We are so pleased to announce the winners of the first-ever Gibson Prize for Christian Fiction!

Congratulations to the 2026 fiction winners of the Gibson Prize! Caprice Moore won first place with the first page of her novel-in-progress, A Fire Rekindled. Redeemed villain is Caprice’s top favorite trope, and much of her writing reflects that. She has a bachelor’s degree in Psychology, which she uses both to torture and heal characters. Caprice released her Grinch-inspired debut novel as a newsletter freebie! A Fire Rekindled will actually be book 2 in an interconnecte

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Beta readers are fun and invaluable to authors. Take a look at some of the comments these early readers had for my biblical fiction novel, No Good Shepherd. I'm so thankful for my Beta readers! They were so encouraging while also offering kind constructive criticism. I am getting excited for this final draft!!