Christy Award

The Christy Awards are awarded each year to recognize novels of excellence written from a Christian worldview. 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.

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)
  • 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)
    • Finalist: The Red Door Inn by Liz Johnson (Revell)
    • Finalist: Rescue Me by Susan May Warren (Revell)
  • First Novel Winner: Stars in the Grass by Ann Marie Stewart (Barbour Publishing)
  • 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)
  • 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)
  • 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
  • Contemporary Romance/Suspense: Winner: The Wedding Chapel by Rachel Hauck (Zondervan)
  • 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)
  • 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)
  • 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)
  • 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)
  • Suspense Winner: The Color of Justice by Ace Collins (Abingdon Press)
    • Finalist: A Cry Fron 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)
  • 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 Susan May Warren (Tyndale House Publishers)
    • Finalist: Firefly Island by Lisa Wingate (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 Christa Parrish (WaterBrook Multnomah Publishing Group)
    • Finalist: Every Waking Moment by Chris Fabry (Tyndale House Publishers
    • Finalist: The Prayer Box by Lisa Wingate (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 Lori Benton (WaterBrook Multnomah Publishing Group)
    • Finalist: All for a Story by Allison Pittman (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)
  • 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)

2013 winners and finalists
  • Contemporary Romance: Winner: The Breath of Dawn by Kristen Heitzmann (Bethany House)
    • Finalist: Lethal Legacy by Irene Hannon (Revell)
    • Finalist: Wildflowers from Winter by Katie Ganshert (WaterBrook Multnomah Publishing Group)
  • Contemporary Series, Sequels, and Novellas Winner: You Don't Know Me by Susan May Warren (Tyndale House Publishers)
    • Finalist: Two Destinies by Elizabeth Musser (David C Cook)
    • Finalist: Waiting for Sunrise by Eva Marie Everson (Revell)
  • Contemporary Standalone Winner: Not in the Heart by Chris Fabry (Tyndale House Publishers)
    • Finalist: The Air We Breathe by Christa Parrish (Bethany House)
    • Finalist: Borders of the Heart by Chris Fabry (Tyndale House Publishers)
  • First Novel Winner: Into the Free by Julie Cantrell (David C Cook)
    • Finalist: Tangled Ashes by Michèle Phoenix (Tyndale House Publishers)
    • Finalist: Wedded to War by Jocelyn Green (River North, an imprint of Moody Press)
  • Historical Winner: Flame of Resistance by Tracy Groot (Tyndale House Publishers)
    • Finalist: Wedded to War by Jocelyn Green (River North, an imprint of Moody Press)
    • Finalist: A Wreath of Snow by Liz Curtis Higgs (WaterBrook Multnomah Publishing Group)
  • Historical Romance Winner: Against the Tide by Elizabeth Camden (Bethany House)
    • Finalist: Be Still My Soul by Joanne Bischof (WaterBrook Multnomah Publishing Group)
    • Finalist: Love's Reckoning by Laura Frantz (Revell)
  • Suspense Winner: Rare Earth by Davis Bunn (Bethany House)
  • Visionary Winner: Soul's Gate by James L. Rubart (Thomas Nelson)
  • Young Adult Winner: Child of the Mountains by Marilyn Sue Shank (Delacorte Press)
    • Finalist: Failstate by John W. Otte (Marcher Lord Press)
    • Finalist: Interrupted: A Life Beyond Words by Rachel Coker (Zondervan)

2012 winners and finalists
  • Contemporary Romance: Winner: Wolfsbane by Ronie Kendig (Barbour Publishing)
    • Finalist: My Foolish Heart by Susan May Warren (Tyndale House Publishers)
    • Finalist: Larkspur Cove by Lisa Wingate (Bethany House)
  • Contemporary Series: Winner: The Amish Midwife by Mindy Starns Clark and Leslie Gould (Harvest House Publishers)
    • Finalist: Dancing on Glass by Pamela Binnings Ewen (B&H Publishing Group)
    • Finalist: The Touch by Randall Wallace (Tyndale House Publishers)
  • Contemporary Standalone: Winner: Promises to Keep by Ann Tatlock (Bethany House)
    • Finalist: Dry as Rain by Gina Holmes (Tyndale House Publishers)
    • Finalist: Words by Ginny Yttrup (B&H Publishing Group)
  • First Novel: Winner: Words by Ginny Yttrup (B&H Publishing Group)
    • Finalist: An Eye for Glory by Karl Bacon (Zondervan)
    • Finalist: Southern Fried Sushi by Jennifer Rogers Spinola (Barbour Publishing)
  • Historical: Winner: Wonderland Creek by Lynn Austin (Bethany House)
    • Finalist: Forsaking All Others by Allison Pittman (Tyndale House Publishers)
    • Finalist: Mine is the Night by Liz Curtis Higgs (WaterBrook Multnomah Publishing Group)
  • Historical Romance: Winner: The Maid of Fairbourne Hall by Julie Klassen (Bethany House)
  • Suspense: Winner: The Queen by Steven James (Revell)
    • Finalist: Over the Edge by Brandilyn Collins (B&H Publishing Group)
    • Finalist: Pattern of Wounds by Mark Bertrand (Bethany House)
  • Visionary: Winner: Veiled Rose by Anne Elisabeth Stengl (Bethany House)
    • Finalist: The Chair by James L. Rubart (B&H Publishing Group)
    • Finalist: Forbidden by Ted Dekker and Tosca Lee (Center Street)
  • Young Adult: Winner: Waterfall by Lisa T. Bergren (David C Cook)
    • Finalist: How Huge the Night by Heather Munn and Lydia Munn (Kregel Publications)
    • Finalist: The Merchant's Daughter by Melanie Dickerson (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 Kristin Heitzmann (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 Suzanne Woods Fisher (Revell Books)
  • Contemporary Standalone: Winner: Almost Heaven by Chris Fabry (Tyndale House Publishers)
  • First Novel: Winner: Heartless by Anne Elisabeth Stengl (Bethany House Publishers)
    • Finalist: Crossing Oceans by Gina Holmes (Tyndale House Publishers)
    • Finalist: A Season of Miracles by Rusty Whitener (Kregel Publications)
  • Historical: Winner: While We’re Far Apart by Lynn Austin (Bethany House Publishers)
    • Finalist: Chosen: The Lost Diaries of Queen Esther by Ginger Garrett (David C. Cook)
    • Finalist: For Time & Eternity by Allison Pittman (Tyndale House Publishers)
  • Historical Romance: Winner: The Girl in the Gatehouse by Julie Klassen (Bethany House)
    • Finalist: She Walks in Beauty by Siri Mitchell (Bethany House Publishers)
    • Finalist: Within My Heart by Tamera Alexander (Bethany House Publishers)
  • Suspense: Winner: The Bishop by Steven James (Revell Books)
  • Visionary: Winner: To Darkness Fled by Jill Williamson (Marcher Lord Press)
    • Finalist: Konig's Fire by Marc Schooley (Marcher Lord Press)
    • 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 Melanie Dickerson (Zondervan)

2010 winners and finalists
  • Contemporary Standalone: Winner: The Passion of Mary-Margaret by Lisa Samson (Thomas Nelson)
    • Finalist: June Bug by Chris Fabry (Tyndale House Publishers)
    • Finalist: Veiled Freedom by Jeanette Windle (Tyndale House Publishers)
  • Contemporary Series, Sequels, and Novellas: Winner: Who Do I Talk To? by Neta Jackson (Thomas Nelson)
    • Finalist: The Hope of Refuge by Cindy Woodsmall (WaterBrook Multnomah Publishing Group)
    • Finalist: Daisy Chain by Mary DeMuth (Zondervan)
  • Contemporary Romance: Winner: Breach of Trust by DiAnn Mills (Tyndale House Publishers)
    • Finalist: How Sweet It Is by Alice J. Wisler (Bethany House Publishers)
    • Finalist: Stand-In Groom by Kaye Dacus (Barbour Publishing)
  • First Novel: Winner: Fireflies in December by Jennifer Erin Valent (Tyndale House Publishers)
  • Historical: Winner: Though Waters Roar by Lynn Austin (Bethany House Publishers)
    • Finalist: A Flickering Light by Jane Kirkpatrick (WaterBrook Multnomah Publishing Group)
    • Finalist: The Swiss Courier by Tricia Goyer and Mike Yorkey (Revell Books)
  • Historical Romance: Winner: The Silent Governess by Julie Klassen (Bethany House Publishers)
  • Suspense: Winner: Lost Mission by Athol Dickson (Howard Books: a Division of Simon & Schuster)
    • Finalist: Intervention by Terri Blackstock (Zondervan)
    • Finalist: The Night Watchman by Mark Mynheir (WaterBrook Multnomah Publishing Group)
  • Visionary: Winner: By Darkness Hid by Jill Williamson (Marcher Lord Press)
    • Finalist: The Enclave by Karen Hancock (Bethany House Publishers)
    • Finalist: Valley of the Shadow by Tom Pawlik (Tyndale House Publishers)
  • Young Adult: Winner: North! Or Be Eaten by Andrew Peterson (WaterBrook Multnomah Publishing Group)

2009 winners and finalists
  • Contemporary Standalone: Winner: Dogwood by Chris Fabry (Tyndale House Publishers)
  • Contemporary Series, Sequels, and Novellas: Winner: You Had Me at Good-bye by Tracey Bateman (FaithWords)
    • Finalist: Sisterchicks Go Brit! by Robin Jones Gunn (WaterBrook Multnomah Publishing Group)
    • Finalist: Summer Snow by Nicole Baart (Tyndale House Publisher)
  • Contemporary Romance: Winner: Beyond the Night by Marlo Schalesky (WaterBrook Multnomah Publishing Group)
    • Finalist: Finding Stefanie by Susan May Warren (Tyndale House Publishers)
    • Finalist: Zora and Nicky: A Novel in Black and White by Claudia Mair Burney (David C. Cook)
  • First Novel: Winner: Blue Hole Back Home by Joy Jordan-Lake (David C. Cook)
    • Finalist: Rain Song by Alice J. Wisler (Bethany House Publishers)
    • Finalist: Safe at Home by Richard Doster (David C. Cook)
  • Historical: Winner: Until We Reach Home by Lynn Austin (Bethany House Publishers)
    • Finalist: Shadow of Colossus by T.L. Higley (B&H Publishing Group)
    • Finalist: Washington's Lady by Nancy Moser (Bethany House Publishers)
  • Historical Romance: Winner: From a Distance by Tamera Alexander (Bethany House Publishers)
    • Finalist: Calico Canyon by Mary Connealy (Barbour Publishers)
    • Finalist: The Moon in the Mango Tree by Pamela Binnings Ewen (B&H Publishing Group)
  • Suspense: Winner: The Rook by Steven James (Revell Books)
    • Finalist: By Reason of Insanity by Randy Singer (Tyndale House Publishers)
    • Finalist: Winter Haven by Athol Dickson (Bethany House Publishers)
  • Visionary: Winner: Vanish by Tom Pawlik (Tyndale House Publishers)
    • Finalist: The Battle for Vast Dominion by George Bryan Polivka (Harvest House Publishers)
    • Finalist: Shade by John B. Olson (B&H Publishing Group)
  • Young Adult: Winner: I Have Seen Him in the Watchfires by Cathy Gohlke (Moody Publishers)
    • Finalist: The Fruit of My Lipstick by Shelley Adina (FaithWords)
    • Finalist: On the Edge of the Dark Sea of Darkness by Andrew Peterson (WaterBrook Multnomah Publishing Group)

2008 winners and finalists
  • Contemporary Standalone: Winner: Chasing Fireflies by Charles Martin (Thomas Nelson)
  • Contemporary Series, Sequels and Novellas: Winner: Home to Holly Springs by Jan Karon (Viking Penguin)
    • Finalist: A Time to Mend by Sally John and Gary Smalley (Thomas Nelson)
    • Finalist: What Lies Within by Karen Ball (WaterBrook Multnomah Publishing Group)
  • 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 Sandra Byrd (WaterBrook Multnomah Publishing Group)
    • Finalist: Trophy Wives Club by Kristin Billerbeck (Avon Inspire)
  • Historical: Winner: A Proper Pursuit by Lynn Austin (Bethany House, a division of Baker)
  • Romance: Winner: Remembered by Tamera Alexander (Bethany House, a division of Baker)
  • Suspense: Winner: The Cure by Athol Dickson (Bethany House, a division of Baker)
  • First Novel: Winner: The Stones Cry Out by Sibella Giorello (Revell, a division of Baker)
    • Finalist: Auralia's Colors by Jeffrey Overstreet (WaterBrook Multnomah Publishing Group)
    • Finalist: Demon: A Memoir by Tosca Lee (NavPress Publishing Group)
  • Visionary: Winner: Scarlet by Stephen R. Lawhead (Thomas Nelson)
    • Finalist: Auralia's Colors by Jeffrey Overstreet (WaterBrook Multnomah Publishing Group)
    • Finalist: The Restorer by Sharon Hinck (NavPress Publishing Group)
  • Young Adult: Winner: Hollywood Nobody by Lisa Samson (Thomas Nelson)
    • Finalist: In Between by Jenny B. Jones (NavPress Publishing Group)
    • Finalist: Maggie Come Lately by Michelle Buckman (NavPress Publishing Group)

2007 winners and finalists
  • Contemporary (Stand Alones): Winner: Winter Birds by Jamie Langston Turner (Bethany House)
    • Finalist: Dwelling Places by Vinita Hampton Wright (HarperOne)
    • Finalist: Straight Up by Lisa Samson (WaterBrook Press)
  • Contemporary (Series, Sequels and Novellas): Winner: The Brethren by Beverly Lewis (Bethany House)
    • Finalist: Escape from Fred by Brad Whittington (B&H Publishing Group)
    • Finalist: The Proof by Austin Boyd (NavPress)
  • Historical: Winner: Madman by Tracy Groot (Moody Press)
    • Finalist: Glastonbury Tor by LeAnne Hardy (Kregel)
    • Finalist: Grace in Thine Eyes by Liz Curtis Higgs (WaterBrook Press)
    • Finalist: Pieces of Silver by Maureen Lang (Kregel)
  • Lits: Winner: Sisterchicks in Gondolas by Robin Jones Gunn (Multnomah Publishers)
    • Finalist: The Cubicle Next Door by Siri Mitchell (Harvest House Publishers)
    • Finalist: Everything's Coming Up Josey by Susan May Warren (Steeple Hill Café)
  • Romance: Winner: The Measure of a Lady by Deeanne Gist (Bethany House, a division of Baker)
    • Finalist: Monday Morning Faith by Lori Copeland (Zondervan)
    • Finalist: The Redemption by M. L. Tyndall (Barbour)
  • Suspense: Winner: Plague Maker by Tim Downs (Thomas Nelson)
    • Finalist: The Begotten by Lisa T. Bergren (Berkley)
    • Finalist: The Hidden by Kathryn Mackel (Thomas Nelson)
  • First Novel: Winner: Where Mercy Flows by Karen Harter (Center Street)
    • Finalist: Watching the Tree Limbs by Mary DeMuth (NavPress)
    • Finalist: William Henry Is a Fine Name by Cathy Gohlke (Moody Press)
  • Young Adult: Winner: William Henry is a Fine Name by Cathy Gohlke (Moody Press)
    • Finalist: Bad Idea by Todd Hafer and Jedd Hafer (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 W. Dale Cramer (Bethany House Publishers)
    • Finalist: Grace at Low Tide by Beth Webb Hart (WestBow Press)
    • Finalist: Wrapped in Rain by Charles Martin (WestBow Press)
  • Contemporary (Series, Sequels and Novellas): Winner: The Road Home by Vanessa Del Fabbro (Steeple Hill)
    • Finalist: Living With Fred by Brad Whittington (Broadman & Holman)
    • Finalist: Moment of Truth by Sally John (Harvest House Publishers)
  • Historical: Winner: Whence Came a Prince by Liz Curtis Higgs (WaterBrook Press)
    • Finalist: Glimpses of Paradise by James Scott Bell (Bethany House Publishers)
    • Finalist: The Noble Fugitive by T. Davis Bunn & Isabella Bunn (Bethany House Publishers)
  • Romance: Winner: A Bride Most Begrudging by Deeanne Gist (Bethany House Publishers)
    • Finalist: Chateau of Echoes by Siri Mitchell (NavPress)
    • Finalist: In Sheep's Clothing by Susan May Warren (SteepleHill)
  • Suspense: Winner: River Rising by Athol Dickson (Bethany House Publishers)
  • Visionary: Winner: Shadow Over Kiriath by Karen Hancock (Bethany House Publishers)
  • First Novel: Winner: This Heavy Silence by Nicole Mazzarella (Paraclete Press)
    • Finalist: Like a Watered Garden by Patti Hill (Bethany House Publishers)
    • Finalist: The Road to Home by Vanessa Del Fabbro (SteepleHill)

2005 winners and finalists
  • General: Winner: Bad Ground by W. Dale Cramer (Bethany House Publishers)
    • Finalist: No Dark Valley by Jamie Langston Turner (Bethany House Publishers)
    • Finalist: Tiger Lillie by Lisa Samson (WaterBrook Press)
  • First Novel: Winner: The Mending String by Cliff Coon (Moody Publishers)
    • Finalist: The Dead Don't Dance by Charles Martin (WestBow Press)
    • Finalist: There is a Wideness by Mark McAllister (RiverOak)
  • Historical: Winner: King’s Ransom by Jan Beazely/Thom Lemmons (WaterBrook Press)
    • Finalist: Retribution by Randall Ingermanson (Zondervan)
    • Finalist: Third Watch by Bodie & Brock Thoene (Tyndale)
  • Romance: Winner: Secrets by Kristen Heitzmann (Bethany House Publishers)
  • Suspense: Winner: Tiger in the Shadows by Debbie Wilson (Kregel)
    • Finalist: The Assignment by Mark Andrew Olsen (Bethany House Publishers)
    • Finalist: River's Edge by Terri Blackstock (Zondervan)
  • Visionary: Winner: The Shadow Within by Karen Hancock (Bethany House Publishers)

2004 winners and finalists
  • Contemporary: Winner: Songbird by Lisa Samson (Warner Faith)
    • Finalist: Finding Alice by Melody Carlson (WaterBrook Press)
    • Finalist: The Living End by Lisa Samson (WaterBrook Press)
  • First Novel: Winner: Welcome to Fred by Brad Whittington (Broadman & Holman Publishers)
    • Finalist: Flabbergasted by Ray Blackston (Revell)
    • Finalist: The Yada Yada Prayer Group by Neta Jackson (Integrity Publishers)
  • Historical: Winner: Fire by Night by Lynn Austin (Bethany House Publishers)
  • Romance: Winner: Hideaway by Hannah Alexander (Steeple Hill Books)
    • Finalist: Happily Ever After by Susan May Warren (Tyndale House Publishers)
    • Finalist: Playing by Heart by Deborah Raney (Barbour Publishing)
  • Suspense/Mystery: Winner: Thr3e by Ted Dekker (WestBow Press)
    • Finalist: Into the Nevernight by Anne de Graaf (Tyndale House Publishers)
    • Finalist: Steal Away by Linda Hall (Multnomah Publishers)
    • 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)

2003 winners and finalists
  • Allegory: Winner: Arena by Karen Hancock (Bethany House Publishers)
    • Finalist: Covenant Child by Terri Blackstock (W Publishing Group)
    • Finalist: A Sword for the Immerland King by F. W. Faller (Discipleship Publications International)
  • Contemporary: Winner: All the Way Home by Ann Tatlock (Bethany House Publishers)
    • Finalist: Not a Sparrow Falls by Linda Nichols (Bethany House Publishers)
    • Finalist: Women's Intuition by Lisa Samson (WaterBrook Press)
  • Futuristic: Winner: Time Lottery by Nancy Moser (Barbour Publishing)
    • Finalist: The Fifth Man by John B. Olson and Randall Ingermanson (Bethany House Publishers)
    • Finalist: Ice by Shane Johnson (WaterBrook Press)
  • International Historical: Winner: His Watchful Eye by Jack Cavanaugh (Bethany House Publishers)
    • Finalist: Hallelujah by J. Scott Featherstone (ACW Press)
    • 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 Kristen Heitzmann (Bethany House Publishers)
    • Finalist: Virginia Autumn by Sara Mitchell (WaterBrook Press)
  • Romance: Winner: True Honor by Dee Henderson (Multnomah Publishers)
    • Finalist: The Healer by Dee Henderson (Multnomah Publishers)
    • Finalist: Summer Shadows by Gayle Roper (Multnomah Publishers)
  • Suspense: Winner: Directed Verdict by Randy Singer (WaterBrook Press)
    • Finalist: Crown of Thorns by Sigmund Brouwer (Tyndale House Publishers)
    • Finalist: They Shall See God by Athol Dickson (Tyndale House Publishers)
  • Western: Winner: Toward a New Beginning by R. William Rogers (Longwood Communications)
    • 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 (RiverOak Publishing)
    • Finalist: Daughter of China by C. Hope Flinchbaugh (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 Sharon Ewell Foster (Multnomah Publishers)
    • Finalist: Carley's Song by Patricia Sprinkle (Zondervan)
  • Futuristic: Winner: Oxygen by Randall Ingermanson 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 Jack Cavanaugh (Bethany House Publishers)
    • Finalist: Jerusalem's Heart by Bodie and Brock Thoene (Viking)
    • Finalist: Riona by Linda Windsor (Multnomah Publishers)
  • 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 Gary Parker (Bethany House Publishers)
  • Romance: Winner: The Guardian by Dee Henderson (Multnomah Publishers)
    • Finalist: Spring Rain by Gayle Roper (Multnomah Publishers)
    • Finalist: The Truth Seeker by Dee Henderson (Multnomah Publishers)
    • Finalist: Wildflowers by Robin Jones Gunn (Multnomah Publishers)
  • 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 Linda Hall (Multnomah Publishers)
  • Western: Winner: The Long Trail Home by Stephen Bly (Broadman & Holman Publishers)
  • First Novel: Winner: Ezekiel’s Shadow by David Long (Bethany House Publishers)
    • Finalist: Go Down to Silence by Greg Belliveau (Multnomah Publishers)
    • Finalist: Sea of Glory by Ken Wales and David Poling (Broadman & Holman Publishers)

2001 winners and finalists
  • Contemporary / General: Winner: Home to Harmony by Philip Gulley (Multnomah Publishers) tied with The Trial by Robert Whitlow (Word Publishing)
    • Finalist: The Book of Hours by T. Davis Bunn (Thomas Nelson Publishers)
    • Finalist: Bookends by Liz Curtis Higgs (Multnomah Publishers)
  • Futuristic: Winner: Transgression by Randall Ingermanson (Harvest House Publishers)
  • International Historical: Winner: Unashamed 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 Rosey Dow (Winepress Publishing)
    • Finalist: Passing by Samaria by Sharon Ewell Foster (Multnomah Publishers)
    • 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 Angela Benson (Tyndale House Publishers)
    • Finalist: True Devotion by Dee Henderson (Multnomah Publishers)
  • Suspense: Winner: The Great Divide by T. Davis Bunn (WaterBrook Press)
    • Finalist: Blind Justice by James Scott Bell (Broadman & Holman Publishers)
    • Finalist: Lethal Harvest by William Cutrer and Sandra Glahn (Kregel)
  • First Novel: Winner: Passing by Samaria by Sharon Ewell Foster (Multnomah Publishers)
    • Finalist: Refiner's Fire by Sylvia Bambola (Multnomah Publishers)
    • Finalist: Winter Passing by Cindy McCormick Martinusen (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 James Calvin Schaap (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 Clint Kelly (Bethany House Publishers)
    • Finalist: Triumph of the Soul by Michael R. Joens (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 Robin Lee Hatcher (WaterBrook Press)
    • Finalist: Blue Mist on the Danube by Doris Elaine Fell (Revell)
    • Finalist: Surrender of the Heart by Sally John (Crossway Books)
  • Suspense Winner: Final Witness by James Scott Bell (Broadman & Holman Publishers)
    • Finalist: The Chairman by Harry Lee Kraus, Jr. (Crossway Books)
    • Finalist: A Ship Possessed by Alton Gansky (Zondervan)
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