2009 Writers & Finalists

LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Furman Bisher

BIOGRAPHY
Fredrick L. Downing, Elie Wiesel: A Religious Biography

CHILDREN’S MID-READER
Pamela Bauer Mueller, Aloha Crossing

CHILDREN’S PICTURE BOOK
Gail Langer Karwoski, River Beds

ESSAY
Kathryn McClymond, Beyond Sacred Violence: A Comparative Study of Sacrifice

FICTION
Jack Riggs, The Fireman’s Wife

FIRST NOVEL
Ray Atkins, The Front Porch Prophet

HISTORY
Paul A. Lombardo, Three Generations No Imbeciles

MEMOIR
Benyamin Cohen, My Jesus Year

POETRY
Ed Pavlic, The Winners Have Yet to Be Announced

SPECIALTY BOOK
Doug Janousek, Home Cookin’ Illustrated

YOUNG ADULT
Ted Dunagan, The Yellow Watermelon