The ACFW Carol Award Finalist

Rachel HauckACFW Book of the Year, ACFW conference, Carol Award, Christian fiction, Indianapolis Leave a Comment

Here’s a list of the ACFW Carol Award Finalist. Congrats to all the editors and authors. This is the first year for the Carol Award, named for pioneering Bethany House fiction editor, Carol Johnson. Johnson saw the possibility for Christian based stories when she read a charming manuscript written by Janette Oke. That was in the early ’80s. The Carol …

Real thank you speech

Rachel HauckACFW, ACFW Book of the Year, Christine Lynxwiler, Colleen Coble, Kristin Billerbeck, Susan May Warren, Sweet Caroline 2 Comments

Caught in a swirl of busyness between teaching a continuing ed class at ACFW and leading worship, I didn’t think much about the Book of the Year Award. Probably, a bit of that on purpose so I wouldn’t focus on winning or losing. Saturday night, I wasn’t prepared to hear my name and book called. I’d not prepared a speech, …