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Unpublished Adult Fiction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Unpublished Nonfiction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Judging for the Unpublished categories is anonymous, so we can’t tell you the titles.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.
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!
Congratulations, Steph. Well-deserved.
well done Steph happy for you
It’s a great lineup (which means the final-round judges have a tough job ahead of them).
Congratulations everyone!! 🙂
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 🙂
Congratulations everyone. Some great titles there. And thanks to Iola and all the judges for your hard work.
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.
Well done Meredith happy for you.
Contrats to all finalists.
Congratulations to all the finalists. Good work.
Would it be possible to put the titles of the unpublished works – or at least their genre? Thanks.
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.
So exciting! Congratulations to everyone, and my biggest, heartfelt thanks to all who make this award possible.
Congratulations to all the finalists! 😊
Congratulations to all the finalists! How exciting for you all 🙂
Congratulations to all the finalists… well done!
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)