rush-to-press
The Week's News in Christian Publishing
  • Industry News
  • Milestones
  • Media Announcements
  • Product News
  • Other News

End Game Press celebrates two first place Selah Awards and multiple other wins at the 2023 Blue Ridge Mountains Christian Writer’s Conference

MEMPHIS, Tenn., June 19, 2023 — End Game Press, a traditional publishing house releasing family-friendly books in the general trade market, received multiple prestigious awards at the 2023 Selah Awards presentation on May 31st in Ridgecrest, North Carolina. These awards are sponsored by the Blue Ridge Mountains Christian Writers Conference whose mission is to connect writers with God and other industry professionals.

This was the 11th year of the Selah Awards that were open to all published authors with works published in 2022 with either traditional or nontraditional publishers. The fees collected for the contest go towards the Blue Ridge Scholarship Fund that provides financial needs for talented writers who otherwise might not have the opportunity to attend.

First Place Selah Awards were given to Lilibet the Brave (Children’s Literature, December 6, 2022) by Katy Rose and After the Flowers Die (Inspiration/Gift, October 3, 2022) by Renee Leonard Kennedy. Second Place was awarded to The Choices She Made (Audio, October 13, 2022) by Felicia Ferguson and Third Place to Bedtime with Daddy (Children’s Picture Books, September 2, 2022) by Nancy Sanders.

Director’s Choice Awards were given to multiple End Game Press titles as well including Second Place for The Choices She Made (General Fiction, October 13, 2022) by Felicia Ferguson and Howie’s Broken Hee-Haw (Children’s, February 22, 2022). Third Place was given to After the Flowers Die (Devotionals/Bible Study/Gift, October 3, 2022) by Renee Leonard Kennedy, and Honorable Mentions were awarded to Our God Is Bigger Than That! (Children’s, July 18, 2022) by Michelle Medlock Adams and Eva Marie and In the Eye of the Storm (Devotionals/Bible Study/Gift, July 22, 2022) by Andy Clapp.

Founder and director of End Game Press, Victoria Duerstock, is excited for the continued recognition for her authors and their work. She is passionate about continuing to publish books that make a positive impact in the world today as well as providing an exceptional experience for each member in the End Game Press family.

“We are grateful once again to find our authors earning recognition for their dedication and hard work, while competing against many other excellent authors and publishers,” said Duerstock.

You can find the full list of finalists for the Selah Awards at www.blueridgeconference.com.

About End Game Press
Launched in 2021, End Game Press is a traditional publishing house releasing family-friendly books in the general trade market. Creating beauty, cultivating community, and leveraging all the resources to make an impact for the Kingdom, End Game Press believes in providing books that are salt and light in a dark culture, while also uplifting and encouraging Christian believers. Learn more at www.endgamepress.com.

 

Sign Up To Receive Industry News Each Week

Subscribe

This Month’s Bestsellers

VIEW BY GENRE
1 THE KING IS COMING
JOHN BEVERE
2 IF THE TREE COULD SPEAK
TIM TEBOW
3 JESUS CALLING
SARAH YOUNG
4 ROSE BOOK OF BIBLE CHARTS, MAPS AND TIME LINES
ROSE PUBLISHING
5 THE 5 LOVE LANGUAGES®
GARY CHAPMAN
6 THE LIE YOU DON'T KNOW YOU BELIEVE
JENNIE ALLEN
7 BREATH AS PRAYER
JENNIFER TUCKER
8 THE CASE FOR CHRIST
LEE STROBEL
9 THE BIBLIO DIET
JORDAN RUBIN AND JOSH AXE
10 THE RUTHLESS ELIMINATION OF HURRY
JOHN MARK COMER
View All
1 THE KING IS COMING
JOHN BEVERE
2 IF THE TREE COULD SPEAK
TIM TEBOW
3 JESUS CALLING
SARAH YOUNG
4 ROSE BOOK OF BIBLE CHARTS, MAPS AND TIME LINES
ROSE PUBLISHING
5 THE LIE YOU DON'T KNOW YOU BELIEVE
JENNIE ALLEN
6 BREATH AS PRAYER
JENNIFER TUCKER
7 THE BIBLIO DIET
JORDAN RUBIN AND JOSH AXE
8 THE RUTHLESS ELIMINATION OF HURRY
JOHN MARK COMER
9 NEW MORNING MERCIES
PAUL DAVID TRIPP
10 HEAL YOUR HURTING MIND
CRAIG GROESCHEL WITH WAYNE CHAPPELLE
View All
1 THE 5 LOVE LANGUAGES®
GARY CHAPMAN
2 THE CASE FOR CHRIST
LEE STROBEL
3 THE JESUS DISCOVERIES
JOHNSTON, JEREMIAH J.
4 FAVORITE BIBLE VERSES FOR GIRLS COLORING BOOK
CHRISTIAN ART GIFTS
5 100 MEDITATIONS ON THE WORDS OF JESUS
BROADSTREET PUBLISHING GROUP LLC
6 BIBLE WORD SEARCH DEVOTIONAL (BOOK OF PSALMS)
BROADSTREET PUBLISHING GROUP LLC
7 FROM GENESIS TO JUNIA
PRESTON SPRINKLE
8 IMAGINE HEAVEN
JOHN BURKE
9 THE BIBLE RECAP STUDY GUIDE
TARA-LEIGH COBBLE
10 GOD'S PROMISES FOR YOUR EVERY NEED, NKJV
THOMAS NELSON
View All
1 WHEN JUSTICE COMES
COLLEEN COBLE AND RICK ACKER
2 REDEEMING LOVE
FRANCINE RIVERS
3 HINDS' FEET ON HIGH PLACES
HANNAH HURNARD
4 FAITHFUL OF HEART
TRACIE PETERSON
5 LAST TO FALL
LYNN H. BLACKBURN
6 HINDS' FEET ON HIGH PLACES: AN ENGAGING VISUAL JOURNEY
HANNAH HURNARD
7 A LINEAGE OF GRACE
FRANCINE RIVERS
8 WHEN CRICKETS CRY
CHARLES MARTIN
9 THE SHACK
WILLIAM PAUL YOUNG
10 ALL BOOKED UP
MELODY CARLSON
View All
1 WALKING WITH GOD
BETH MOORE
2 THE UNSEEN BATTLE
JOEL MUDDAMALLE
3 THE 5-MINUTE BIBLE STUDY FOR WOMEN
COMPILED BY BARBOUR STAFF
4 THE LOVE LANGUAGE® THAT MATTERS MOST
GARY CHAPMAN AND LES & LESLIE PARROTT
5 STUDENT OF LOVE
LATERRAS R. WHITFIELD
6 THE BROTHERS KARAMAZOV HALLOW EDITION
FYODOR M. DOSTOEVSKY WITH CONSTANCE GARNETT, TRANSLATOR
7 TEN MINUTES WITH GOD FOR MEN
Not Specified
8 CSB SCRIPTURE NOTEBOOK, JOSHUA
JEN WILKIN AND CSB BIBLES BY HOLMAN
9 RELATIONSHIP GOALS (MOVIE TIE-IN)
MICHAEL TODD
10 THE 5-MINUTE BIBLE STUDY PLAN FOR MEN
COMPILED BY BARBOUR STAFF
View All
1 THE ACTION BIBLE
SERGIO CARIELLO
2 THE BEGINNER'S BIBLE
THE BEGINNER'S BIBLE
3 GOD GAVE US EASTER, Board book
LISA TAWN BERGREN
4 THE EASTER STORY
PATRICIA A. PINGRY
5 GOD GAVE US EASTER, Hardcover
LISA TAWN BERGREN
6 GREAT AND SMALL PRAYERS FOR BABIES
PAMELA KENNEDY
7 THE JESUS STORYBOOK BIBLE
SALLY LLOYD-JONES
8 THE BERENSTAIN BEARS AND THE EASTER STORY
JAN BERENSTAIN AND MIKE BERENSTAIN
9 THE STORY OF EASTER
PATRICIA A. PINGRY
10 THE GARDEN, THE CURTAIN AND THE CROSS STORYBOOK
CARL LAFERTON
View All
1 EVERY MOMENT HOLY: RITES OF PASSAGE
DOUGLAS KAINE MCKELVEY
2 LIVE ON PURPOSE
SADIE ROBERTSON HUFF WITH BETH CLARK AND TAMA FORTNER
3 THE CASE FOR CHRIST STUDENT EDITION
LEE STROBEL WITH JANE VOGEL
4 THE 5-MINUTE BIBLE STUDY FOR TEEN GIRLS
CAREY SCOTT
5 SINGLE, DATING, ENGAGED, MARRIED
BEN STUART
6 IS GOD REAL? FOR TEENS
LEE STROBEL
7 TEEN TO TEEN: 365 DAILY DEVOTIONS BY TEEN GUYS FOR TEEN GUYS, Hardcover
PATTI M. HUMMEL
8 DAILY WISDOM FOR TEEN GIRLS MORNING AND EVENING
COMPILED BY BARBOUR STAFF
9 DO HARD THINGS
ALEX HARRIS AND BRETT HARRIS
10 TEEN TO TEEN: 365 DAILY DEVOTIONS BY TEEN GIRLS FOR TEEN GIRLS, Hardcover
PATTI M. HUMMEL
View All
1 THE GOSPEL STORY
MARY WILEY
2 THE BEGINNER'S BIBLE THE VERY FIRST EASTER
THE BEGINNER'S BIBLE
3 ONE-MINUTE INSPIRATIONS FOR WOMEN
ELIZABETH GEORGE
4 BIBLE PROMISE BOOK - KJV
BARBOUR PUBLISHING
5 THE CASE FOR EASTER
LEE STROBEL
6 MINI DEVOTIONS GRACE FOR TODAY
SOLLY OZROVECH
7 KNOW YOUR BIBLE
PAUL KENT
8 365 READ-ALOUD BEDTIME BIBLE STORIES
DANIEL PARTNER
9 THE EASTER STORY
PATRICIA A. PINGRY
10 BIBLE PROMISES FOR MOMS
HEIDI ST JOHN
View All
1 KJV GIANT PRINT FULL SIZE BIBLE, PINK
CHRISTIAN ART PUBLISHERS
2 ESV CHURCH BIBLE
ESV BIBLES
3 NKJV PERSONAL SIZE LARGE PRINT REFERENCE BIBLE
THOMAS NELSON
4 ESV STUDY BIBLE
PACKER, J. I.
5 NIV ADVENTURE BIBLE, Hardcover
ZONDERVAN
6 NIV LARGE PRINT VALUE THINLINE BIBLE
ZONDERVAN
7 NLT LARGE PRINT PREMIUM VALUE THINLINE BIBLE, GARDEN PINK
NEW LIVING TRANSLATION
8 NIV THE WOMAN'S STUDY BIBLE, HARDCOVER
THOMAS NELSON
9 OE WITH SOME NKJV ORTHODOX STUDY BIBLE
THOMAS NELSON
10 ESV LARGE PRINT VALUE THINLINE BIBLE
ESV BIBLES
View All
1 NIV LARGER PRINT HOLY BIBLE ECONOMY EDITION
ZONDERVAN
2 NLT LARGE PRINT HOLY BIBLE ECONOMY OUTREACH EDITION
NEW LIVING TRANSLATION
3 KJV GIFT & AWARD BIBLE, IMITATION LEATHER BLACK
THOMAS NELSON
4 NIV ECONOMY BIBLE
ZONDERVAN
5 ESV ECONOMY BIBLE
ESV BIBLES
6 NLT ECONOMY BIBLE
NEW LIVING TRANSLATION
7 ESV ECONOMY HOLY BIBLE FOR KIDS
ESV BIBLES
8 KJV ECONOMY BIBLE
HENDRICKSON PUBLISHERS
9 KJV GIFT & AWARD BIBLE, BLACK IMITATION LEATHER
HOLMAN BIBLE PUBLISHERS
10 NKJV ECONOMY BIBLE
THOMAS NELSON
View All
1 New International Version
2 King James Version
3 English Standard Version
4 New Living Translation
5 New King James Version
6 Christian Standard Bible
7 Reina Valera
8 New Revised Standard Version
9 New International Reader's Version
10 New American Standard Bible
View All
1 UN ANO CON DIOS
B&H ESPANOL EDITORIAL
2 SANANDO EN EL DESIERTO
CHRISTINE D'CLARIO
3 MAS QUE UN CARPINTERO
JOSH MCDOWELL AND SEAN MCDOWELL
4 LA UNCION DE ELISEO
R. T. KENDALL
5 LOS 5 LENGUAJES DEL AMOR EDICION REVISADA
GARY CHAPMAN
6 UNA VIDA CON PROPOSITO
RICK WARREN
7 EL PODER DE LA MUJER QUE ORA
STORMIE OMARTIAN
8 UNA MUJER SABIA
WENDY BELLO
9 PERDONA LO QUE NO PUEDES OLVIDAR
LYSA TERKEURST
10 DICCIONARIO BIBLICO ILUSTRADO HOLMAN
B&H ESPANOL EDITORIAL
View All
1 RVR1960 BIBLIA PARA REGALOS Y PREMIOS, Negro
B&H ESPANOL EDITORIAL
2 RVR1960 BIBLIA LETRA GRANDE TAMANO MANUAL EDICION TIERRA SANTA
B&H ESPANOL EDITORIAL
3 RVR1960 BIBLIA PARA REGALOS Y PREMIOS, Negro imitacion piel
B&H ESPANOL EDITORIAL
4 RVR1960 BIBLIA PARA REGALOS Y PREMIOS, ROSA SIMIL PIEL
B&H ESPANOL EDITORIAL
5 RVR1960 BIBLIA DEL PESCADOR LETRA GRANDE, CAOBA SIMIL PIEL
DIAZ-PABON, LUIS ANGEL
6 RVR1960 BIBLIA DE ESTUDIO ARCO IRIS
B&H ESPANOL EDITORIAL
7 RVR1960 BIBLIA LETRA GIGANTE CON REFERENCIAS
B&H ESPANOL EDITORIAL
8 BIBLIA CATOLICA EDICION ECONOMICA
CATOLICA, EDITORIAL
9 RVR1960 BIBLIA DE APUNTES
B&H ESPANOL EDITORIAL
10 NVI BIBLIA PARA REGALOS Y PREMIOS
B&H ESPANOL EDITORIAL
View All
1 LA GRAN HISTORIA DEL EVANGELIO
B&H ESPANOL EDITORIAL
2 365 HISTORIAS BIBLICAS PARA LA HORA DE DORMIR
COMPILED BY BARBOUR STAFF
3 PREOCUPATE MENOS Y ORA MAS
DONNA K. MALTESE
4 EL SECRETO DE LA PAZ PERSONAL
BILLY GRAHAM
5 DEMASIADO BENDECIDA PARA ESTAR ESTRESADA
DEBORA M. COTY
6 EL VIA CRUCIS PARA TODOS
CLARENCE ENZLER
7 COMO ORAR EN EL ESPIRITU
JOHN BUNYAN
8 TRATADO DE EVANGELISMO
BILL BRIGHT
9 180 VERSICULOS DE LA BIBLIA PARA VENCER LA ANSIEDAD
CAREY SCOTT
10 ESUS SALVA AL MUNDO / JESUS SAVES THE WORLD
VIDA
View All

Upcoming Events

ECPA Leadership Summit & Awards Celebration
April 28-29, 2026 | Chicago, IL
International Christian Rights & Export Fair
June 16-17, 2026 | Chicago, IL
ECPA C-Suite Symposium 2026
September 13-15, 2026 | Asheville, NC
ECPA PubU 2026
November 4-5, 2026 | Nashville, TN
The Christy Award® Gala & Art of Writing Conference
November 6, 2026

Career Center

Licensing Department Administrative Assistant
Crossway, Wheaton, Illinois
Managing Editor
Christian Art Gifts, Bloomingdale, Illinois
Web Developer (Django)
Crossway, Wheaton, Illinois (Hybrid)
Customer Care & Sales Specialist
Crossway, Wheaton, Illinois
Editor, Academic Books
Crossway, Wheaton, Illinois (Hybrid)
Ecommerce Manager
New Leaf Publishing Group, Remote
ECPA LOGO
submit icon

Submit a News Item

Submit industry related news releases to rushtopress @ecpa .org for consideration. Rush to Press is sent every Monday and eligible releases must be received by end of day Friday prior to the Monday’s publication.

announce icon

Career Posts

To announce a job opening in Rush to Press, post it first at the ECPA Career Center and your announcement will appear in the next issue.

subscribe icon

Subscribe

To receive Rush to Press, along with other industry updates from ECPA, please follow the instructions here to create or modify your ECPA community profile. To subscribe to Rush to Press without using a profile, subscribe here.

unsubscribe icon

Unsubscribe

If you would like to be removed from the Rush to Press distribution list, please edit your ECPA profile preferences or email info @ecpa .org.

advertise icon

Advertise

If you would like to reach over 3,300 industry subscribers and media contacts each week, consider advertising in Rush to Press. Contact sponsorship @ecpa .org for more information.

More news at RushtoPress.org. #RushtoPress @ECPA
This is a publication of the Evangelical Christian Publishers Association. For more information about ECPA, contact info@ecpa.org or visit ECPA.org.
Copyright © 2026 · ECPA