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Sarah Bolme, Christian Small Publishers Association
(Charlotte, NC) Christian Small Publishers Association (CSPA) is pleased to announce the winning titles for the 2012 Christian Small Publisher Book of the Year Award. Christian Small Publisher Book of the Year Award honors books produced by small publishers each year for outstanding contribution to Christian life. Book lovers and retailers selling Christian products voted on the nominated titles in each of twelve categories.
The winners in each of the twelve categories are:
Fiction
Yahshua’s Bridge, Sandi Rog, DeWard Publishing Company, 978-1-936341177
Romance
Hearts Communion, Marianne Evans, White Rose Publishing, 978-1-611160864
Christian Living
Walking in Broken Shoes, Susan Magnuson Walsh, Grace Acres Press, 978-1-602650329
Bible Study / Theology
The Disciple Whom Jesus Loved, J. Phillips, TheDiscipleWhomJesusLoved.com, 978-0-970268730
Devotional
Just Honor God, Dr. Rick Metrick, ShadeTree Publishing, 978-1-937331023
Biography
Mr. Awana, Art Rorheim, Grace Acres Press, 978-1-602650275
Relationships / Family
Deliver Me: Help, Hope, & Healing through True Stories of Unplanned Pregnancy, Dianne E. Butts, Connections Press, 978-0-983164906
Children’s (age 4 to 8)
Today I Found God, Greg Long, author; Nathan Wondrak, illustrator; Halo Publishing International, 978-1-935268239
Children’s (age 8 to 12)
What Do Heroes Wear?, Gary Bower, author; Jan Bower, illustrator; Storybook Meadow Publishing, 978-0-984523634
Young Adult (age 12+)
Purity’s Big Payoff / Premarital Sex is a Big Rip-Off, Donna Lee Schillinger, Editor; The Quilldriver, 978-0-979163982
Gift Book
A Second Cup of Hot Apple Cider, N.J. Lindquist & Wendy E. Nelles, Editors; That’s Life! Communication, 978-0-978496319
eBook Exclusive
Keyboarding for the Christian School, Elementary Edition, Leanne Beitel, Christian Keyboarding
The winning titles can be viewed at http://www.christianbookaward.com.
The Christian Small Publisher Book of the Year Award is sponsored by Christian Small Publishers Association (CSPA). A total of 94 titles were nominated from 63 publishers for the twelve award categories.
CSPA represents and promotes small publishers in the Christian marketplace. CSPA represents a membership of over 100 small publishers producing materials for the Christian Marketplace. CSPA is a supplier member of CBA. For more information about Christian Small Publishers Association visit http://www.christianpublishers.net.