The OASIS Awards Publishing Contest is for unpublished Christian fiction and nonfiction manuscripts, devotionals, children’s books, play scripts, and screenplays. We will celebrate the 2026 winners at The Well Conference, April 30th – May 2nd!

Our 2025 Winners

Congratulations to our 2025 OASIS Awards Winners!

CHILDREN’S BOOKS:

• • 2nd Place: Julie Crane – Olive, Olive What Do You See at Market?

• • 1st Place: Kindra Silk Kreislers – Simple Truths Bible Stories: Dawn: In the Beginning

DEVOTIONALS:

• • 2nd Place: Barbara Ann Holmes – More of Him, Less of Me

• • 2nd Place: Julie Crane – Pausing in His Presence: Meeting with God in His Power and Presence

• • 1st Place: Patti Schultz, Ed.D. – Finding Hope in the Healing Hem of His Garment: A 60 Day Devotional for Women Grieving Infant and Pregnancy Loss

FICTION:

• • 2nd Place: Kimberly Johnson – Messages: An Illustrated Novel

• • 1st Place: Anna Moore Bradfield – Beloved: Michal’s Story

NONFICTION:

• • 1st Place: Barbara Ann Holmes – Designed Magnified: Knowing the God Who Designs: Interior Design from a Biblical Perspective

SCREENPLAY:

• 1st Place: Barbara Ann Holmes – A Letter to the Church

NEW Contest Information and Submission Guidelines:

Winners and finalists of the 2026 Oasis Awards will be honored at The Well Conference, where one winner in each category will be announced. With a commitment to publish your winning manuscript with The Well Publishers, first-place winners in each category will be awarded a prize of $500 towards your publishing needs. Our team knows that most publishing projects require more than $500 in services, so we want to help you make a dent in the costs with this prize. The Well Publishers will meet with you for a consultation to answer your questions and best meet your publishing needs.

You may enter works in each of the categories below. Should you submit multiple entries, please use a separate form with a $40 payment for each entry. Only those who follow the full submission guidelines will be considered:

• • Submission must be an unpublished work, fiction or nonfiction

• • Must be supplied as a PDF, double-spaced

• • Must be submitted no later than 3/15/2026 to Kathy Bruins at kbruins77@gmail.com

• • Must be at least 50pp and include an outline for the rest of the book (with the exception of children’s book manuscripts)

• • Final work must be at least 100pp when completed (with the children’s book exception).

• • Any illustrations or graphics must be supplied with the final manuscript. If an illustrator is needed, we can provide a referral.

• • Winners must submit the finished manuscript and be ready to proceed with publication no later than March 1^st of the year following notification of winning the prize.

Note: The $500 prize toward the total publication cost with The Well Publishers will be awarded to first prize winner(s) only. No monetary equivalent will be given as the Oasis Award prize is for the sole purpose of publishing. If the manuscript is not finished by the deadline or an award winner decides not to publish with The Well Publishers, the $500 publication prize must be forfeited and the author will be responsible for all costs incurred for services provided by The Well Publishers up to that point. The winning manuscript will be reviewed for editing needs, and if editing is required, The Well Publishers will match an editor with the author. At that time, an agreement will be signed between the author and The Well Publishers. Authors are encouraged to provide input on cover and interior design but must use TWP designers.