Christy Award WinnersComplete list of Christy Award Winners and Nominees The Christy Award was created by several publishers of Christian fiction for novels of excellence in Christian fiction and to nurture and encourage creativity and quality in the writing and publishing of fiction written from a Christian worldview. |
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| 2010 Winners | ||||
| Literary Genre | Author | Title | ||
| First Novel | Jennifer Erin Valent | Fireflies in December | ||
| Series | Neta Jackson | Who Do I Talk Too? | ||
| Historical Romance | Tamera Alexander | Beyond This Moment | ||
| Historical Fiction | Lynn Austin | Though Waters Roar | ||
| Romance | DiAnn Mills | Breach of Trust | ||
| Suspense | Athol Dickson | Lost Mission | ||
| Visionary | Jill Williamson | By Darkness Hid | ||
| Young Adult | Andrew Peterson | North! Or Be Eaten | ||
| Contemporary Standalone | Lisa Samson | The Passion of Mary-Margaret | ||
| 2009 Winners | ||||
| Literary Genre | Author | Title | ||
| First Novel | Joy Jordan-Lake | Blue Hole Back Home | ||
| Series | Lewis Beverly | You Had Me at Goodbye: a Novel | ||
| Historical Romance | Tamera Alexander | From a Distance | ||
| Historical Fiction | Lynn Austin | Until We Reach Home | ||
| Romance | Marlo Schalesky | Beyond the Night | ||
| Suspense | Steven James | The Rook | ||
| Visionary | Tom Pawlik | Vanish | ||
| Young Adult | Cathy Gohlke | I Have Seen Him in the Watchfires | ||
| Contemporary Standalone | Chris Fabry | Dogwood | ||
| 2008 Winners | ||||
| Literary Genre | Author | Title | ||
| First Novel | Sibella Giorello | The Stones Cry Out | ||
| Series | Jan Karon | Home to Holly Springs | ||
| "Chick Lit" | Shelly Beach | Hallie's Heart | ||
| Historical Fiction | Lynn Austin | A Proper Pursuit | ||
| Romance | Tamera Alexander | Remembered | ||
| Suspense | Athol Dickson | The Cure | ||
| Visionary | Stephen R. Lawhead | Scarlet | ||
| Young Adult | Lisa Samson | Hollywood Nobody | ||
| Contemporary Standalone | Charles Martin | Chasing Fireflies | ||
| 2007 Winners | ||||
| Literary Genre | Author | Title | ||
| Novels | Turner, Jamie Langston | Winter Birds | ||
| Series | Lewis Beverly | The Bretheren | ||
| "Chick Lit" | Gunn, Robin Jones | Sisterchicks in Gondolas! | ||
| Historical Fiction | Groot, Tracy | Madman | ||
| Romance | Gist, Deeanne | The Measure of a Lady | ||
| Suspense | Downs, Tim | Plague Maker | ||
| First Novel | Harter, Karen | Where Mercy Flows | ||
| Young Adult | Gohlke, Cathy | William Henry is a Fine Name | ||
| 2006 Winners | ||||
| Novels | Cramer, W. Dale | Levi's Will | ||
| Sequels | Del Fabbro, Vanessa | The Road to Home | ||
| Historical Fiction | Higgs, Liz Curtis | Whence Came a Prince | ||
| Romance | Roth, Philip | A Bride Most Begrudging | ||
| Suspense | Dickson, Athol | River Rising | ||
| Visionary | Hancock, Karen | Shadow Over Kiriath | ||
| First Novel | Mazzarella, Nicole | This Heavy Silence | ||
| 2005 Winners | ||||
| Novels | Cramer, W. Dale | Bad Ground | ||
| Boyle, T. Coraghessan | World's End | |||
| Wiley, Richard | Soldiers in Hiding | |||
| Taylor, Peter | Hillsman Old Forest and Other Stories | |||
| Wolff, Tobias | Barracks Thief | |||
| Wideman, John | Edgar Sent for You Yesterday | |||
| Olson, Toby | Seaview | |||
| Bradley, David | The Chaneysville Incident | |||
| Abish, Walter | How German Is It? | |||