2009 ACFW GENESIS FINALISTS

I am very pleased to announce the finalists for the 2009 ACFW Genesis contest!

(We will release the entrants' manuscript titles after the scores have been received back from the final round judges.)

Contemporary Fiction

1. Sharon Ball
2. David W. Fry
3. Jennifer Griffith
4. Ane Mulligan
5. Patty Slack

Contemporary Romance

1. Cathy Bryant
2. Kathleen Haynes
3. Lisa Jordan
4. Christy LaShea Smith
5. Eileen Astels Watson

Historical Fiction

1. Nancy Herriman
2. D'Ann Mateer
3. Christina Miller
4. Sandi Rog
5. Christine Schmidtke

Historical Romance (six finalist entries due to a tie, but one is a double finalist)

1. Jody Hedlund (double finalist with two entries)
2. Lisa Richardson
3. Connie Stevens
4. Gina Welborn
5. Lacy Williams

Mystery/Suspense/Thriller

1. David Fry
2. Anne Greene
3. Dineen Miller
4. Lynda Schab
5. Alan Schleimer

Romantic Suspense

1. Mary F. Allen
2. Wenda Dottridge
3. Danica Favorite-McDonald
4. Kelly Ann Riley
5. Janet Warren

Science Fiction/Fantasy/Speculative Fiction

1. Valerie Comer
2. Megan Ebba
3. David Fry
4. Suzanne Krein
5. Lisa Tuttle

Women's Fiction

1. Cathleen Armstrong
2. Marie Wells Coutu
3. Candee Fick
4. Julie Garmon
5. Ashley Weis

Young Adult

1. Kasey L. Heinly
2. Gretchen Hoffman
3. Susan Miura
4. Diana Sharples (double finalist with two entries)

Congratulations to all the 2009 Genesis finalists! The winners will be announced at the 2009 ACFW Conference in Denver, Colorado!

For more information on the contest, check out the 2009 ACFW Genesis guidelines here.