FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
2013 INSPY Awards Winners Announced
JUNE 28, 2013—The INSPY Advisory Board announced today that the following books have been awarded INSPYs in their categories. Recognizing the need for a new kind of book award, the Inspy Awards — http://inspys.com — was created by bloggers to discover and highlight the very best in literature that grapples with expressions of the Christian faith. The 2013 awards season covers books published from July 1st, 2011 and December 31st, 2012.
General Fiction
The First Gardener by Denise Hildreth (Tyndale House Publishers, July 2011)
Literature for Young People
With a Name Like Love by Tess Hilmo (Farrar, Straus and Giroux, September 2011)
Mystery & Thriller
Gone to Ground by Brandilyn Collins (B&H Publishing Group, a division of LifeWay Christian Resources, March 2012)
Romance
The Breath of Dawn by Kristen Heitzmann (Bethany House Publishers a division of Baker Publishing Group, January 2012)
Speculative Fiction
Soul’s Gate by James L Rubart (Thomas Nelson Publishers, a division of HarperCollins Christian Publishing, April 2012)
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Email: INSPYawards@gmail.com
**Disclosure: I am an acting member of the Inspy Awards Advisory Board**
June 30, 2013 at 9:53 am
Congratulations to all the winners.
But a bigger thanks to the Advisory Board and judges who serve the authors, readers and reviewers in this wonderful BIG community! Thank you for your sacrifice and diligence.
July 3, 2013 at 1:44 pm
Ian » Appreciate your kind and generous words, Ian, very much!
July 1, 2013 at 11:42 pm
Congrats to the winners! I’m glad Kristen Heitzmann won, she deserved it! I know when I first read the premise of the novel I couldn’t understand how she could make killing off a previous character work, but it did. Such a fantastic author!
July 3, 2013 at 1:40 pm
Embassie » Isn’t she fabulous?!
July 2, 2013 at 10:38 am
Hallo Rel! 🙂
Did you get my private mail, okay!? I sent it through the contact form on your blog, but I wasn’t sure if it went through!? I had a question for you, and tonight, I had an extra one! Laughs.
Meanwhile, I am so stoked that *Breath of Dawn!* won an INSPY because it’s been slated to be read for quite a long while! Always happy to see a book I’m about to read OR already have read get such wicked positive attention! I didn’t realise until tonight that your on the advisory board! I haven’t been able to read your blog in depth for awhile (bad Spring: blame oak tree pollen!) — but I make an attempt to drop by as I’m able too! This is why this bit of infomation was overlooked! :/
Thanks for always keeping us (your readers) up to the minute on wicked sweet new inspirationals that are dropping soon(ish)!!
July 3, 2013 at 12:42 pm
Jorie » I’ve just replied to your email, dear girl, so send your next question!! Thanks for your sweet encouragement!