ACFW GALA: CAROL AWARD AND GENESIS WINNERS ANNOUNCED

The 2015 Carol Awards were presented Saturday night at the ACFW Annual Gala. The Gala is always an eagerly-anticipated event that closes out the annual conference. The Carol Award winners are listed below, along with other honor recipients from the evening's festivities.

ACFW LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Francine Rivers

EDITOR OF THE YEAR
Sandie Bricker – Managing Editor, Bling! Romance (imprint of Lighthouse Publishing of the Carolinas)

AGENT OF THE YEAR
Mary Sue Seymour – Agent, The Seymour Agency

MENTOR OF THE YEAR
Joy Avery Melville

2015 GENESIS WINNERS
The ACFW Genesis Contest is for unpublished Christian fiction writers. With ten categories to enter, Genesis provides the opportunity for unbiased feedback on writers' work by published authors and experienced judges, and the chance for finalists to have their work read by Christian publishing house editors and literary agents.

CONTEMPORARY
Lindsay Harrel - One More Song to Sing

HISTORICAL (THROUGH VIETNAM ERA)
Jeannine Brummett - Heirlooms

HISTORICAL ROMANCE (THROUGH VIETNAM ERA)
Elizabeth Lukinuk - he Knight’s Promised Bride

MYSTERY/SUSPENSE/THRILLER
Joseph R. Courtemanche - Assault on Saint Agnes

NOVELLA
Chandra Lynn Smith - Turtle Box Memories

ROMANCE
Courtney Ballinger - Flipping Hearts

ROMANTIC SUSPENSE
Sarah Hamaker - The Dark Guest

SHORT NOVEL
Preslaysa Williams - Coming Home to Love

SPECULATIVE
Carol Eaton - Null

YOUNG ADULT
Sarah Tipton - Forgetting Yesterday


CAROL AWARD WINNERS
(Hyperlinked titles will take you to my reviews.)

CONTEMPORARY:

The Story Keeper by Lisa Wingate, Tyndale House, editors Sarah Mason, Jan Stob

HISTORICAL:

Chateau of Secrets by Melanie Dobson, Howard (Simon & Schuster), editor Beth Adams

HISTORICAL ROMANCE:

With Every Breath by Elizabeth Camden, Bethany House (Baker) Publishing, editor Raela Schoenherr

MYSTERY/SUSPENSE/THRILLER:

A Cry from the Dust by Carrie Stuart Parks, HarperCollins Christian Publishing, editors Amanda Bostic, Natalie Hanemann

NOVELLA:

An October Bride by Katie Ganshert, HarperCollins Christian Publishing, editor Becky Philpott

ROMANCE:

The Wishing Season by Denise Hunter, HarperCollins Christian Publishing, editors Ami McConnell, L.B. Norton

ROMANTIC SUSPENSE:

Under a Turquoise Sky by Lisa Carter, Abingdon Press, editor Ramona Richards

SHORT NOVEL:

Second Chance Summer by Irene Hannon, Love Inspired (Harlequin), editor Melissa Endlich

SPECULATIVE:

A Time to Die by Nadine Brandes, Enclave Publishing, editors Jeff Gerke, Karen Ball

YOUNG ADULT:

Storm Siren by Mary Weber, HarperCollins Christian Publishing, editor Becky Monds

DEBUT NOVEL:

For Such a Time by Kate Breslin, Bethany House (Baker) Publishing, editors Raela Schoenherr, Luke Hinrichs