Clive Staples Award 2013: Calling All Nominations
Nominations are now open for the 2013 Clive Staples Award for Christian Speculative Fiction.
Rebecca LuElla Miller on Apr 10, 2013
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Nominations are now open for the 2013 Clive Staples Award.
Eligible books must be all of the following:
- Christian — either overtly or because of a Christian worldview.
- Published in English.
- Published by a publisher that has no direct affiliation with the author and that pays a royalty. (This does mean self-published works are not currently allowed, not even books self-published through any publishing companies’ services.)
- Published between January 1 and December 31 of the contest’s current year. (For example, for the Clive Staples Award held in 2013, entrants must have been published between, Jan. 1, 2012 and Dec. 31, 2012.)
- In the science fiction/fantasy/allegory/futuristic/supernatural/supernatural suspense/horror category.
Reminder: authors, agents, and publishers may not nominate books with which they are affiliated.
Please read the complete Standards for Clive Staples Award Books and then nominate the book or books of your choice by giving the following information in the comments section of this post: title, author, and publisher.
I’m looking forward to the list we readers will put together.
Flashpoint: Book One of THE UNDERGROUND
Frank Creed
The Writers Cafe Press (September 30, 2007)
Per the above rules, nominations must have been published in 2012. 🙂
Oops. Wrong publishing year. Let’s try this again!
Devil’s Hit List: Book Three of the UNDERGROUND
Frank Creed
Splashdown Books (October 1, 2012)
A Throne of Bones
Vox Day
Hinterlands / Marcher Lord Press (12/1/2012)
Both are great reads; one as science-fcition and the other as fantasy. Hard to chose between the genre choices.
Live and Let Fly
Karina Fabian
Muse It Up Publishing
April 26, 2012
http://www.amazon.com/Live-Case-Files-DragonEye-ebook/dp/B007Y5TCHG
Great idea to give a link. That way readers who are interested can find it. After all, eligible voters must have read at least two (2) of the nominations. Might as well get started reading. 😀
Becky
Angel Eyes
Shannon Dittemore
Thomas Nelson
The Wrong Enemy
Jane Lebak
MuseItUp Publishing (October 4, 2012)
Starflower by Anne Elizabeth Stengl published byBethany House
Devil’s Hit List: Book Three of the UNDERGROUND
Frank Creed
Splashdown Books (October 1, 2012)
Thanks, MT. You may not have noticed that Frank’s book was already nominated–first on the list, in fact. Once a book has been nominated by a reader, it doesn’t need a second.
Readers will get a chance to vote, however, as long as they’ve read at least one other nominated work. So those who have a favorite book should pick from the list ASAP and get started reading in order to be eligible to vote.
Becky
Prophetess (Winter Book 2) by Keven Newsome
Published by Splashdown Darkwater
November 2012
Moonblood: Book 3 of The Tales of Goldstone Wood
Anne Elisabeth Stengl
Published by Bethany House in Spring 2012
Words in the Wind
Yvonne Anderson
Risen Books
Daystar by Kathy Tyers. Published by Marcher Lord Press.
Starflower
Anne Elisabeth Stengel
Bethany house
The Unraveling of Wentwater (The Gates of Heaven Series) by C.S. Lakin, published by Living Ink Books, July 16, 2013.
http://www.amazon.com/Unraveling-Wentwater-Gates-Heaven/dp/0899578926
Ooo, I want to read that book. And I’m sure this was just a typo, but didn’t it come out in 2012?
Wow. I finally got used to using 2013 and now it looks like I can’t stop! Thanks Hannah. Yes, it came out in 2012.
Amazon listing says 2012, so it qualifies! 😀
Rebecca P Minor
Curse Bearer
Written World Communications Oct 2012
Thanks, Cindy!
Remnant in the Stars, by Cindy Koepp, Under The Moon
Thanks, Aaron!
Title: Replication: The Jason Experiment
Author: Jill Williamson
Publisher: Zonderkidz (January 3, 2012)
Amazon Link: http://www.amazon.com/Replication-Jason-Experiment-Jill-Williamson/dp/0310727588
(I own and love this book! Would’ve nominated her Captives, which I’m currently reading, but it’s a 2013 book 😛 )
Replication: The Jason Experiment by Jill Williamson
Title: Starflower
Author: Anne Elisabeth Stengl
Publisher: Bethany House
I’d like to nominate Shannon Dittemore’s Angel Eyes. I don’t think I’m in any way affiliated with it. I endorsed book two. But I stumbled onto book one all one my own, and I love it!
http://www.amazon.com/Angel-Eyes-Shannon-Dittemore/dp/B009F7R3RC/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1365650260&sr=1-1&keywords=angel+eyes+by+shannon+dittemore
Duh … just saw that Angel Eyes was already nominated … my bad. O-o
Robynn Tolbert
_Star Of Justice_
Publisher: Splashdown Books
2012
Hey, thanks!
I’d like to nominate Seeking Unseen, Author–Kat Heckenbach, Publisher–Splashdown Books (September 2012).
Thank you! 🙂
Wow, I feel so out of it. I’ve only read one of these books and hardly heard of the rest. I need to get my hands on some of these.
Of the titles mentioned, I’ve only read Daystar, and begun reading A Throne of Bones.
I’d like to nominate
The New Recruit by Jill Williamson, Marcher Lord Press
http://www.amazon.com/The-New-Recruit-Jill-Williamson/dp/1935929704/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1365702630&sr=8-1&keywords=the+new+recruit
Daughter of Light by Morgan L. Busse
Marcher Lord Press–2012
I would nominate Moonblood and Starflower but got here too late! 😀
Replication: The Jason Experiment
Jill Williamson
HarperCollins Publication
My other two favorites were published by Walker Hammond Publishers which I don’t think qualifies, but just in case they do, the books are Yesterday and The Locket by Amanda Tru
Just noticed two others nominated Jill’s book so I hope Amanda’s books work out!
Kim, I went to the only link I could find for Walker Hammond Publishers, which was a blog. I didn’t see anything about submission policy or whether or not they give royalties. There also wasn’t any information that I could find on the books you mention and the other works of Amanda Tru seem to be romantic suspense rather than speculative. In short, given this information, I’d have to agree with you that neither of those books qualify.
Becky
A good indication about whether a book qualifies is if it’s in the Speculative Faith Library. (We do, however, list self-published books in the SF Library, and those titles would not qualify for the 2013 Clive Staples Award.) Use the Advanced Library Search box at the top right of this page to look for authors, titles, and/or other attributes.
If a legitimately published (royalty-paying) Christian speculative novel isn’t listed in the Library, it should be. If you can’t find the title there, please submit it to us.
Daughter of Light by Morgan L Busse
Fast paced, well written, and teeming with God’s unfailing love!! My new favorite author!!
I would like to nominate the following two books.
Prophetess by Keven Newsome via Splashdown Darkwater
A Cast of Stones Patrick W Carr via Bethany House
Amccalli, thanks for being a part of the CSA nominating process. I just wanted to give you a heads up so you’re not thinking we inadvertently left off on of your choices. Patrick Carr’s A Cast of Stones is a 2013 publication, so it will be eligible next year.
Becky
I’ve read a bit of Christian speculative fiction in recent times, just not much yet that was published this past year exactly. I will nominate the one I have read that was published in 2012, which I thought was a brilliant book, so I’m more than happy to do so.
Daughter of Light
Morgan L. Busse
Marcher Lord Press
Title: Prophet
Author: R. J. Larson
Publisher: Bethany House (published April 2012)
Everybody else beat me to Anne Elisabeth Stengl! 🙂
Diane Graham
I Am Ocilla
Splashdown, March 2012
Title: Judge
Author: R. J. Larson
Publisher: Bethany House (published November 2012)
The Earth Painter by Melissa Turner Lee via AltWit Press
Hi, Amccalli, I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but this book was also published in 2013 so it won’t be eligible.
Becky
Again, one quick way to determine if a book is eligible is to search the SF Library
Use the search box near the top left of SF’s front page.
More info is at C.S. Award 2013 Update: Use the Library.
One day I’ll get help loading the proper picture size of my book cover and I’ll finally get into the Spec Faith library.
Which title? (If you have image-editing difficulties, we can help.)
Oh thank you–even though I write cyberpunk I’m not tech savvy and get the form filled out, but the picture rejects me. Flashpoint: Book One of the Underground, War of Attrition: Book Two of the Underground, and Devil’s Hit List: Book Three of the Underground.
Some of my favorite reads of the past year are on this list already – but here’s one no one has nominated yet:
The Telling by Mike Duran
http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/13228149-the-telling
And this one doesn’t get enough attention –
Rift Jump by Greg Mitchell
http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/15780042-rift-jump
Hi, Pauline, do you have the publisher on these two nominations?
Becky
The Telling is from Realms Fiction.
Rift Jump is from Splashdown Darkwater.
And thanks, Pauline!
Ah, Greg, thanks for jumping in with that info. I appreciate it–makes my job easier. 😉
Becky
Several titles I’d nominate have already been mentioned:
Daystar / Kathy Tyers — adult
Replication / Jill Williamson (young adult)
Spirit Fighter / Jerel Law (Thomas Nelson) — middle grade read
Can’t wait to read the ones I haven’t already read!
I’d like to nominate
The Spirit Well by Stephen Lawhead (September 2012)
http://www.amazon.com/The-Spirit-Well-Bright-Empires/dp/1595548068/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1365982621&sr=8-1&keywords=the+spirit+well+by+stephen+lawhead
Alienation (A C.H.A.O.S. novel) by Jon S. Lewis (January 4, 2012)
http://www.amazon.com/Alienation-C-H-O-S-Novel-Lewis/dp/1595547541/ref=sr_1_4?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1365982737&sr=1-4&keywords=invasion+by+jon+lewis
Fire Prophet by Jerel Law (December 11, 2012)
http://www.amazon.com/Fire-Prophet-Angels-Jonah-Stone/dp/1400318459/ref=cm_cr-mr-title
Soul’s Gate by James Rubart (November 6, 2012)
http://www.amazon.com/Souls-Gate-Well-Spring-Novel/dp/1401686052/ref=cm_cr-mr-title
Liberator Dragon’s of Starlight by Bryan Davis (July 24, 2012)
http://www.amazon.com/Liberator-Dragons-Starlight-Bryan-Davis/dp/0310718392/ref=cm_cr-mr-title
R.J. Laarson and Anne Elisabeth Stengl’s books were already nominated!
Meagan, thanks for your nominations. Obviously you’re read a lot in Christian speculative fiction. Yea! You’re the best kind of reader to help decide who deserves to be recognized with the CSA.
Thanks too for including the links. Normally I would have asked for you to include the publishers before adding the books (even though I know a good many of these–it’s a matter of consistency), but because you gave the links, I felt that was as good as giving the publishers since I could pull that info out easily.
I hope you pass the word on to your reader pals that we’re holding the CSA. Right now everyone should be reading! We want informed readers making the choice who should win the 2013 CSA.
Becky
Wow, so many good books listed already, and most all the ones I can think of right now have already been nominiated. This will be hard to vote, but one I haven’t seen yet and would like to nominate:
Robert Mullin’s Bid the Gods Arise 12/12/12 by Crimson Moon Press
Prophecy of the Heir by JC Lamont
🙂
If I were nominating a book, I’d search for it at this very site to get that information. Chances are that we have the book listed in the Speculative Faith Library. And if it’s not in the Library, and would qualify for this contest, then it should be in the Library.
Hi, Benjamin, to include the book you’d like to nominate, we’ll need the publisher. Thanks.
Becky
I would like to nominate “Failstate” by John W. Otte published by Marcher Lord Press. This book was just perfect for its audience…and I loved it too.
Risk by Brock Eastman
P&R Publishing/Focus on the Family
An fun, action-packed story! 🙂
Thanks David!
Glad to be in the running. What is the voting window?
Mortal (The Books of Mortals)
by Ted Dekker and Tosca Lee
published by FaithWords
Title: Prophet
Author: R. J. Larson
Publisher: Bethany House (published April 2012)
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