Congratulations to the 2017 winners and finalists
Book of the Year
Winner
Long Way Gone
by Charles Martin (Thomas Nelson)
Contemporary Romance
Winner
Her One and Only
by Becky Wade (Bethany House/Baker Publishing Group)
The Red Door Inn
by Liz Johnson (Revell/Baker Publishing Group)
Rescue Me
by Susan May Warren (Revell/Baker Publishing Group)
First Novel
Counted with the Stars
by Connilyn Cossette (Bethany House/Baker Publishing Group)
Like a River from Its Course
by Kelli Stuart (Kregel Publications)
Winner
Stars in the Grass
by Ann Marie Stewart (Barbour Publishing)
General Fiction
Long Way Gone
by Charles Martin (Thomas Nelson)
Winner
The Promise of Jesse Woods
by Chris Fabry (Tyndale House Publishers)
The Undoing of Saint Silvanus
by Beth Moore (Tyndale House Publishers)
Historical
Like a River from Its Course
by Kelli Stuart (Kregel Publications)
Winner
The Mark of the King
by Jocelyn Green (Bethany House/Baker Publishing Group)
Miriam
by Mesu Andrews (WaterBrook)
Historical Romance
Winner
A Note Yet Unsung
by Tamera Alexander (Bethany House/Baker Publishing Group)
From This Moment
by Elizabeth Camden (Bethany House/Baker Publishing Group)
Winner
The Lady and the Lionheart
by Joanne Bischof (Mason Jar Books)
Mystery/Suspense/Thriller
If I Run
by Terri Blackstock (Zondervan)
Winner
When Death Draws Near
by Carrie Stuart Parks (Thomas Nelson)
Without Warning
by Joel C. Rosenberg (Tyndale House Publishers)
Short Form
Winner
Looking Into You
by Chris Fabry (Tyndale House Publishers)
Mirror Image
by Laura Scott (Harlequin Love Inspired Suspense)
Restoring Christmas: A Novella
by Cynthia Ruchti (Worthy Inspired, an imprint of Worthy Publishing Group)
Visionary
The Alliance
by Jolina Petersheim (Tyndale House Publishers)
King’s Folly
by Jill Williamson (Bethany House/ Baker Publishing Group)
Winner
The Long Journey to Jake Palmer
by James Rubart (Thomas Nelson)
Young Adult
If You’re Gone
by Brittany Goodwin (Edge of 22 Publishing)
Winner
The Silent Songbird
by Melanie Dickerson (Thomas Nelson)
Unblemished
by Sara Ella (Thomas Nelson)
The 2017 Winners were announced at The Christy Award™ Gala held Wednesday evening, November 8th, at Lipscomb University in Nashville—featuring Karen Kingsbury, Andrew Peterson, Chris Fabry, and more. The gala followed The Art of Writing conference for writers, storytellers, and publishing curators held that afternoon.
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