Five Ave Maria Press authors are finalists in three categories as part of the 2024 Excellence in Publishing Awards for the Association of Catholic Publishers.

The finalists are:

Julia Sadusky for Start Talking to Your Kids about Sex (General Interest Category)

Paul George for Holy Grit (Inspirational Category)
Emily Jaminet for Holy Habits from the Sacred Heart (Inspirational Category)

Fr. Agustino Torres, CFR, for Prepare Your Heart: A Guided Advent Journal for Prayer and Meditation (Spirituality Category)
Fr. John Burns for Return: A Guided Lent Journal for Prayer and Meditation (Spirituality Category)

First, second, and third-place winners will be announced in June. A “Resource of the Year” will be named from among the first place finishers of the 17 categories.