Omega Writers Presents the 2022 CALEB Award Finalists

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The books and manuscripts have been read, the score sheets completed, and the totals calculated.

That means it’s time to announce our finalists!

I am delighted to announce the finalists in the 2022 CALEB Awards from Omega Writers: Christian Authors Lifting Each other’s Books.

Published Adult Fiction

The winner will receive a $300 cash prize and trophy.
  • Dusk’s Darkest Shores by Carolyn Miller
  • Fake Identity at Stake by Lisa Renee
  • In Want of a Wife by Meredith Resce

Published Young Adult Fiction

The winner will receive a $300 cash prize and trophy.
  • Finding Joy by Elaine Fraser
  • Framing Fleur by Jenny Glazebrook
  • Elite by Kristen Young

Published Nonfiction

The winner will receive a $300 cash prize and trophy.
  • Skinny Girl by Susan Brown
  • Two Sisters and Brain Tumor by Emily Maurits
  • Surviving Childlessness by Steph Penny

Unpublished Adult Fiction

The winner will receive editing services from Iola Goulton at Christian Editing Services to the value of $400.

  • Dienece Darling
  • Samantha Oritz
  • Suzie Pybus

Unpublished Nonfiction

The winner will receive a Manuscript Review and Feedback from Nicole Partridge to the value of $400.

  • Susan Barnes
  • Craig Chapman
  • Barbara McKay
  • Stephanie Walters

Judging for the Unpublished categories is anonymous, so we can’t tell you the titles.

Congratulations to all our finalists!

It’s great to see a combination of familiar and new names on the lists.

The winners will be announced on the evening of Saturday 8 October as part of the Omega Writers Conference. Click here to find out more.

The conference is not being streamed online, but we will try to livestream the awards ceremony (technology permitting!).

If you haven’t yet booked to attend the Omega Writers Conference, then I have good news: the committee have extended the earlybird rate. Sign up by 18 July to save $50. Omega members can save even more – you can find the discount code in the members area of the website.

Author

  • Iola Goulton

    Iola Goulton is the empty-nest mother of two who lives with her husband in the sunny Bay of Plenty, New Zealand, and writes contemporary Christian romance with a Kiwi connection. She works part-time for a local company, wrangling spreadsheets by day and words by night.

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Published by Iola Goulton

Iola Goulton is the empty-nest mother of two who lives with her husband in the sunny Bay of Plenty, New Zealand, and writes contemporary Christian romance with a Kiwi connection. She works part-time for a local company, wrangling spreadsheets by day and words by night.

17 replies on “Omega Writers Presents the 2022 CALEB Award Finalists”

  1. Congrats to all the finalists—and thanks Omega for selecting my book, Surviving Childlessness, to be among the finalist titles! Such an honour to stand alongside these beautiful authors and their stunning books!

  2. I haven’t been able to take the smile off my face since receiving the email yesterday morning. Thank you so much for choosing my book as a finalist. I feel so honoured. Congratulations to the other finalists too 🙂

  3. Congratulations to all the finalists. And a big thank you to Iola and the judging team to put so much effort into making this award possible.

    1. We want the judging for the Unpublished contest to be anonymous, and sharing the titles – or even their genres – will mean the final-round judges will be able to identify each entry.

  4. Thank you so much Iola and the judges and everyone for your hard work during this contest.
    It’s an honour to be a finalist in this particular contest and a totally new experience for me :o)

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