ACFW Announces 2024 Carol Award Recipients

At its annual gala in New Orleans, Louisiana, the American Christian Fiction Writers announced the winners of its 2024 awards, including the Carol Awards, the group’s honor for the best Christian fiction published in the previous calendar year. Additionally, the ACFW honored author Deborah Raney at the conference with a Lifetime Achievement Award, and recognized several other industry leaders, as well as the winners of the 2024 Genesis Awards for new works. For more information, visit the ACFW website.

The 2024 Carol Prize winners:

Contemporary
A Million Little Choices by Tamera Alexander
Tyndale House
Editor: Jerry Jenkins

Historical
Code name Edelweiss by Stephanie Landsem
Tyndale House
Editor: Kathy Olson

Historical romance
The Legacy of Longdale Manor by Carrie Turansky
House of Bethany
Editors: Jessica Sharpe and Jennifer Veilleux

Mystery/Suspense/Thriller
What happens next? by Christina Suzann Nelson
Bethany House (Baker Publishing Group)
Editors: Rochelle Gloege and Jennifer Veilleux

New
Christmas Snowstorm: Showdown by Sami A. Abrams
Sunrise Editions
Editors: Lynette Eason and Susan May Warren

Romance
Memory Lane by Becky Wade
ACFW QIP (Qualified Independently Published)
Editor: Charlene Patterson

Romantic suspense
Under fire by Lynn H. Blackburn
Revell
Editors: Amy Ballor and Kelsey Bowen

Short novel
Their holiday secret by Betsy St. Amant
Inspired by love (Harlequin)
Editors: Emily Rodmell and Caroline Timmings

Speculative
Of the sea and smoke by Gillian Bronte Adams
Enclave Editions (Oasis Family Media)
Editor-in-Chief: Lisa Laube

Young adult
Rachelle Nelson’s Seven-Colored Sky
Enclave Editions (Oasis Family Media)
Editor-in-Chief: Lisa Laube

Beginning author
Dear Henry, I Love You Edith by Becca Kinzer
Tyndale House
Editor: Kathy Olson