The 2015 Christy Awards were presented at the 16th annual Christy Awards dinner held on June 29th at the Rosen Centre Hotel in Orlando, FL.

The 2015 Christy Awards featured a keynote address from author, pastor, spiritual director and retreat leader Sharon Garlough Brown (M.Div., Princeton Theological Seminary). Terry Glaspey, author of more than a dozen books, emceed the event. Glaspey has worked the last 20 years with Harvest House Publishers, where he is director of acquisitions and development.

The Christy Award is designed to nurture and encourage creativity and quality in the writing and publishing of fiction written from a Christian worldview; bring a new awareness of the breadth and depth of fiction choices available, helping to broaden the readership; and provide opportunity to recognize novelists whose work may not have reached bestseller status.

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2015 Winners

Contemporary
THE STORY KEEPER by Lisa Wingate (Tyndale House Publishers)

Contemporary Romance
A BROKEN KIND OF BEAUTIFUL by Katie Ganshert (WaterBrook Multnomah)

Contemporary Series
THE AMISH BLACKSMITH by Mindy Starns Clark and Susan Meissner (Harvest House Publishers)

First Novel
FEAST FOR THIEVES by Marcus Brotherton (RiverNorth, an imprint of Moody Publishing)

Historical
THE SENTINELS OF ANDERSONVILLE by Tracy Groot (Tyndale House Publishers)

Historical Romance
THIEF OF GLORY by Sigmund Brouwer (WaterBook Multnomah)

Suspense
THE COLOR OF JUSTICE by Ace Collins (Abingdon Press)

Visionary
ONCE BEYOND A TIME by Ann Tatlock (Heritage Beacon Fiction)

Young Adult
STORM SIREN by Mary Weber (Thomas Nelson, a division of HarperCollins Christian Publishing)

2015 Finalists

Contemporary

• FAREWELL, FOUR WATERS by Kate McCord (RiverNorth, an imprint of Moody Publishing)
• SOMEWHERE SAFE WITH SOMEBODY GOOD by Jan Karon (G.P. Putnam’s Sons)
• THE STORY KEEPER by Lisa Wingate (Tyndale House Publishers)

Contemporary Romance

• A BROKEN KIND OF BEAUTIFUL by Katie Ganshert (WaterBrook Multnomah)
• FIREWALL by DiAnn Mills (Tyndale House Publishers)
• UNDETECTED by Dee Henderson (Bethany House Publishers, a division of Baker Publishing Group)

Contemporary Series

• THE AMISH BLACKSMITH by Mindy Starns Clark and Susan Meissner (Harvest House Publishers)
• HOME TO CHICORY LANE by Deborah Raney (Abingdon Press)
• WHEN I FALL IN LOVE by Susan May Warren (Tyndale House Publishers)

First Novel

• FEAST FOR THIEVES by Marcus Brotherton (RiverNorth, an imprint of Moody Publishing)
• FOR SUCH A TIME by Kate Breslin (Bethany House Publishers, a division of Baker Publishing Group)
• HOUSE OF LIVING STONES by Kate Schuermann (Concordia Publishing House)

Historical

• THE ADVOCATE by Randy Singer  (Tyndale House Publishers)
• THE INVENTION OF WINGS by Sue Monk Kidd (Viking)
• THE SENTINELS OF ANDERSONVILLE by Tracy Groot (Tyndale House Publishers)

Historical Romance

• A BEAUTY SO RARE by Tamera Alexander (Bethany House Publishers, a division of Baker Publishing Group)
• THIEF OF GLORY by Sigmund Brouwer (WaterBook Multnomah)
• WITH EVERY BREATH by Elizabeth Camden (Bethany House Publishers, a division of Baker Publishing Group)

Suspense

• THE COLOR OF JUSTICE by Ace Collins (Abingdon Press)
• A CRY FROM THE DUST by Carrie Stuart Parks (Thomas Nelson, a division of HarperCollins Christian Publishing)
• SKY ZONE by Creston Mapes (David C Cook)

Visionary

• ONCE BEYOND A TIME by Ann Tatlock (Heritage Beacon Fiction)
• SHADOW HAND by Anne Elisabeth Stengl (Bethany House Publishers, a division of Baker Publishing Group)
• A TIME TO DIE by Nadine Brandes (Enclave Publishing)

Young Adult

• FAILSTATE: NEMESIS by John W. Otte (Enclave Publishing)  
• THIS QUIET SKY by Joanne Bischof (Independently Published)
• STORM SIREN by Mary Weber (Thomas Nelson, a division of HarperCollins Christian Publishing)