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• From the President: The Carol Awards

  by ACFW Carol Ezine
  The Carol Awards is the premier Christian fiction award. The competition was tough with five judges in every category. Read what some industry people are saying about the Carol Awards
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• The Carol Awards: A Coordinator’s Perspective

  by ACFW Carol Ezine
  A word from Carol Awards contest coordinator Mindy Obenhaus.
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• Carol Award: Debut Author

  by ACFW Carol Ezine
  Here are the Debut Author Winner and Finalists for the 2011 ACFW Carol Awards:

  • Winner: Crossing Oceans by Gina Holmes
  • Finalist: The Preacher’s Bride by Jody Hedlund
  • Finalist: Rooms by James L. Rubart
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• Carol Award: Long Contemporary

  by ACFW Carol Ezine
  Here are the Long Contemporary Winner and Finalists for the 2011 ACFW Carol Awards:

  • Winner: Never Say Never by Lisa Wingate
  • Finalist: The Choice by Suzanne Woods Fisher
  • Finalist: Red Ink by Kathy Macias
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• Carol Award: Long Contemporary Romance

  by ACFW Carol Ezine
  Here are the Long Contemporary Romance Winner and Finalists for the 2011 ACFW Carol Awards:

  • Winner: Plain Paradise by Beth Wiseman
  • Finalist: Plain Jayne by Hillary Manton Lodge
  • Finalist: Anna’s Return by Marta Perry
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• Carol Award: Long Historical

  by ACFW Carol Ezine
  Here are the Long Historical Winner and Finalists for the 2011 ACFW Carol Awards:

  • Winner: Sons of Thunder by Susan May Warren
  • Finalist: Here Burns My Candle by Liz Curtis Higgs
  • Finalist: Petra: City In Stone by T.L. Higley
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• Carol Award: Long Historical Romance

  by ACFW Carol Ezine
  Here are the Long Historical Romance Winner and Finalists for the 2011 ACFW Carol Awards:

  • Winner: Love Finds You in Homestead, Iowa by Melanie Dobson
  • Finalist: The Husband Tree by Mary Connealy
  • Finalist: Courting Morrow Little by Laura Frantz
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• Carol Award: Mystery

  by ACFW Carol Ezine
  Here are the Mystery Winner and Finalists for the 2011 ACFW Carol Awards:

  • Winner: The Camera Never Lies by Elizabeth Goddard
  • Finalist: Mirrored Image by Alice K. Arenz
  • Finalist: Muslin Mystery by Vera Dodge
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• Carol Award: Novella

  by ACFW Carol Ezine
  Here are the Novella Winner and Finalists for the 2011 ACFW Carol Awards:

  • Winner: A Trusting Heart by Carrie Turansky
  • Finalist: The Prodigal Groom by Vickie McDonough
  • Finalist: Ride with Me into Christmas by Rachael Phillips
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• Carol Award: Romantic Suspense

  by ACFW Carol Ezine
  Here are the Romantic Suspense Winner and Finalists for the 2011 ACFW Carol Awards:

  • Winner: The Silent Order by Melanie Dobson
  • Finalist: Don’t Look Back by Lynette Eason
  • Finalist: Pursuit of Justice by DiAnn Mills
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• Carol Award: Short Contemporary

  by ACFW Carol Ezine
  Here are the Short Contemporary Winner and Finalists for the 2011 ACFW Carol Awards:

  • Winner: A Father for Zach by Irene Hannon
  • Finalist: Winter’s End by Ruth Logan Herne
  • Finalist: The Wedding Garden by Linda Goodnight
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• Carol Award: Short Contemporary Suspense

  by ACFW Carol Ezine
  Here are the Short Contemporary Suspense Winner and Finalists for the 2011 ACFW Carol Awards:

  • Winner: Night Prey by Sharon Dunn
  • Finalist: Legacy of Lies by Jill Elizabeth Nelson
  • Finalist: Firestorm by Kelly Ann Riley
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• Carol Award: Short Historical

  by ACFW Carol Ezine
  Here are the Short Historical Winner and Finalists for the 2011 ACFW Carol Awards:

  • Winner: Her Healing Ways by Lyn Cote
  • Finalist: Promise of Tomorrow by S. Dionne Moore
  • Finalist: The Columns of Cottonwood by Sandra Robbins
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• Carol Award: Speculative Fiction

  by ACFW Carol Ezine
  Here are the Speculative Fiction Winner and Finalists for the 2011 ACFW Carol Awards:

  • Winner: König’s Fire by Marc Schooley
  • Finalist: Rooms by James L. Rubart
  • Finalist: The Wolf of Tebron by C.S. Lakin
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• Carol Award: Suspense/Thriller

  by ACFW Carol Ezine
  Here are the Suspense/Thriller Winner and Finalists for the 2011 ACFW Carol Awards:

  • Winner: Predator by Terri Blackstock
  • Finalist: Fear No Evil by Robin Caroll
  • Finalist: Medical Error by Richard L. Mabry
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• Carol Award: Women’s Fiction

  by ACFW Carol Ezine
  Here are the Women’s Fiction Winner and Finalists for the 2011 ACFW Carol Awards:

  • Winner: Beaded Hope by Cathy Liggett
  • Finalist: They Almost Always Come Home by Cynthia Ruchti
  • Finalist: Beyond Summer by Lisa Wingate
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• Carol Award: Young Adult

  by ACFW Carol Ezine
  Here are the Young Adult Winner and Finalists for the 2011 ACFW Carol Awards:

  • Winner: Anything But Normal by Melody Carlson
  • Finalist: The Healer’s Apprentice by Melanie Dickerson
  • Finalist: Katy’s New World by Kim Vogel Sawyer
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