The Leader in Faith Formation was recognized for multiple “Ascension Kids” titles, resources for liturgy and spirituality, and the new Catechism of the Catholic Church, Ascension Edition
The Association of Catholic Publishers (ACP) has announced 94 finalists across 16 different categories for its prestigious 2023 Excellence in Publishing Awards.
11 Ascension titles were named as finalists in 8 categories, including all 3 children’s categories, the Spanish category, and the general interest category.
In a press release shared by email on April 4, ACP’s executive director Therese Brown shared, “This past year continues a trend that we saw in last year’s finalists—women including Mary, saints like St. Monica, and contemporary women—are the focus and inspiration for a number of this year’s best titles.”
The winners in each category will be announced by ACP in June.
Ascension EPA Finalists by Category
Children’s Books: Picture Books
- Anyone but Bear (Written by Suzy Senior; Illustrated by Dubravka Kolanovic, Ascension)
- Louie’s Lent (Written by Claudia Cangilla McAdam; Illustrated by Michael Rogers, Ascension)
Children’s Books: Young Readers
- Donuts After Mass: A Tale About Walking with Jesus (Joann Bradvica, Rafaela Bradvica, and Daniela Bradvica, Ascension)
- The Real Presence (Written by: Claudia Cangilla McAdam; Illustrated by: Gina Capaldi, Ascension)
Children’s Books: Teens
- Venture: The Bible Timeline for High School (Mark Hart, Ascension)
General Interest
- Catechism of the Catholic Church, Ascension Edition (Ascension)
Inspirational
- What Would Monica Do? (Patti Maguire Armstrong and Roxane Beauclair Salonen, Ascension)
Resources for Liturgy
- Solemnities: Celebrating a Tapestry of Divine Beauty (Christopher Carstens and Alexis Kutarna, Ascension)
Spanish
- María: Caminata por la Biblia con la Santísima Madre (Edward Sri, Ascension)
Spirituality
- Introduction to the Devout Life (St. Francis de Sales, Translated by Matthew K. Minerd, Ascension)
- Rejoice! An Advent Pilgrimage into the Heart of Scripture (Year A) (Fr. Mark Toups, Ascension)
More about the Excellence in Publishing Awards
The EPA awards are hosted annually by the Association of Catholic Publishers (ACP), an organization that “seeks to provide visibility to, advocacy for, and sustainability of published Catholic content.” Ascension is a Foundation Member of the ACP along with many other leading Catholic publishing houses. The EPA awards are competitive, with dozens of titles being submitted for 16 categories. In 2022, Ascension books and programs won more awards from the EPA than any other publisher.
About Ascension
Ascension is a multimedia network and the leader in Catholic faith formation and digital content. Over the past 25 years, Ascension has helped nurture the faith of more than 10 million Catholics through award-winning books, the chart-topping Bible in a Year and Catechism in a Year podcasts, more than 50 unique faith formation programs, and Ascension Presents, which hosts the largest Catholic YouTube channel in English.