A "Christian sex book" won the top honor during the 25th annual Word Guild Canadian Christian Writing Awards, announced June 12 in a black-tie event at World Vision's headquarters in Mississauga, Ontario.

The awards honored the work of 28 Canadian Christian writers in book and article categories for work published in 2012.

Sheila Wray Gregoire won the Grace Irwin Prize—a $5,000 literary award—for The Good Girl's Guide to Great Sex (Zondervan), which was written for married women.

"An intimate and often detailed guide for young women, but a must-read for all married persons and those planning marriage," said Ray Wiseman, who headed the Grace Irwin judging team. "Well done, Sheila, for daring to write a 'how-to' book that ministers to a crying need in the church."

Gregoire, who accepted the award, asked: "Do you know how strange it is to be the Christian sex lady?"

Canada's most prestigious literary prize for Christian writer, the award is given in honor of the late author, classics scholar and ordained minister Grace Lilian Irwin.

Margaret Terry's Dear Deb: A Woman With Cancer, A Friend With Secrets and the Letters That Became Their Miracle (Thomas Nelson) won in both the General Market and Life Stories categories.

Lawrence Brice was honored in the Instructional Book and Apologetics/Evangelism categories for Confident Faith: In a World That Wants to Believe (Deep River Books).

The contest received 285 entries—146 books and 139 shorter pieces—from writers across Canada and overseas, according to organizers. Besides book categories, the award categories also featured entries for articles, columns, poems and song lyrics.

Visit http://www.thewordguild.com/resources/media/ for a complete list of winners.

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