Congratulations to the
following authors and their books!
Kristen Hogrefe Parnell
2026
Finalist in the Selah Awards for Watch Your Back;
Romantic Suspense
Finalist in the Selah Awards for Hold Your Breath;
Audio Book
Laura Thomas
2025
Winner in the Word Awards for Captured in Frame;
Suspense
Silver in 2025 Illuminations Book Awards for Captured in Frame;
Digital Media Category
2024
Winner in the Word Awards
Best Fiction Book of the Year for Snow Globe Secrets;
Fiction
Winner in The Word Awards for Snow Globe Secrets;
Novella Category
Winner in Faith, Hope, & Love Christian Writers (FHLCW) Reader’s Choice Award for Snow Globe Secrets;
Novella Category
2023
Winner in The Word Awards for The Christmas Cabin;
Novella Category
Carrie Walker
2026
Finalist in the Selah Awards for Right Before Their Eyes;
Christian Romance
2025
Double Finalist in the International Book Awards for Right Before Their Eyes;
Religious Fiction, Inspirational Fiction
2nd Place in the Selah Awards for Emma’s Hero; Women’s Contemporary
1st Place in the Faith, Hope, and Love Reader’s Choice Awards for Emma’s Hero;
Long Contemporary
Finalist in the Independent Author Network Book of the Year Awards for Right Before Their Eyes; Outstanding Christian/Religious Fiction
2024
Double Finalist in the International Book Awards for Emma’s Hero;
Religious Fiction, Inspirational Fiction
Winner in the Independent Author Network Book of the Year Awards for Emma’s Hero; Outstanding Christian/Religious Fiction
Dana McNeely
2026
2nd Place in the Carolina Christian Writer’s Conference Kudos Awards for Mantle;
Fiction
2022
Finalist in the ACFW Carol Awards for Rain;
Historical Fiction
2021
Finalist in the ECPA Christy Awards for Rain;
First Novel
Terrie Todd
2025
Winner in the Word Awards for Even if We Cry;
Best Book Cover
Finalist in the Word Awards for Even if We Cry;
Historical
Starr Ayers
2025
Finalist in the Advanced Writers and Speakers Association’s Christian Market Book Award for Waiting for Sunset
1st Place in the Advanced Writers and Speakers Association’s Golden Scroll Contemporary Novel of the Year Award for Waiting for Sunset
2023
1st Place in the Selah Awards for Emma’s Quest;
Director’s Choice
2022
Gold Medalist in the Illumination Book Awards for For the Love of Emma; Romance Fiction
2021
2nd Place in the Selah Awards for For the Love of Emma;
First Novel
3rd Place in the Selah Awards for For the Love of Emma; Historical Romance
Finalist in the American Book Fest Best Book Awards for For the Love of Emma; Best Cover Design (Fiction)
Finalist in the American Book Fest Best Book Awards for For the Love of Emma; Historical Fiction
Semi-finalist in Serious Writer Book of the Year Award for For the Love of Emma
3rd Place in the Advanced Writers & Speakers Association Historical Novel of the Year Award for For the Love of Emma
Heather L.L. FitzGerald
2024
1st Place in the Selah Awards for The Secret of Stardust;
Speculative Fiction
2018
Finalist in the Selah Awards for The Genesis Tree;
Speculative Fiction
Finalist in the OCW Cascade Awards for The Genesis Tree; Speculative Fiction
Finalist in the Realm Makers’ Readers Alliance (Reader’s Choice) Award for The Genesis Tree
Finalist in the Realm Makers’ Awards for The Genesis Tree; Fantasy
2017
Finalist in the OCW Cascade Awards for The Tethered World; Speculative Fiction
Winner in the OCW Cascade Awards for The Flaming Sword; Speculative Fiction
Sara Davison
2023
Finalist in the 2023 Christy Awards for Forged;
Mystery/Suspense/Thriller
2022
Winner in the 2022 ACFW Carol Awards for Driven;
Romantic Suspense
2020
Finalist in the Selah Awards for Vigilant;
Mystery/Suspense
2019
Finalist for the Word Award for Vigilant;
Mystery/Suspense
KD Holmberg
2023
Third Place in the Selah Awards for The Egyptian Princess;
Audiobooks
2022
Finalist in the American Book Fest’s Best Book Awards for The Egyptian Princess;
Best New Fiction
Jessica Sly
2022
Finalist in the Faith Hope & Love Christian Writers Reader’s Choice Award for The Promise of Deception;
Speculative Fiction
Finalist in the Killer Nashville Silver Falchion Award for The Promise of Deception;
Best Historical Fiction
Linda Thompson
2022
Winner of the OCW Cascade Award for
The Mulberry Leaf Whispers;
Historical Fiction
2021
Gold Medalist in the Independent Publisher Book Awards for
The Mulberry Leaf Whispers;
Religious Fiction
Dual Finalist in the International Book Awards for
The Mulberry Leaf Whispers;
Religious Fiction, Inspirational Fiction
2019
Finalist in the ECPA Christy Awards for
The Plum Blooms in Winter;
Debut Author
Finalist in the Carol Awards for
The Plum Blooms in Winter;
Debut Author
Winner of the OCW Cascade Award for
The Plum Blooms in Winter;
Historical Fiction
Finalist in the International Book Awards for
The Plum Blooms in Winter;
Inspirational Fiction;
Religious Fiction
Mary Davis
2021
1st Place in the Selah Awards for The Damsel’s Intent;
Western
3rd Place Will Rogers Medallion Award for The Damsel’s Intent;
Inspirational Western
2020
2nd Place in the Selah Awards for The Daughter’s Predicament;
Western
3rd Place Will Rogers Medallion Award for The Daughter’s Predicament;
Inspirational Western
Cynthia Herron
2020
2nd Place in the Selah Awards for Her Hope Discovered; Debut
Finalist in the Selah Awards for Her Hope Discovered;
Contemporary Romance
Gayla K. Hiss
2020
Finalist in the Selah Awards for Cold Pursuit;
Romantic Suspense
Finalist for the RWA Faith, Hope, and Love Reader’s Choice Awards for Cold Pursuit;
Romantic Suspense
2019
Winner for the RWA Faith, Hope, and Love Reader’s Choice Award for Wildfire;
Romantic Suspense
Annette M. Irby
2020
Finalist in the Cascade Awards for
Finding Love on Whidbey Island, Washington;
Contemporary Romance Fiction
2019
Winner in the Selah Awards for
Finding Love on Bainbridge Island, Washington;
Contemporary Romance Fiction
Kimberly Rose Johnson
2020
Finalist in the Selah Awards for The Sleuth’s Conundrum;
Mystery/Suspense
2018
Winner of the RWA Faith, Hope, and Love Reader’s Choice Award for Designing Love;
Short Novel
2017
Finalist for the RWA Faith, Hope, & Love Reader’s Choice Award for A Christmas Homecoming;
Short Novel
Amazon Top 100 Best-Seller
Richard Spillman
2020
Finalist in the OCW Cascade Awards for The Ascension;
Speculative Fiction
2019
Winner in the OCW Cascade Awards for The Awakened;
Speculative Fiction
Anna Zogg
2019
Winner in the OCW Cascade Awards for Proximity;
Flash Fiction; Short Stories
2018
Finalist in the OCW Cascade Awards for The Terran Summit;
Speculative Fiction
Historical Fiction
Miralee Ferrell
2015
Winner of Oklahoma RWA for Forget Me Not; Inspirational Short Novel
2012
Winner of the Will Rogers Medallion for Excellence in Western Fiction for
Finding Love in Sundance, Wyoming (Now titled Outlaw Angel)
