Palm Bay, FL: At the Milestones Celebration Dinner on the opening day of the 2019 ACFW (American Christian Fiction Writers) Conference at the Hyatt Regency Riverwalk in San Antonio, Texas, ACFW recognized members receiving Milestone Pins for reaching significant milestones in their publishing careers. Milestone pins were first awarded in 2018 to 52 members.
In addition to those 2018 pin recipients, those present at the 2019 conference who have reached levels of at least 25, 50, 75, 100, or 100+ published books (traditional and/or Qualified Independently Published) were:
- James Scott Bell: 50
- Vannetta Chapman: 25
- Suzanne Woods Fisher: 25
- Connie Fitzmartin: 25
- Cynthia Hickey: 75
- Kristi Holl: 50
- Angela Hunt: 100+
- Nancy Naigle: 25
- Allie Pleiter: 50
- Cynthia Ruchti: 25
Also honored during the Milestones Celebration Dinner were ACFW members whose writing careers have included novels that have reached the NYTimes, USAToday, ECPA, CBA, or PW bestseller lists, or have reached the Top 100 overall in Amazon Kindle or Paperback (paid) excluding anthologies, or have sold 75,000 or more copies. At the 2019 ACFW conference Milestones Dinner, 45 Honor Roll authors were so honored.
- Rick Acker
- Christy Barritt
- James Scott Bell
- Misty M. Beller
- Lynn Blackburn
- Hallee Bridgeman
- Kristy Cambron
- Robin Caroll
- Vannetta Chapman
- Colleen Coble
- Brandilyn Collins
- Mary Connealy
- Connilyn Cossette
- Rachel Dylan
- Nancy J. Farrier
- Miralee Ferrell
- Suzanne Woods Fisher
- Rachel Hauck
- Cynthia Hickey
- Pam Hillman
- Angela Hunt
- Denise Hunter
- Kelly Irvin
- Sarah Ladd
- Dana R. Lynn
- Debbie Macomber
- Lee Tobin McClain
- DiAnn Mills
- Tamela Hancock Murray
- Nancy Naigle
- Jolene Navarro
- Cara Putman
- Tina Radcliffe
- Deborah Raney
- Cynthia Ruchti
- Carrie Stuart Parks
- Sarah Sundin
- Jen Turano
- Carrie Turansky
- Becky Wade
- Susan May Warren
- Gina Welborn
- Cheryl Williford
- Karen Witemeyer
- Kathleen Y’Barbo
ACFW congratulates each of these honorees and thanks them for their faithfulness in telling stories with impact.
For more information about ACFW, contact acfwrelations@acfw.com or www.acfw.com.
