It’s a good thing that I missed the CMN breakfast this morning, because there would have surely been some squealing and shouting and loud huzzahs from my corner when the winners were announced. (You might say I’m a wee bit of a fangirl…)

The finalists for adult fiction were:

• Murder in the Vatican: The Church Mysteries of Sherlock Holmes by Ann Margaret Lewis
• Rachel’s Contrition by Michelle Buckman
• Theophilus by Michael O’Brien

The finalists for children’s/young adult fiction were:

• Alex O’Donnell and the 40 Cyberthievesby Regina Doman
• Hiding the Stranger by Joan Kelly
• Tristan’s Travels by Karl Bjorn Erickson

And the winners of the 2011 Catholic Arts and Letters Awards are…
Michelle Buckman and Regina Doman!

Congratulations to all our finalists, and a warm whoop for our winners!

I’ll be offline tomorrow for the 500-mile drive home, but I have many pictures from today and yesterday to share, and I trust Stephanie’s going to keep us all updated about tomorrow’s goings-on.

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