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• ACFW AWARDS MILESTONE HONORS TO CHRISTIAN NOVELISTS

  Thursday, September 26, 2019 11:30 PM

  ACFW AWARDS MILESTONE HONORS TO CHRISTIAN NOVELISTS

  Palm Bay, FL: At the Milestones Celebration Dinner on the opening day of the 2019 ACFW (American Christian Fiction Writers) Conference at the Hyatt Regency Riverwalk in San Antonio, Texas, ACFW recognized members receiving Milestone Pins for reaching significant milestones in their publishing careers. Milestone pins were first awarded in 2018 to 52 members. In addition to those 2018 pin recipients, those present at the 2019 conference who have reached levels of at least 25, 50, 75, 100, or 100+ published books (traditional and/or Qualified Independently Published) were:

  
  
  James Scott Bell: 50
  Vannetta Chapman: 25
  Suzanne Woods Fisher: 25
  Connie Fitzmartin: 25
  Cynthia Hickey: 75
  Kristi Holl: 50
  Angela Hunt: 100+
  Nancy Naigle: 25
  Allie Pleiter: 50
  Cynthia Ruchti: 25
  

  Also honored during the Milestones Celebration Dinner were ACFW members whose writing careers have included novels that have reached the NYTimes, USAToday, ECPA, CBA, or PW bestseller lists, or have reached the Top 100 overall in Amazon Kindle or Paperback (paid) excluding anthologies, or have sold 75,000 or more copies. At the 2019 ACFW conference Milestones Dinner, 45 Honor Roll authors were so honored.

  
  Rick Acker
  Christy Barritt
  James Scott Bell
  Misty M. Beller
  Lynn Blackburn
  Hallee Bridgeman
  Kristy Cambron
  Robin Caroll
  Vannetta Chapman
  Colleen Coble
  Brandilyn Collins
  Mary Connealy
  Connilyn Cossette
  Rachel Dylan
  Nancy J. Farrier
  Miralee Ferrell
  Suzanne Woods Fisher
  Rachel Hauck
  Cynthia Hickey
  Pam Hillman
  Angela Hunt
  Denise Hunter
  Kelly Irvin
  Sarah Ladd
  Dana R. Lynn
  Debbie Macomber
  Lee Tobin McClain
  DiAnn Mills
  Tamela Hancock Murray
  Nancy Naigle
  Jolene Navarro
  Cara Putman
  Tina Radcliffe
  Deborah Raney
  Cynthia Ruchti
  Carrie Stuart Parks
  Sarah Sundin
  Jen Turano
  Carrie Turansky
  Becky Wade
  Susan May Warren
  Gina Welborn
  Cheryl Williford
  Karen Witemeyer
  Kathleen Y’Barbo
  

  ACFW congratulates each of these honorees and thanks them for their faithfulness in telling stories with impact.

  
  For more information about ACFW, contact acfwrelations@acfw.com or member.acfw.com.