The 13th annual Christy Awards, honoring the best in Christian fiction, were handed out in nine categories July 16 in Orlando, Florida. The dinner was emceed by author Liz Curtis Higgs.
Related link: The Christy Awards: Honoring Exceptional Christian Fiction
The 2012 Christy winners are:
Contemporary Romance
Wolfsbane
by Ronie Kendig (Barbour Books)
Contemporary Series
The Amish Midwife by Mindy Starns Clark and Leslie Gould (Harvest House)
Contemporary Standalone
Promises to Keep by Ann Tatlock (Bethany House)
First Novel
Words by Ginny Yttrup (B&H Fiction)
Historical
Wonderland Creek by Lynn Austin (Bethany House)
Historical Romance
The Maid of Fairbourne Hall by Julie Klassen (Bethany House)
Suspense
The Queen by Steven James (Revell Books)
Visionary
Veiled Rose by Anne Elisabeth Stengl (Bethany House)
Young Adult
Waterfall by Lisa T. Bergren (David C Cook)
Created in 1999 to recognize novelists and novels of excellence, the Christy Awards honor authors in several categories. Each year, when publishers submit titles for consideration, the novels are read and evaluated against ten criteria by a panel comprised of librarians, literary critics, reviewers, and other readers that have no associations with a publishing company.
See also: 2012 Christy Award nominees