Sunday, September 23, 2012

2012 Carol Award Winners!

The 2012 Carol Awards were presented Saturday night at the ACFW Annual Conference Gala. What a wonderful experience it was for me to be there!

DEBUT NOVEL

Fairer Than Morning by Rosslyn Elliott (Thomas Nelson – Ami McConnell, Editor)

LONG CONTEMPORARY

The Search by Suzanne Woods Fisher (Revell – Andrea Doering, Editor)

LONG CONTEMPORARY ROMANCE

My Foolish Heart by Susan May Warren (Tyndale – Karen Watson, Editor)

LONG HISTORICAL:

Fairer Than Morning by Rosslyn Elliott (Thomas Nelson – Ami McConnell, Editor)

LONG HISTORICAL ROMANCE

To Win Her Heart by Karen Witemeyer (Bethany House Publishers – Karen Schurrer, Editor)

MYSTERY

Falling to Pieces: A Shipshewana Amish Mystery by Vannetta Chapman (Zondervan – Sue Brower, Editor)

NOVELLA

An Accidental Christmas from A Biltmore Christmas by Diane T. Ashley/Aaron McCarver (Barbour Publishing – Rebecca Germany, Editor)

ROMANTIC SUSPENSE

Lonestar Angel by Colleen Coble (Thomas Nelson – Ami McConnell, Editor)

SHORT CONTEMPORARY

Lakeside Reunion by Lisa Jordan (Love Inspired – Melissa Endlich, Editor)

SHORT CONTEMPORARY SUSPENSE

Nightwatch by Valerie Hansen (Love Inspired Suspense – Melissa Endlich, Editor)

SHORT HISTORICAL (four finalists due to a tie):

The Deepest Waters by Dan Walsh (Revell – Andrea Doering, Editor)

SPECULATIVE FICTION

Broken Sight by Steve Rzasa (Marcher Lord Press – Jeff Gerke, Editor)

SUSPENSE/THRILLER

Fallen Angel by Major Jeff Struecker/Alton Gansky (B & H Fiction – Julie Gwinn, Editor)

WOMEN'S FICTION

Dandelion Summer by Lisa Wingate (Penguin Praise/Berkley – Ellen Edwards, Editor) -- This novel received perfect scores from all five judges, a first in the history of the awards!

YOUNG ADULT

The Merchant’s Daughter by Melanie Dickerson (Zondervan – Jacque Alberta, Editor)


Here are all the winners who were present at the gala:


(l-r) Karen Witemeyer, Colleen Coble, Diane T. Ashley, Aaron McCarver, Lisa Jordon, Rosslyn Elliott, Susan May Warren, Suzanne Woods Fisher, Dan Walsh, Melanie Dickerson, Lisa Wingate.


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Elizabeth Byler Younts said...

This was such a fun event! So glad we got to enjoy pieces and parts of it together!