2023Ames Award Winners

After reviewing many outstanding books, the judges have named their choices for the winners of the Ames Awards for 2023. The books were scored according to industry standards with added emphasis on their inclusion of courageous faith.

The winner of the General Fiction category

Christmas at Cranberry Cove

June Foster

The winner of the Historical Fiction category

Addy of the Door Islands
Judy DuCharme

The winner in the Nonfiction category

Tire Tracks 
Nancy Beverly

The winner in the Young Adult category

The Year of the Bear 
Douglas J. Lanzo

The winner in the Children's Middle-Grade Book category

I Want a Water Buffalo for Christmas 
Judy DuCharme

The winner in the Children's Picture Book category

Our God is Bigger Than That!
Michelle Medlock Adams, Eva Marie Everson

The winner in the Devotional - Women category

Faith-Pump 
Beth Duewel, Rhonda Rhea, Kaley Rhea, Karen Porter, Karen Sargent, & Tina Yeager 
 
The winner in the Devotional-Grief/Suffering category

Hope Amid the Pain 
Leslie L. McKee

The winner in the Devotional - Seasonal/Holiday category

Glimpses of God
Harriet Michael, Shirley Crowder
  
The winner of the Devotional - Personal Growth category

He Is!
Mark R Worden

Congratulations to all the entrants, finalists, and winners for your kingdom work. 
May your words be used by God so that many will come to a deeper and richer knowledge of Him. 
Please continue to write with courageous faith. The world needs to hear more.
Blessings,
Lisa W. Smith
Kerysso Press