First Place BOTY Winners

Congratulations to all of the First Place Winners of ACFW’s 2008 Book of the Year contest!

The Debut Author winner is Sushi for One? by Camy Tang, editor Sue Brower of Zondervan.

The Contemporary Novella winner is Finally Home by Deborah Raney (editor: Susan Downs of Barbour Publishing).

The Historical Novella winner is Love Notes by Mary Davis from the Love Letters Anthology (editor: Rebecca Germany of Barbour Publishing).

The Lits winner is Splitting Harriet by Tamara Leigh (editor: Julee Schwarzburg of Multnomah Books).

The Long Contemporary winner is Within This Circle by Deborah Raney (editor: Krista Stroever of Steeple Hill Books).

The Long Historical winners are (1) Veil of Fire by Marlo Schalesky (editors: Jeff Dunn/Jon Woodhams of RiverOak) and (2) Where Willows Grow by Kim Vogel Sawyer (editor: Charlene Patterson of Bethany House).

The Mystery winner is Your Chariot Awaits by Lorena McCourtney (editor: Amanda Bostic of Thomas Nelson).

The Short Contemporary winner is The Heart of Grace by Linda Goodnight (editor: Allison Lyons of Steeple Hill Love Inspired).

The Short Contemporary Suspense winner is Caught Redhanded by Gayle Roper (editor: Krista Stroever of Steeple Hill Love Inspired Suspense).

Short Historical winners are (1) Canteen Dreams by Cara Putman (editor: JoAnne Simmons of Barbour/Heartsong Presents and (2) Golden Days by Mary Connealy (editor: JoAnne Simmons of Barbour/Heartsong Presents).

The Speculative winner is The Restorer's Son by Sharon Hinck (editor: Reagan Reed of NavPress).

The Suspense winner is Black Ice by Linda Hall (editor: Traci DePree of WaterBrook Press).

The Women's Fiction winner is Remember to Forget (Deborah Raney (editor: Philis Boultinghouse of Howard Books/Simon & Schuster).

The Young Adult winner is In Between by Jenny B. Jones (editor: Jamie Chavez of NavPress).

Also a big congratulations to the second and third place winners as well as the finalists who didn’t place. For the complete list, go to http://www.acfw.com/boty.shtml.

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