Saturday Shout Outs!

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  Julie B. Cosgrove’s short story, The Highway Chair, just tied for first place in the inspirational genre in a Texas-wide contest. It will be published in a book along with the other 14 genre first place winners: Best Short Stories in Texas 2017. Congratulations on this honor, Julie!             Sandra Glahn  Dr. Sandra Glahn was featured on Dallas Theological Seminary’s “The Table Podcast” talking about Christianity and the Arts. https://voice.dts.edu/tablepodcast/theology-and-the-arts/ Listen in at the link above!               H. L. Wegley recently learned that his Against All Enemies Series,…

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Ginny McCabe Honored With Six Awards at the Ohio’s Best Journalism Awards Ceremony

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Assist News Service Bestselling author and award-winning journalist, Ginny McCabe was recently honored with six awards at the Ohio’s Best Journalism awards ceremony, which was held on Saturday, Aug. 26, 2017, at the world-renowned Pro Football Hall of Fame in Canton, Ohio. Sponsored by the Cincinnati, Cleveland and Columbus Society of Professional Journalists (SPJ) chapters statewide, the Ohio’s Best Journalism Contest presented over 300 awards to journalists from across the state. There were 315 awards announced out of more than 700 entries that were submitted for consideration. McCabe’s awards were for her work in Journal-News, Reuters and Christian Market Magazine….

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Saturday Shout Outs!

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  MaryAnn Diorio has learned that her latest children’s picture book, The Dandelion Patch, has won the designation of “Best Book in the Category of Juvenile Fiction” in the 2017 Pinnacle Book Achievement Awards Contest. She gives God all the glory for this award saying, “It is He Who called me to write and He Who has sustained me throughout the years. Praise the Lord! The book deals with the topic of Eminent Domain and is available through Amazon.  Congratulations, MaryAnn! What a wonderful achievement! **********         Kathleen Rouser has won the 2017 Bookvana Award in the religious fiction…

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Award-winning books & reviews

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Snow on Bald Mountain by Linda Wood Rondeau with Elk Lake Publishing released Aug. 2017. This novelette is a sequel to the critically acclaimed, Miracle on Maple Street. Ryan McDougal’s wife informs him she’s pregnant. To find better housing, he accepts a job as a caretaker for an eccentric, elderly woman. He wonders why she never leaves her home and seems fixated on three mysterious photographs that line her mantel. But pregnancy complications arise, Ryan finds himself on his knees one more time. Available now in print. Ebook to follow soon. For review contact Linda Wood Rondeau lindarondeau@gmail.com. **********    …

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IN THE NEWS—CAN members in the media

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Want to connect with your favorite authors on TV, Radio? TV Homekeepers/CTN Karen Whiting Radio Shows airing weekly: Winning With The Word, MaryAnn Diorio Airs Fridays @7:30 PM, ET, BlogTalk Radio Shows airing monthly: Along Came A Writer Talk Show, Linda Kozar Chat Noir Mystery and Suspense, Linda Kozar The Lena Nelson Dooley Show, Lena Nelson Dooley Historically Speaking, Angela Breidenbach Blogs Christian Children’s Authors Blog – A blog written by children’s authors for parents and grandparents. Featuring CAN authors: Crystal Bowman, MaryAnn Diorio, Ava Pennington, Karen Whiting.

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CAN at UNITE 2017

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Below are CAN authors participating in UNITE 2017, CBA’s International Convention from June 27-30, at Duke Energy Convention Center in Cincinnati, Ohio. We are proud to announce that bestselling author and agent with Books & Such Literary Agency, Cynthia Ruchti is the keynote speaker. Read more in our press release: http://christianauthorsnetwork.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/CANpressreleaseUNITE2017.docx 

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