Top Canadian Christian authors honored

Written by Eric Tiansay

Monday, 21 June 2010 02:54 PM America/New_York

The winners of the Word Guild 2010 Canadian Christian Writing Awards were announced June 16 at a black-tie event at World Vision's headquarters in Mississauga, Ontario.

Honoring the work of top Canadian Christian writers, the awards featured 18 book categories. In the Apologetics category, Red Letter Revolution: If We Did Revolution Jesus' Way by Colin McCartney (Castle Quay Books) won, while Jesus, the Final Days by Craig A. Evans and N.T. Wright (Westminster John Knox Press/Augsburg Fortress Canada) was the winner in Biblical Studies.

Terrific Tuesday by Wendy Vale (aka van Leeuwen) (Gumboot Books) won the Children category, while Beyond the Clutter: Discovering Personal Authenticity by David Wiens (Word Alive Press) was the winner in the Christian Living category.

The contest received a record number of 245 entries from writers in eight Canadian provinces, according to organizers. Besides books, the award categories also featured entries for articles, columns, poems and song lyrics.

Click here for a complete list of Word Guild 2010 Canadian Christian Writing Awards winners.