Horn Tooting
Woo-hoo! It was a banner weekend at the ACFW Conference in Dallas--even if I didn't get to go. Some of my best writerly buddies snagged some contracts. Plus there were the Carol Awards. So put your paws together and congratulate...
ANE MULLIGAN
Finally, finally, finally not one but two publishers sat up and took notice of my crit partner Ane the Butcher. She's got a 2 contract deal with Oak Tara. Yee-haw! And just might have another 3 book deal on the hook, but more on that later.
SHANNON McNEAR
Again, it's about time the publishing industry noticed this stellar little author! Shannon signed with Barbour for a historical Christmas novella. You'll want to buy this one as soon as it comes out!
And last, but not least, here is a list of the Carol Award winners (books you might want to pick up and put on your TBR pile):
Finally, finally, finally not one but two publishers sat up and took notice of my crit partner Ane the Butcher. She's got a 2 contract deal with Oak Tara. Yee-haw! And just might have another 3 book deal on the hook, but more on that later.
Again, it's about time the publishing industry noticed this stellar little author! Shannon signed with Barbour for a historical Christmas novella. You'll want to buy this one as soon as it comes out!
And last, but not least, here is a list of the Carol Award winners (books you might want to pick up and put on your TBR pile):
Debut Novel:
Fairer Than Morning by Rosslyn Elliott (Thomas Nelson)
Long Contemporary:
The Search by Suzanne Woods Fisher (Revell)
Long Contemporary Romance:
My Foolish Heart by Susan May Warren (Tyndale)
Long Historical:
Fairer Than Morning by Rosslyn Elliott (Thomas Nelson)
Long Historical Romance:
To Win Her Heart by Karen Witemeyer (Bethany House Publishers)
Mystery:
Falling to Pieces: A Shipshewana Amish Mystery by Vannetta Chapman (Zondervan)
Novellas:
An Accidental Christmas from A Biltmore Christmas by Diane T. Ashley/Aaron McCarver (Barbour Publishing)
Romantic Suspense:
Lonestar Angel by Colleen Coble (Thomas Nelson)
Short Contemporary:
Lakeside Reunion by Lisa Jordan (Love Inspired)
Short Contemporary Suspense:
Nightwatch by Valerie Hansen (Love Inspired Suspense)
Short Historical:
The Deepest Waters by Dan Walsh (Revell)
Speculative Fiction:
Broken Sight by Steve Rzasa (Marcher Lord Press)
Suspense/Thriller:
Fallen Angel by Major Jeff Struecker/Alton Gansky (B & H Fiction)
Women’s Fiction:
Dandelion Summer by Lisa Wingate (Penguin Praise/Berkley)
Young Adult:
The Merchant's Daughter by Melanie Dickerson (Zondervan)