New Hope Recognized as "Publisher of the Year"

[Denver, Colorado / July 13, 2009] – New Hope Publishers was awarded Publisher of the Year by the Advanced Writers and Speakers Association (AWSA) at their Golden Scrolls Banquet held Sunday on the eve of the International Christian Retail Show (ICRS).

This is the first AWSA win for the Birmingham-based publisher. New Hope had been nominated for the award in years past and was a finalist last year.

“The New Hope Publishers staff is elated to have this honor bestowed by our authors,” says Andrea Mullins, publisher of New Hope. “We treasure the partnership we share with this impressive organization. We will continue to develop our relationship with our authors by seeking to bring Jesus Christ to the world through their ministry as writers.”

Seven New Hope authors were present at the banquet. The keynote message was brought by New Hope author Jennifer Kennedy Dean, author of more than ten books, including the National Day of Prayer signature book, Heart''s Cry, and the best-selling Live a Praying Life.

This recent success comes on the heels of three New Hope products being selected as “Resources of the Year” by Outreach magazine earlier this spring. Those accolades were bestowed upon City Signals by Brad Smith, the accompanying City Signals DVD Leader Kit by Ray Bakke, and Faces in the Crowd by Donna S. Thomas.

About New Hope Publishers

Representing more than 50 authors and more than 100 individual works, the mission of New Hope Publishers is to provide books that challenge readers to understand and be radically involved in the mission of God. New Hope Publishers is the general trade publishing imprint for WMU, a missions auxiliary to the Southern Baptist Convention. New Hope Publishers is a member of the Evangelical Christian Publishers Association (ECPA).

For more information about New Hope visit www.newhopepublishers.com or call 1-800-968-7301.