Today we feature the 2026 Young Adult finalists! Congrats to all four authors in this category. Visit TheChristyAward.com to see the full finalist list.

Today we feature the 2026 Speculative finalists! Congrats to all four authors in this category. Visit TheChristyAward.com to see the full finalist list.

Today we feature the 2026 Short Form finalists! Congrats to all four authors in this category. Visit TheChristyAward.com to see the full finalist list.

Today we feature the 2026 Mystery/Suspense/Thriller finalists! Congrats to all four authors in this category. Visit TheChristyAward.com to see the full finalist list.

Today we feature the 2026 Historical Romance finalists! Congrats to all four authors in this category. Visit TheChristyAward.com to see the full finalist list.

Today we feature the 2026 Historical finalists! Congrats to all four authors in this category. Visit TheChristyAward.com to see the full finalist list.

Today we feature the 2026 General Fiction finalists! Congrats to all three authors in this category. Visit TheChristyAward.com to see the full finalist list.

Today we feature the 2026 Contemporary Romance finalists! Congrats to all four authors in this category. Visit TheChristyAward.com to see the full finalist list.

Today we feature the 2026 First Novel finalists! Congrats to all three authors in this category. Visit TheChristyAward.com to see the full finalist list.

We end this week with exciting news as we present the 2026 finalists for The Christy Award®!! Winners will be announced November 6 in Nashville. Visit TheChristyAward.com for more details! - Congrats to ALL of the finalists!

Join us FRIDAY for the FINALIST reveal webinar! Register now on TheChristyAward.com to see the finalists across nine categories at 10:00 AM in Central Time. See you there!

One Day. Two Signature Events. We are so excited to be in person this year for our 2026 events when The Christy Award Comes to Nashville on November 6!! ➡️ Registration for these events is NOW open on TheChristyAward.com #ReadGoodBooks #TheChristyAward #ChristianFiction

Submissions for The Christy Award 2026 are now open for titles (in nine fiction categories) published March 2025 to March 2026. Submissions are open through March 31. The finalists will be announced in September. Learn more at TheChristyAward.com

As we spotlight the final category, the First Novel winner, we extend a special congrats to all of our finalists in a category that features titles written by a first-time novelist. The 2025 winner in this category is Darkfell by Amanda Wright. Congrats Amanda!🌟#thechristyawards

On this fine Friday, we look at another category win title. This time it’s the Contemporary Romance winner, which is The Roads We Follow by Nicole Deese. Congrats to Nicole on her win - and to all of our finalists, congratulations. #thechristyaward

We are back with yet another of our category winners! Today we look at the General category winner from the 2025 gala! The winner is Between the Sound and Sea by Amanda Cox. Congrats to Amanda on her win - and to all of our finalists, congratulations. #thechristyawards

We step back into the past again today with the winner in the Historical category. Born of Gilded Mountains by Amanda Dykes. Congrats to Amanda on her Historical fiction category win. #thechristyawards #thechristyaward

We take a trip back in time this week as we continue on with our winner spotlight series with the 2025 Historical Romance winner. The winner is As Sure as the Sea by Jamie Ogle. Congrats to Jamie on her win! #thechristyawards #thechristyaward #christianwriters

We begin the second week of spotlight features with the second additional category award winner. Last week was the Book of the Year winner, today we share the 2025 Christy Amplify Award for Christian Fiction winner, Bitter and Sweet! Congrats to Rhonda McKnight! #thechristyawards

We dive into the world of mysterious storytelling with our final feature of the week! The Mystery/Suspense/Thriller winner is Night Falls on Predicament Avenue by Jaime Jo Wright. Congrats to Jaime on her win - and to all of our finalists, congratulations. #thechristyawards