The Crown Award
Winners
2024
CONTEMPORARY
Carrie Hachadurian
Pursuing Simon
CONTEMPORARY ROMANCE
Mindy Graham
Even Then
HISTORICAL FICTION / HISTORICAL ROMANCE
Bethany Cox
Where the Threadleafs Bloom
MYSTERY / SUSPENSE / THRILLER
Jana Burson
The Brideprice
SPECULATIVE
Teresa Haugh
Gravity Added
YOUNG ADULT / MIDDLE GRADE
Julia N. White
The White Raven
2023
CONTEMPORARY FICTION
Kristine Delano
CONTEMPORARY ROMANCE
Natalie Watkins
HISTORICAL / HISTORICAL ROMANCE
Annette Marie Griffin
MYSTERY / SUSPENSE / THRILLER
Annette Marie Griffin
YOUNG ADULT / MIDDLE GRADE / SPECULATIVE
Annette Marie Griffin
2022
CONTEMPORARY FICTION
Heather Tabers
Light of Grace
CONTEMPORARY ROMANCE
Mindy Graham
Fathoming Us
HISTORICAL FICTION / HISTORICAL ROMANCE
Stephanie Rose Finsterbush
Engaged on Paper
MYSTERY / SUSPENSE / THRILLER
Wendy Galinetti
Once Upon a Peacock
YOUNG ADULT / MIDDLE GRADE / SPECULATIVE
Andra Loy
Inverse
2021
CONTEMPORARY
Deena Adams
The Cellophane Bridge
CONTEMPORARY ROMANCE
Lainey La Shay
Love Takes Guts
HISTORICAL FICTION / HISTORICAL ROMANCE
Christine Boatwright
The Lion Prophecy
MYSTERY / SUSPENSE / THRILLER / ROMANTIC SUSPENSE
Andra Loy
The Memory of Lillian Grey
SPECULATIVE
Paige Reed
Reveal
YOUNG ADULT / MIDDLE GRADE
Andra Loy
The Name of the Beacon
2020
CONTEMPORARY
Lois Kennis
CONTEMPORARY ROMANCE
Mindy Graham
HISTORICAL FICTION / ROMANCE
Kendy Pearson
MYSTERY / THRILLER
Amre Cortadino
SPECULATIVE
Andra Loy
YOUNG ADULT
Annette Griffin
2019
CONTEMPORARY ROMANCE
Yvonne Weers
A Home for Hope
HISTORICAL FICTION / HISTORICAL ROMANCE
Rhonda Franklin-Ortiz
The Life We Greet
YOUNG ADULT / MIDDLE GRADE / SPECULATIVE
Amy Evans
Sheridan’s Song
MYSTERY / SUSPENSE / THRILLER
Amy Dohmen
Faces
2018
CONTEMPORARY ROMANCE
Jayna Breigh
Third Second Chance
HISTORICAL FICTION / HISTORICAL ROMANCE
Elizabeth Ann Boyles
Dragonfly Wings
YOUNG ADULT / SPECULATIVE / THRILLER
Rosemary Johnson
Depart in Faith
2017
CONTEMPORARY ROMANCE
Barbara Ellin Fox
Robyn Hook
HISTORICAL FICTION / HISTORICAL ROMANCE
Rachel McDaniel
YOUNG ADULT / SPECULATIVE / THRILLER
Hannah Currie
Joanie Walker
2016 Short Story Contest Winners
1st Prize
Megan Brummer
Christmas Courage
(Speculative)
2nd Prize
Sarah Smith Hamaker
Christmas, Cold and Gray
(Contemporary)
3rd Prize
Bettie Boswell
Fred’s Gift
(Romance)
2015 Short Story Contest Winners
1st Place Winner of $50 Prize
Angela Couch
I Heard the Bells
(Historical)
2nd Place Winner of $30 Prize
Kathy Neely
The Missing Piece
(Contemporary)
3rd Place Winner of $15 Prize
Emily Conrad
Returning Christmas
(Speculative)
Other winners invited to be in the anthology are (last name alphabetically):
Kari Fischer
Christmas Presence
(Contemporary)
Allison Garcia
Just Another Navidad
(Contemporary)
Kathy Neely
The Dance
(Young Adult)