Genesis Semifinalists

We are so excited to announce our 2021 Genesis Semifinalists! Thanks so much to those who entered our contest. If you don’t see your name listed below, please know we appreciated your entry to the Genesis Contest, and we hope you enter again next year! Also, please note that finalists will be announced on June 15th, 2021.

Genesis Semifinalists

Contemporary
Deena Adams
Alisha Bozarth
Jayna Breigh
Leslie DeVooght
Julia Kay
Shelli Littleton
Terri McAdoo
Historical
Christine Boatwright
Heidi Claire
Kathy Maresca
Sophie Neville
Jamie Ogle
Kendy Pearson
Anita Seavey
Historical Romance
Elizabeth Donne
Savanna Kaiser
Paula Peckham
Jennifer Purcell
Amy Renaud
Sherry Shindelar
Lorinda White
Mystery/Suspense/Thriller
PJ Gover
Voni Harris
Brian Jackson
Peder Jacobsen
Andra Loy
Cathy Rueter
John Tipper
Novella
Stephanie Finsterbush
Sophie Leigh Fox
Stephanie Goddard
Annette Griffin
Martha Hutchens
Diana Leagh Matthews
Erin Mifflin
Romance
C. Joy Allen
Deborah Clack (Double Semi-Finalist)
Mindy Graham
Lisa Kelley
Ruth Schmeckpeper
Kelly Scott
Romantic Suspense
Kelly Borjas
Angela Carlisle
Lily Jenkins Ferry
M. J. Hoover
Christina Lombardi
Yvonne Risch
Faith Zao
Short Novel
Stephanie Atkins
Kathy W. Echeverri
Loretta Eidson
Kathryn Coley Hamman
Ben Randall
Lana Ringer
Jeanne Takenaka
Speculative
Sara C. Anderson
Amre Cortadino and Co-Author David Park
SL Dooley (Double Semi-Finalist)
A. B. Major
Paige Reed
Pat Schantz
Young Adult
Kelly Fernlake
Kristen Fisher
Annette Griffin
Ginger Reno
Courtney Sherlock
Dawn Shipman
Lauren Thell