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For the purposes of our contests, FHL defines “inspirational fiction” as follows: Stories by writers whose worldview, influenced by their faith in the God of the Bible, is woven into the fabric of the book or manuscript. Entries in FHL's contest should not include inappropriate or gratuitous demonstration of sin, whether in language, violence, or sexual situations.

1. For writers unpublished in book-length romantic fiction:
Touched By Love Contest

2. For published novelists: Inspirational Readers Choice Contest

2.a. Judges: for the Inspirational Readers Choice Contest

 

2009 TOUCHED BY LOVE Contest
 For unpublished writers or those not published in past three years

The purpose of the TOUCHED BY LOVE Contest is to inspire, motivate, and reward unpublished authors of inspirational romance. TOUCHED BY LOVE is the premier inspirational contest for the unpublished.

* Contest Rules
* Print Entry Form with Rules (PDF file)
* Internet Entry Form (paid via PayPal)

On behalf of the TBL coordinators, Gina Welborn and Kelly Ann Riley, we are pleased to announce —


FHL 2009 Touched By Love Contest Winners:

The Touched By Love Contest Coordinators, Gina Welborn and Kelly Ann Riley, are pleased to announce the 2009 finalists:


Historical
Susanne Dietze
Lisa Karon Richardson
Dina Sleiman

Long Contemporary
Kara Bonnevie
Ann Lee Miller
Denice Stewart

Short Contemporary
Tamara Cooper
Wenda Dottridge
Niki Turner

Winners will be announced at the RWA Conference in July.

 


Announcing for 2009
The Ninth Annual Faith, Hope and Love, RWA Chapter’s
Inspirational Reader’s Choice Contest

For authors with novels and novellas published in 2008

The contest is open to all published inspirational writers whether they are members of RWA or not. These authors must be published by RWA approved publishing houses. We will not be accepting POD or self published books. Novels/novellas entered shall be inspirational romances or inspirational novels with romantic elements and published in standard book form (no e-books at this time). An author may enter as many inspirational novels as she/he desires; however, they must have a 2008 copyright.

* IRCC Rules
* IRCC Electronic Entry Form with Fee Payment on PayPal
* IRCC Print  Rules and Entry Form (PDF)


2009 IRCC Contest Finalists

The Inspirational Reader's Choice Contest Coordinator, Nancy J. Farrier, is pleased to announce the 2009 finalists.


Long Contemporary
Along Came a Cowboy by Christine Lynxwiler (Barbour)
Blue Heart Blessed by Susan Meissner (Harvest)
When the Soul Mends by Cindy Woodsmall (Waterbrook)

Short Contemporary
Love Finds You in Snowball, Arkansas by Sandra D. Bricker (Summerside Press)
A Time to Heal by Linda Goodnight (Steeple Hill)
Hidden by Shelley Shepherd Gray (Avon Inspire)

Long Historical (3rd Place Tie)
A Passion Redeemed by Julie Lessman (Revell)
Courting Emma by Sharlene MacLaren (Whitaker House)
A Promise to Believe In by Tracie Peterson (Bethany House)
My Heart Remembers by Kim Vogel Sawyer (Bethany House)

Short Historical
Hideaway Home by Hannah Alexander (Steeple Hill)
Family of the Heart by Dorothy Clark (Steeple Hill)
Promises, Promises by Amber Miller (Barbour)

Women’s Fiction
Waiting For Daybreak by Kathryn Cushman (Bethany House)
Where Do I Go by Neta Jackson (Thomas Nelson)
Lying On Sunday by Sharon K. Souza (NavPress)

Romantic Suspense
Shadows at the Window by Linda Hall (Steeple Hill)
Double Jeopardy by Terri Reed (Steeple Hill)
Healing Promises by Amy Wallace (Multnomah)

Novella
Almost Home by Susan Page Davis (Barbour)
Stuck On You by Rhonda Gibson (Barbour)
Engaging Father Christmas by Robin Jones Gunn (Faith Words)

2008 winners

 

 

Are you interested in being a reader/judge in the IRCC? Please read the following and then complete and email the form as directed on the following page:

The Faith, Hope, and Love Inspirational Chapter of Romance Writers of America® sponsors an award for excellence in inspirational romance fiction for published authors.

We are looking for judges who can read and rank up to five inspirational romance novels in five weeks and meet the following qualifications:

    1. Are eighteen (18) or older.
    2. Are a reader of Christian fiction or would like to be.
    3. Have an email address and can be readily contacted via this method of communication.
    4. Do not have a novel entered for this award.
    5. Agree to read up to five novels and return the score sheets in the envelope provided postmarked on or before the date requested by the contest coordinator (usually by early to mid-June).

Note: Judges may keep the autographed books they receive as a gift for being a judge.

Category descriptions may be found here.

Please note that books are entered in the IRCC categories based upon word length. Depending upon layout, published books may not have the same number of printed pages, even if word lengths are the same. The page lengths listed above are simply given to assist judges in determining what categories they would like to read.

If you meet the above listed qualifications and would like to judge, please proceed to the IRCC Judge's Agreement and follow the instructions. Applications begin to be accepted on January 1 and end on March 1 of the contest year. Applications received after March 1 are not eligible to judge in current year’s contest and will need to reapply the next year.

IRCC Judge's Agreement (we already have an excess of judges and so we are not accepting any new applications for the 2009 contest.)

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