Amy Writing Award News:  We know that many lives have been positively influenced by articles written and submitted to the Amy Writing Awards, and we hope that we have in some small way, encouraged you to write articles that in a "sensitive, thought-provoking manner present the biblical position on issues affecting the world today."The authors who have participated in our award programare an inspiration to all of us who served on our Writing Awards committee. 

We want to notify you of our decision to make the 2015 Amy Writing Awards contest the final year of the Amy Writing Awards.  When the 2015 award is presented in May 2016, it will be the 31st and final Amy Writing Award to be given.

In total, during the past 31 years, The Amy Foundation has presented 264 authors with 435 prizes for their efforts to help disciple our nation.Thank you for your past and continued efforts to minister through your gift of writing.

The Amy Foundation Board of Directors has made this decision in part due to the dwindling number of entries we were receiving each year, and also in part so that we can allocate the Amy Foundation resources to other ministries that are effectively discipling our nation in other ways.  This is not the end of The Amy Foundation . . .  just the culmination of The Amy Writing Awards.

We thank you again for your participation in The Amy Writing Awards over the years.  You are a blessing to all those who serve on The Amy Foundation Board and to the Russell Family.

Sincerely,

James A. Russell, President

On Behalf of Phyllis Russell and

The Amy Foundation Board of Directors

2014 Amy Writing Award Winners

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2013 Amy Writing Award Winners

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2012 Amy Writing Award Winners

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First Place, $10,000 - Forged through fire:  A Story of Forgiveness
   Bethany Starin, Frederick Gorilla;  Frederick, MD

Second Place, $5,000 - A man's life can be changed with forgiveness

   J. Mark Fox, Burlington Times-News;  Burlington, NC

Third Place, $4,000 - Learning to forgive in a war
   Norris Burkes, Florida Times;  Melbourne, FL

Fourth Place, $3,000 - Attitude of honoring our parents promotes a sense of well-being for us
  Delvyn Case, Portland Press Herald;  Portland, ME

Fifth Place, $2,000 - J.C. Penney and the Golden Rule
  John A. Murray, The Washington Examiner

Award of Outstanding Merit, $1,000 - Tebowing in spotlight
   Jack Cavanaugh; U-T San Diego, San Diego, CA

Award of Outstanding Merit, $1,000 - Devastating immorality justifies harsh penalties
   Pierre Eade; Bucks County Courier Times;  Levittown, PA

Award of Outstanding Merit, $1,000 - 'Why didn't someone do something?' haunting
    Shane Idleman; Antelope Valley Press; Lancaster, CA

Award of Outstanding Merit, $1,000 - Redeemed:  The Scott Reynolds Story
   Jon Kleinknecht;  Galion Inquirer;  Galion, OH

Award of Outstanding Merit, $1,000 - What children see, hear really does make difference
   Carolyn R. Scheidies;  Kearney Hub;  Kearney, NE

Award of Outstanding Merit, $1,000 - We can give thanks despite tough times
   Dayle Shockley;  Beaumont Enterprise; Beaumont, TX

Award of Outstanding Merit, $1,000 - What if I don't feel love for my spouse?

  Steve Cornell;   The Morning Call;  Allentown, PA

Award of Outstanding Merit, $1,000 - A letter to August
   Billy Watkins, The Clarion-Ledger;  Jackson, MS

Award of Outstanding Merit, $1,000 - Shining the spotlight on Christ

  Kim Wier, The Daily Sentinel;  Nacogdoches, TX

Award of Outstanding Merit, $1,000 - Life is so much more than a moment in time
   Michael Helms;  The Paper;  Hoschton, GA

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2011 Amy Writing Award Winners

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First Place, $10,000 - Finding Forgiveness
   Christina Ryan Claypool, The Lima News;  Lima, OH

Second Place, $5,000 - Greater Than Willpower

   Alicea L. Jones, Georgetown View Magazine;  Georgetown, TX

Third Place, $4,000 - How Unemployment Can Be Rewarding
   Kendall Wingrove, http://dailycaller.com

Fourth Place, $3,000 - Warming Center Puts Life in Perspective
  Shelley L. Houston, The Register-Guard;  Eugene, OR

Fifth Place, $2,000 - Living Love
   Leah Shearer, www.americandaily.com

Award of Outstanding Merit, $1,000 - Reveling in Present Puts Suffering In Its Place
   Delvyn C. Case; Portland Press Herald, Portland, ME

Award of Outstanding Merit, $1,000 - Mickey Cohen's Twistian Faith
   Robert Michaels; The Benicia Herald;  Benicia, CA

Award of Outstanding Merit, $1,000 - Ricky, Don't Lose His Number
    Tom Flannery; The Carbondale News; Carbondale, PA

Award of Outstanding Merit, $1,000 - What's Love Got To Do With It?
   Steve Cornell;  Sunday News;  Lancaster, PA

Award of Outstanding Merit, $1,000 - Is Jesus Christ A Liberal Or A Conservative?
   Richard Lee Foster;  Camden News;  Camden AR

Award of Outstanding Merit, $1,000 - Evangelism:  The Latest Cool Thing
   Taryn Hutchison;  The News Herald; Morganton, NC

Award of Outstanding Merit, $1,000 - A Father's Answer

  Diana L. Keathley;   Arizona Literary Magazine;  Chandler, AZ

Award of Outstanding Merit, $1,000 - Sounds Like A Plan
   Rachel Coleman, Leader & Times;  Liberal, KS

Award of Outstanding Merit, $1,000 - Keeping Success in Perspective

  Michael Helms, The Paper;  Montgomery, AL

Award of Outstanding Merit, $1,000 - Evangelicals' Image Problem
   Rusty Wright;  www.americandaily.us

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2010 Amy Writing Award Winners
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First Place, $10,000 - An Unforgettable Holiday
   Ruth J. Colvin, The Post-Standard;  Syracuse, NY

Second Place, $5,000 - Seeking the Perfect Outcome

   Kendall Wingrove, www.americandaily.com

Third Place, $4,000 - Something About That Name
   Cal Thomas, The Washington Examiner

Fourth Place, $3,000 - When A Coach Had to Take a Stand
   C. Byron Buckley, The North Vernon (IN) Plain Dealer

Fifth Place, $2,000 - Wish Lists Don't Always Include Good Gifts
   Eileen Button, The Flint Journal;  Flint, MI

Award of Outstanding Merit, $1,000 - The Spiritual Pathway to March Madness
   John A Murray, The Wall Street Journal

Award of Outstanding Merit, $1,000 - Faith, Brit Hume and Tiger Woods
   Steve Cornell;  Sunday News;  Lancaster, PA

Award of Outstanding Merit, $1,000 - Deeds, Not Words, Define Who We Are
   Delvyn C. Case; Portland Press Herald, Portland, ME

Award of Outstanding Merit, $1,000 - Prayers for Hitch
   Tom Flannery; The Carbondale News; Carbondale, PA

Award of Outstanding Merit, $1,000 - Is Casual Sex Losing It's Zing?
   Rusty Wright;  www.americandaily.com

Award of Outstanding Merit, $1,000 - For Nate
   Stephen Cloud;  The Lillian; Lillian, AL

Award of Outstanding Merit, $1,000 - The Poorhouses of 'A Christmas Carol'

  David Marotta;   Charlottesville (VA) Business Journal

Award of Outstanding Merit, $1,000 - Sharing Faith With Your Kids
   Brenda J. Norris, Bangor Daily News;  Bangor, ME

Award of Outstanding Merit, $1,000 - Listen to God's View of Tolerance
  Dr. Claudia Brantley, The Spartanburg (SC) Herald-Journal

Award of Outstanding Merit, $1,000 - Christ Never Cared to Win Popularity Contests
  Robert Michaels; The Benicia Herald;  Benicia, CA

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2009 Amy Writing Award Winners
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First Place, $10,000 - Faith and Football
   Bill Campell, The Clay County Advocate-Press;  Flora, IL

Second Place, $5,000 - Birthday began year of unexpected gifts

   Rachel Coleman, The Southwest Times;  Liberal, KS

Third Place, $4,000 - Why not be reconciled today?
   Mark Fox, The Times-News;  Burlington, NC

Fourth Place, $3,000 - Tony Blair talking about God, faith
   Rusty Wright and Meg Korpi, The Sun;  San Bernardino, CA

Fifth Place, $2,000 - Ready for the Storm
   Jodi Whisenhunt, McKinney Kids Magazine;  McKinney, TX

Award of Outstanding Merit, $1,000 - What is the secret to a good marriage?
   Norris Burkes, The Elk Grove (CA) Citizen

Award of Outstanding Merit, $1,000 - The issue for conservatives is marriage
   Michael J. McManus, El Dorado (AR) Times-News

Award of Outstanding Merit, $1,000 - Out from the pews and into Paraguay
   Mary Cinadr; The Saratogian, Saratoga Springs, NY

Award of Outstanding Merit, $1,000 - Follow You, Will You Follow Me?
   Janice Lane Palko; Northern Connection Magazine; Pittsburgh, PA

Award of Outstanding Merit, $1,000 - Capitalism is convenient scapegoat
   Bill Dunn;  Republican-American, Waterbury, CT

Award of Outstanding Merit, $1,000 - We need models of conduct, faithfulness
   Rev. Steve Cornell;  The Morning Call; Allentown, PA

Award of Outstanding Merit, $1,000 - Logic isn't mightier than Word

   Dr. Claudia Brantley, The Herald-Journal;  Spartanburg, SC

Award of Outstanding Merit, $1,000 - Kayaking for Dummies
   Patty Mondore, Thousand Islands Sun;  Alexandria Bay, NY

Award of Outstanding Merit, $1,000 - Prepare for uncertain times with faith, health insurance
   Dr. Delvyn C. Case, Jr.; Portland (ME) Press Herald

Award of Outstanding Merit, $1,000 - Preparation pays dividends
  Ed Jordan; Idaho State Journal;  Pocatello, ID

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2008 Amy Writing Award Winners
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First Place, $10,000 - OK, Virginia, There's No Santa Claus.  But There Is God
   Tony Woodlief, The Wall Street Journal (NY)

Second Place, $5,000 - Business Unusual

   Cal Thomas, The Citizen;  Fayetteville, GA

Third Place, $4,000 - We Are the RV Care-A-Vanners
   Nancy Hoag, The Pagosa Springs (CO) SUN

Fourth Place, $3,000 - Life is always most beautiful choice
   Jan White, Andalusia (AL) Star-News

Fifth Place, $2,000 - An unforgettable Christmas aeromedical evacuation
   Robert B. Robeson, Valentine Midland (NE) News

Award of Outstanding Merit, $1,000 - Soldier's Sacrifice Can't Be Ignored
   Derek Maul, The Tampa (FL) Tribune

Award of Outstanding Merit, $1,000 - What's On Your Bucket List?
   Dr. Michael Helms, The Moultrie (GA) Observer

Award of Outstanding Merit, $1,000 - Investing in your spiritual wealth
   David Marotta; The Daily Progress, Charlottesville, VA

Award of Outstanding Merit, $1,000 - A love we can live with
   Dr. Delvyn C. Case, Jr.; Portland (ME) Press Herald

Award of Outstanding Merit, $1,000 - Letting go of hatred, moving on with forgiveness
   Paul Pinkham;  The Florida Times-Union, Jacksonville, FL

Award of Outstanding Merit, $1,000 - The challenge of affluence
   Mark Hendrickson, Ph.D., The Washington Times

Award of Outstanding Merit, $1,000 - Pastor Father is God's love personified

   Brenda J. Norris, The Bangor (ME) Daily News

Award of Outstanding Merit, $1,000 - Bible shows the way out of sin and addiction
   John B. Freeman, Philadelphia (PA) Daily News

Award of Outstanding Merit, $1,000 - Oprah's church:  Celebrating all beliefs
   Rev. Steve Cornell;  The Morning Call; Allentown, PA

Award of Outstanding Merit, $1,000 - Thanksgiving for my country and my God!
   Doris Mataya;  The Roseburg (OR) Beacon

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2007 Amy Writing Award Winners
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First Place, $10,000 - Lovie, Tony A "Super" Pair
   Tom Flannery, Carbondale (PA) News

Second Place, $5,000 - A Teacher With Faith and Reason

   Jeff Jacoby, Boston (MA) Sunday Globe

Third Place, $4,000 - Street Gangs and Sons of Our Society:  A Cry for Daddy
   Gordon Dalbey, Santa Barbara (CA) News-Press

Fourth Place, $3,000 - Mother Teresa's Dark Night of Faith
   Bishop Raymundo J. Peña, Brownsville (TX) Herald

Fifth Place, $2,000 - Draw Me Nearer
   Roy Borges, Inside Journal)

Award of Outstanding Merit, $1,000 - Gift of Love Transcends the Material
   Dr. Delvyn Case, Jr., The Portland (ME) Press Herald

Award of Outstanding Merit, $1,000 - The Chief's Sacrifice
   Pastor Roger Richards, Adirondack (NY) Journal

Award of Outstanding Merit, $1,000 - Do Things Really "Just Happen?"
   ChristyAnne Dickson; The Post, Texas City, TX

Award of Outstanding Merit, $1,000 - Gerald R. Ford:  Prayers of a Healer
   Kendall Wingrove; The Town Courier, East Lansing, MI

Award of Outstanding Merit, $1,000 - Modesty:  New Wave for an Old Virtue
   Linda White;  The Free Lance-Star, Fredericksburg, VA

Award of Outstanding Merit, $1,000 - Ethics Has a Place in Modern Science
   Gene Fant, The Jackson (TN) Sun

Award of Outstanding Merit, $1,000 - Rise in Atheism Includes Condescending Attitude Towards People of Faith

   Hal Tarleton, The Wilson (NC) Daily Times

Award of Outstanding Merit, $1,000 - "This Just In..."  Could "Breaking News" Be Breaking Us?
   Chelsey Poncé, The Marion (IN) Chronicle-Tribune

Award of Outstanding Merit, $1,000 - One Simple Rule Fixes All Behavior Problems
   Rachel Coleman;  The Southwest Daily Times, Liberal, KS

Award of Outstanding Merit, $1,000 - God Uses Failures in Life to Bring About Success
   Bill Ellis;  Herald & Review, Decatur, IL

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2006 Amy Writing Award Winners
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First Place, $10,000 - Forgiveness is the Key to Unlocking Hatred
Jan White (The Andalusia Star-News; Andalusia, AL)

Second Place, $5,000 - It's Time To Forgive

Dr. Sam L. Smith (Jacksonville Daily Progress; Jacksonville, TX)

Third Place, $4,000 - What's Behind Today's Epidemic of Teacher-Student Sex?
David Kupelian (Whistleblower; Medford, OR)

Fourth Place, $3,000 - Does God Want You To Be Rich?
David Van Biema and Jeff Chu (TIME Magazine)

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Fifth Place, $2,000 - The Roads of Life
Guy Keeler (The Fresno Bee; Fresno, CA)

Award of Outstanding Merit, $1,000 - Greatest Story of Forgiveness
Gregory J. Rummo (New Jersey Sunday Herald)

Award of Outstanding Merit, $1,000 - A Glad Father Enjoys the Fruit of His Labor
J. Mark Fox (Burlington Times-News; Burlington, NC)

Award of Outstanding Merit, $1,000 - The Silence of God
Jeff Jacoby (The Boston Globe)

Award of Outstanding Merit, $1,000 - Seeing God In Science
Tom Flannery (The Carbondale News;  Carbondale, PA )

Award of Outstanding Merit,$1,000 - Bonhoeffer Would Have Decried 21st-Century 'Lukewarm' Church
Debbie Thurman (The News & Advance; Lynchburg, VA)

Award of Outstanding Merit,$1,000 - A Veterans Story of Faith, Courage, and the Light
Robert B. Robeson (Valentine Midland News; Valentine, NE)

Award of Outstanding Merit,$1,000 - People Don't Forget What You Are Made Of
Rev. Michael Helms (The Moultrie Observer; Moultrie, GA)

Award of Outstanding Merit, $1,000 - God So Loved The Whole World
Margaret Kiwiet (Fort Worth Star Telegram; Fort Worth, TX)

Award of Outstanding Merit, $1,000 - Christian Men Confront Two Codes
Michael Leamon (The Morning Call; Bethlehem, PA)

Award of Outstanding Merit, $1,000 - Rosie O'Donnell's 'Radical' Statement
Tina Krause (The Times; Munster, IN)