Vindicating the Vixens has made the finalist list in the Foreword INDIE awards' non-fiction religion category. Thousands of books are entered each year, and Foreword's panel of more than 120 librarians and booksellers "take part in the judging, narrowing it down to a group of finalists and winners that represent the best books, all independently published, in over 60 categories." Vixens is in heady company with other finalists coming from Stanford University Press, Notre Dame Press, SUNY, and other reputable independent publishing houses. Winners will be announced in June.