The 2007 Operating Board took over January 2007 and Rachel Hauck was invited to join the Advisory Board.

The ACFW Chicago Northwest Chapter, located in the northwest suburbs of Chicago, became the first new chapter of 2007, and before January was over CWOW: Christian Writers of the West was established in Arizona.

Cheryl Wyatt and Camy Tang agreed to coordinate the Book of the Year Contest and Genesis Contest respectively.

The Scholarship Program for 2007 was announced in January. The awards would consist of two registration and hotel compensations and nine registration only awards.

As in other years, personnel changes came with the beginning of the year. Dineen Miller became the new interviewer for the featured author segment on the website, replacing Staci Wilder, and Cynthia Ruchti became new Topic of the Week volunteer.

February and March brought two more ACFW chapters into the fold: Low Country ACFW in Charleston, SC and the Alamo City Christian Fiction Writers in San Antonion, TX.

April brought personnel changes in the email loop team with Camy Tang agreeing to take over a moderator position vacated by Jennifer Tiszai and Betsey St. Amant replacing Roni Kendig in the other moderator position. At the same time, Tiff Colter replaced Kaye Dacus as the On-Line Workshop Coordinator. After successfully coordinating the ACFW Book Club since its inception, Pam Hillman handed the reins over to Michelle Rodgers, who had been working as one of Pam's assistants. Dineen Miller began work as the Featured Author Coordinator on the ACFW public side of the website.

Another Colorado chapter took shape in Colorado Springs during April with W!W!W! Worship! Write! Witness! Which meets at the Focus on the Family site.

May brought great activity as the Book of the Year and Genesis deadlines passed and judging began.

The Scholarship Program ended and applicants were notified of their being chosen to receive a scholarship to the National Conference.

The Operating Board announced in May that ACFW would be presenting an Agent of the Year Award and an Editor of the Year Award at the 2007 National Conference. Members were invited to nominate people for these awards and a separate judging committee for each award would score the nominations to determine the winners.

During May the Northwest got into the chapter action with the Portland Area Chapter ACFW forming. Then in June another Texas chapter took off when the CenTex Chapter out of Round Rock, TX was established. As of June ACFW had 13 local chapters up and running with more sure to come.

In July Jill Eileen Smith was asked to be The ACFW New Releases Coordinator. She will report on a monthly basis new releases of ACFW authors. She will also provide HTML code of the list for members to post on their blogs.

As of the second week in July, 316 people had registered for the conference. Expectations were that 500 people would attend.

On September 20, 2007, 500-plus people came to Dallas, Texas for the 2007 National Conference. Many arrived early to take advantage of the two early-bird offerings or to just make connections with old and new friends. On Thursday evening after a sit-down meal of lasagna accompanied by good fellowship, conferees were treated to an agent panel, followed by an editor panel. From that event people headed off to the Late Night Chats, each headed up by representatives from a participating publisher. Also included was a three-person panel of agents who gave instant reviews of one-sheets, proposals, and back-cover blurbs provided by the audience.

James Scott Bell was the keynote speaker on Thursday, Saturday and Sunday, including a hilarious rendition of "The Hairy Man" song before Sunday morning worship.

Worship was again led by Rachel Hauck and her praise team, singing favorites like Here I Am to Worship, Your Name, Favorite One, Blessed Be the Name, and many more.

Saturday night's award banquet provided an elegant way to honor some very special people. Award winners included:

Wendy Lawton-Agent of the Year,
Krista Stroever/Steeple Hill-Editor of the Year, and
Linda Kozar-Mentor of the Year.

The Operating Board chose Cynthia Ruchti to receive the very first ACFW Service Award as a member volunteer who has gone above and beyond in service to ACFW.

In addition, the founders of ACFW were honored with commemorative plaques and past Operating Board members were also presented with certificates.

The awards evening ended with announcements of the first, second and third place winners of the 2007 Book of the Year and Genesis winners.

2007 Book of the Year

CONTEMPORARY NOVELLA
1st - Christine Lynxwiler - Home for the Holidays
2nd - Robin Lee Hatcher - A Carol for Christmas
3rd - Robin Lee Hatcher - Diamond Place

GENERAL FICTION (INCLUDES SCI-FI AND YOUNG ADULT
1st - Donita K. Paul - DragonKnight
2nd - Annette Smith - A Bigger Life
3rd - Susan Page Davis - Feather

HISTORICAL NOVELS
1st - Lynette Sowell - Joie de Vivre
2nd - Cathy Marie Hake - To Do Justice
3rd - Lynette Sowell - Reuben's Atonement

LITS
1st - Diann Hunt - Hot Tropics and Cold Feet
2nd - Sharon Hinck - The Secret Life of Becky Miller
3rd - Kathryn Springer - Front Porch Princess

LONG HISTORICAL
1st - Kim Vogel Sawyer Waiting for Summer's Return

2nd (tie) -	Deeanne Gist - The Measure of a Lady
	Cathy Gohlke - William Henry is a Fine Name

SHORT CONTEMPORARY SUSPENSE
1st - Margaret Daley - Hearts on the Line
2nd - Colleen Coble, writing as Colleen Rhoads - Stormcatcher
3rd - Terri Reed - Strictly Confidential

SHORT CONTEMPORARY
1st - Linda Goodnight - A Season for Grace
2nd - Allie Pleiter - My So-Called Love Life
3rd - Kim Vogel Sawyer - That Wilder Boy

SHORT HISTORICAL
1st - Susan Page Davis - The Prisoner's Wife
2nd - Cathy Marie Hake - Spoke of Love
3rd - Kathleen Miller - Y'Barbo Bayou Dreams

SUSPENSE
1st - Colleen Coble Dangerous Depths
2nd - Susan Meissner Widows and Orphans

3rd (tie) -	Christy Barritt - Hazardous Duty
	Colleen Coble - Alaska Twilight
	Colleen Coble - Fire Dancer

WOMEN'S FICTION
1st - Nikki Arana The Fragrance of Roses

2nd (tie) -	Susan May Warren - Reclaiming Nick
	Mary DeMuth - Watching the Tree Limbs

2007 GENESIS

CONTEMPORARY ROMANCE(INCLUDES ROMANTIC COMEDY)
1st - Audra Harders - Rough Ride
2nd - Jennifer Lynn Cary - On The Court
3rd - Jennifer Hudson Taylor - By His Plan

HISTORICAL ROMANCE
1st - Pam Hillman - Stealing Jake's Heart
2nd - Jennifer Hudson Taylor - Promised Blessings
3rd - Audra Harders - Precious Possessions

ROMANTIC SUSPENSE
1st - Marci J. Burke - Shadow of Doubt
2nd - Dineen Miller - Manna Reign
3rd - Suzan Robertson - The Circle Game

SCI-FI/FANTASY/ALLEGORY
1st - Sally A. Apokedak - The Kisses of an Enemy
2nd - Chris Mikesell - Revival
3rd - Rebecca Grabill - Out of Darkness

HISTORICAL FICTION
1st - Carla Stewart - A Dandelion Day
2nd - Tina Helmuth - Hidden Snares

3rd (tie) -	Marcia Gruver - Love Never Fails
	Yvonne Anderson - Mom's Mirror

YOUNG ADULT
1st - Rachael Phillips - Song of the Orphan Train
2nd - Linda Fulkerson - The Rod of Schmazel
3rd - Sally Apokedak - Prisoners of the Throne

CONTEMPORARY FICTION
1st - Jennifer Griffith - Gumbo Ya Ya
2nd - Angie Poole - Gravehopping With Myrna
3rd - Myra Johnson - Pearl of Great Price

WOMEN'S FICTION
1st - Kristine Pratt - Identity Theft
2nd - Ane Mulligan - When the Wind Blows
3rd - Kathleen Sprout - The Choice

MYSTERY/SUSPENSE/THRILLER
1st - Jane Robertson - Curst Be the Tie
2nd - Gina Holmes - Deception Burning
3rd - Janet Rubin - Beneath the Steeple

CHICK/MOM/HEN/LADY LIT
1st - Carrie Padgett - Oh Shop It
2nd - Georgiana Daniels - Honey Do Inc.
3rd - Jenness Walker and Tracy Bowen - Bliss

In February, Sydney Zech agreed to coordinate ACFW's 2007 conference.

The Operating Board met in St. Charles, IL (suburb of Chicago) for its face-to-face spring meeting. Much discussion centered around the 2007 conference and future conferences.

During April Peg Phifer stepped down as treasurer and Pam Hillman replaced her.

Lisa Tuttle resigned from her webmaster duties and was replaced by Carl Nasal.

In September, the combined boards voted to add the position of Membership Director to the Operating Board. Nominations for the position will take place in October when the Secretary and Treasurer positions will also be open for election.

In October nominations were taken for the board offices of secretary, treasurer, and membership director. Voting occurred in November and on December 1, 2007, the slate of officers for 2008 was announced:

Robin Miller - President
Pamela (Pammer) James - Vice President
Volunteer Officer - Michelle Hutchinson
Publicity Officer - Cara Putman
Zone Officer - Ane Mulligan
Secretary - Pam Meyers
Treasurer - Pam Hillman
Membership Director - Rebecca Yauger