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Christian Indie Publishing Association is excited to announce the winners of the 2023 Christian Indie Awards. You can find their books listed here. The Christian Indie Awards has honored indie authors and small publishers since 2008 for their contribution to Christian life.

Nominations for the 2024 Christian Indie Awards opened April 1 for books published in 2022 and 2023 at ChristianAward.com. The 2023 winners in each of the twenty-one categories include:

 

Category Place Title Author/Publisher
Anthology 1st Keeping Christmas: Volume One Cathe Swanson, Chautona Havig, Olivia Talbott, Kathleen J. Robison, Denise L. Barela, Marguerite Martin Gray, Naomi Craig / Celebrate Lit Publishing
Bible Study 1st Nobody Sees This You: How to Live as a Spirit in the Unseen Realm

 

Paul Renfroe / Paradigm Lighthouse
Bible Study 2nd She – Volume 3: Delighting in the Examples of the Women of the Bible Delight Thyself Design Ministries
Bible Study 3rd Bible Briefs: God’s Will, Unraveling the Mystery L. G. Westlake / Elk Lake Publishing
Business Finance 1st How to Be a Great Investor: Investment Techniques for Christians R. Richard Everett / Intelligent Design Press
Business Finance 2nd Worship Songs and the Law Stephen R. Cass / Songs4God.net Media
Children’s Picture Books 1st Our God is Bigger Than That Michelle Medlock Adams, Eva Marie Everson / End Game Press
Children’s Picture Books 2nd (Tied) Mr. Winter Peter Andriet / WestBow Press
Children’s Picture Books  2nd  

(Tied)

Sunday Morning Chaos Kristen Schroder / Good & True Media
Children’s Picture Books 3rd  Do Your Best, Tess Janet Morris Grimes / Elk Lake Publishing
Children’s 8-12  1st

(Tied)

A Bellwether Christmas Laurel Guillen / Fidelis Publishing
Children’s 8-12 1st 

(Tied)

No Bones About It Annette O’Hare / Elk Lake Publishing
Children’s 8-12 2nd  Into the Great Marinara Nicolas C. Day / Elk Lake Publishing
Children’s 8-12 3rd I Want a Water Buffalo for Christmas Judy DuCharme / Ambassador International
Christian Education 1st Voting Christian Values Steve Feazel / Vision Word 
Christian Education 2nd Speaking for God: How to Preach and Speak with Power, Passion and Purpose Pam Barnett / Springs of Water Publications
Christian Education 3rd The 5 Steps to Get Your Songs Heard Stephen Robert Cass / Songs4God.net Media
Christian Living 1st Oh God, Why Can’t I Stop? Jason K. Ritchie / Stellar Communications Houston
Christian Living 2nd An Unnatural Beauty: Rediscovering the Beauty of Holiness M. Esther Lovejoy / Cross River Media
Christian Living 3rd Living for His Glory Kim S. Kinney
Devotional 1st Day-votionsⓇ with Your Faithful Father: 90 Days with the One Who Wants to Meet All Your Needs Rebecca Barlow Jordan
Devotional 2nd

(tied)

PURSUE Jesus, OBEY Jesus, LIVE for Jesus Ann L. Knopp / Christian Faith Publishing
Devotional 2nd 

(tied)

Seeking Joy through the Gospel of Luke: A Christmas to Calvary Advent Countdown Christine Trimpe / Redemption Press
Devotional 3rd The Plans He Has for Me Rose Ann Forte / Ignite Press
General Fiction 1st  Deep End of the Lake Carol Grace Stratton / Iron Stream Media
General Fiction 2nd Tears in a Bottle: Hearts Crying Out for Hope Cheryl Gerou
General Fiction 3rd Summer Up! Tom Leihbacher / Christian Faith Publishing
Gift 1st  Rabbit at the Sliding Door Denise Lee Branco / Strolling Hills Publishing 
Historical Fiction 1st Pericope Jeff Keene II / Wordcrafts Press
Historical Fiction 2nd Saint Francis: Religion of Love Lisa Monde
Historical Fiction 3rd Mary – Mother of Grace and Mercy Dan Willis
Memoir / Biography 1st (tied) Savage Marriage: Triumph over Betrayal and Sexual Addiction Phil & Priscilla Fretwell / Savage Marriage Ministries 
Memoir / Biography 1st (tied) My Promise to Alex Jody Hudson
Memoir / Biography 2nd Nettles and Roses: A Story of Resilience and Redemption Judith Elaine Hankes, Ph.D. / As the Crow Flies Publishing
Memoir / Biography 3rd  God’s Rock and Roll Army Leslie Turner / Encourage Publishing
Mystery / Suspense 1st  Stolen Blessing Jim Sano
Mystery / Suspense 2nd HIDDEN HUMANITY: A Trafficking Rescue Novel D.I. Telbat / In Season Publications
Novella 1st You are a Bird Breezy Van Lit / Shimmer Tree Books
Novella  2nd Awakened T.E. Bradford / Elk Lake Publishing
Personal Growth 1st  The Path of Loneliness: Finding and Fostering Connection to God, Self, and One Another Dr. Mark Mayfield / NavPress
Personal Growth 2nd  Knitted Faith Karen E Chin / CLM Publishing
Personal Growth 3rd Grow by Design: A 60-Day Devotional to Help Unlock your God-Given Potential Jean Mpi / Kharis Publishing
Poetry 1st Flying Free: Poems for Pilgrim Hearts Ruth Fanshaw / Original Text Publications
Poetry 2nd Curtains John Anderson / Covenant Books
Relationships / Family 1st The 6 Pillars of Intimacy: The Secret to an Extraordinary Marriage Alisa DiLorenzo with Tony DiLorenzo
Relationships / Family 2nd In My Father’s Wake: How an Anxious Boy Learned to Love a Difficult Dad Dave Gibson
Romance 1st Night Songs Jennifer Sienes /  Celebrate Lit Publishing
Romance 2nd The Monarch Fields Donnah M Cole 
Romance 3rd  Love Reunited  Tara Taffera / Winged Publications
Speculative 1st Forbidden Gina Detwiler / Vinspire Publishing
Speculative 2nd Beneath the Deep Andrea Chatman / Elk Lake Publishing
Theology 1st  Torahism: Are Christians Required to Keep the Law of Moses? (2nd ed.) R. L. Solberg
Theology 2nd After Armageddon John Tressel / Encourage Publishing
Young Adult 1st  Collapse: The Death of Friendship Angela D Shelton / Two Oaks Publishing
Young Adult 2nd The Stars in April Peggy Wirgau / Iron Stream Media
Young Adult 3rd Legends of the Donut Shop Terry Overton

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