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(Nashville, TN) Thomas Nelson is pleased to announce that Isle of Fire, a familiar face on the CBA bestseller list, is the proud recipient of the 2008 Moonbeam Award Silver Medal for Young Adult Fiction. For an award that recognizes not only the creators of exemplary children’s books but also authors who support literacy and life-long reading, there could not be a better choice.

Having witnessed firsthand the lack of quality reading material for young minds, Batson set out to develop his own teaching tools through the creation of his first published series, The Door Within; and now with his second series, Isle of Swords and Isle of Fire. Batson involved his students in the writing process, welcoming critique of his work.

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Fiction, Bible, and Curriculum Titles Garner Nominations

(Nashville, Tenn.) Thomas Nelson, Inc. is pleased to announce that three of its titles have been selected as finalists in the 2008 ECPA/Dickinson Press Book Cover Awards. The objective of the awards is to encourage, identify and celebrate “best in class” design for Christian publishing’s book covers. The winner will be announced during the ECPA Publishing University conference’s opening ceremony event November 2nd in Chicago, IL.

This year’s Thomas Nelson finalists are:
Adam by Ted Dekker (Fiction)
The Domino Effect Participant’s Guide by Wayfarer Ministries: Chris Brooks, Chad Norris & Dave Rhodes (Bible Study)
The Voice of Hebrews – The Voice™ translation; Greg Garrett and David Capes, contributors (Bible)
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Star-Studded The Word Of Promise™ Wins Top Gold Honors In Audio

(Nashville, Tenn.) Thomas Nelson, Inc. is pleased to announce that The Word of Promise™ New Testament Audio Bible has been honored with three Gold Millennium Awards. The project received the top prize in the spring 2008 competition’s audio categories for “Direction,” “Sound,” and “Best Use of Music.” The Millennium Awards recognize outstanding creativity, skill, craft, and talent in audio, television/film/video/commercials, print, advertising, Web design, and radio. The Millennium Awards competition received over 1,204 entries that were judged by award-winning professionals in the communications industry on creativity, design, innovation, presentation, and technical merit. READ MORE »

(Nashville, Tenn.) Thomas Nelson, Inc. was awarded nine of Christian Retailing’s 2008 Retailer’s Choice Awards. The awards were announced on Monday, July 14th at the International Christian Retail Show in Orlando, Florida. Thomas Nelson received more than twice the wins of any other publishing house and walked away with almost a third of the cumulative awards.

“There are two things about Retailer’s Choice Awards that make them among the highest honors in this industry,” said Michael S. Hyatt, President and CEO of Thomas Nelson. “First, the awards are selected by Christian retailers, who work on the front lines to help Christians strengthen their spiritual journey. Second, the awards are judged on a product’s ability to inspire, encourage, and affirm Godly living. I am so proud of the entire Thomas Nelson team.” READ MORE »