ACFW Annual Awards

The awards ceremony was Sunday evening at the annual ACFW conference. I didn't get to attend the conference this year (the first one I've missed since I joined in 2004), but I was able to follow the events of the evening on the live blog Tyson Wynn managed.

So here are the awards:

• Genesis Awards (for unpublished authors)

• Contemporary Fiction: Lynnette P. Horner, The Assistant
• Contemporary Romance: Janice LaQuiere, Truckload of Love
• Historical Fiction: Brenda Jackson, Principle Engagement
• Historical Romance: Pam Hillman, Terms of Indenturement
• Mystery/Suspense/Thriller: Rich Bullock, Storm Lake/Storm Song
• Romantic Suspense: Valerie Goree, Weep in the Night
• Speculative Fiction: Andra Marquardt, Traitors
• Women’s Fiction: Jennifer Fromke, Docking
• Young Adult: Stefanie Morris, Shyla, Desert Daughter/Shyla, Child of the Desert

• Mentor of the Year

• o Susan May Warren

• Member Service Award

• Fay Lamb

• Editor of the Year

• Sue Brower, Zondervan

• Agent of the Year

• Sandra Bishop, MacGregor Literary

• ACFW Lifetime Achievement Award

• Carol Johnson

• 2010 Carol Awards (formerly Book of the Year Award, for published authors, books published in 2009)

• Contemporary Novella: Susan May Warren, The Great Christmas Bowl (Tyndale House; Karen Watson, Editor)
• Historical Novella: Janet Tronstad, Christmas Bells for Dry Creek (Steeple Hill; Tina James, Editor)
• Short Contemporary: Mae Nunn, A Texas Ranger's Family (Steeple Hill; Melissa Endlich, Editor)
• Short Contemporary Suspense: Jill Elizabeth Nelson, Evidence of Murder (Steeple Hill; Emily Rodmell, Editor)
• Short Historical: Dan Walsh, The Unfinished Gift (Revell; Andrea Doering, Editor)
• Young Adult: Jenny B. Jones, I'm So Sure (Thomas Nelson; Natalie Hanemann/Jamie Chavez, Editors)
• Long Contemporary: Christina Berry, The Familiar Stranger (Moody Publishers; Paul Santhouse, Editor)
• Long Contemporary Romance: Jenny B. Jones, Just Between You and Me (Thomas Nelson; Natalie Hanemann/Jamie Chavez, Editors)
• Mystery: A.K. Arenz, The Case of the Mystified M.D. (Sheaf House; Joan M. Shoup, Editor)
• Suspense/Thriller: Terri Blackstock, Intervention (Zondervan; Sue Brower/Dave Lambert, Editors)
• Long Historical: Allison Pittman, Stealing Home (Multnomah; Alice Crider, Editor)
• Long Historical Romance: Mary Connealy, Cowboy Christmas (Barbour Publishing; Rebecca Germany, Editor)
• Speculative: Kirk Outerbridge, Eternity Falls (Marcher Lord Press; Jeff Gerke, Editor)
• Women’s Fiction: Rene Gutteridge & Cheryl McKay, Never the Bride (Waterbrook Press; Shannon Marchese, Editor)
• Debut Author: Dan Walsh, The Unfinished Gift (Revell; Andrea Doering, Editor)