Christy Award - Young Adult

Awards List

2022

Shadow
(Winner)
Kara Swanson

A Gentle Tyranny
(Finalist)
Jess Corban

Realms of Light
(Finalist)
Sandra Fernandez-Rhoads

2021

Mortal Sight
(Winner)
Sandra Fernandez-Rhoads

Dust
(Finalist)
Kara Swanson

Rebel Daughter
(Finalist)
Lori Banov Kaufmann

2020

The Means That Make Us Strangers
(Winner)
Christine Kindberg

The Winter King
(Finalist)
Christine Cohen

The Piper's Pursuit
(Finalist)
Melanie Dickerson

2019

The Warrior Maiden
(Winner)
Melanie Dickerson

Fawkes
(Finalist)
Nadine Brandes

The Crescent Stone
(Finalist)
Matt Mikalatos

2018

The Delusion
(Winner)
Laura Gallier

Last Summer at Eden
(Finalist)
Christina Hergenrader

Unraveling
(Finalist)
Sara Ella

2017

The Silent Songbird
(Winner)
Melanie Dickerson

If You're Gone
(Finalist)
Brittany Goodwin

Unblemished
(Finalist)
Sara Ella

2016

The Choosing
(Winner)
Rachelle Dekker

Rebel
(Finalist)
R.J. Anderson

To Get to You
(Finalist)
Joanne Bischof

2015

Storm Siren
(Winner)
Mary Weber

Nemesis
(Finalist)
John W. Otte

This Quiet Sky
(Finalist)
Joanne Bischof

2013

Child of the Mountains
(Winner)
Marilyn Sue Shank

Interrupted: A Life Beyond Words
(Finalist)
Rachel Coker

Failstate
(Finalist)
John W. Otte

2012

Waterfall
(Winner)
Lisa Tawn Bergren

How Huge the Night
(Finalist)
Author Unknown

The Merchant's Daughter
(Finalist)
Melanie Dickerson

2011

Motorcycles, Sushi & One Strange Book
(Winner)
Nancy Rue

The Charlatan's Boy
(Finalist)
Jonathan Rogers

The Healer's Apprentice
(Finalist)
Melanie Dickerson

2010

North! Or Be Eaten
(Winner)
Andrew Peterson

The Blue Umbrella
(Finalist)
Mike Mason

Beautiful
(Finalist)
Cindy Martinusen

2009

I Have Seen Him in the Watchfires
(Winner)
Cathy Gohlke

On the Edge of the Dark Sea of Darkness
(Finalist)
Andrew Peterson

The Fruit of My Lipstick
(Finalist)
Shelley Adina

2008

Hollywood Nobody
(Winner)
Lisa Samson

In Between
(Finalist)
Jenny B. Jones

Maggie Come Lately
(Finalist)
Michelle Buckman

2007

William Henry Is a Fine Name
(Winner)
Cathy Gohlke

The Way of the Wilderking
(Finalist)
Jonathan Rogers

Bad Idea
(Finalist)
Todd Hafer

Award Categories

Allegory/Fantasy

Amplify Award

Book of the Year

Contemporary

Contemporary Romance

First Novel

Futuristic

General Fiction

Historical

Historical Romance

International Historical

Lits

North American Historical

Romance

Series

Short Form

Speculative

Suspense

Western

Young Adult

Award Years

2023

2022

2021

2020

2019

2018

2017

2016

2015

2014

2013

2012

2011

2010

2009

2008

2007

2006

2005

2004

2003

2002

2001

2000