Photo Gallery

The 2017 Christy Award Gala

Held on November 8, 2017 at Lipscomb University in Nashville, The Christy Award Gala celebrated the art of Christian fiction as well as the 50th anniversary of the renown novel Christy by Catherine Marshall.
Photo Credit: Kristen Fields

Kathy Ide, Mt Hermon and SoCal Christian Writers Conference director
Keri Trent-Stageberg with Stan Jantz
Byron Williamson and Karin Jantz
Jocelyn Green (Christy winning author)
Kelli Stuart (Christy double-finalist author)
Melanie Dickerson (Christy winning author)
Byron Williamson (CEO and publisher, Worthy Publishing)
Brittany Goodwin (Christy finalist author) with John Goodwin and Cindy Carter
Connilyn Cossette (Christy finalist author)
Tamera Alexander (Christy winning author)
Lauren Lockhart
Karen Watson (Publisher of Fiction, Tyndale House Publishers)
Beth Adams (Executive Editor, Howard Publishing), Becky Nesbitt (Editor-at-Large, Howard Publishing), Karen Kingsbury, Karen's Mom
Jolina Petersheim (Christy finalist author), Jill Williamson (Christy finalist author), Melanie Dickerson (Christy winning author), Sara Ella (Christy finalist author)
David Moberg (Sr. VP and Group Publisher, HarperCollins Christian Publishing) with Gary Johnson
Melanie Dickerson (Christy winning author)
Ami McConnell and Fleet Abston, Amanda Bostic (Publisher of Fiction, HarperCollins Christian Publishing)
Stan Jantz (Executive Director, ECPA)
Andrew Peterson (author, musician, The Rabbit Room)
Ann Marie Stewart | Christy winning author
Amy Green (Fiction Publicist, Bethany House/ Baker Publishing Group), Andrew Peterson, Doug McKelvey (The Rabbit Room)
Amy Green (Fiction Publicist, Bethany House/ Baker Publishing Group)
Becky Nesbitt (Editor-at-Large, Howard Publishing), Karen Kingsbury, Karen's Mom
Mesu Andrews | Christy finalist author
Jonathan Merkh
Sheri Toomb and Cynthia Helblig, ECPA
Byron Williamson (CEO and publisher, Worthy Publishing)
Leanne Smith (Lipscomb University) and Lincoln Mick
Beth Moore (Christy finalist author) with Karen Watson and Byron Williamson
Dan Balow (owner and president, Gilead Publishing)
HarperCollins Christian Publishing Fiction Team
Anna LeBaron (author)
Karin Jantz
Beth Adams and Jonathan Merkh
Rachel Hauck (2016 Christy winner)
Stan Jantz (Executive Director, ECPA)
Chris Fabry (Christy double-winning author)
Chris Fabry (Christy double-winning author)
Doug McKelvey (The Rabbit Room)
Cynthia Ruchti (Christy finalist author)
Tamera Alexander (Christy winning author)
Amanda Bostic (Publisher of Fiction, HarperCollins Christian Publishing)
Andrew Peterson
Andrew Peterson
Andrew Peterson
Mesu Andrews (Christy finalist author)
Mesu Andrews (Christy finalist author)
Becky Wade (Christy winning author)
Becky Wade (Christy winning author)
Kelli Stuart (Christy double-finalist author)
Chris Fabry (Christy double-winning author)
Jennifer Trafton (The Rabbit Room)
Pete Peterson (The Rabbit Room)
Liz Johnson (Christy finalist author)
Jocelyn Green (Christy winning author)
Jocelyn Green (Christy winning author)
Nancy LeSourd (Marshall-LeSourd LLC)
Rachel Hauck (2016 Christy winner)
Beth Moore (Christy finalist author)
Karen Kingsbury
Rachelle Dekker (2016 Christy winner)
Melanie Dickerson (Christy winning author)
Tamera Alexander (Christy winning author)
Chris Fabry (Christy double-winning author)
Stan Jantz (Executive Director, ECPA)
Carol Johnson (Christy Award Founding Visionary)
Donna Kehoe (Christy Award Founding Director)
Karen Kingsbury
Amanda Bostic
Melanie Dickerson
Tamera Alexander
Ann Marie Stewart
Becky Wade
Jocelyn Green
Chris Fabry
Carol Johnson
Donna Kehoe
Carol Johnson, Stan Jantz and Donna Kehoe
Chris Fabry, Tamera Alexander, Jocelyn Green, Becky Wade, Ann Marie Stewart, Melanie Dickerson, Stan Jantz
Dan Balow, Nancy LeSourd, Cate LeSourd, Stan Jantz

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