Andy Mcguire was named the winner of the Golden Scroll Non-Fiction Editor of the Year Award. AWSA author Terri Roberts said of Mcguire, \u201cAndy showed great support and encouragement through the entire process even though I was battling serious health challenges of stage 4 cancer. He and his staff were there for me.\u201d<\/p>\n Golden Scroll Merit Awards for Nonfiction were also awarded to Patrica A. Ennis for God is My Strength<\/em> from Christian Focus, Tina Samples and Dave Samples for Messed Up Men of the Bible<\/em> from Kregel Publications and Deb DeArmond for I Choose You Today <\/em>from Abingdon Press.<\/p>\n Silver Scroll Merit Awards for Nonfiction went to Nan Corbitt Allen for Small Potatoes and Tuesdays @ The Piggly Wiggly <\/em>from Allen House Productions, Terri Roberts with Jeanette Windle for Forgiven<\/em>: The Amish School Shooting, a Mother’s Love, and a Story of Remarkable Grace<\/em> from Bethany House Publishers and Susan K. Steward for Formatting e-Books for Writers <\/em>from Practical Inspiration.<\/p>\n Golden Scroll Merit Awards for Fiction were also awarded to Deborah Raney for both Another Way Home<\/em> and Two Roads Home<\/em> from Abingdon Press and Eva Marie Everson for Five Brides<\/em> from Tyndale House Publishers.<\/p>\n Silver Scroll Merit Awards for Fiction went to Sandra Picklesimer Aldrich for Zetta\u2019s Dream<\/em> from Bold Words, Inc, Kathi Macias for Return to Christmas<\/em> from New Hope Publishers, and Sarah Sundin for Through Waters Deep<\/em> from Revell of Baker Publishing Group.<\/p>\n AWSA, the sponsor of the Golden Scroll Awards Banquet, is an outreach of Right to the Heart Ministries and consists of over 400 top ICRS women authors who both publish and speak nationally. See www.AWSA.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n See the 2016 winners, click HERE.<\/a><\/p>\n See the 2015 winners, click HERE.<\/a><\/p>\n See the 2014 winners, click HERE.<\/a><\/p>\n See the 2013 winners, click HERE.<\/a><\/p>\n See the 2012 winners, click HERE<\/a>.<\/p>\n See the 2011 winners, click HERE<\/a>.<\/p>\n See the 2010 winners, click HERE<\/a>.<\/p>\n See the 2009 winners, click HERE.<\/a><\/p>\n![\"DSC_0025\"](\"https:\/\/awsa.com\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/DSC_0025.jpg\")
<\/a>Honored for outstanding ministry partnerships with their authors, the Golden Scroll Publisher of the Year Award went to Worthy Publishing. AWSA author Cynthia Ruchti says of Worthy, \u201cThey are fully invested in publishing books people need to read. No detail is left to chance or whim. It\u2019s a prayed-over publishing process at Worthy.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/a>The Fiction Editor of the Year was awarded to Jamie Clarke Chavez of JamieChavez.com, AWSA author Cynthia Ruchti says of Clarke, \u201cHer breadth of knowledge and depth of caring are immense. She not only impacts the finished product, but me as an author.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/a>The Golden Scroll Nonfiction Book of the Year Award went to Saundra Dalton-Smith for Come Empty<\/em> from SonRise Devotionals. The judges remarked, \u201cSaundra encourages the reader to spend intimate time with Jesus who will not only fulfill our longings but will fill the emptiness within.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/a>The Golden Scroll Novel of the Year Award went to Lynette Eason for Always Watching<\/em> from Revell of Baker Publishing Group. The judges agreed, \u201cThis novel earns a five-star plus in our book.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/a>The Golden Scroll Children’s Book Merit Award was awarded to\u00a0Lee Ann Mancini \u2013 for What a Bragger \u00a0<\/em>from GLM Publishing LLC. The Golden Scroll Children\u2019s Book of the Year was awarded to Michelle Lazurek for Daddy, am I Beautiful? <\/em>from Pauline Books & Media. <\/em>The judges remarked, \u201c<\/em>This delightful children\u2019s books shows girls that true beauty exists when we show God’s love from the inside out, even if they have green skin and spaghetti and meatballs for hair.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/a>The Advanced Writers and Speakers Association is Proud to have created our very own magazine for the Christian Women Leaders of the Church. This Magazine, which is building a huge audience in it\u2019s own right, has been awarded The Evangelical Press Association Merit Award for a Christian Ministry Digital Publication two years in a row. \u00a0Torry Martin was presented the Leading Hearts Magazine Award for his article “A Hairy Situation”\u00a0which also \u00a0placed in the Humor Article Category in EPA’s High Goals Category.<\/p>\n<\/a>In addition, the 2016 AWSA Member of the Year Award went to Cynthia L. Simmons. AWSA founder Linda Evans Shepherd says of Cynthia, \u201cShe serves the Lord with her whole heart, whether it\u2019s writing her books, hosting her radio show, directing the Atlanta Christian Writers Conference or mentoring home school moms.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/a>The Beyond Me Award went to Sheryl Giesbrecht, an acclaimed author and radio host who has a heart for missions around the world. The prestigious 2016 Golden Scroll Lifetime Achievement Award was presented to Kay Arthur. Shepherd says of Arthur, \u201cKay may be the famed author of over 100 books, a TV show host, and the founder of Precept Ministries International, but her accomplishments have come as a result of her service unto her Lord Jesus Christ.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/a>Torry Martin\u00a0served as the keynote speaker along with recording artist Babbie Mason and Linda Goldfarb serving as emcee. Authors Carol Kent and Pam Christian presented the awards. Babbie Mason also performed a parody written by Martha Bolton dedicated to editors and publishers.<\/p>\n