Peggy Wirgau’s “The Stars in April,” took home first place in the children’s/young adult category of the 2022 Southern Christian Writers Conference Notable Book Awards.   

The winners were announced Saturday, June 22, during the 2022 Southern Christian Book Expo. The 2022 expo was hosted via Facebook, and the award ceremony was hosted in-person at the TAB Media Group building in Homewood, Alabama.  

“The Stars in April” is based on the true story of 12-year-old Titanic survivor, Ruth Becker. The daughter of missionaries in India, Ruth, along with her brother and mother, boarded the Titanic to make the journey to New York where her brother would receive medical treatment. The trip should’ve been a predictable, four-week voyage across the world. But as history shows, it was nothing like anyone imagined.   

About the Author 

Peggy Wirgau loves true stories from the past and writes through the eyes of ordinary people in history who faced extraordinary challenges and became heroes. Like Ruth's family in The Stars in April, Peggy hails from Michigan. She and her husband have two adult children and split their time between Michigan and Florida. Connect with her at peggywirgau.com, The Stars in April on Facebook, Instagram 

“The Stars in April” is available for purchase in hardcover and softcover editions from Amazon, and audiobook Amazon Audie.  

About the Southern Christian Writers Conference 

The SCWC was founded in 1991 by David and Joanne Sloan as an outlet to educate and encourage writers. Four years later, David and Joanne’s daughter, Cheryl Wray, took the reins and expanded the conference to include an annual book expo and book awards. 

 Learn more about the SCWC at its website or on Facebook.