{"id":5046,"date":"2019-09-07T05:00:32","date_gmt":"2019-09-07T05:00:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/awsa.com\/?p=5046"},"modified":"2020-09-11T20:56:18","modified_gmt":"2020-09-11T20:56:18","slug":"winners-of-the-2019-golden-scroll-awards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/awsa.com\/?p=5046","title":{"rendered":"Winners of the 2019 Golden Scroll Awards"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>AWSA (Advanced Writers and Speakers Association) announced the winners of the 2019 Golden Scroll Awards at the Golden Scroll Banquet, Sunday, August 25, at the Embassy Suites Conference Center in Murfreesboro, Tennessee.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>The Golden Scrolls Book of the Year was awarded to Jennifer Kennedy Dean for \u201cSEEK: 28 Days of Extraordinary Prayer\u201d from New Hope Publishers.<\/p>\n

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\"\"<\/a>The Nonfiction Book of the Year Award went to Linda Rooks for “Fighting for Your Marriage While Separated” (New Growth Press).<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>The Novel of the Year Award went to Cynthia Ruchti for \u201cMiles from Where We Started\u201d (Gilead Publishing).<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>The Children\u2019s Book of the Year was awarded to two authors: Michelle Medlock Adams for \u201cDinosaur Devotionals\u201d (Thomas Nelson) and Michelle Lazurek for \u201cUniquely You\u201d (Elk Lake Publishing). Second place went to Michelle Medlock Adams for \u201cC is for Christmas\u201d (Little Lamb Books).<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>The Bible Study Book of the Year was awarded to Kim de Blecourt for \u201cI Call You Mine\u201d (New Hope Publishers). Second place went to Susan Neal for \u201cChristian Study Guide for 7 Steps to Get Off Sugar and Carbohydrates\u201d (Christian Yoga, LLC). Honorable mention went to Dawn Scott Damon for \u201cThe Freedom Challenge\u201d (Redemption Press).<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>The Memoir of the Year was awarded to Becky Yates Spenser for \u201cA Bruised Reed: Memoirs of African Orphans and Their Rescuers\u201d (Grand Staff Publishing). Second place went to Patty Mason for \u201cFinally Free: Breaking the Bonds of Depression Without Drugs\u201d (Living Parables of Central Florida, Inc.).\u00a0 Honorable mention went to Kris Rystrom Emmert for \u201cProviding Promise – A Navy Widow\u2019s Journey of Hope\u201d (Create Space Independent Publishing).<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>The Christian Living Book of the Year went to Lori Roeleveld for \u201cThe Art of Hard Conversation: Biblical Tools for the Tough Talks That Matter\u201d (Kregel Publications). Second place went to Janet Holm McHenry for \u201cThe Complete Guide to the Prayers of Jesus\u201d (Bethany House Publishers). Honorable mention went to Blyth Daniels and Helen McIntosh for \u201cMended: Restoring the Hearts of Mothers and Daughters\u201d (Harvest House Publishers).<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>The Inspirational Gift Book of the Year was awarded to two authors: Jill Swanson for \u201cSimply Stylish \u2014 Look Great Spend Less\u201d (Bold Vision Books) and Susan U. Neal for \u201cHealthy Living Journal\u201d (Christian Yoga, LLC). Second place went to Sarah Forgrave for \u201cPrayers of Hope for Caregivers\u201d (Harvest House Publishers).<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>The Historical Novel of the Year was awarded to Rebecca Price Janney for \u201cEaston at the Crossroads\u201d (Elk Lake Publishers).<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>The Romance Novel of the Year was awarded to Edie Melson for \u201cMaiden of Iron: A Steampunk Fable\u201d (Elk Lake Publishing).<\/p>\n

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Murfreesboro, TN\u00a0 – The Contemporary Novel of the Year was awarded to Beth Vogt for \u201cThings I Never Told You\u201d (Tyndale House Publishers). Second place went to Deborah Raney for \u201cReasons to Breathe\u201d (Gilead Publishing). Honorable mention went to Amy Williams for \u201cSaving Sparrows\u201d (Crosshair Press).<\/p>\n

\"\"The Mystery\/Suspense Novel of the Year went to DiAnn Mills for \u201cHigh Treason\u201d (Tyndale House Publishers). Second place went to Lynette Eason for \u201cHoliday Amnesia\u201d (Harlequin Digital Sales Corp.). Honorable mention went to Lynette Eason for \u201cCalled to Protect\u201d (Revell of Baker Publishing Group).<\/p>\n

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The Arise Daily Writer of the Year was awarded to Jennifer Slattery.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>AWSA\u2019s official magazine, \u201cLeading Hearts,\u201d won their fifth straight Evangelical Press Association Merit award. The \u201cLeading Hearts\u201d Columnist of the Year went to Karen Porter for her column, \u201cIn the Lead.\u201d Feature Article of the Year went to Janell Rardon for her article, \u201cDo the One Thing That Changes Everything.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\"\"<\/a>The 2019 AWSA Member of the Year Award went to Julie Coleman. AWSA founder Linda Evans Shepherd said, \u201cJulie Coleman loves to teach the Word of God! With contagious enthusiasm, she brings hope and encouragement to her audience through rich biblical teaching.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>The Jennifer Kennedy Dean Award went to Pam Farrel. This award, according to Linda Evans Shepherd, is in honor of the late Jennifer Kennedy Dean, an AWSA author who recently passed away. \u201cThis special award recognizes someone who carries the light with excellence to a hurting world.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>\"\"The Lifetime Achievement Award was presented to Michael W. Smith in honor of his 35th<\/sup> year in ministry. He has been honored with three Grammy Awards, 45 Dove Awards, and American<\/p>\n

Music Award. Smith ministered in song and participated in a question-and-answer session hosted by CTN host Monica Schmelter, who served as emcee for the event.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>\"\"<\/a>Monica Schmelter and Linda Evans Shepherd, author and AWSA founder, presented the awards and Josh Huisman, pastor of New Hope Community Church in Brentwood, performed a parody.<\/p>\n

AWSA, the sponsor of the Golden Scroll Awards Banquet, is an outreach of Right to the Heart Ministries and consists of over 600 top women authors who both publish and speak nationally. See www.AWSA.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The Awards Show will be broadcast on CTN\u2019s Roku Channels at a date TBA.<\/p>\n

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See winners from past years:<\/p>\n

See the 2018 winners, click HERE.<\/a><\/p>\n

See the 2017 winners, click\u00a0HERE.<\/a><\/p>\n

See the 2016 winners, click\u00a0HERE.<\/a><\/p>\n

See the 2015 winners, click\u00a0HERE.<\/a><\/p>\n

See the 2014 winners, click\u00a0HERE.<\/a><\/p>\n

See the 2013 winners, click\u00a0HERE.<\/a><\/p>\n

See the 2012 winners, click\u00a0HERE<\/a>.<\/p>\n

See the 2011 winners, click\u00a0HERE<\/a>.<\/p>\n

See the 2010 winners, click\u00a0HERE<\/a>.<\/p>\n

See the 2009 winners, click\u00a0HERE.<\/a><\/p>\n

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AWSA (Advanced Writers and Speakers Association) announced the winners of the 2019 Golden Scroll Awards at the Golden Scroll Banquet, Sunday, August 25, at the Embassy Suites Conference Center in Murfreesboro, Tennessee. The Golden Scrolls Book of the Year was awarded to Jennifer Kennedy Dean for \u201cSEEK: 28 Days of Extraordinary Prayer\u201d from New Hope […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":5049,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/awsa.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5046"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/awsa.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/awsa.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/awsa.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/awsa.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=5046"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/awsa.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5046\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5544,"href":"https:\/\/awsa.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5046\/revisions\/5544"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/awsa.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/5049"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/awsa.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=5046"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/awsa.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=5046"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/awsa.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=5046"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}