Christy Awards
The Christy Awards, named after the beloved Christian novelist Catherine Marshall, was established in 1999 when a group of Christian publishers desired to recognize excellent novels in several genres of Christian fiction.
The award is intended to encourage creativity and quality of writing fiction for Christian readers. Christian fiction is defined as stories where a Christian world view is woven into the plot and characters.
Winners
Year |
Award |
Title |
Author |
2004 |
Contemporary | Songbird | Lisa Samson |
| Fantasy | The Light of Eidon | Karen Hancock | |
| Futuristic | Soon | Jerry Jenkins | |
| Historical | Fire by Night | Lynn Austin | |
| Romance | Hideaway | Hannah Alexander | |
| Suspense | Thr3e | Ted Dekker | |
| First novel | Welcome to Fred | Brad Whittington | |
2003 |
Allegory | Arena | Karen Hancock |
| Contemporary | All the Way Home | Ann Tatlock | |
| Futuristic | Time Lottery | Nancy Moser | |
| International Historical | His Watchful Eye | Jack Cavanaugh | |
| North American Historical | Candle in the Darkness | Lynn Austin | |
| Romance | True Honor | Dee Henderson | |
| Suspense | Directed Verdict | Randy Singer | |
| Western | Toward a New Beginning | R. William Rogers | |
| First novel | A Place Called Wiregrass | Michael Morris | |
2002 |
Contemporary | A Garden to Keep | Jamie Langston Turner |
| Futuristic | Oxygen | Randall Ingermanson, John Olson | |
| International Historical | While Mortals Sleep | Jack Cavanaugh | |
| North American Historical | Hidden Places | Lynn Austin | |
| Romance | The Guardian | Dee Henderson | |
| Suspense | Drummer in the Dark | T. Davis Bunn | |
| Western | The Long Trail Home | Stephen Bly | |
| First novel | Ezekiel's Shadow | David Long | |
2001 |
Contemporary | Home to Harmony | Philip Gulley |
| Contemporary | The Trial | Robert Whitlow | |
| Futuristic | Transgression | Randall Ingermanson | |
| International Historical | Unashamed | Francine Rivers | |
| North American Historical | Edge of Honor | Gilbert Morris | |
| North American Historical | Reaping the Whirlwind | Rosey Dow | |
| Romance | A Touch of Betrayal | Catherine Palmer | |
| Suspense | The Great Divide | T. Davis Bunn | |
| First novel | Passing By Samaria | Sharon Ewell Foster | |
2000 |
Contemporary | A New Song | Jan Karon |
| Futuristic | By Dawn's Early Light | Grant Jeffrey, Angela Hunt | |
| International Historical | Out of the Red Shadow | Anne de Graaf | |
| North American Historical | The Meeting Place | Janette Oke, T. Davis Bunn | |
| Romance | Whispers From Yesterday | Robin Lee Hatcher | |
| Suspense | Final Witness | James Scott Bell |
