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Australian Christian Book of the Year Short list

in Culture 01/07/2008 700 Views

The short list for the Australian Christian Book of the Year awards was announced in July.

Judges appointed by the Australian Christian Literature Society identified ten books for the short list including many that have been reviewed in Journey.

The winner will be announced at an event in Sydney during August when winners of the Young Christian Writers Award and the Australian Theological Writers Award will also be announced.

The finalists are:

666 And All That by John Dickson and Greg Clarke (Aquila Press)
God Next Door by Simon Carey Holt (Acorn Press)
Heart of Stone by Hoa Van Stone (Heart of Stone)
Men Firing Through all of Life by Al Stewart (Blue Bottle Books)
My Seventh Monsoon by Naomi Reed (Ark House Press)
Please! No More Boring Sermons by Keith Weller (Acorn Press)
Psalmscapes by Mal Austin and Matthew Jacoby (HSM Publishing)
Shocked by Blessing by Rod Thompson and Carolyn Kelshaw (National Institute for Christian Education)
Spectator’s Guide to World Views edited by Simon Smart (Blue Bottle Books)

For more information on the awards visit http://www.spcka.org.au

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