ACFW Virginia is pleased to announce the finalists of the 2025 Crown Awards
Winners will be announced live during the Royal Writers Virtual Conference
on Saturday, Novemeber 8.
Contemporary
Kimberly Kirkland Absher
Carolyn Baloga
Ruth Schmeckpeper
Contemporary Romance
Stephanie Rose Finsterbush
Stephanie Goddard
Ruth Schmeckpeper
Historical Fiction/Romance
Tracy Del Campo
Stephanie Rose Finsterbush
Lorinda White
Mystery/Suspense/Thriller
Rose Brown
Tristany Corgan
Lindsy Arrowood
Speculative/Fantasy/Sci-Fi
Elise Haroldson
Natalie Nyquist
Cassie Porath
YA/MG
Jennifer Frankovic
Alisha Promis
N.E. Schindler