2006 Winners

The Eighteenth Annual Leslie K. Tarr Award for Outstanding Career Achievement

Bob Harvey of Ottawa, journalist (co-winner)
Lloyd Mackey of Ottawa, journalist/author/newspaper publisher (co-winner).

The 2006 Best New Canadian Christian Author Award

Open to writers who have not had a book published previously by a royalty-paying publisher. The manuscript will be published in 2007 by Castle Quay Books.

Marcia Lee Laycock of Ponoka, Alta., for the fiction manuscript One Smooth Stone.

The Word Guild 2006 Writing Awards

The following writers received awards for the best writing published in 2005. Award of Merit recipients received marks very close to those of the winning entries.

Nonfiction Books

Books – Apologetics/Evangelism

Winner: Douglas John Hall of Montreal for Bound and Free: A Theologian’s Journey, Augsburg Fortress.

Books – Biblical Studies

Winner: Brian C. Stiller of Toronto for Preaching Parables to Postmoderns, Augsburg Fortress.

Books – Christian Living

Winner: Judy Rushfeldt of Calgary for Making Your Dreams Your Destiny: A Woman's Guide to Awakening Your Passions and Fulfilling Your Purpose, Castle Quay Books.
Award of Merit: Paul M. Beckingham of Vancouver for Walking Towards Hope, Castle Quay Books.

Books - Culture

Winners (tie): Laurel Gasque of Vancouver for Art and the Christian Mind: The Life and Work of H. R. Rookmaaker, Crossway Books and John F. Keith of Mississauga, Ont. for Wars Are Never Enough: The Joao Matwawana Story, BayRidge Books.
Award of Merit: Brian C. Stiller of Toronto for Preaching Parables to Postmoderns, Augsburg Fortress.

Books - General Readership (books that explain or encourage faith for mainstream readers)

Winner: Paul H. Boge of Winnipeg for Father to the Fatherless: The Charles Mulli Story, BayRidge Books.

Books - Independently-Published Nonfiction

Winner: Elaine Froese of Boissevain, Man., for Planting the Seed of Hope: A Celebration of Prairie Life.
Award of Merit: Michael R. Prieur of London, Ont. for Panes of Glory: Illuminations from the Stained Glass Windows of St. Thomas Aquinas Chapel, St. Peter's Seminary, London, Ont.

Books – Instructional/How-To

Winner: Slobodan Krstevski of Burlington, Ont. for Bless Your Children to Succeed, Guardian Books.

Books – Leadership/Theoretical

Winner: Douglas John Hall of Montreal for Bound and Free: A Theologian’s Journey, Augsburg Fortress.
Award of Merit: John G. Stackhouse, Jr. of Vancouver for Finally Feminist: A Pragmatic Christian Understanding of Gender, Baker Academic.

Books – Life Stories

Winner: Paul M. Beckingham of Vancouver for Walking Towards Hope, Castle Quay Books.
Award of Merit: John Terpstra of Hamilton for The Boys, or, Waiting for the Electrician's Daughter, Gaspereau Press.

Books – Relationships

Winner: John Visser of Belleville, Ont. for Blessings & Curses: The Key to Lasting Change, Essence Publishing.

Fiction Books

Novel – Historical

Winner: Rob Alloway of Toronto for Babylon Post: And Other Uncommon Tales from Jeremiah, Regent College Publishing.
Award of Merit: Susan Fish of Waterloo, Ont., for Seeker of Stars, Winding Trail Press.

Novel – Mystery/Suspense

Winner: Rosemary Aubert of Toronto for The Red Mass: An Ellis Portal Mystery, McArthur & Company.

Novel – Romance

Winner: Gail Sattler of Maple Ridge, B.C., for Hearts in Harmony, Steeple Hill Books.

Other Book Categories

Book – Children's

Winner: Connie Brummel Crook of Peterborough, Ont, for Maple Moon, Fitzhenry & Whiteside.

Book – Young Adult

Winner: Beverley Boissery of Vancouver for Sophie's Rebellion, The Dundurn Group.
Award of Merit: M.D. Meyer of Winnipeg for Colin's Choice, Essence Publishing.

Books – Special

Winner: Alvin G. Ens of Abbotsford, B.C. for I Am the Poem, Ensa Publishing.
Award of Merit: Calvin Seerveld of Toronto for Voicing God's Psalms, Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Company.

Article, Short Story, Poetry & Song Lyric Categories

Article – General Readership (articles that explain or encourage faith for mainstream readers)

Winner: Thomas Froese of Uganda for "Life Is Like a Hazy Mirror," The Hamilton Spectator.

Article - Inspirational/Devotional

Winner: Mark Buchanan of Duncan, B.C. for "Perspective," Discipleship Journal.

Article – Long Feature

Winner: Mark Buchanan of Duncan, B.C. for "The World is Not Enough," Christian Single.
Award of Merit: Bob Harvey of Carleton Place, Ont. for "Inside the Locked Doors of the Sistine," The Ottawa Citizen.

Article – Short Feature

Winner: Josie Newman of Claremont, Ont. for "Gay Marriage Legalized in Canada," Charisma Magazine.

Article - News

Winner: Karen Homer of Guelph, Ont. for "Hostile Takeover," Childview/Enfants du monde, World Vision Canada.
Award of Merit: Bob Harvey of Carleton Place, Ont. for "Ottawa's Meditative Power Is Something to Contemplate," The Ottawa Citizen.

Article - Personal Experience

Winner: Paul M. Beckingham of Vancouver for "Loneliness – a Longing for Home," Tidings.
Award of Merit: Phil Callaway of Three Hills, Alta. for "The Slow Goodbye," Servant.

Article - Profile/Human Interest

Winner: Doris Fleck of Calgary for "God Turned Street Kid into Ministry Leader," Faith Today.

Article - Young Adult/Children

Winner: Christine Penner Polle of Red Lake, Ont. for "Anna and the Wolves" On The Line.
Award of Merit: Violet Nesdoly of Surrey, B.C. for "More Beautiful than Flowers" FaithWriters Magazine.

Column/Editorial/First Person Essay (single)

Winner: Dave Henderson of Pembroke, Ont. for "The Most Daunting Job in Christendom," The Ottawa Citizen.
Award of Merit: Greg Paul of Toronto for "Why Do People Live On the Street?," Faith Today.

Column/Editorial/First Person Essay (series)

Winner: Patricia Paddey of Mississauga for "Leader in Focus: What God Intends for Good" and "'Jazz Conversation' With God Helps Scholar Find Hope," ChristianWeek.

Poetry

Winner: Bonnie Flaman of Regina for "What Happens After Healing?," The Penwood Review.

Review

Winner: Deborah Gyapong of Ottawa for "Harper Finds Fans Among Authors," The Catholic Register.
Award of Merit: David Daniels of Brooklin, Ont. for "The Drama of Scripture," Faith Today.

Short Story

Winner: Cullene Bryant of Vancouver for "In the Dry Woods," The Books Collective.

Song Lyrics

Winner: Ali Matthews of Stratford, Ont. for "Wide Awake"
Award of Merit: Ali Matthews of Stratford, Ont. for "Emmanuel"

Contests/Awards