One of the biggest and most respected conferences for Christian writers was last week: the Blue Ridge Mountains Christian Writers Conference in North Carolina. They celebrate on the last night of the conference with the Selah Awards, which cover multiple categories of Christian fiction and nonfiction works that were published in the past year.
Books that win the Selah Award are definitely worth checking out, so I wanted to share them in case any look interesting to you.
This week I’m sharing the winners from the fiction categories, complete with links if you’d like to learn more. Next week I’ll share the nonfiction Selah Award winners. Happy browsing!
First Novel
- Third Place: Border Breach by Darlene L. Turner
- Second Place: For the Love of Emma by Starr Ayers
- First Place: Now and at the Hour by Bess Kercher
Novella
- Third Place: Reagan’s Reward by Susan G. Mathis
- Second Place: A Malleable Heart by Jennifer Uhlarik
- First Place: The Wise Guy and the Star by Shannon McNear
Contemporary Women’s Fiction
- Third Place: The Soft Whisper of Roses by Myra Johnson
- Second Place: The Best We’ve Been by Beth K. Vogt
- First Place: On a Coastal Breeze by Suzanne Woods Fisher
Historical / Biblical Fiction
- Third Place (tie): Veiled in Smoke by Jocelyn Green and Stories That Bind Us by Susie Finkbeiner
- Second Place: Under the Tulip Tree by Michelle Shocklee
- First Place: The Right Kind of Fool by Sarah Loudin Thomas (also named the 2021 Book of the Year for Fiction)
Historical Romance Fiction
- Third Place: For the Love of Emma by Starr Ayers
- Second Place: Forever Hidden by Tracie Peterson and Kimberley Woodhouse
- First Place: Scarred Vessels by Elaine Marie Cooper
Contemporary Romance Fiction
- Third Place: Let Him Go by LuAnn K. Edwards
- Second Place (tie): When Hearts Break by Jerry Eicher and Two Steps Forward by Suzanne Woods Fisher
- First Place: Hadley Beckett’s Next Dish by Bethany Turner
Romantic Suspense Fiction
- Third Place: Border Breach by Darlene L. Turner
- Second Place: The Green Dress by Liz Tolsma
- First Place: The Inn at Cranberry Cove by June Foster
Mystery/Suspense Fiction
- Third Place: The Elijah Mandate by Lisa Worthey Smith
- Second Place: Lost Down Deep by Sara Davison
- First Place: Chasing the White Lion by James R. Hannibal (also named winner of the 2021 Director’s Choice 2021 Award for Fiction)
Western Fiction
- Third Place: Rowdy by Chris Mullen
- Second Place: Lady and the Tramps by Jennifer Uhlarik
- First Place: The Damsel’s Intent by Mary Davis
Speculative Fiction
- Third Place: Veiled Sun by Brett Armstrong
- Second Place: Child of Destiny by T. E. Bradford
- First Place: The Letters by C. Kevin Thompson
General Fiction
- Third Place: The Promised Land by Elizabeth Musser
- Second Place (tie): The Tea Chest by Heidi Chiavaroli and The Fifth Avenue Story Society by Rachel Hauck
- First Place: Outbound Train by Renea Winchester
YA Fiction
- Third Place: A Far and Distant Cry by Deanna Rutledge
- Second Place: Free Runner by Kathy Cassel
- First Place: Kokopelli’s Song by Suzanne J. Bratcher
Middle Grade Fiction
- Third Place: The Rubber Band by Christy Hoss
- Second Place: Now and at the Hour by Bess Kercher
- First Place: Coop Knows the Scoop by Taryn Souders
What’s your favorite genre to read? I’ve added several of these titles to my own to-read list; would love to know if any look interesting to you.
If you’d like an even easier way to find new authors in the genres you enjoy, you can also sign up for my e-newsletter and get a free download of “75 Clean Fiction Authors Worth Reading.” It’s a great way to find a new favorite author this summer!
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