Today ACFW (American Christian Fiction Writers) announced the finalists in the 2006 ACFW Book of the Year contest! The winners will be announced at the conference in September, as well as the overall highest score which will win the coveted title of ACFW BOOK OF THE YEAR. So, without further ado…..the finalists (in alphabetical order):
(Note from Tricia: My novel Night Song won Long Historical Romance in 2005. And look under this year’s finalists 🙂
In Contemporary Novella Category, the finalists are:
Kristy Dykes with Reunited
Pamela Griffin with Strawberry Angel
Robin Lee Hatcher with Veterans Way
Jane Orcutt with Dear Baby Girl
Lenora Worth with Twas the Week Before Christmas
In General Fiction, which includes Sci-Fi and Young Adult, the finalists are: (6 finalilsts due to a tie)
Bryan Davis with Circles of Seven
Bryan Davis with Tears of a Dragon
DiAnn Mills with When the Lion Roars
Miles Owens with Daughter of Prophecy
Sarah Anne Sumpolec with The Passage
Sarah Anne Sumpolec with The Reveal
In the Historical Novella category, the finalists are:
Pamela Griffin with Moonlight Masquerade
Pamela Griffin with Legend of Mercy
DiAnn Mills with Missing Pages
Kathleen Y’Barbo with Coffee Scoop
Kathleen Y’Barbo with Marrying Kind
In the Lits category, the finalists are:
Kristin Billerbeck with She’s All That
Kristin Billerbeck with With This Ring I’m Confused
Diann Hunt with Hot Flashes and Cold Cream
Siri Mitchell with Kissing Adrian
Anne Dayton/May Vanderbilt with Emily Ever After
In the Long Historical category, the finalists are:
Tracey Bateman with Color of My Soul
Dorothy Clark with Joy For Mourning
Susan Downs and Susan May Warren with Oksana
Deeanne Gist with A Bride Most Begrudging
Tricia Goyer with Dawn of a Thousand Nights
In the Short Contemporary category, the finalists are:
Colleen Coble with Windigo Twilight
Colleen Coble with Shadow Bones
Mary Davis with The Island
Nancy Lavo with Miss Menace
Elizabeth White with Under Cover of Darkness
In the Short Historical category, the finalists are:
Janet Lee Barton with A Place Called Home
Tracey Bateman with Beside Still Waters
Vickie McDonough with Sooner or Later
DiAnn Mills with Renegade Husband
Kathleen Y’Barbo with Bayou Secrets
In the Suspense category, the finalists are:
Terri Blackstock with Breaker’s Reef
Colleen Coble with Distant Echoes
Colleen Coble with Black Sands
Wanda Dyson with Intimidation
Creston Mapes with DarkStar
In the Women’s Fiction category, the finalists are:
Nikki Arana with The Winds of Sonoma
Eva Marie Everson with Potluck Club
Susan Meissner with The Remedy for Regret
Deborah Raney with Over the Waters
Linda Windsor with Fiesta Moon
Congratulations everyone!
Wow, Tricia, this is awesome and a lot of work! I have read most of these books and every one of you deserve Book of the Year.
(And that’s my professional review.)
Okay, now I guess I need to read some of these books, especially the science fiction. The only author I recognized was Terri Blackstock.
What a great idea! I hope you don’t mind if I steal it to post on my blog, too. (I’ll give you credit)
Camy
Of course, Camy. Feel free to use it. A good author (or twenty of them) deserve some attention!
Hey, congratulations, Tricia! I hope you start a winning streak. 🙂
-Alison
blog.alisonstrobel.com
Tricia, Congratulations!
Hope you enjoy Creston’s books. I loved Dark Star.
Congratulations!
I am currently on a bit of a beach vacation— I’ll be visiting the book store this afternoon for a good beach read;)
thnx for the list of suggestions! PS makes me do the happy dance everytime you post a comment btw;) such an encouragement.
Congratulations!
I am currently on a bit of a beach vacation— I’ll be visiting the book store this afternoon for a good beach read;)
thnx for the list of suggestions! PS makes me do the happy dance everytime you post a comment btw;) such an encouragement.
Congratulations!
I am currently on a bit of a beach vacation— I’ll be visiting the book store this afternoon for a good beach read;)
thnx for the list of suggestions! PS makes me do the happy dance everytime you post a comment btw;) such an encouragement.
Congratulations!
I am currently on a bit of a beach vacation— I’ll be visiting the book store this afternoon for a good beach read;)
thnx for the list of suggestions! PS makes me do the happy dance everytime you post a comment btw;) such an encouragement.