Previous to 2023, the Spark Awards were restricted to publishing categories and were called the Emerging Author Awards.
Fiction—Picture Book
Winner:
Was It Something I Ate? The Type 1 Diabetes Myth Buster for Kids
Amelia Pinegar: Author
Fiction—Middle Grade/Young Adult
Winner:
Marten the Mongoose
Lisa Ann Thompson: Author
Fiction—Historical Fiction
Winner:
Prelude to Revolution
Gail Porter: Author
Fiction—Sci-Fi/Fantasy
Winner:
Sightless Nights
Emily Ensign: Author
Fiction—Short Form
Winner:
The Mother’s Mite: An Old Parable for Modern Women
Tamara K. Anderson: Author
Nonfiction—Memoir
Winner:
Memoir of a Survivor Turned Therapist
Lisa Plumb: Author
Nonfiction—Gospel Topic
Winner:
Mirrors of Jesus
Michelle Christensen: Author
Nonfiction—Self Help/Resource
Winner:
Seeing Plateaus as Phase Changes
Audrey Jolly: Author