WHAT ARE THE CHRISTY AWARDS?

In the spring of 1999, nearly a dozen Christian publishers confirmed the need for establishing a Christian fiction award to recognize novelists and novels of excellence in several genres of Christian fiction. By late summer, ideas and planning had come together to launch The Christy Award, named in honor of Catherine Marshall’s novel and of her contribution to growth of the fiction Christians love to read.

2006 CHRISTY AWARD WINNERS

Contemporary
Levi’s Will by W. Dale Cramer (Bethany House Publishers)

Contemporary
The Road to Home by Vanessa Del Fabbro (Steeple Hill)

Historical
Whence Came a Prince by Liz Curtis Higgs (WaterBrook Press)

Romance
A Bride Most Begrudging by Deeanne Gist (Bethany House Publishers)

Suspense
River Rising by Athol Dickson (Bethany House Publishers)

Visionary
Shadow Over Kiriath by Karen Hancock (Bethany House Publishers)

First Novel
This Heavy Silence by Nicole Mazzarella (Paraclete Press)

View the website for past winners.