The Christy Awards celebrate excellence in the art of Christian fiction and honors the power of faith in story. According to The Christy Award website, “The Christy Award was established in 1999 to acknowledge the value and impact of the novel of faith in contemporary culture.

Since that time, the Christys have been a focal point for the writers and publishers in our community, symbolizing the best aspirations and accomplishments of writers who write from a perspective of faith and who create stories with matters of belief at their core.”

This year, winners were named among 35 finalists in nine fiction categories. Two Tyndale titles won awards! Check out our winners.

All We Thought We Knew 
Winner: Book of the Year and Historical category

About the book: When Mattie Taylor returns home in 1969 to say goodbye to her dying mother, she’s asked to read a set of old letters that uncover a hidden family history. The letters reveal Ava Delaney’s story from 1942—her forbidden friendship with a German man in a wartime internment camp and the courage it took to follow her heart. As past and present intertwine, both women discover the truth about love, loss, and forgiveness.

 

As Sure As the Sea 
Winner: Historical Romance

About the book: In AD 310, as persecution sweeps the Roman Empire, Demitria secretly aids fellow Christians while battling guilt over her past. When her brother is injured, a stranger named Nikolas—a pastor haunted by his own loss—comes to their aid. Together they risk everything to help the suffering in Myra. As danger closes in, Demi must face her deepest shame and decide if she has the courage to stand firm in faith and love once more.

Congratulations also go out to authors T.I. Lowe (Lowcountry Lost) and Connie Mann (The Crown Conspiracy) for being named Christy Award finalists.