BLUE RIDGE
MOUNTAINS CHRISTIAN WRITERS CONFERENCE 2014
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
May 7, 2014
Ridgecrest, NC—Alton Gansky, Director
of the Blue Ridge Mountains Christian Writers Conference, and Eva Marie
Everson, BRMCWC Contest Director, announce the finalists in the 2014 Selah
Awards, awarded to published authors each year during the “Blue Ridge” conference.
The Selah Awards are open industry wide and internationally to
authors published by traditional and nontraditional publishing houses during
the previous year. The awards will be given during the awards banquet held on
Wednesday evening, May 21, at 7:30 p.m. Eastern Time. The 2014 Book of the Year award is chosen by the
contest director from the top scores/first place recipients.
This year, finalists have been named in thirteen categories.
They are (in alphabetical order according to the author’s last name):
Children (Tie for Third)
Michelle Medlock Adams—God
Knows You (Candy Cane Press)
Burton
W. Cole—Bash and the Pirate Pig (B&H Kids)
Hannah C. Hall—God
Bless You and Goodnight (Thomas
Nelson)
Jill
Roman Lord—If Jesus Came to Visit Me (Candy Cane Press)
Inspiration and Gift
Debora M. Coty—Fear,
Faith, and a Fistful of Chocolates (Barbour Publishing)
Cynthia Howerter &
La-Tan Roland Murphy—God’s Provision in Tough Times (Lighthouse Publishing
of the Carolinas)
Rose Chandler Johnson—God,
Me, and Sweet Iced Tea (Lighthouse Publishing of the Carolinas)
Christian Life
Jo Ann Fore—When
A Woman Finds Her Voice (Leafwood Publishers)
Cynthia
Ruchti—Ragged Hope (Abingdon Press)
Linda
Evans Shepherd—Finding God’s Presence (Revell)
Bible Study
Nick Hawkes—The
Bible on the Key Issues of Life (Wombat
Books)
Beebe
Kauffman—Isaiah: Setting Things Right (Lighthouse Bible
Studies)
Erica
Wiggenhorn—Moses: Every Life Proof of God’s
Promises (Crossbooks)
Young Adult Nonfiction
Bethany Jett—The Cinderella Rule (Regal)
Kelly McIntosh (Gen. Ed)—God
Hearts Me; Daily Devotions for a Girl’s Heart (Barbour
Publishing)
Cyle Young—Belly
Buttons & Broken Hearts (Lighthouse Publishing
of the Carolinas)
Young Adult Fiction
Elaine Marie Cooper—Fields
of the Fatherless (Lighthouse Publishing of the Carolinas)
Tessa Emily Hall—Purple
Moon (Lighthouse Publishing of the Carolinas)
Eddie
Jones—Dead Low Tide (Zonderkidz)
First Novel (Tie for
Third)
Dianna T. Benson—The Hidden Son (Ellechor Publishing
House)
Carole Brown—The
Redemption of Caralynne Hayman (Lighthouse Publishing
of the Carolinas)
Aaron D. Gansky—The Bargain (Lighthouse
Publishing of the Carolinas)
Tessa Emily Hall—Purple
Moon (Lighthouse Publishing of the Carolinas)
Fiction: Novella
Paula Mowery—Be
the Blessing (Pelican Book Group)
Linda
Wood Rondeau—A Christmas Prayer (Lighthouse Publishing
of the Carolinas)
Gina
Welborn—Mercy Mild (Barbour Publishing)
Fiction: Speculative
Ian
Acheson—Angelguard
(Lion Hudson)
Lisa Belcastro—Shenandoah
Crossings (OakTara)
Lisa Belcastro—Shenandoah
Nights (OakTara)
Fiction: Suspense
Richard
L. Mabry, M.D.—Stress Test (Thomas
Nelson)
Linnette R. Mullin—Finding
Beth (CrossRiver Media Group)
Jordyn
Redwood—Poison (Kregel)
Fiction: Historical
Vikki Kestell—Joy
on This Mountain (Faith-Filled Fiction)
Ann Tatlock—Sweet
Mercy (Bethany House Publishers)
Liz Tolsma—Snow
on the Tulips (Thomas Nelson)
Fiction: Romance
Rachel
Hauck—Once Upon a Prince (Zondervan)
Maureen
Lang—All in Good Time (Tyndale
Publishers)
Davalynn Spencer—The
Rancher’s Second Chance (Love
Inspired / Heartsong Presents)
Fiction: Contemporary
Women
Normandie
Fischer—Sailing Out of Darkness (WhiteFire Publishing)
Anita Higman—Winter in Full Bloom (Moody Publishers)
Cynthia
Ruchti—When the Morning Glory Blooms (Abingdon Press)
Thanks
to the generous support of Crossbooks and LifeWay/Ridgecrest, the banquet will
be telecast live over the internet. To access the live stream during the awards
banquet, click on: http://ridgecrestconferencecenter.org/christian-writers-live#.U2k6Y_ldUuc.
For
more information, you may email Eva Marie Everson at BlueRidgeCWC@aol.com.
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