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Revision as of 20:33, 19 February 2012 by Qworty (talk | contribs) (→Notable Authors: adding J. Mark Bertrand)(diff) ← Previous revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff) For the Laredo, Texas, settlement house, see Bethany House (Laredo, Texas).| Parent company | Baker Publishing Group |
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| Founded | 1966 |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Headquarters location | Bloomington, Minnesota |
| Official website | www |
Bethany House Publishers is an evangelical publisher that publishes mostly Christian fiction and Non-Fiction. Bethany House Publishers was bought out in 2003 by Baker Publishing Group. In 2010, Bethany House has been open of fifty-two years.
There are two types of fiction published by Bethany House Publishers, Historical and Contemporary. Historical Fiction is considered any book that its setting is prior to 1950. Contemporary Fiction is defined as any book that its main setting in is the last fifty years. The fiction books can be stand alone or series. In non-fiction, there are three categories the book can fall in, Bethany Backyard, Devotional/Personal Growth, and Contemporary Issues. Bethany Backyard is devotional or homeschool books for children. Devotional/ Personal Growth is books that is for your quiet time. Contemporary Issues are books that give information and answers questions about contemporary issues. Examples of Contemporary Issues are Marriage and Family, Women’s Issues,Spirituality, Cults, Applied Theology. (Mettee)
Stats
Bethany house currently has published over 1,000 books. They currently annually publish 120 books per year. (Bethany House.com) Manuscript and other services Bethany House offers two types of manuscript services.They offer First Edition which puts manuscripts on a website for subscribing Publishers to read and possible pick up. The second is the Writer’s Edge Manuscript Service, where Bethany house will read the manuscript and send out to subscribing publishers. They also make available writer’s conference services. (Mettee)
Awards
Throughout Bethany House Publishing history three main awards have been awarded to them. Bethany House Publishers have received thirty-three Gold or Platinum awards. They have also won twenty two , since the awards inception in 2000. (Bethany house.com)
Notable Authors
Sorted alphabetically.
- Tamera Alexander
- Stephen Arterburn
- Lynn Austin
- J. Mark Bertrand
- Jim Burns
- T. Davis Bunn
- Wayne Cordeiro
- Paul Coughlin
- W. Dale Cramer
- Ron Deal
- James Garlow
- Norman Geisler
- Deeanne Gist
- Cathy Marie Hake
- Karen Hancock
- Kristen Heitzmann
- Cindy Jacobs
- T.D. Jakes
- Lois Gladys Leppard
- Beverly Lewis
- TobyMac
- Judith Miller
- Michael A. O'Donnell
- Janette Oke
- Mark Andrew Olsen
- Robin Parrish
- Judith Pella
- Tracie Peterson
- Michael Phillips
- Leonard Ravenhill
- Kim Vogel Sawyer
- Dutch Sheets
- Lauraine Snelling
- Jamie Langston Turner
External links
- Bethany House Official Site
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