Christy Award
The Christy Awards, established in 1999, are awarded each year to recognize fiction of excellence written from a Christian perspective with matters of faith at its core.[1] Awards are given in several genres, including contemporary (stand-alone novels and series), historical, romance (contemporary and historical), suspense, and visionary. In addition, an award is given for first novel and young adult.
Designed to nurture and encourage creativity and quality in the writing and publishing of fiction written from a Christian worldview and showcase the breadth and depth of fiction choices available, The Christy Awards are named in honor of Catherine Marshall and her novel Christy.
In 2017, the Evangelical Christian Publishers Association (ECPA), an international non-profit trade organization, assumed ownership and administration of the award.[2] Winners are chosen by industry insiders, including reviewers, editors, bookstore owners, and book buyers.[3]
2019 winners and finalists[]
- BOOK OF THE YEAR: Becoming Mrs. Lewis by Patti Callahan (Thomas Nelson, Harper Collins Christian Publishing)
- Contemporary Romance: Winner: Falling for You by Becky Wade(Bethany House/ Baker Publishing Group)
- Finalist: Brunch at Bittersweet Cafe by Carla Laureano (Tyndale House Publishers)
- Finalist: Wait for Me by Susan May Warren (Revell/ Baker Publishing Group)
- First Novel Winner: The Baggage Handler by David Rawlings (Thomas Nelson)
- Finalist: Engraved on the Heart by Tara Johnson (Tyndale House Publishers)
- Finalist: The Plum Blooms in Winter by Linda Thompson (Mountain Brook Ink)
- General Fiction Winner: No One Ever Asked by Katie Ganshert (WaterBrook)
- Finalist: Send Down the Rain by Charles Martin (Thomas Nelson)
- Finalist: We Hope for Better Things by Erin Bartels (Revell/ Baker Publishing Group)
- Historical Winner: Shelter of the Most High by Connilyn Cossette (Bethany House/ Baker Publishing Group)
- Finalist: A Rumored Fortune by Joanna Davidson Politano (Revell/ Baker Publishing Group)
- Finalist: Of Fire and Lions by Mesu Andrews (WaterBrook)
- Finalist: The Seamstress by Allison Pittman (Tyndale House Publishers)
- Historical Romance Winner: Becoming Mrs. Lewis by Patti Callahan (Thomas Nelson)
- Winner: With this Pledge by Tamera Alexander (Thomas Nelson)
- Finalist: A Defense of Honor by Kristi Ann Hunter (Bethany House/ Baker Publishing Group)
- Mystery/Suspense/Thriller Winner: Every Wicked Man by Steven James (Berkley, an imprint of Penguin Random House)
- Finalist: Called to Protect by Lynette Eason (Revell/ Baker Publishing Group)
- Finalist: Mind Games by Nancy Mehl (Bethany House/ Baker Publishing Group)
- Short Form Winner: Catching Christmas by Terri Blackstock (Thomas Nelson)
- Finalist: A Shot at Love within The Christmas Heirloom by Sarah Loudin Thomas (Bethany House/ Baker Publishing Group)
- Finalist: Falling for Grace by Janet W. Ferguson (Southern Sun Press LLC)
- Finalist: Legacy of Love within The Christmas Heirloom by Kristi Ann Hunter (Bethany House/ Baker Publishing Group)
- Visionary Winner: Shivering World by Kathy Tyers (Enclave Publishing)
- Finalist: Mark of the Raven by Morgan L. Busse (Bethany House/ Baker Publishing Group)
- Finalist: The Story Peddler by Lindsay A. Franklin (Enclave Publishing)
- Finalist: The Wounded Shadow by Patrick W. Carr (Bethany House/ Baker Publishing Group)
- Young Adult Winner: The Warrior Maiden by Melanie Dickerson (Thomas Nelson)
- Finalist: The Crescent Stone by Matt Mikalatos (Wander, a YA imprint of Tyndale House)
- Finalist: Fawkes by Nadine Brandes (Thomas Nelson)
2018 winners and finalists[]
- BOOK OF THE YEAR: True to You by Becky Wade (Bethany House, a division of Baker Publishing Group)
- Contemporary Romance: Winner: True to You by Becky Wade (Bethany House/ Baker Publishing Group)
- Finalist: The Secret Life of Sarah Hollenbeck by Bethany Turner (Revell/ Baker Publishing Group)
- Finalist: Troubled Waters by Susan May Warren (Revell, a division of Baker Publishing Group)
- First Novel Winner: Missing Isaac by Valerie Fraser Luesse (Revell, a division of Baker Publishing Group)
- Finalist: Freedom's Ring by Heidi Chiavaroli (Tyndale House Publishers, Inc.)
- Finalist: The House on Foster Hill by Jaime Jo Wright (Bethany House, a division of Baker Publishing Group))
- Finalist: Turtles in the Road by Kaley Rhea and Rhonda Rhea (Bold Vision Books)
- General Fiction Winner: Life After by Katie Ganshert (WaterBrook)
- Finalist: A Time to Stand by Robert Whitlow (Thomas Nelson - HarperCollins Christian Publishing)
- Finalist: The Space Between Words by Michele Phoenix (Thomas Nelson - HarperCollins Christian Publishing)
- Historical Winner: Isaiah's Daughter by Mesu Andrews (WaterBrook)
- Finalist: Catching the Wind by Melanie Dobson (Tyndale House Publishers, Inc.)
- Finalist: Many Sparrows by Lori Benton (WaterBrook)
- Historical Romance Winner: The Lacemaker by Laura Frantz (Revell, a division of Baker Publishing Group)
- Finalist: A Dangerous Legacy by Elizabeth Camden (Bethany House, a division of Baker Publishing Group)
- Finalist: To Wager Her Heart by Tamera Alexander (Zondervan, Harper Collins Christian Publishing)
- Mystery/Suspense/Thriller Winner: The House on Foster Hill by Jaime Jo Wright (Bethany House, a division of Baker Publishing Group)
- Finalist: Coldwater by Samuel Parker (Revell, a division of Baker Publishing Group)
- Finalist: Rule of Law by Randy Singer (Tyndale House Publishers)
- Short Form Winner: 12 Days at Bleakly Manor by Michelle Griep (Barbour Publishing)
- Finalist: Guilt by Association by Heather Day Gilbert (Woodhaven Press (Heather Day Gilbert))
- Finalist: Her Secret Daughter by Ruth Logan Herne (Harlequin Love Inspired)
- Visionary Winner: The Man He Never Was by James Rubart (HarperCollins Christian Publishing)
- Finalist: Awakened by Morgan Busse (Enclave/ Gilead Publishing)
- Finalist: The Day the Angels Fell by Shawn Smucker (Revell/ Baker Publishing Group)
- Young Adult Winner: The Delusion by Laura Gallier (Wander, a YA imprint of Tyndale House)
- Finalist: Last Summer at Eden by Christina Hergenrader (Concordia Publishing House)
- Finalist: Unraveling by Sara Ella (Thomas Nelson - HarperCollins Christian Publishing)
2017 winners and finalists[]
- BOOK OF THE YEAR: Long Way Gone by Charles Martin (Thomas Nelson, Harper Collins Christian Publishing)
- Contemporary Romance: Winner: Her One and Only by Becky Wade (Bethany House, a division of Baker Publishing Group)
- First Novel Winner: Stars in the Grass by Ann Marie Stewart (Barbour Publishing)
- Finalist: Counted with the Stars by Connilyn Cossette (Bethany House, a division of Baker Publishing Group)
- Finalist: Like a River from Its Course by Kelli Stuart (Kregel Publications)
- General Fiction Winner: Long Way Gone by Charles Martin (Thomas Nelson)
- Winner: The Promise of Jesse Woods by Chris Fabry (Tyndale House Publishers
- Finalist: The Undoing of Saint Silvanus by Beth Moore (Tyndale House Publishers
- Historical Winner: The Mark of the King by Jocelyn Green (Bethany House, a division of Baker Publishing Group)
- Finalist: Like a River from Its Course by Kelli Stuart (Kregel Publications)
- Finalist: Miriam by Mesu Andrews (WaterBrook)
- Historical Romance Winner: A Note Yet Unsung by Tamera Alexander (Bethany House, a division of Baker Publishing Group)
- Winner: The Lady and the Lionheart by Joanne Bischof (Mason Jar Books)
- Finalist: From This Moment by Elizabeth Camden (Bethany House, a division of Baker Publishing Group)
- Mystery/Suspense/Thriller Winner: When Death Draws Near by Carrie Stuart Parks (Thomas Nelson)
- Finalist: Without Warning by Joel C. Rosenberg Tyndale House Publishers
- Finalist: If I Run by Terri Blackstock (Zondervan)
- Short Form Winner: Looking Into You by Chris Fabry (Tyndale House Publishers
- Finalist: Mirror Image by Laura Scott (Harlequin Love Inspired Suspense)
- Finalist: Restoring Christmas: A Novella by Cynthia Ruchti (Worthy Publishing)
- Visionary Winner: The Long Journey to Jake Palmer by James Rubart (Thomas Nelson)
- Finalist: The Alliance by Jolina Petersheim (Tyndale House Publishers
- Finalist: King's Folly by Jill Williamson (Bethany House, a division of Baker Publishing Group)
- Young Adult Winner: The Silent Songbird by Melanie Dickerson (Thomas Nelson)
- Finalist: If You're Gone by Brittany Goodwin (Edge of 22)
- Finalist: Unblemished by Sara Ella (Thomas Nelson)
2016 winners and finalists[]
- BOOK OF THE YEAR: The Five Times I Met Myself by James L. Rubart (Thomas Nelson, Harper Collins Christian Publishing)
- First Novel
- Finalist: A Noble Masquerade by Kristi Ann Hunter (Bethany House, a division of Baker Publishing Group)
- Finalist: The Choosing by Rachelle Dekker (Tyndale House Publishers
- Finalist: Irish Meadows by Susan Anne Mason (Bethany House, a division of Baker Publishing Group)
- Contemporary Romance/Suspense: Winner: The Wedding Chapel by Rachel Hauck (Zondervan)
- Finalist: Falling Like Snowflakes by Denise Hunter (Thomas Nelson)
- Finalist: Sabotaged by Dani Pettrey (Bethany House, a division of Baker Publishing Group)
- Contemporary Series, Sequels, and Novellas Winner: Crazy Little Thing Called Love by Beth K. Vogt (Howard Books, a division of Simon & Schuster)
- Finalist: Anna's Healing by Vannetta Chapman (Harvest House Publishers)
- Finalist: Come Rain or Come Shine by Jan Karon (G.P. Putnam's Sons)
- Contemporary Standalone Winner: The Sea Keeper's Daughters by Lisa Wingate (Tyndale House Publishers
- Finalist: The Art of Losing Yourself by Katie Ganshert (WaterBrook) Press
- Finalist: As Waters Gone By by Cynthia Ruchti (Abingdon Press)
- Historical Winner: Secrets She Kept by Cathy Gohlke (Tyndale House Publishers
- Finalist: The Girl from the Train by Irma Joubert (Thomas Nelson)
- Finalist: The Wood's Edge by Lori Benton (WaterBrook Press)
- Historical Romance Winner: Luther and Katharina by Jody Hedlund (WaterBrook Press)
- Finalist: Beyond All Dreams by Elizabeth Camden (Bethany House, a division of Baker Publishing Group)
- Finalist: The Lost Heiress by Roseanna M. White (Bethany House, a division of Baker Publishing Group)
- Finalist: To Win Her Favor by Tamera Alexander (Zondervan)
- Suspense Winner: Twisted Innocence by Terri Blackstock (Zondervan)
- Finalist: The Bones Will Speak by Carrie Stuart Parks (Thomas Nelson)
- Finalist: Vendetta by Lisa Harris (Revell)
- Visionary Winner: The Five Times I Met Myself by James L. Rubart (Thomas Nelson)
- Finalist: A Time to Speak by Nadine Brandes (Enclave Publishing)
- Finalist: Waking Beauty by Sarah E. Morin (Enclave Publishing)
- Young Adult Winner: The Choosing by Rachelle Dekker (Tyndale House Publishers
- Finalist: Rebel by R.J. Anderson (Enclave Publishing)
- Finalist: To Get to You by Joanne Bischof (Independently Published)
2015 winners and finalists[]
- BOOK OF THE YEAR: Thief of Glory by Sigmund Brouwer (WaterBrook Multnomah Publishing Group)
- Contemporary Romance: Winner: A Broken Kind of Beautiful by Katie Ganshert (WaterBrook Multnomah Publishing Group)
- Finalist: Firewall by DiAnn Mills (Tyndale House Publishers
- Finalist: Undetected by Dee Henderson (Bethany House, a division of Baker Publishing Group)
- Contemporary Series, Sequels, and Novellas Winner: The Amish Blacksmith by Mindy Starns Clark and Susan Meissner (Harvest House Publishers)
- Finalist: Home to Chicory Lane by Deborah Raney (Abingdon Press)
- Finalist: When I Fall in Love by Susan May Warren (Tyndale House Publishers
- Contemporary Standalone Winner: The Story Keeper by Lisa Wingate (Tyndale House Publishers
- Finalist: Farewell, Four Waters by Kate McCord (RiverNorth, an imprint of Moody Publishing)
- Finalist: Somebody Safe with Somebody Good by Jan Karon (G.P. Putnam's Sons)
- First Novel Winner: Feast for Thieves by Marcus Brotherton (RiverNorth, an imprint of Moody Publishing)
- Finalist: For Such A Time by Kate Breslin (Bethany House, a division of Baker Publishing Group)
- Finalist: House of Living Stones by Kate Schuermann (Concordia Publishing House)
- Historical Winner: The Sentinels of Andersonville by Tracy Groot (Tyndale House Publishers
- Finalist: The Advocate by Randy Singer (Tyndale House Publishers
- Finalist: The Invention of Wings by Sue Monk (Viking)
- Historical Romance Winner: Thief of Glory by Sigmund Brouwer (WaterBrook Multnomah Publishing Group)
- Finalist: A Beauty So Rare by Tamera Alexander (Bethany House, a division of Baker Publishing Group)
- Finalist: With Every Breath by Elizabeth Camden (Bethany House, a division of Baker Publishing Group)
- Suspense Winner: The Color of Justice by Ace Collins (Abingdon Press)
- Finalist: A Cry From the Dust by Carrie Stuart Parks (Thomas Nelson, Harper Collins Christian Publishing)
- Finalist: Sky Zone by Creston Mapes (David C Cook)
- Visionary Winner: Once Beyond a Time by Ann Tatlock (Heritage Beacon Fiction)
- Finalist: Shadow Hand by Anne Elisabeth Stengl (Bethany House, a division of Baker Publishing Group)
- Finalist: A Time to Die by Nadine Brandes (Enclave Publishing)
- Young Adult Winner: Storm Siren by Mary Weber (Thomas Nelson, Harper Collins Christian Publishing)
- Finalist: Failstate: Nemesis by John W. Otte (Enclave Publishing)
- Finalist: This Quiet Sky by Joanne Bischof (Independently Published)
2014 winners and finalists[]
- BOOK OF THE YEAR: Burning Sky by Lori Benton (WaterBrook Multnomah Publishing Group)
- Contemporary Romance: Winner: Dangerous Passage by Lisa Harris (Revell, a division of Baker Publishing Group)
- Finalist: Once Upon a Prince by Rachel Hauck (Zondervan, Harper Collins Christian Publishing)
- Finalist: Rosemary Cottage by Colleen Coble (Thomas Nelson, Harper Collins Christian Publishing)
- Finalist: Vanished by Irene Hannon (Revell, a division of Baker Publishing Group)
- Contemporary Series, Sequels, and Novellas Winner: Take a Chance on Me by (Tyndale House Publishers)
- Finalist: Firefly Island by (Bethany House Publishers, a division of Baker Publishing Group)
- Finalist: Lock, Stock, and Over a Barrel by Melody Carlson (B&H Publishing Group)
- Contemporary Standalone Winner: Stones for Bread by (WaterBrook Multnomah Publishing Group)
- Finalist: Every Waking Moment by (Tyndale House Publishers
- Finalist: The Prayer Box by (Tyndale House Publishers)
- First Novel Winner: Burning Sky by Lori Benton (WaterBrook Multnomah Publishing Group)
- Finalist: A Cast of Stones by Patrick W. Carr (Bethany House Publishers, a division of Baker Publishing Group)
- Finalist: Dear Mr. Knightly by Katherine Reay (Thomas Nelson, Harper Collins Christian Publishing)
- Historical Winner: Burning Sky by (WaterBrook Multnomah Publishing Group)
- Finalist: All for a Story by (Tyndale House Publishers)
- Finalist: Sweet Mercy by Ann Tatlock (Bethany House Publishers, a division of Baker Publishing Group)
- Historical Romance Winner: Harvest of Gold by Tessa Afshar (River North, from Moody Publishing)
- Finalist: Stealing the Preacher by Karen Witemeyer (Bethany House, a division of Baker Publishing Group)
- Finalist: Under a Blackberry Moon by Serena B. Miller (Revell)
- Suspense Winner: Outlaw by Ted Dekker (Center Street, a division of Hachette Book Group USA)
- Finalist: Dark Justice by Brandilyn Collins (B&H Publishing Group)
- Finalist: Singularity by Steven James (Revell, a division of Baker Publishing Group)
- Visionary Winner: Dragonwitch by Anne Elisabeth Stengl (Bethany House, a division of Baker Publishing Group)
- Finalist: A Cast of Stones by Patrick W. Carr (Bethany House, a division of Baker Publishing Group)
- Finalist: Numb by ()
2013 winners and finalists[]
- Contemporary Romance: Winner: The Breath of Dawn by (Bethany House)
- Finalist: Lethal Legacy by Irene Hannon (Revell)
- Finalist: Wildflowers from Winter by ()
- Contemporary Series, Sequels, and Novellas Winner: You Don't Know Me by (Tyndale House Publishers)
- Finalist: Two Destinies by (David C Cook)
- Finalist: Waiting for Sunrise by (Revell)
- Contemporary Standalone Winner: Not in the Heart by (Tyndale House Publishers)
- Finalist: The Air We Breathe by (Bethany House)
- Finalist: Borders of the Heart by (Tyndale House Publishers)
- First Novel Winner: Into the Free by (David C Cook)
- Finalist: Tangled Ashes by (Tyndale House Publishers)
- Finalist: Wedded to War by (River North, an imprint of Moody Press)
- Historical Winner: Flame of Resistance by (Tyndale House Publishers)
- Finalist: Wedded to War by (River North, an imprint of Moody Press)
- Finalist: A Wreath of Snow by ()
- Historical Romance Winner: Against the Tide by (Bethany House)
- Finalist: Be Still My Soul by ()
- Finalist: Love's Reckoning by (Revell)
- Suspense Winner: Rare Earth by Davis Bunn (Bethany House)
- Finalist: Downfall by Terri Blackstock (Zondervan)
- Finalist: The Last Plea Bargain by (Tyndale House Publishers)
- Finalist: Submerged by (Bethany House)
- Visionary Winner: Soul's Gate by (Thomas Nelson)
- Finalist: Daughter of Light by ()
- Finalist: Starflower by Anne Elisabeth Stengl (Bethany House)
- Young Adult Winner: Child of the Mountains by (Delacorte Press)
- Finalist: Failstate by ()
- Finalist: Interrupted: A Life Beyond Words by (Zondervan)
2012 winners and finalists[]
- Contemporary Romance: Winner: Wolfsbane by ()
- Finalist: My Foolish Heart by (Tyndale House Publishers)
- Finalist: Larkspur Cove by (Bethany House)
- Contemporary Series: Winner: The Amish Midwife by and (Harvest House Publishers)
- Finalist: Dancing on Glass by (B&H Publishing Group)
- Finalist: The Touch by Randall Wallace (Tyndale House Publishers)
- Contemporary Standalone: Winner: Promises to Keep by (Bethany House)
- Finalist: Dry as Rain by (Tyndale House Publishers)
- Finalist: Words by (B&H Publishing Group)
- First Novel: Winner: Words by (B&H Publishing Group)
- Finalist: An Eye for Glory by Karl Bacon (Zondervan)
- Finalist: Southern Fried Sushi by ()
- Historical: Winner: Wonderland Creek by Lynn Austin (Bethany House)
- Finalist: Forsaking All Others by (Tyndale House Publishers)
- Finalist: Mine is the Night by ()
- Historical Romance: Winner: The Maid of Fairbourne Hall by Julie Klassen (Bethany House)
- Finalist: A Lasting Impression by Tamera Alexander (Bethany House)
- Finalist: To Die For by (Howard Books)
- Suspense: Winner: The Queen by Steven James (Revell)
- Finalist: Over the Edge by (B&H Publishing Group)
- Finalist: Pattern of Wounds by (Bethany House)
- Visionary: Winner: Veiled Rose by Anne Elisabeth Stengl (Bethany House)
- Finalist: The Chair by (B&H Publishing Group)
- Finalist: Forbidden by Ted Dekker and Tosca Lee (Center Street)
- Young Adult: Winner: Waterfall by (David C Cook)
- Finalist: How Huge the Night by and (Kregel Publications)
- Finalist: The Merchant's Daughter by (Zondervan)
2011 winners and finalists[]
- Contemporary Romance: Winner: Sworn to Protect by DiAnn Mills (Tyndale House Publishers)
- Finalist: Blood Ransom by Lisa Harris (Zondervan)
- Finalist: Indivisible by (WaterBrook Press)
- Contemporary Series: Winner: The Reluctant Prophet by Nancy Rue (David C. Cook)
- Finalist: The Thorn by Beverly Lewis (Bethany House Publishers)
- Finalist: The Waiting by ()
- Contemporary Standalone: Winner: Almost Heaven by (Tyndale House Publishers)
- Finalist: Lady in Waiting by Susan Meissner (WaterBrook Press)
- Finalist: A Season of Miracles by (Kregel Publications)
- First Novel: Winner: Heartless by Anne Elisabeth Stengl (Bethany House Publishers)
- Finalist: Crossing Oceans by (Tyndale House Publishers)
- Finalist: A Season of Miracles by (Kregel Publications)
- Historical: Winner: While We’re Far Apart by Lynn Austin (Bethany House Publishers)
- Finalist: Chosen: The Lost Diaries of Queen Esther by (David C. Cook)
- Finalist: For Time & Eternity by (Tyndale House Publishers)
- Historical Romance: Winner: The Girl in the Gatehouse by Julie Klassen (Bethany House)
- Finalist: She Walks in Beauty by (Bethany House Publishers)
- Finalist: Within My Heart by Tamera Alexander (Bethany House Publishers)
- Suspense: Winner: The Bishop by Steven James ()
- Finalist: The Bride Collector by Ted Dekker (Center Street)
- FInalist: Predator by Terri Blackstock (Zondervan)
- Visionary: Winner: To Darkness Fled by ()
- Finalist: Konig's Fire by ()
- Finalist: The Last Christian by David Gregory (WaterBrook Press)
- Young Adult: Winner: Motorcycles, Sushi, and One Strange Book by Nancy Rue (Zondervan)
- Finalist: The Charlatan's Boy by Jonathan Rogers (WaterBrook Press)
- Finalist: The Healer's Apprentice by (Zondervan)
2010 winners and finalists[]
- Contemporary Standalone: Winner: The Passion of Mary-Margaret by (Thomas Nelson)
- Finalist: June Bug by (Tyndale House Publishers)
- Finalist: Veiled Freedom by Jeanette Windle (Tyndale House Publishers)
- Contemporary Series, Sequels, and Novellas: Winner: Who Do I Talk To? by (Thomas Nelson)
- Finalist: The Hope of Refuge by ()
- Finalist: Daisy Chain by (Zondervan)
- Contemporary Romance: Winner: Breach of Trust by DiAnn Mills (Tyndale House Publishers)
- Finalist: How Sweet It Is by (Bethany House Publishers)
- Finalist: Stand-In Groom by Kaye Dacus ()
- First Novel: Winner: Fireflies in December by (Tyndale House Publishers)
- Finalist: The Familiar Stranger by (Moody Publishers)
- Finalist: Scared by Tom Davis (David C. Cook)
- Historical: Winner: Though Waters Roar by Lynn Austin (Bethany House Publishers)
- Finalist: A Flickering Light by Jane Kirkpatrick ()
- Finalist: The Swiss Courier by and ()
- Historical Romance: Winner: The Silent Governess by Julie Klassen (Bethany House Publishers)
- Finalist: Beyond This Moment by Tamera Alexander (Bethany House Publishers)
- Finalist: A Bride in the Bargain by (Bethany House Publishers)
- Finalist: The Inheritance by Tamera Alexander (Thomas Nelson)
- Suspense: Winner: Lost Mission by (Howard Books: a Division of Simon & Schuster)
- Finalist: Intervention by Terri Blackstock (Zondervan)
- Finalist: The Night Watchman by ()
- Visionary: Winner: By Darkness Hid by ()
- Finalist: The Enclave by Karen Hancock (Bethany House Publishers)
- Finalist: Valley of the Shadow by (Tyndale House Publishers)
- Young Adult: Winner: North! Or Be Eaten by Andrew Peterson ()
- Finalist: Beautiful by (Thomas Nelson)
- Finalist: The Blue Umbrella by Mike Mason (David C. Cook)
2009 winners and finalists[]
- Contemporary Standalone: Winner: Dogwood by (Tyndale House Publishers)
- Finalist: Tuesday Night at the Blue Moon by (Moody Publishers)
- Finalist: Embrace Me by (Thomas Nelson)
- Contemporary Series, Sequels, and Novellas: Winner: You Had Me at Good-bye by (FaithWords)
- Finalist: Sisterchicks Go Brit! by Robin Jones Gunn ()
- Finalist: Summer Snow by ()
- Contemporary Romance: Winner: Beyond the Night by ()
- Finalist: Finding Stefanie by (Tyndale House Publishers)
- Finalist: Zora and Nicky: A Novel in Black and White by (David C. Cook)
- First Novel: Winner: Blue Hole Back Home by (David C. Cook)
- Finalist: Rain Song by (Bethany House Publishers)
- Finalist: Safe at Home by (David C. Cook)
- Historical: Winner: Until We Reach Home by Lynn Austin (Bethany House Publishers)
- Finalist: Shadow of Colossus by (B&H Publishing Group)
- Finalist: Washington's Lady by (Bethany House Publishers)
- Historical Romance: Winner: From a Distance by Tamera Alexander (Bethany House Publishers)
- Finalist: Calico Canyon by Mary Connealy ()
- Finalist: The Moon in the Mango Tree by (B&H Publishing Group)
- Suspense: Winner: The Rook by Steven James ()
- Finalist: By Reason of Insanity by (Tyndale House Publishers)
- Finalist: Winter Haven by (Bethany House Publishers)
- Visionary: Winner: Vanish by (Tyndale House Publishers)
- Finalist: The Battle for Vast Dominion by George Bryan Polivka (Harvest House Publishers)
- Finalist: Shade by (B&H Publishing Group)
- Young Adult: Winner: I Have Seen Him in the Watchfires by (Moody Publishers)
- Finalist: The Fruit of My Lipstick by (FaithWords)
- Finalist: On the Edge of the Dark Sea of Darkness by Andrew Peterson ()
2008 winners and finalists[]
- Contemporary Standalone: Winner: Chasing Fireflies by Charles Martin (Thomas Nelson)
- Finalist: In High Places by Tom Morrisey (Bethany House)
- Finalist: Quaker Summer by (Thomas Nelson)
- Contemporary Series, Sequels and Novellas: Winner: Home to Holly Springs by Jan Karon (Viking Penguin)
- Finalist: A Time to Mend by and Gary Smalley (Thomas Nelson)
- Finalist: What Lies Within by Karen Ball ()
- Lits: Winner: Hallie’s Heart by Shelly Beach (Kregel Publications)
- Finalist: Doesn't She Look Natural by Angela Hunt (Tyndale House Publishers)
- Finalist: Let Them Eat Cake by ()
- Finalist: Trophy Wives Club by (Avon Inspire)
- Historical: Winner: A Proper Pursuit by Lynn Austin (Bethany House, a division of Baker)
- Finalist: Lady of Milkweed Manor by Julie Klassen (Bethany House, a division of Baker Publishing Group)
- Finalist: Tendering in the Storm by Jane Kirkpatrick ()
- Romance: Winner: Remembered by Tamera Alexander (Bethany House, a division of Baker)
- Finalist: Lightning and Lace by DiAnn Mills ()
- Finalist: Remember to Forget by Deborah Raney (Howard Books)
- Suspense: Winner: The Cure by (Bethany House, a division of Baker)
- Finalist: My Hands Came Away Red by (Moody Publishers)
- Finalist: The Pawn by Steven James (Revell)
- First Novel: Winner: The Stones Cry Out by (Revell, a division of Baker)
- Finalist: Auralia's Colors by Jeffrey Overstreet ()
- Finalist: Demon: A Memoir by Tosca Lee ()
- Visionary: Winner: Scarlet by Stephen R. Lawhead (Thomas Nelson)
- Finalist: Auralia's Colors by Jeffrey Overstreet ()
- Finalist: The Restorer by ()
- Young Adult: Winner: Hollywood Nobody by (Thomas Nelson)
- Finalist: In Between by ()
- Finalist: Maggie Come Lately by ()
2007 winners and finalists[]
- Contemporary (Stand Alones): Winner: Winter Birds by Jamie Langston Turner (Bethany House)
- Finalist: Dwelling Places by (HarperOne)
- Finalist: Straight Up by (WaterBrook Press)
- Contemporary (Series, Sequels and Novellas): Winner: The Brethren by Beverly Lewis (Bethany House)
- Finalist: Escape from Fred by (B&H Publishing Group)
- Finalist: The Proof by (NavPress)
- Historical: Winner: Madman by (Moody Press)
- Lits: Winner: Sisterchicks in Gondolas by Robin Jones Gunn ()
- Finalist: The Cubicle Next Door by (Harvest House Publishers)
- Finalist: Everything's Coming Up Josey by ()
- Romance: Winner: The Measure of a Lady by (Bethany House, a division of Baker)
- Finalist: Monday Morning Faith by Lori Copeland (Zondervan)
- Finalist: The Redemption by (Barbour)
- Suspense: Winner: Plague Maker by Tim Downs (Thomas Nelson)
- Finalist: The Begotten by (Berkley)
- Finalist: The Hidden by (Thomas Nelson)
- First Novel: Winner: Where Mercy Flows by (Center Street)
- Finalist: Watching the Tree Limbs by (NavPress)
- Finalist: William Henry Is a Fine Name by (Moody Press)
- Young Adult: Winner: William Henry is a Fine Name by (Moody Press)
- Finalist: Bad Idea by and (NavPress)
- Finalist: The Way of the Wilderking by Jonathan Rogers (B&H Publishing Group)
2006 winners and finalists[]
- Contemporary (Stand-Alones): Winner: Levi's Will by (Bethany House Publishers)
- Finalist: Grace at Low Tide by (WestBow Press)
- Finalist: Wrapped in Rain by Charles Martin (WestBow Press)
- Contemporary (Series, Sequels and Novellas): Winner: The Road Home by (Steeple Hill)
- Finalist: Living With Fred by (Broadman & Holman)
- Finalist: Moment of Truth by (Harvest House Publishers)
- Historical: Winner: Whence Came a Prince by (WaterBrook Press)
- Finalist: Glimpses of Paradise by (Bethany House Publishers)
- Finalist: The Noble Fugitive by T. Davis Bunn & (Bethany House Publishers)
- Romance: Winner: A Bride Most Begrudging by (Bethany House Publishers)
- Finalist: Chateau of Echoes by (NavPress)
- Finalist: In Sheep's Clothing by ()
- Suspense: Winner: River Rising by (Bethany House Publishers)
- Finalist: Comes a Horseman by Robert Liparulo (WestBow Press)
- Finalist: Last Light by Terri Blackstock (Zondervan)
- Visionary: Winner: Shadow Over Kiriath by Karen Hancock (Bethany House Publishers)
- Finalist: Legend of the Emerald Rose by (Kregel Publications)
- Finalist: The Presence by Bill Myers (Zondervan)
- First Novel: Winner: This Heavy Silence by (Paraclete Press)
- Finalist: Like a Watered Garden by (Bethany House Publishers)
- Finalist: The Road to Home by ()
2005 winners and finalists[]
- General: Winner: Bad Ground by (Bethany House Publishers)
- Finalist: No Dark Valley by Jamie Langston Turner (Bethany House Publishers)
- Finalist: Tiger Lillie by (WaterBrook Press)
- First Novel: Winner: The Mending String by (Moody Publishers)
- Finalist: The Dead Don't Dance by Charles Martin (WestBow Press)
- Finalist: There is a Wideness by Mark McAllister ()
- Historical: Winner: King’s Ransom by / (WaterBrook Press)
- Finalist: Retribution by (Zondervan)
- Finalist: Third Watch by (Tyndale)
- Romance: Winner: Secrets by (Bethany House Publishers)
- Finalist: Wild Heather by Catherine Palmer (Tyndale)
- Finalist: Winter Winds by (Multnomah)
- Suspense: Winner: Tiger in the Shadows by Debbie Wilson (Kregel)
- Finalist: The Assignment by (Bethany House Publishers)
- Finalist: River's Edge by Terri Blackstock (Zondervan)
- Visionary: Winner: The Shadow Within by Karen Hancock (Bethany House Publishers)
- Finalist: Beyond the Summerland by (P&R Publishing)
- Finalist: Dragonspell by Donita K. Paul (WaterBrook Press)
2004 winners and finalists[]
- Contemporary: Winner: Songbird by (Warner Faith)
- Finalist: Finding Alice by Melody Carlson (WaterBrook Press)
- Finalist: The Living End by (WaterBrook Press)
- First Novel: Winner: Welcome to Fred by (Broadman & Holman Publishers)
- Finalist: Flabbergasted by (Revell)
- Finalist: The Yada Yada Prayer Group by ()
- Historical: Winner: Fire by Night by Lynn Austin (Bethany House Publishers)
- Finalist: Beyond the Sacred Page by (Zondervan)
- Finalist: First Light by Bodie and Brock Thoene (Tyndale House Publishers)
- Romance: Winner: Hideaway by ()
- Finalist: Happily Ever After by (Tyndale House Publishers)
- Finalist: Playing by Heart by Deborah Raney ()
- Suspense/Mystery: Winner: Thr3e by Ted Dekker (WestBow Press)
- Finalist: Into the Nevernight by Anne de Graaf (Tyndale House Publishers)
- Finalist: Steal Away by ()
- Finalist: The Lies of Saints by Sigmund Brouwer (Tyndale House Publishers)
- Allegory/Fantasy: Winner: The Light of Eidon by Karen Hancock (Bethany House Publishers)
- Finalist: Crying for a Vision by Walter Wangerin, Jr. (Paraclete Press)
- Finalist: Dark Horse by John Fischer (Revell)
- Futuristic: Winner: Soon by Jerry B. Jenkins (Tyndale House Publishers)
- Finalist: Apocalypse Dawn by Mel Odom (Tyndale House Publishers)
- Finalist: Armageddon by Tim LaHaye & Jerry B. Jenkins (Tyndale House Publishers)
2003 winners and finalists[]
- Allegory: Winner: Arena by Karen Hancock (Bethany House Publishers)
- Finalist: Covenant Child by Terri Blackstock ()
- Finalist: A Sword for the Immerland King by ()
- Contemporary: Winner: All the Way Home by (Bethany House Publishers)
- Finalist: Not a Sparrow Falls by (Bethany House Publishers)
- Finalist: Women's Intuition by (WaterBrook Press)
- Futuristic: Winner: Time Lottery by ()
- Finalist: The Fifth Man by and (Bethany House Publishers)
- Finalist: Ice by Shane Johnson (WaterBrook Press)
- International Historical: Winner: His Watchful Eye by (Bethany House Publishers)
- Finalist: Hallelujah by ()
- Finalist: The Shadow Women by Angela Elwell Hunt (Warner Faith)
- North American Historical: Winner: Candle in the Darkness by Lynn Austin (Bethany House Publishers)
- Finalist: The Tender Vine by (Bethany House Publishers)
- Finalist: Virginia Autumn by Sara Mitchell (WaterBrook Press)
- Romance: Winner: True Honor by Dee Henderson ()
- Finalist: The Healer by Dee Henderson ()
- Finalist: Summer Shadows by ()
- Suspense: Winner: Directed Verdict by (WaterBrook Press)
- Finalist: Crown of Thorns by Sigmund Brouwer (Tyndale House Publishers)
- Finalist: They Shall See God by (Tyndale House Publishers)
- Western: Winner: Toward a New Beginning by ()
- Finalist: Last of the Texas Camp by Stephen Bly (Broadman & Holman)
- Finalist: The Outlaw's Twin Sister by Stephen Bly (Crossway Books)
- First Novel: Winner: A Place Called Wiregrass by Michael Morris ()
- Finalist: Daughter of China by (Bethany House Publishers)
- Finalist: Yucatan Deep by Tom Morrisey (Zondervan)
2002 winners and finalists[]
- Contemporary: Winner: A Garden to Keep by Jamie Langston Turner (Bethany House Publishers)
- Finalist: Ain't No River by ()
- Finalist: Carley's Song by (Zondervan)
- Futuristic: Winner: Oxygen by and John Olson (Bethany House Publishers)
- Finalist: Desecration by Tim LaHaye and Jerry Jenkins (Tyndale House Publishers)
- Finalist: The Last Guardian by Shane Johnson (WaterBrook Press)
- International Historical: Winner: While Mortals Sleep by (Bethany House Publishers)
- Finalist: Jerusalem's Heart by Bodie and Brock Thoene (Viking)
- Finalist: Riona by ()
- North American Historical: Winner: Hidden Places by Lynn Austin (Bethany House Publishers)
- Finalist: Edge of the Wilderness by Stephanie Grace Whitson (Thomas Nelson Publishers)
- Finalist: Highland Hopes by (Bethany House Publishers)
- Romance: Winner: The Guardian by Dee Henderson ()
- Finalist: Spring Rain by ()
- Finalist: The Truth Seeker by Dee Henderson ()
- Finalist: Wildflowers by Robin Jones Gunn ()
- Suspense: Winner: Drummer in the Dark by T. Davis Bunn (WaterBrook Press)
- Finalist: Out of the Shadows by Sigmund Brouwer (Tyndale House Publishers)
- Finalist: Sadie's Song by ()
- Western: Winner: The Long Trail Home by Stephen Bly (Broadman & Holman Publishers)
- Finalist: Picture Rock by Stephen Bly (Crossway Books)
- Finalist: Thunder Voice by Sigmund Brouwer (Bethany House Publishers)
- First Novel: Winner: Ezekiel’s Shadow by David Long (Bethany House Publishers)
- Finalist: Go Down to Silence by ()
- Finalist: Sea of Glory by and (Broadman & Holman Publishers)
2001 winners and finalists[]
- Contemporary / General: Winner: Home to Harmony by () tied with The Trial by Robert Whitlow (Word Publishing)
- Finalist: The Book of Hours by T. Davis Bunn (Thomas Nelson Publishers)
- Finalist: Bookends by ()
- Futuristic: Winner: Transgression by (Harvest House Publishers)
- Finalist: The Mark by Tim LaHaye and Jerry Jenkins (Tyndale House Publishers)
- Finalist: Eli by Bill Myers (Zondervan)
- International Historical: Winner: Unashamed by Francine Rivers (Tyndale House Publishers)
- Finalist: The Black Rood by Stephen R. Lawhead ()
- Finalist: Unveiled by Francine Rivers (Tyndale House Publishers)
- North American Historical: Winner: Edge of Honor by Gilbert Morris (Zondervan Publishing House) tied with Reaping the Whirlwind by ()
- Finalist: Passing by Samaria by ()
- Finalist: Valley of the Shadow by Stephanie Grace Whitson (Thomas Nelson Publishers)
- Romance: Winner: A Touch of Betrayal by Catherine Palmer (Tyndale House Publishers)
- Finalist: Awakening Mercy by (Tyndale House Publishers)
- Finalist: True Devotion by Dee Henderson ()
- Suspense: Winner: The Great Divide by T. Davis Bunn (WaterBrook Press)
- Finalist: Blind Justice by (Broadman & Holman Publishers)
- Finalist: Lethal Harvest by and (Kregel)
- First Novel: Winner: Passing by Samaria by ()
- Finalist: Refiner's Fire by ()
- Finalist: Winter Passing by (Tyndale House Publishers)
2000 winners and finalists[]
- Contemporary / General: Winner: A New Song by Jan Karon (Viking Press)
- Finalist: By the Light of a Thousand Stars by Jamie Langston Turner (Bethany House Publishers)
- Finalist: Romey's Place by (Baker Books)
- Futuristic: Winner: By Dawn's Early Light by Grant R. Jeffrey and Angela Hunt (Word Publishing)
- Finalist: Apollyon by Tim LaHaye and Jerry Jenkins (Tyndale House Publishers)
- Finalist: Assassins by Tim LaHaye and Jerry Jenkins (Tyndale House Publishers)
- International Historical: Winner: Out of the Red Shadow by Anne de Graaf (Bethany House Publishers)
- Finalist: The Power and the Glory by (Bethany House Publishers)
- Finalist: Triumph of the Soul by (Revell)
- North American Historical Winner: The Meeting Place by Janette Oke & T. Davis Bunn (Bethany House Publishers)
- Finalist: The Dark Sun Rises by Denise Williamson (Bethany House Publishers)
- Finalist: For Whom the Stars Shine by Linda Chaikin (Bethany House Publishers)
- Romance Winner: Whispers from Yesterday by (WaterBrook Press)
- Finalist: Blue Mist on the Danube by (Revell)
- Finalist: Surrender of the Heart by (Crossway Books)
- Suspense Winner: Final Witness by (Broadman & Holman Publishers)
- Finalist: The Chairman by (Crossway Books)
- Finalist: A Ship Possessed by Alton Gansky (Zondervan)
References[]
- ^ "The Christy Awards". www.christyawards.com. Retrieved 2021-11-08.
- ^ Www (2020-11-17). "Christy Awards 2020: Nine Novels Named Year's Best Christian Fiction". Family Fiction. Retrieved 2021-11-08.
- ^ Tischler, Nancy M. (2009). Encyclopedia of Contemporary Christian Fiction : From C.S. Lewis to Left Behind. ABC-CLIO, LLC. p. 214. ISBN 9780313345692.
External links[]
- American literary awards
- Christian literature
- Christy (novel)
- Awards established in 2000
- 2000 establishments in the United States