Omega Writers Inc Caleb prize finalists 2011

             

       It is with great pleasure that Omega Writers announce the finalists in the CALEB Prize for 2011.

        There are 4 major categories: Poetry, Fiction, Non-fiction and Unpublished.

        In addition, there are sub-categories as well as Reviewers' Choice and Booksellers' Choice.

        Omega Writers would like to take this opportunity to thank all of the judges.

        Thanks also to the many volunteers from bookstores around Australia who read and rated so many books in the Bookseller's Choice category.

      The winners will be announced at the CALEB Awards dinner at the Wynnum Manly Leagues Club on 11/11/11.

        For more details, see our website www.omegawriters.com

 

Fiction:

             Hawkins, M.        Justice at Baragula

             Preston, C.            Mary’s Guardian

Vince, P.               Best Forgotten

            

Children:

Boom, R.              Where Arrows Fly

Glazebrook, J.     Nobody Hugs Rod Green

McCowen, P.       Heidi’s October

            

Devotional

Austin, M.            Jewels

Burgess, L.           All-in-Night

Fraser, E.             Too Beautiful

Memoir

Roubin, V.            Wobbly: One Woman’s Journey Onward and Upward

Vujicic, N.             Life without Limits

Wilson, V.            A Full Life

Non-Fiction

 Baker, L.              Counselling Christian Women on How to Deal with Domestic Violence

Legg, K                 New Covenant, New Glory 

Weston, L.           Connecting with your Asperger Partner

Poetry

Fernando, J.        Everyday Splendour

Hamann, K.         A Slight Fuzzing of Perspective

Lansdown, A.      Far From Home

Reviewer’s Choice

Osborne & Hendriks   Birds and Fish

Semmens, C        Give a Man a Fish

Vujicic, N.             Life without Limits

Bookseller’s Choice

Burgess, L            All-In Night

Nettelbeck, N      Thankful for Dishes

Osborne & Hendriks   Birds and Fish

Vujicic, N.             Life without Limits

Unpublished

Archer, J.             Code Breaker                                         
Bardsley, J.          The Captain, the Avaeste and the King           

Churchyard, L.    Lost and Found                                      

Glazebrook, J      Bonnie: Blaze in the Storm                  

Lonsdale, N         Boondaburra                             

Monro, H             Cassandra’s Secret

Taylor, L               Motive Games                                       
Wanmer, J           Though the bud be bruised

Congratulations to all finalists I have read a few of these books and all are worthy finalists. I cant wait to hear who the winners are (of course you are all winners in the eyes of this reader.)