ACFW and the Carol Awards

ACFW will be announcing this year's winners of the Carol Awards on Saturday at a gala banquet in Dallas at the Hyatt Regency. The finalists and winners are the top in their genres. The awards are judged by librarians, booksellers, readers and writers.

Each year I have seen the prestige for the Carol Awards grow. The finalists are announced in the summer at ICRS, an international trade show for the Christian market. ACFW is working to promote the Carol finalists and winners in the media and with bookstores. We send press releases out every year for the finalists and winners.

Below is the list of finalists. One in each category will be the winner on Saturday night.

Debut Novel:
Fairer Than Morning  by Rosslyn Elliott 

The Loom by Shella Gillus 

Give the Lady a Ride by Linda W. Yezak 

Long Contemporary:
Lost Melody by Lori Copeland/Virginia Smith 

The Search by Suzanne Woods Fisher 

Larkspur Cove by Lisa Wingate 

Long Contemporary Romance:
Save the Date by Jenny B. Jones 

Lilly’s Wedding Quilt by Kelly M. Long 

My Foolish Heart by Susan May Warren 

Long Historical:
Captive Trail by Susan Page Davis 

Fairer Than Morning  by Rosslyn Elliott 

Mine Is the Night by Liz Curtis Higgs 

Long Historical Romance:
The Maid of Fairbourne Hall by Julie Klassen 

Lilies in Moonlight by Allison Pittman 

To Win Her Heart by Karen Witemeyer 

Mystery:
Falling to Pieces: A Shipshewana Amish Mystery by Vannetta Chapman

Died in the Wool by Elizabeth Ludwig/Janelle Mowery 

Yesterday’s Secrets by Kelly Ann Riley 

Novella:

An Accidental Christmas from A Biltmore Christmas by Diane T. Ashley/Aaron McCarver 

Reese: All Along from Smitten by Denise Hunter 

A Star in the Night from A Log Cabin Christmas by Liz Johnson 

Romantic Suspense:
Lonestar Angel by Colleen Coble 

Deadly Pursuit by Irene Hannon 

Wolfsbane by Ronie Kendig 

Short Contemporary:
The Protector by Shelley Shepard Gray 

Lakeside Reunion by Lisa Jordan 

Oklahoma Reunion by Tina Radcliffe 

Short Contemporary Suspense:
Double Identity by Diane Burke 

Nightwatch by Valerie Hansen 

A Deadly Game by Virginia Smith 

Short Historical (four finalists due to a tie):
Promise of Time by S. Dionne Moore 

Revealing Fire by Connie Stevens 

Light to My Path by Erica Vetsch 

The Deepest Waters by Dan Walsh 

Speculative Fiction:
The Story in the Stars by Yvonne Anderson 

The Chair by James L. Rubart 

Broken Sight by Steve Rzasa 

Suspense/Thriller:
Over the Edge by Brandilyn Collins 

Fallen Angel by Major Jeff Struecker/Alton Gansky 

Freedom’s Stand by Jeanette (J.M.) Windle 

Women’s Fiction:
A Sound Among the Trees by Susan Meissner 

When Sparrows Fall by Meg Moseley 

Dandelion Summer by Lisa Wingate 

Young Adult:
Wreath by Judy Christie 

The Merchant’s Daughter by Melanie Dickerson 

There You’ll Find Me by Jenny B. Jones 

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