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The
winners of the tenth annual Christy Awards were
announced Saturday ahead of this week’s International
Christian Retail Show.
From each of the nine Christian fiction categories, a
winner was selected by a panel of seven judges and
recognized with the top honor, continuing a tradition
that has been running since 1999.
Named in honor of Catherine Marshall’s novel and of her
contribution to growth of the fiction Christians love to
read, the Christy Awards recognize excellence in fiction
written by contemporary Christian authors and highlight
the breadth and diversity of Christian fiction.
Each year since the awards’ creation, publishers submit
novels written from a Christian worldview and
copyrighted in the year preceding the awards. Each novel
is entered in one of several genre categories and/or the
first novel category.
Each category of novels is then read and evaluated
against a ten-point criteria by a panel of seven judges
composed of librarians, reviewers, academicians,
literary critics, and other qualified readers – none of
whom have a direct affiliation with a publishing
company.
Among this year’s nine winners, two were published by
Tyndale House Publishers and three were published by
divisions of Baker Publishing Group, namely Revell and
Bethany House.
Other publishers included WaterBrook Multnomah
Publishing Group, FaithWords, David C. Cook, and Moody
Publishers.
The winners of the 2009 Christy Awards are:
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Contemporary Romance Category
Beyond the Night by Marlo Schalesky (WaterBrook
Multnomah Publishing Group)
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Contemporary Series, Sequels & Novellas Category
You Had Me at Good-bye by Tracey Bateman
(FaithWords)
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Contemporary Standalone Category
Dogwood by Chris Fabry (Tyndale House
Publishers)
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First Novel Category
Blue Hole Back Home by Joy Jordan-Lake
(David C. Cook)
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Historical Category
Until We Reach Home by Lynn Austin
(Bethany House Publishers)
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Historical Romance Category
From a Distance by Tamera Alexander
(Bethany House Publishers)
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Suspense Category
The Rook by Steven James (Revell)
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Visionary Category
Vanish by Tom Pawlik (Tyndale House
Publishers)
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Young Adult Category
I Have Seen Him in the Watchfires by Cathy
Gohlke (Moody Publishers)
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