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Last Years Winners
Orlando -
The 250 members of the Advanced Writers and
Speakers Association (AWSA) awarded the 2008
Golden Scroll Awards for Publisher, Editor,
Fiction Editor and Member of the Year as well as
their Lifetime Achievement Award, Sunday
afternoon at the Rosen Centre in Orlando ,
Florida .
The Golden Scroll
Awards go to editors and publishing houses best
demonstrating outstanding ministry partnerships
with their authors. This year's AWSA Golden
Scroll Publisher of the Year Award went to
Crossway Books. Author Patricia A. Ennis said, “
They have an incredibly supportive staff and
each person I interface with possesses a
servant's heart. They are quick to respond to my
requests, gracious, and generous in the support
of my writing endeavors.
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The AWSA
Golden Scroll Editor of the Year Award
went to Philis Boultinghouse of Howard
Books, a division of Simon and Schuster
. Author Jill Rigby say, “Philis offers
profound suggestions and her patience is
endless. She allows me the privilege of
sharing the exciting happenings of our
ministry and rejoices with us.”
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The AWSA
Golden Scroll Fiction Editor of the Year
Award was presented to Nick Harrison.
Author Gail Roper says, “Nick Harrison,
is personal and professional. He
sticks-to-task when there’s work to do,
yet isn't afraid to be a "friend" as
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The AWSA Golden
Scroll AWSA Member of the Year Award was
presented to Kathi Macias. AWSA founder Linda
Evans Shepherd says, “Though Kathi is a busy and
successful author, she always has time to
encourage other authors.”
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The Golden
Scroll Lifetime Achievement Award was
presented to Florence Littauer by Linda
Evans Shepherd and President George W.
Bush impersonator and author, John
Morgan. Linda says, “ Florence has spent
her life training those called by God to
communicate from the platform and
through published books. No other person
within ICRS has contributed more of
their life to helping develop the
ministries of authors than Florence
Littauer.” |
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Florence keynoted the banquet with
author Jennifer Kennedy Dean serving as
the emcee. Authors Rhonda Rhea and Linda
Evans Shepherd presented the awards with
recording artist Tamara Nashman
performing the special music, including
a parody dedicated to the editors and
publishers and written by humorist
Martha Bolton.
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AWSA, an outreach of Right to the
Heart Ministries, consists of over 250
top ICRS women authors who publish and
speak nationally.
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