Chick lit/mom lit/lady lit
3rd: Tiffany Kinerson, Stand On My Own Two Hands
2nd: Lynda Schab, Mind Over Madi
1st: Erica Vetsch, Pam On Rye
Contemporary Fiction
3rd: Jim Rubart, Book of Days
2nd: Christina Berry, Undiscovered
1st: Dan Case, The Voice
Contemporary Romance
3rd: Cara Slaughter, Joanna's Treasure
2nd: Kathleen Haynes, The Quarterback Club
1st: Annalisa Daughety, Love is a Battlefield
Historical Fiction
3rd: Lori Benton, Trouble The Water
2nd: Rachel Moore, A Trail of Waves
1st: Mona Hodgson, A Thimble's Worth
Historical Romance
3rd: Erica Vetsch, Marriage Masquerade
2nd: Karen Witemeyer, Cloud by Day
1st: Patty Smith Hall, Flights of Freedom
Mystery/Suspense/Thriller
3rd: Janice Olson, Don't Look Back
2nd Donna Alice Patton, Wrestling Demons
1st: Jane Thornton, Menace
Romantic Suspense
3rd (tie): Kelly Ann Riley, A Cowboy's Prayer
3rd (tie): Jane Thornton, Be Anxious
2nd: Dani Pettrey, Quest
1st: Jenness Walker, Deja Vu
Sci-Fi/Fantasy/Allegory
3rd: Valerie Comer, The Girl Who Cried Squid
2nd: Lynda K. Arndt, The Song of Blood and Stone
1st: Chawna Schroeder, Metamorphosis
Women's Fiction
3rd: Kristian Tolle, When Autumn Comes
2nd: Cynthia Ruchti, They Almost Always Come Home
1st: Heather Goodman, 50 Things To Do Before I Turn 30
Young Adult
3rd: Kasey L. Heinly, Broken Glass
2nd: Stefanie Morris, The Dragon of Delarest
1st: Carla Stewart, An Unexpected Journey
Thank you to all the entrants and judges who helped make the 2008 Genesis contest such a success!
For more information on the contest, check out the 2008 ACFW Genesis guidelines here.
