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.
2020 Christy Award Winners and Finalists Named
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Art of Writing + The Christy Award® Webcasts
Two events gathering writers and publishers, honoring the power of story and The Christy Award finalists and winners.
WE ARE ONLINE IN 2020!
Webcast announcing the Finalists: October 8
Art of Writing webinars: Oct. 8, 15, 22, 29, Nov. 5
Webcast announcing the Winners: Nov. 12

Celebrating The Christy Award®
Finalists Reveal Webcast: October 8, 2020 at 11 am central
Winners Webcast: November 12, 2020 at 7pm central time
The Christy Award® program will celebrate the finalists and reveal the winners of the 2020 program at the Winners Webcast on November 12th at 7pm 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. Award-winning authors Tamera Alexander and Steven James will be inducted into the Christy Hall of Fame, the program's highest honor, AND our keynote speaker will be bestselling author, Lisa Wingate who penned Before We Were Yours and her latest, The Book of Lost Friends.

Chris Fabry
Program Emcee

Lisa Wingate
Keynote Speaker

Tamera Alexander
Inductee

Steven James
Inductee

The Art of Writing 2020
An Online Conference for Writers, Storytellers and Publishing Curators
5 Webcasts:
October 8, 15, 22, 29, and November 5 at 7pm central time
The Art of Writing Conference webcasts will bring Christian creatives & publishing curators together for intensive seminars on:
- The Power of Story to Change Hearts and Minds: An online conversation between William Kent Krueger and Lisa Wingate
- The Essence of Story: The Pathway to Transformation with Steven James with devotional intro by award-winning and bestselling author Tracie Peterson
- Authors Helping Authors: Tips for Cross-Promotional Strategies with Rachel McMillan, Thomas Umstattd, and Chris Jager with devotional intro by award-winning author Tessa Afshar
- Conversations on Diversity & Inclusion in Christian Fiction with Jevon Bolden, Jamie Lapeyrolerie, Rachel Kang, and Tasha Jun with devotional intro by award-winning author Cynthia Ruchti
- Learning from Fresh Voices: Editors Share What Made Debut Novels Shine with Christine Kindberg, Real Schoenherr, and Jan Stob, moderated by Amy Lokkesmoe with devotional intro by NYT bestselling author Terri Blackstock