Winners of the 2025 CALEB Awards were announced at the end of our successful online retreat on 11 October.
The CALEB Award is a Christian writers award run by Omega Writers. It supports excellence by recognising and rewarding great Christian-worldview writing, regardless of genre.
The Unpublished competition runs in odd years. The Published competition runs in even years.
The Barnabas Award recognises writers who go out of their way to support and encourage others in their writing journey.
The Encouragement award is to encourage writers who are working at their craft.
Congratulations to the following writers
Barnabas Award
For living out the heart of the CALEB and encouraging other writers.
Heather Fearn-Wannan
Jenny Glazebrook – Winner
Katie Meadows
Nola Passmore
Meredith Resce
Jean Saxby
Encouragement Award
To encourage writers who are working on their craft
Tamika Spaulding
Kiara Thomas
Paula Vince – Winner
Unpublished Adult Fiction
Carolyn Bourke
Naomi Currie – Winner
Donna Gains
Unpublished Adult Non-Fiction
Liisa Grace
Joni Boyd
Roslyn Bradshaw – Winner (Also winner of the Grand Prize offer from Tabor and Greenhill Publishing)
Unpublished YA Fiction
Shannae Grace – Winner (Also winner of the Coaching Prize from Penny Reeve)
K A O’Donnell
Amelia J Stewart
Unpublished Early or Middle Grade Fiction
Anna Brotherson – Winner
Nicole Frazer
Janet Tiitinen
Thank you to our sponsors, Tabor College and Greenhill Publishing. Thanks also to our hardworking organising team and judges.
The 2026 CALEB Award will be for books published in 2024 and 2025.