ANNOUNCING THE WINNERS OF THE 5TH ANNUAL DEEP RIVER BOOKS WRITING CONTEST! There were over 400 contest entries last year. Many really wonderful manuscripts were submitted. There were three phases of judging to narrow it down and then a very difficult final few from which to pick the winner. We congratulate all entries for the fantastic quality of manuscripts submitted this year. Dozens of manuscripts that did not win are worthy of being published and we encourage all of you who entered to keep up the good work of sharing the message of God! 2014 GRAND PRIZE WINNER: K. DOUGLAS BROWN for Shotgun Rider: Restoring Passion for the Ministry Trail. Brown won a free, full-service, royalty-based publishing contract and his book will release in early 2015. “You always wonder as you write if anyone other than your mother will think your work is good and worthy of publication. This recognition is certainly the greatest honor of my writing efforts yet,” Brown said. “I’m thrilled to have the opportunity to work with the team at Deep River Books and look forward to the days and months ahead and seeing what God will do with my book.”- K Douglas Brown, Grand Prize Winner, 2014 DRB Writing Contest. *1ST RUNNER UP WINNER (NON-FICTION): DEEDEE CASS for Faith Feedings: Nutrition for the Faith of Your Child. “I am grateful for Deep River’s recognition of Faith Feedings: Nutrition for the Faith of Your Child as a valid model of instilling faith in the next generation. The revival of the family is crucial to my ministry purpose. Thank you, Deep River, for affirming my passion and supporting my cause. Now then, ‘Let justice roll like a river, righteousness like a never-failing stream!’ (Amos 5:24).” -DeeDee Cass, 1st Runner Up, non-fiction *1ST RUNNER UP WINNER (FICTION): CAROLE MORDEN for Dry Bones. “Last year I turned 60 and had decided I needed to give up writing altogether. When I saw the contest from Deep River Books, I felt like maybe God was saying, ‘Give it one more try.’ When you called tonight to tell me that I was the first runner-up in the 2014 writing contest, I felt like God gave me the biggest hug ever. Thank you so much for the encouraging words and the opportunity to realize that God can use me, no matter what my age.” -Carole Morden, 1st Runner Up, fiction
