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<\/p>\nThe Evangelical Christian Press Association has had an incredible week, hosting three events in two days – PubU, The Art of Writing Conference and the Christy Awards.\u00a0 And I gotta say, we have a lot to celebrate!<\/p>\n
First – at PubU the team announced the “Top Shelf” awards for design, and wow. Such good stuff!\u00a0 Here’s a graphic with all the winners. It’s just refreshing to know that there is still a market and a concern for beauty, simplicity, good paper and leather book covers!<\/p>\n
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Then, last night, we were honored last night to attend the 18th Annual Christy Awards Gala.\u00a0 SO fun. Music, stories and the 10 best books in the Christian Fiction genre.<\/p>\n
When hearing about the awards, I was a bit tentative about attending.<\/p>\n
My first thought: This really isn’t my crowd<\/em> was my first thought.<\/p>\n My second thought: There are nine categories…just how many Christian fiction\u00a0Amish romance books are there?<\/em><\/p>\n Turns out, there is a lot of talent in the Christian Fiction world.\u00a0 And none of the awards went to Amish stories of love, buggies, and bonnets.<\/p>\n And turns out, if this is the quality of products being released, I need to read more Christian Fiction.<\/p>\n Props to the Christy Awards team for putting on a fantastic event. They were able to provide an engaging host (Chris Fabry), a quick thought on how stories impact the reader by New York Times best-selling author Karen Kingsbury, and a fabulous mix of music, laughter, and story from Andrew Peterson<\/p>\n Without further ado, here’s the list of winners!<\/p>\n Book of The Year: LONG WAY GONE<\/strong> by Charles Martin<\/p>\n Contemporary Romance: HER ONE AND ONLY<\/strong> by Becky Wade<\/p>\n First Novel: STARS IN THE GRASS<\/strong> by Ann Marie Stewart<\/p>\n General Fiction: THE PROMISE OF JESSE WOODS<\/strong> by Chris Fabry<\/p>\n Historical Fiction: THE MARK OF THE KING<\/strong> by Jocelyn Green<\/p>\n Historical Romance (TIE): A NOTE YET UNSUNG<\/strong> by Tamera Alexander\u00a0 and THE LADY AND THE LIONHEART<\/strong> by Joanne Bischof<\/p>\n Mystery\/Suspense\/Thriller: WHEN DEATH DRAWS NEAR<\/strong> by Carrie Stuart Parks<\/p>\n Short Form: LOOKING INTO YOU<\/strong> by Chris Fabry<\/p>\n Visionary: THE LONG JOURNEY TO JAKE PALMER<\/strong> by James Rubart<\/p>\n Young Adult: THE SILENT SONGBIRD<\/strong> by Melanie Dickerson<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The Evangelical Christian Press Association has had an incredible week, hosting three events in two days – PubU, The Art of Writing Conference and the Christy Awards.\u00a0 And I gotta say, we have a lot to celebrate! 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