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Here is the short list of finalists! (Yep, that's me listed under "short story")
SHORTLIST OF FINALISTS
THE WORD GUILD 2009 CANADIAN CHRISTIAN WRITING AWARDS
Note: Book jacket stickers labeled “Finalist” are available as a promotional tool for all shortlisted books. These eye-catching, removable stickers may be obtained at cost from The Word Guild by contacting info [at] thewordguild [dot] com.
Books
Book—Biblical Studies
Allan Descheneau of
Andrew T. Hawkins of
Eric E. Wright of Colborne, Ont. for Down a
Book—Children
Connie Brummel Crook of
M. D. Meyer of
Book—Christian Living
Carolyn Arends of
(Harvest House Publishers)
Sharon L. Fawcett of Petitcodiac, N.B. for Hope for Wholeness: The Spiritual Path to Freedom from Depression (NavPress)
Tim Huff of
Greg Paul of
Book—Culture
Tim Huff of
Colin McCartney of
Greg Paul of
Book—General Readership
Tim Huff of
Susan Young de Biagi of
Book—Independently Published Non-fiction
Dudley Coles of
Alvin G. Ens of Abbotsford, B.C. for A Kingdom Kite (Ensa Publishing)
Karen Henein of
Peter Slofstra of Courtice, Ont. for In Tandem: a sea to sea cycling odyssey (Essence Publishing)
Book—Leadership/Theoretical
John G. Stackhouse, Jr. of
Robert E. VanderVennen of
Book—Life Stories
Carolyn Arends of
Tricia Kell of
Colin McCartney of
Mary Anne K. Moran of
Book—Special
Barbara Colebrook Peace of
Alvin G. Ens of Abbotsford, B.C. for A Kingdom Kite (Ensa Publishing)
D. S. Martin of
Book—Young Adult
Shelley Adina of
Beverley Boissery of
Novel—Contemporary
Donna Dawson of St. Marys, Ont. for Vengeance (Word Alive Press)
Don Ranney of Arthur, Ont. and Ray Wiseman of Fergus, Ont. for When Cobras Laugh (Capstone Publishing Group)
Novel—Historical
Rob Alloway of
Gloria V. Phillips of Collingwood, Ont. for A Pilgrim Passing Through (Rogdah Publishing)
Shawn J. Pollett of
Susan Young de Biagi of
Novel—Futuristic
Richard Allen Wunderlich of Salmon Arm, B.C. for Tomorrow’s Paper (OakTara Publishers)
Peter Kazmaier of
Novel—Mystery/Suspense
Donna Dawson of St. Marys, Ont. for Vengeance (Word Alive Press)
Shawn J. Pollett of
Article, Poetry, Song Lyric & Script Categories
Article—General Readership (articles that explain or encourage faith for mainstream readers)
Cynthia d'Entremont of
Angelina Fast-Vlaar of
N. J. Lindquist of
Colleen Taylor of Duval,
Colleen Taylor of Duval,
Article—Inspirational/Devotional
N. J. Lindquist of
N. J. Lindquist of
Rose McCormick Brandon of Sault Ste. Marie, Ont. for “Discouraged” (Today's Pentecostal Evangel)
Article—News
Debra Fieguth of
Kristine Kruszelnicki of
Article—Personal Experience
Carolyn Arends of
Angelina Fast-Vlaar of
John H. Redekop of Abbotsford, B.C. for “A Reflection on a Spiritual Pilgrimage, or ‘What UBC did to me and for me’” (Direction)
Article—Profile/Human Interest
Dorothy Isted of Invermere, B.C. for “Doris and Borge Langerud's missionary life” (The Columbia Valley Pioneer)
Rose McCormick Brandon of Sault Ste. Marie, Ont. for “Out of Her Comfort Zone” (The Pentecostal Testimony)
Janet Seever of
Eleanor Shepherd of
Ray Wiseman of Fergus, Ont. for “Shaken and Stirred” (SEVEN)
Article—Review
Carolyn Arends of
Ross W. Muir of
John H. Redekop of Abbotsford, B.C. for “Is punishment all bad?” (Mennonite Brethren Herald)
Article—Short Feature
Paul M. Beckingham of
John H. Redekop of Abbotsford, B.C. for “Buying Two Farms” (Stillwood, The First 50 Years 1958-2008)
Column/Editorial/First Person Essay (single)
Kurt Armstrong of
Thomas Froese of Ancaster, Ont. for “God is not a black woman.” Or is She?” (ChristianWeek)
Patricia Paddey of
Column/Editorial/First Person Essay (series)
Carolyn Arends of
Rod Barks of
James Beverley of
Violet Nesdoly of Langley, B.C. for “Who'd Want to Read Your Poems” & “Accessible Poetry and Poets” (Utmost Christian Writers)
John H. Redekop of Abbotsford, B.C. for “After two years, how does Harper rate?” & “Tories deserve a B grade” (The Record)
Poetry
Marcia Lee Laycock of Blackfalds, Alta. for “Dying to Live” (Utmost Christian Writers)
Lori Wiens-MacDonald of Courtice, Ont. for “In My Father’s Field” (Canadian Adventist Messenger)
Short Story
Rob Alloway of
Bonnie Grove of
Song Lyrics
Marianne Novoselac of
Colleen Taylor of Duval,
Congratulations to all the finalists!
I bid you good writing
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Congrats, Bonnie! It was exciting to see several names that I recognized on this list. :)
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