Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/James R Payton Jr.
His book won a Word Guild prize in 2014,http://www.thebanner.org/news/2014/12/redeemer-professor-wins-top-prize-at-annual-word-guild-awards though this is not mentioned in the article. Is that enough for  #1? It appears to be the Canadian equivalent of the Gold Medallion Book Award, and that has been enough to establish notability in the past (e.g. Bodie and Brock Thoene
— User:StAnselm, 12:22, 2 April 2017 (UTC)
Stance: keep
Cited policy: WP:ANYBIO (Wikipedia:Notability)