The winners of the 2022 CALEB Awards were announced on 8 October at the Omega Writer’s Conference. The conference was held at Peppers Kingscliff, New South Wales.
The awards dinner was livestreamed in three parts. Click here to watch Penny Reeve welcome members, and Jo Wanmer share about her CALEB win.
Unpublished Manuscripts
Click here to watch the announcements of the winners of the Unpublished awards.
Unpublished Nonfiction
The winner of the Unpublished Adult Nonfiction manuscript prize is Stephanie Walters.
Stephanie will receive a Manuscript Review and Feedback from Nicole Partridge, Journalist, Writer and Literary Agent to the value of $400.
Unpublished Adult Fiction
The winner of the Unpublished Adult Fiction manuscript prize is Suzie Pybus.
Suzie will receive editing services from Iola Goulton at Christian Editing Services to the value of $400.
Published Books
Click here to watch the announcements of the Published awards.
Published Nonfiction
The winner of the Published Nonfiction award is Two Sisters and Brain Tumour by Emily Maurits.
As a teenager, Emily prayed a desperate prayer. Now, in her final year of university, Emily has already witnessed illness tear apart the lives of those she loves. Yet when her younger sister, Jasmine, is diagnosed with a brain tumour, her entire world is turned upside-down. As she watches Jasmine go through more than nine operations in three months, she struggles with what this means for her future, for their relationship, and for the prayer she prayed so long ago.
This is the story of two sisters, the brain tumour which tore apart their lives, and the God who used it to save them.
Emily will receive a trophy and $300 cash prize from Omega Writers.
Published Young Adult Fiction
The winner of the Published Young Adult Prize is Elite by Kristen Young, the second book in her Collective Underground series.
Where do you find safety when your world is falling apart?
Apprentice Flick thought the Elite Academy was the answer to all her problems. But the revelation of her past turned everything upside down. Now, she is caught between two worlds set on a collision course.
Will she embrace the chaotic memories that flood her every waking moment? Or will she run to the security of her Elite training?
Discovering her parents’ identities takes her to a secret underground bunker where she finds new friends, opportunities, and maybe even love. But Flick must decide where her allegiances lie soon, or the Triumph of Love festival might bring about her demise.
Kristen will receive a trophy $300 cash prize from Omega Writers.
Published Adult Fiction
The winner of the Published Adult Prize is In Want of a Wife by Meredith Resce, the second book in her Luella Linley Licence to Meddle series.
The temptation to match-make is too much to resist. Louise has one success already under her belt. Now this handsome, successful lawyer has just admitted he isn’t married. Single and in possession of a large fortune, Michael Sullivan must be in want of a wife. Louise’s second daughter, Chloe, would be just right for him.
There is no way Chloe will let her mother organize a blind date for her as she did for her sister. Chloe has her principles—and she has a ridiculous, unjust speeding ticket. The person she needs is a lawyer to help argue her case in court. Is it dishonest, when her mother’s lawyer calls and asks her on a date, to agree with ulterior motives?
Michael Sullivan has ulterior motives of his own. This all expenses paid trip to the sunny Gold Coast is merely a case of one person helping the other out—isn’t it? Everyone else might think they’re a couple, but it’s just about winning a court case—isn’t it?
Can Regency romance author, Luella Linley (AKA Louise Brooker) hit the target twice in a row? Meddling in her adult children’s lives is almost as much fun as creating fiction characters, except her children have minds of their own and don’t always cooperate.
Meredith will receive a trophy and $300 cash prize from Omega Writers.
Congratulations to all our winners!
Hold the Dates
The next in-person conference will be held from 20 to 22 September 2024.
We will hold an online event in 2023.
Annual General Meeting
The Omega Writers Annual General Meeting will be held on online on Monday 24 October at 7:30pm New South Wales time. Members will be emailed the Zoom link.
In order to be incorporated as a legal organisation, Omega Writers needs at least one Queenslander to be on our management committee and in particular, part of the Secretarial Team.
So, if you are a Queensland member, are passionate about supporting Australasian Christian Writers and would be willing to take on some secretarial roles, please contact Omega Writers via the website.
Thanks Iola! The CALEBs awards night was a great celebration of many writerly achievements, and it was great to be a part of it!
I agree! It was also a yummy dinner 🙂
Congratulations to all the winners!
Sorry you couldn’t stay and enjoy the evening with us.
Congrats all. I couldn’t hear all the live stream and missed a few awards. (ok I was watching tv at the same time). I recognise a few of the winners and have read at least one of the winning books.
Sorry you couldn’t hear all the livestream – I kept forgetting to speak into the microphone. I hope you get a chance to read more of the finalists and winners.
Thank you Iola, for organising the competition. It was a wonderful surprise to be able to be awarded winner this year. And it was a wonderful dinner and time altogether at the conference.
Yes, it was wonderful to be able to have an in-person conference again this year, and to see everyone for the first time since 2019.
It was also great to see so many new people at conference. I would have loved to stay longer so I could have had the chance to meet everone.
Congratulations to all the winners! The dinner and venue for the CALEB Awards was lovely 😊