Congratulations to our members on their achievements!
- Kimberly Kirkland Absher’s Literary Fiction Short Story, The Lighthouse Keeper’s Daughter, has been named a Selah Awards finalist in the Short Story category.
- Rhonda Starnes’ February Love Inspired Suspense book, Ambushed in the Night, hit number ten on the New York Times Bestseller list.
- Tracy Gimpel won first place in the Historical category of the 2025 Scrivenings Press NovelStarts contest.
- Judy Duarte was offered a two-book contract with Love Inspired.
- Darlene Turner’s book, Echoes of Darkness, is a finalist in the Selah Awards Mystery/Suspense category. The Christmas anthology she was part of, I Heard the Bells, is a finalist in the Anthologies category.
- Janell York’s novel, The Day Sarah Ran Away, is a Selah finalist.
- Nancy J. Farrier’s book, The Veteran Rancher’s Return, was #8 on the New York Times Bestseller list.
- Myra Johnson’s novel, If I Fall for You, is a finalist in the Selah Awards Contemporary Romance category.
- Lori DeJong’s novel, Love’s True Measure, is a finalist in the Contemporary Romance category of the Selah Awards.
- Sarah Hamaker’s novels, Justice Denied and Fatal Past, are finalists in the Romantic Suspense category of the Selah awards. Her podcast, The Romantic Side of Suspense, is a finalist in the Interview Podcast category.
- Pegg Thomas’ novel, The Carpenter, is a finalist in the Historical/Biblical Fiction category of the Selah Awards.
- Deborah Raney’s novel, Who Stirs Up the Sea, is a finalist for the 2025 Foreword INDIES Awards. The novel is also a winner in the Fiction category for the Carolina Christian Writers Conference Kudos Awards.
- Kara Hunt’s novel, Unharmed, is a finalist in the Selah Awards Mystery/Suspense category.
- Leslie DeVooght’s novel, Taking a Second Shot, is a Selah Awards finalist in the Contemporary Romance category.
- Ann Swindell’s novel, Christmas in the Castle Library, is a finalist in the Selah Awards Audiobook category, and Love in the Castle Library is a finalist in the Contemporary Romance category.
- Paige Reed’s debut romantasy novel, Reviving Embers, won its category in the SCWC Notable Book Awards. Her second book in the series, Revealing Shadows, is a finalist in the Selah Awards.
- Edwina Kiernan’s novel, The Letter, is a finalist in the Audiobook category of the Selah Awards.
- Jessica Brodie’s novel, The Memory Garden, won a Silver Medal in the Illumination Awards for Christian books. The novel is also a finalist in the Contemporary Women’s Fiction category and a second novel, Tangled Roots, is a finalist in both the General Fiction and the Audiobook categories of the Selah Awards.
- Virginia Vaughan’s recent release, Target for Abduction, hit #14 on the New York Times Mass Market Bestseller list.