We at JustRead Publicity Tours offer our sincere and enthusiastic congratulations to The Christy Award® 2021 Finalists!
YOU ARE INVITED… to celebrate the power of story and honor the craft of writing. The Art of Writing and The Christy Award Webinar Series for writers, storytellers, and publishing curators is live-streaming every Thursday, September 30 to November 4. Register now to participate in upcoming webinars and for access to recordings of previous sessions!
The Christy Award® 2021 Finalists
CONTEMPORARY ROMANCE
Just Like Home by Courtney Walsh (Sweethaven Press)
Some Bright Someday by Melissa Tagg (Larkspur Press)
WINNER Stay with Me by Becky Wade (Bethany House/ Baker Publishing Group)
FIRST NOVEL (tie)
A Noble Calling by Rhona Weaver (Two Oaks Press)
WINNER The Edge of Belonging by Amanda Cox (Revell/ Baker Publishing Group)
Rain by Dana McNeely (Mountain Brook Ink)
Roots of Wood and Stone by Amanda Wen (Kregel Publications)
GENERAL FICTION
Set the Stars Alight by Amanda Dykes (Bethany House/ Baker Publishing Group)
The Water Keeper by Charles Martin (Thomas Nelson)
WINNER The Way It Should Be by Christina Suzann Nelson (Bethany House/ Baker Publishing Group)
HISTORICAL
Like Flames in the Night by Connilyn Cossette (Bethany House/ Baker Publishing Group)
Under the Tulip Tree by Michelle Shocklee (Tyndale House Publishers)
WINNER The White Rose Resists by Amanda Barratt (Kregel Publications)
HISTORICAL ROMANCE
WINNER A Portrait of Loyalty by Roseanna M. White (Bethany House/ Baker Publishing Group)
The Prince of Spies by Elizabeth Camden (Bethany House/ Baker Publishing Group)
When Twilight Breaks by Sarah Sundin (Revell/ Baker Publishing Group)
MYSTERY/SUSPENSE/THRILLER
Port of Origin by Lisa Harris and Lynne Gentry (Harris-Gentry Suspense)
WINNER Relative Silence by Carrie Stuart Parks (Thomas Nelson)
Unknown Threat by Lynn H. Blackburn (Revell/ Baker Publishing Group)
SHORT FORM
A Match Made at Christmas by Courtney Walsh (Sweethaven Press)
WINNER Joy to the World: Far as the Curse is Found by Amanda Barratt (Kregel Publications)
Joy to the World: Wonders of His Love by Erica Vetsch (Kregel Publications)
SPECULATIVE
Extinction Island by Janice Boekhoff (Lost Canyon Press)
WINNER Forsaken Island by Sharon Hinck (Enclave Publishing)
The Story Hunter by Lindsay A. Franklin (Enclave Publishing)
YOUNG ADULT
Dust by Kara Swanson (Enclave Publishing)
WINNER Mortal Sight by Sandra Fernandez Rhoads (Enclave Publishing)
Rebel Daughter by Lori Banov Kaufmann (Delacorte Press, an imprint of Random House Children’s Books)
BOOK OF THE YEAR
The Edge of Belonging by Amanda Cox (Revell/ Baker Publishing Group)
THE ART OF WRITING WEBINAR SERIES:
The Art of Writing and The Christy Award Webinar Series for writers, storytellers, and publishing curators is live-streaming every Thursday, September 30 to November 4. Recordings are available on-demand for 30 days to all who register. Learn more at ChristyAwards.com/conference
THE CHRISTY AWARD WINNERS WEBCAST:
The Christy Award® program will celebrate the finalists and reveal the winners of the 2021 program at the Winners Webcast on October 28th at 11 am central time. The program will be hosted by emcee and Hall of Fame author, Chris Fabry and will feature the finalists and winners in nine categories.
COUNTDOWN TO THE CHRISTY AWARD WINNERS ANNOUNCEMENT
Join us as we honor each title in a Bookstagram Countdown to The Christy Award & Giveaway on Instagram! Follow @justreadtours, @meezcarrie, @faithfulbookish, and @bookwormmama14 on October 18-28 for more about each finalist and a chance to win a special prize from ECPA and The Christy Award!
