Winners have been selected for the 2026 Christy Awards, honoring excellence in Christian fiction and sponsored by the Evangelical Christian Publishers Association.
South of Somewhere by T.I. Lowe (Tyndale House Publishers) won the overall Christy award--the Christy Book of the Year Award--as well as the general fiction category. The other winners:
The Amplify Award for Christian Fiction: The Filling Station by Vanessa Miller (Thomas Nelson Fiction)
Contemporary Romance: Kate Landry Has a Plan by Rebekah Millet (Bethany House / Baker Publishing Group)
First Novel: The Lawyer and the Laundress by Christine Hill Suntz (Tyndale House Publishers)
Historical: Splendor of the Land by Connilyn Cossette (Bethany House / Baker Publishing Group)
Historical Romance: Belle of Chatham by Laura Frantz (Revell / Baker Publishing Group)
Mystery / Suspense / Thriller: Final Approach by Lynette Eason (Bethany House / Baker Publishing Group)
Short Form: A Very Merry Matchup by Becca Kinzer (Tyndale House Publishers)
Speculative: Of Dawn and Embers by Gillian Bronte Adams (Enclave Escape, a division of Oasis Family Media)
Young Adult: Illuminary by Chawna Schroeder (Enclave Escape, a division of Oasis Family Media)