The Word Guild 2012 Canadian Christian Writing Awards

Books

Book—Academic

Craig G. Bartholomew of Hamilton, Ont. for Where Mortals Dwell: A Christian View of Place for Today (Baker Academic)

Hans Boersma of Langley, B.C. for Heavenly Participation: The Weaving of a Sacramental Tapestry (Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Co.)

Elmer John Thiessen of Waterloo, Ont. for The Ethics of Evangelism: A Philosophical Defense of Proselytizing and Persuasion (IVP Academic)

Brian J. Walsh of Cameron, Ont. for Kicking at the Darkness: Bruce Cockburn and the Christian Imagination (Brazos Press/Baker Books)

Thomas R. Yoder Neufeld of Waterloo, Ont. for Killing Enmity: Violence and the New Testament (Baker Academic)

Book—Apologetics

Paul Flaman of Edmonton for Homosexuality and Following Jesus (BPS Books)

Michael W. Goheen of Langley, B.C. for A Light to the Nations: The Missional Church and the Biblical Story (Baker Academic)

Elmer John Thiessen of Waterloo, Ont. for The Ethics of Evangelism: A Philosophical Defense of Proselytizing and Persuasion (IVP Academic)

Book—Biblical Studies

Douglas Farrow of Montreal for Ascension Theology (Continuum International Publishing Company)

Karen Henein of King City, Ont. for Seeking the Truth About Money (Word Alive Press)

Book—Children

Connie Brummel Crook of Peterborough, Ont. for Flight (Fitzhenry & Whiteside)

Brian Cretney of St. Catharines, Ont. for Tooter’s Stinky Wish (Fitzhenry & Whiteside)

Jenn Kelly of Carleton Place, Ont. for Jackson Jones: The Tale of a Boy, a Troll, and a Rather Large Chicken     (Zondervan)

Book—Christian Living

Greg Paul of Toronto for Close Enough To Hear God Breathe (Thomas Nelson)

Sam Tita of Bradford, Ont. for Deciding to Know God in a Deeper Way: Be Arrested by His Grace (Castle Quay Books)

Robert White of Guelph, Ont. for Chasing the Wind (Word Alive Press)

Book—Christian Leadership

Bryan Norford of Lethbridge, Alta. for Gone with the Spirit: Tracking the Holy Spirit Through the Bible (Word Alive Press)

Ted Hull of Winnipeg for A Guide to Governing Charities: Success in the Boardroom Starts with Asking the Right Questions (Word Alive Press)

Dr. Carson Pue of Vancouver for Mentoring Wisdom: Living and Leading Well (Castle Quay Books)

Book—Culture

John P. Bowen of Hamilton, Ont. for The Missionary Letters of Vincent Donovan 1957-1973 (Pickwick Publications/Wipf and Stock Publishers)

Carla Anne Coroy of Steinbach, Man. for Married Mom, Solo Parent: Finding God’s Strength to Face the Challenge (Kregel Publications)

Elmer John Thiessen of Waterloo, Ont. for The Ethics of Evangelism: A Philosophical Defense of Proselytizing and Persuasion (IVP Academic)

Book—General Readership

Don Davis of Owen Sound, Ont. for Charlie’s Quest (FriesenPress)

Donna Lea Dyck of Toronto for Confessions of a Not-So-Average Girl (Word Alive Press)

M. D. Meyer of Norway House, Man. for Lewis: The Group – Week Two (Word Alive Press)

Paul Moylan of Ottawa for Camino de Santiago: Fingerprints of God (Tate Publishing & Enterprises)

George Slater of Caledon, Ont. for Along Comes God: Miracles in Everyday Life (Ambassador International)

Book—Inspirational/Devotional

Carla Anne Coroy of Steinbach, Man. for Married Mom, Solo Parent: Finding God’s Strength to Face the Challenge (Kregel Publications)

Sherri Hildebrandt of Landmark, Man. for More than Enough: My Breast Cancer Story (Word Alive Press)

Cathaleen Mogus of Richmond, B.C. for Dare To Dance Again: Steps from the Psalms When Life Trips You Up (Trafford Publishing)

George Slater of Caledon, Ont. for Along Comes God: Miracles in Everyday Life (Ambassador International)

Ann Voskamp of Gowenstown, Ont. for One Thousand Gifts (Zondervan)

Robert White of Guelph, Ont. for Chasing the Wind (Word Alive Press)

Book—Life Stories

John P. Bowen of Hamilton, Ont. for The Missionary Letters of Vincent Donovan 1957-1973 (Pickwick Publications/Wipf and Stock Publishers)

Jacob Braun of St. Catharines, Ont. for Long Road to Freedom: The Riveting Story of a Young Boy Who Lived Under Communism in Russia (Word Alive Press)

Ann Griffiths of Abbotsford, B.C. for Grandma’s Fingerprint: Love a Child. Change a Life (WinePress Publishing)

Davey and Marie Jank of Owen Sound, Ont. for Our Witchdoctors Are Too Weak: The Rebirth of an Amazon Tribe (Monarch Books/Lion Hudson)

Sharla Kostelyk of Sherwood Park, Alta. for That These Two Will Live (Word Alive Press)

Paul Moylan of Ottawa for Camino de Santiago: Fingerprints of God (Tate Publishing & Enterprises)

Carolyn Wilker of Kitchener, Ont. for Once Upon a Sandbox (Hidden Brook Press)

Book—Relationship

Joseph Byrne of LaSalle, Ont. for Called Home: Our Inspiration, Jim Mahon (Volumes)

Carla Anne Coroy of Steinbach, Man. for Married Mom, Solo Parent: Finding God’s Strength to Face the Challenge (Kregel Publications)

Ricki ten Hove of Grande Pointe, Man. and Linda Klippenstein of Niverville, Man. for Is He the Guy? A No-Nonsense Relationship Test from a Christian Perspective (Tenstone Publishing)

Book—Special

Sally Ito of Winnipeg for Alert to Glory (Turnstone Press)

Kim Burgsma of Goderich, Ont. for Almost Eden: Designing Gardens in Relation to Creation (Word Alive Press)

Book—Young Adult

Beverley Boissery of Vancouver for The Convict’s Thumbprint (Wesbrook Bay Books)

Connie Brummel Crook of Peterborough, Ont. for Flight (Fitzhenry & Whiteside)

Donna Lea Dyck of Toronto for Confessions of a Not-So-Average Girl (Word Alive Press)

Mike Mason of Langley, B.C. for The Violet Flash: A Novel (David C Cook)

M. D. Meyer of Norway House, Man. for Lewis: The Group – Week Two (Word Alive Press)

T. M. Wallace of Whitby, Ont. for Under a Fairy Moon (Brownridge Publishing)

Novel—Contemporary

Hugh Cook of Hamilton, Ont. for Heron River: A Novel (Mosaic Press)

Deb Elkink of Elkwater, Alta. for The Third Grace: A Novel (Greenbrier Book Company)

M. D. Meyer of Norway House, Man. for Joshua: The Group – Week Three (Word Alive Press)

M. D. Meyer of Norway House, Man. for Lewis: The Group – Week Two (Word Alive Press)

Caroline Way of Hamilton, Ont. for Confessions from a Farmer’s Wife (Greenbrier Book Company)

Novel—Futuristic

Shireen Jeejeebhoy of Toronto for She: A Fantasy (SA Jeejeebhoy)

Mike Mason of Langley, B.C. for The Violet Flash: A Novel (David C Cook)

Novel—Historical

Connie Brummel Crook of Peterborough, Ont. for Flight (Fitzhenry & Whiteside)

Stephen Porter  of Tracy, N.B. for Stone Cold Joe (Word Alive Press)

Murray Andrew Pura of Pincher Creek, Alta. for The White Birds of Morning (Windhover Marsh/Clements Publishing)

Novel—Mystery

Sara Davison of Orillia, Ont. for The Watcher: Even the Watcher is Being Watched (Word Alive Press)

Jayne E. Self of Orangeville, Ont. for Murder in Hum Harbour (Harbourlight Books/Pelican Ventures)

Novel—Romance

Erin E. M. Hatton of Barrie, Ont. for Otherworld (Word Alive Press)

M. D. Meyer of Norway House, Man. for Lewis: The Group – Week Two (Word Alive Press)

Sandra Orchard of Fenwick, Ont. for Deep Cover (Harlequin Love Inspired)

J. A. Taylor of Vancouver for One Last Wave (Word Alive Press)

Caroline Way of Hamilton, Ont. for Confessions from a Farmer’s Wife: A Novel (Greenbrier Book Company)

 

Article, Poetry, Song Lyric and Script Categories

Article—Blog Series

Glynis M. Belec of Drayton, Ont. for “Marine Motivation” and “On Being Thankful – A Perspective about Attitude” (www.glynis-myjourney.blogspot.com)

Lisa Hall-Wilson of London, Ont. for “Why I Hate Christmas” and “Ceiling Mirrors and Faux Fur” (www.lisahallwilson.com)

Marcy Kennedy of Wallaceburg, Ont. for “Who’s Your Unicorn?” and “What Are You Willing to Do for Love?” (www.marcykennedy.com)

Marcia Laycock of Blackfalds, Alta. for “Ordinarily” and “Clinging to the Rock” (www.caringbridge.org/visit/marcialaycock)

Violet Nesdoly of Langley, B.C. for “When Mothers Arise” and “A Sanctified Imagination” (www.otherfood-devos.com)

Sharon Osvald of Brighton, Ont. for “The Reluctant Visitor” and “Pushing Past the Guilt and Worry” (www.mymotherscaregiver.com)

Brenda Visser of Athens, Ont. for “Mud-alicious!” and “Quilt Therapy” (www.brendavisser.wordpress.com)

Brian J. Walsh of Cameron, Ont. for “Prayers for an Election” and “What Michael Ignatieff Should Have Said” (www.empireremixed.com)

Carolyn Watts of Vancouver for “When You’re Ashamed of the Mess” and “When You Long for Fullness” (www.hearingtheheartbeat.com)

Kevin Weeks of St. Catharines, Ont. for “The Response of the Redeemed: Reflecting on the Death of Osama bin Laden” and “The End of the World is Coming . . . Again” (www.kevinweeks.blog.com)

Article—General Readership

Bonnie Beldan-Thomson of Pickering, Ont. for “Love in the Ice and Snow” (A Second Cup of Hot Apple Cider Anthology)

Vilma Blenman of Pickering, Ont. for “Lost: One Green Scarf” (A Second Cup of Hot Apple Cider Anthology)

Donna Fawcett of St. Marys, Ont. for “A Glimpse of Heaven” (A Second Cup of Hot Apple Cider Anthology)

Thomas Froese of Kampala, Uganda for “And Lo! A Child Is Saved from a Brutal Death” (The Hamilton Spectator)

Ron Hughes of Smithville, Ont. for “Mrs. Onley’s Funeral” (A Second Cup of Hot Apple Cider Anthology)

M. D. Meyer of Norway House, Man. for “Bannock and Sweet Tea” (A Second Cup of Hot Apple Cider Anthology)

Wendy Elaine Nelles of Toronto for “Soulmates” (A Second Cup of Hot Apple Cider Anthology)

Adele Simmons of Whitby, Ont. for “Charlie” (A Second Cup of Hot Apple Cider Anthology)

Article—Inspirational/Devotional

Glynis M. Belec of Drayton, Ont. for “On Being Still and Knowing” (A Second Cup of Hot Apple Cider Anthology)

Mary Bentley-Lloyd of Fergus, Ont. for “Tea Shop Memoirs: Annabelle and Stewart” (Echoes from the Hilltop Anthology)     

Marguerite Cummings of Toronto for “O Canada” (A Second Cup of Hot Apple Cider Anthology)

Jack Dueck of Waterloo, Ont. for “An Entrepreneur for All Seasons” (The Marketplace)

Angelina Fast-Vlaar of St. Catharines, Ont. for “Forgiven” (A Second Cup of Hot Apple Cider Anthology)

Evangeline Inman of Fredericton for “Live Life to the Full” (A Second Cup of Hot Apple Cider Anthology)

Rose McCormick Brandon of Caledonia, Ont. for “Guiding Light” (testimony)

Wendy Elaine Nelles of Toronto for “Soulmates” (A Second Cup of Hot Apple Cider Anthology)

Gloria V. Phillips of Collingwood, Ont. for “Seeing the Heart of God” (A Second Cup of Hot Apple Cider Anthology)

Rose Scott of Surrey, B.C. for “Faith Like Daffodils” (The Light Magazine)

Terrie Todd of Portage la Prairie, Man. for “Driving Miss Terrie” (Central Plains Herald-Leader)

Eleanor Shepherd of Pointe Claire, Que. for “The Mosaic” (The Breakthrough Intercessor)

Article—Long Feature

Maxine Hancock of Vancouver for “Aging as a Stage of the Heroic Pilgrimage of Faith” (CRUX)

Maxine Hancock of Vancouver for “Remembering Margaret Avison/Margaret Avison Remembering” (CRUX)

Renée James of Toronto for “The Bodies in My Head” (Faith Today)

Wendy Elaine Nelles of Toronto for “Soulmates” (A Second Cup of Hot Apple Cider Anthology)

Alex Newman of Saskatoon, Sask. for “Young, Female — and Pro-Life” (Tapestry)

Karen Stiller of Port Perry, Ont. for “Can We Help to Break the Chains?” (Faith Today)

Monica Westerholm of Vancouver for “Beautiful Inadequacy: Examining Augustine’s Use of Words” (CRUX)

Article—News

Lisa Hall-Wilson of London, Ont. for “A Question of Modesty” (testimony)

Lisa Hall-Wilson of London, Ont. for “Crisis in the Horn of Africa” (testimony)

Lisa Hall-Wilson of London, Ont. and Marcy Kennedy of Wallaceburg, Ont. for “Haiti: One Year Later” (Faith Today)

Megan Radford of Toronto for “A Time to Heal” (testimony)

Don Ranney of Arthur, Ont. for “Snakes that Never Die” (Echoes from the Hilltop Anthology)    

Don Ranney of Arthur, Ont. for “Who Invented CPR?” (Echoes from the Hilltop Anthology)      

Article—Personal Experience

Glynis M. Belec of Drayton, Ont. for “On Being Still and Knowing” (A Second Cup of Hot Apple Cider Anthology)

Angelina Fast-Vlaar of St. Catharines, Ont. for “Forgiven” (A Second Cup of Hot Apple Cider Anthology)

Donna Fawcett of St. Marys, Ont. for “A Glimpse of Heaven” (A Second Cup of Hot Apple Cider Anthology)

Evangeline Inman of Fredericton for “Live Life to the Full” (A Second Cup of Hot Apple Cider Anthology)

Kimberley Payne of Millbrook, Ont. for “Should Christians Do Yoga?” (The Christian Herald)

Kimberley Payne of Millbrook, Ont. for “A Personal Makeover—Inside and Out” (A Second Cup of Hot Apple Cider Anthology)

Ron Powell of Edmonton for “Distracted” (testimony)

Adele Simmons of Whitby, Ont. for “Charlie” (A Second Cup of Hot Apple Cider Anthology)

Ruth Smith Meyer of Listowel, Ont. for “Chrysalis: Life in the Making” (A Second Cup of Hot Apple Cider Anthology)

Article—Review

Kurt Armstrong of Winnipeg for “The Shallows: What the Internet is Doing to Our Brains by Nicholas Carr” (Paste Magazine)

Jeffery K. Clarke of Brantford, Ont. for “What’s the Plan? The Adjustment Bureau and the Question of Free Will” (testimony)

Article—Profile

Glynis M. Belec of Drayton, Ont. for “On Being Still and Knowing” (A Second Cup of Hot Apple Cider Anthology)

Drew Dyck of Carol Stream, Ill. for “The Global Disciple” (Faith Today)

Angelina Fast-Vlaar of St. Catharines, Ont. “Forgiven” (A Second Cup of Hot Apple Cider Anthology)

Wendy Elaine Nelles of Toronto for “Soulmates” (A Second Cup of Hot Apple Cider Anthology)

Adele Simmons of Whitby, Ont. for “The Bulletin Board” (A Second Cup of Hot Apple Cider Anthology)

Article—Short Feature

Rose McCormick Brandon of Caledonia, Ont. for “The Spirit-filled Life: More than a One-time Experience” (testimony)

Eleanor Shepherd of Pointe Claire, Que. for “The Mosaic” (The Breakthrough Intercessor)

Marcy Kennedy of Wallaceburg, Ont. for “The Black Dog of Depression” (testimony)

Marcy Kennedy of Wallaceburg, Ont. for “Is There Harm in Harry?” (testimony)

Article—Short Story

N. J. Lindquist of Markham, Ont. for “Twenty-five Years Later” (A Second Cup of Hot Apple Cider Anthology)

M. D. Meyer of Norway House, Man. for “Bannock and Sweet Tea” (A Second Cup of Hot Apple Cider Anthology)

Terrie Todd of Portage la Prairie, Man. for “Dorothy’s Carol” (Central Plains Herald-Leader)

Column—Single

Fred Ash of Barrie, Ont. for “The Flea and the Elephant” (Salvationist)

Deborah Bowen of Hamilton, Ont. for “What’s the Use of Stories That Aren’t Even True?” (Comment Magazine)

Deborah Bowen of Hamilton, Ont. for “Why Bother with the Humanities in a Time of Crisis?” (Comment Magazine)

Thomas Froese of Kampala, Uganda for “Power of Prayer Challenges the Impossible” (ChristianWeek)

Thomas Froese of Kampala, Uganda for “It’s Not About Me” (ChristianWeek)

Thomas Froese of Kampala, Uganda for “Living in God’s Mercy” (ChristianWeek)

Column—Series

Carolyn Arends of Surrey, B.C. for “Satan’s a Goner” and “Going Down Singing” (Christianity Today)

James A. Beverley of Pickering, Ont. for “The Norwegian Terrorist” and “No Avoiding Hellgate Controversy” (Faith Today)

Thomas Froese of Kampala, Uganda for “Hands Across the Oceans” and “Don’t Listen to the Voices” (Hamilton Spectator)

John G. Stackhouse, Jr. of Vancouver for “Get Out the Chequebook” and “Listening to the New Atheists” (Faith Today)

Poetry

Bonnie Beldan-Thomson of Ajax, Ont. for “The Gathering” (Piquant Press)

Violet Nesdoly of Langley, B.C. for “How the Natal Star was Born” (Your Daily Poem)

Lance Odegard of Vancouver for “Ark” (CRUX)

Additional Categories:

Awards will be presented on June 13^th to the winners of four categories for which there are no shortlists of finalists: Book—Instructional; Article—Children/Young Adult; Song Lyrics; Scripts and Screenplays.

Feature Photo: (L-R) Denise Rumble, Managing Director of the Word Guild presents M.D. Meyer with two Awards of Merit for her book, The Little Ones in the general readership and independently published fiction categories.

Photo by: Moussa Faddoul (www.fotoreflection.com)