & The Book of Jane (Anne
Dayton & May Vanderbilt)
Long Contemporary
Within This Circle
(Deborah Raney)—Steeple Hill Books, Krista Stroever
Like Always (Robert
Elmer)
Autumn Blue (Karen
Harter)
Long Historical
1. Veil of Fire (Marlo Schalesky) RiverOak, editors
Jeff Dunn/Jon Woodhams
Where Willows Grow
(Kim Vogel Sawyer) Bethany House, editor Charlene Patterson
2. Fancy Pants (Cathy Marie Hake) & Then
Came Hope (Louise Gouge)
3. Courting Trouble (Deeanne Gist)
Mystery
Your Chariot Awaits
(Lorena McCourtney)—Thomas Nelson, Amanda Bostic
Death of a Garage Sale Newbie
(Sharon Dunn)
Sticks and Stones
(Susan Meissner)
Short Contemporary
The Heart of Grace
(Linda Goodnight)—Steeple Hill Love Inspired, Allison Lyons
Heart of the Family
(Margaret Daley)
Wedded Bliss (Kathleen
Y’Barbo)
Short Contemporary
Suspense
Caught Red-handed
(Gayle Roper)—Steeple Hill Love Inspired Suspense, Krista Stroever
Pursuit of Justice
(Pamela Tracy)
Nowhere to Hide (Debby
Giusti) & Her Christmas Protector (Terri
Reed)
Short Historical
1. Canteen Dreams (Cara Putman) & Golden
Days (Mary Connealy)
—Barbour/Heartsong Presents, JoAnne Simmons
A Wealth Beyond Riches
(Vickie McDonough)
A Time to Keep (Kelly
Eileen Hake)
Speculative
The Restorer’s Son
(Sharon Hinck)—NavPress, Reagan Reed
Demon: A Memoir
(Tosca Lee)
DragonFire (Donita
Paul)
Suspense
Black Ice (Linda
Hall)—WaterBrook Press, Traci DePree
Coral Moon (Brandilyn
Collins)
Abomination (Colleen
Coble)
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Women’s Fiction
Remember to Forget
(Deborah Raney)—Howard Books/Simon & Schuster, Philis
Boultinghouse
Watercolored Pearls
(Stacy Hawkins Adams)
A Promise to Remember
(Kathryn Cushman)
Young Adult
In Between (Jenny B.
Jones)—NavPress, Jamie Chavez
Sara Jane: Liberty’s Torch
(Eleanor Clark)
Saving Sailor (Renee
Riva)
I am pleased to
announce the
2008 Genesis contest winners, which were also awarded on September 20th
at the awards banquet!
Chick Lit, Mom Lit,
Lady Lit
1st: Erica Vetsch, Pam on Rye
2nd: Lynda Schab, Mind Over Madi
3rd: Tiffany Kinerson, Stand on My Own Two Hands
Contemporary Fiction
1st: Dan Case, The Voice
2nd: Christina Berry, Undiscovered
3rd: Jim Rubart, Book of Days
Contemporary Romance
1st: Annalisa Daughety, Love Is a Battlefield
2nd: Kathleen Haynes, The Quarterback Club
3rd: Cara Slaughter, Joanna’s Treasure
Historical Fiction
1st: Mona Hodgson, A Thimble’s Worth
2nd: Rachel Moore, A Trail of Waves
3rd: Lori Benton, Trouble the Water
Historical Romance
1st: Patty Smith Hall, Flights of Freedom
2nd: Karen Witemeyer, Cloud by Day
3rd: Erica Vetsch, Marriage Masquerade
Mystery/Suspense/Thriller
1st: Jane Thornton, Menace
2nd Donna Alice Patton, Wrestling Demons
3rd: Janice Olson, Don’t Look Back
Romantic Suspense
1st: Jenness Walker, Deja Vu
2nd: Dani Pettrey, Quest
3rd (tie): Kelly Ann Riley, A Cowboy’s Prayer
3rd (tie): Jane Thornton, Be Anxious
In the Science
Fiction/Fantasy/Allegory
1st: Chawna Schroeder, Metamorphosis
2nd: Lynda K. Arndt, The Song of Blood and Stone
3rd: Valerie Comer, The Girl Who Cried Squid
Women’s Fiction
1st: Heather Goodman, 50 Things to Do Before I Turn 30
2nd: Cynthia Ruchti, They Almost Always Come Home
3rd: Kristian Tolle, When Autumn Comes
Young Adult
1st: Carla Stewart, An Unexpected Journey
2nd: Stefanie Morris, The Dragon of Delarest
3rd: Kasey L. Heinly, Broken Glass
Thank you to all the entrants
and judges who helped make the 2008 Genesis contest and Book of the
Year such a success!
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