Christy Award

Amanda Cox

About Amanda Cox Amanda Cox is an award-winning author of contemporary Christian fiction known for her heartfelt exploration of family, identity, and redemption. With a background in professional counseling and a degree in Bible and […]

Christy Award

Amanda Barratt

About Amanda Barratt Amanda Barratt is an ECPA bestselling author known for her deeply emotional and meticulously researched historical fiction, particularly set during World War II. Raised in northern Michigan, she discovered her love for […]

Christy Award

Ace Collins

About Ace Collins Ace Collins, born Andrew Jefferson Collins on August 17, 1953, in Rantoul, Illinois, is a prolific Christian author whose writing career spans more than four decades. Raised in Arkansas by parents who […]

Christy Award

The Christy Award Overview

The Complete Guide to the Christy Award (2000–2024) Since its beginnings in the year 2000, the Christy Award has given out 229 awards to 217 unique works of Christian fiction written or co-written by 147 […]

a new song by jan karon review
Christy Award

A New Song – Jan Karon

Review of A New Song by Jan Karon While A New Song by Jan Karon won the inaugural award for contemporary Christian fiction, that award might as well be for the first five of Jan […]

Non-Fiction

Marked by Joy – Jared Mitzelfelt

Joy. Three little letters. Great big word. In Marked by Joy, pastor Jared Mitzelfelt encourages Christians to rediscover this mindset of the early church. Jared just doesn’t offer platitudes or tell his readers to fake […]

Non-Fiction

Never Give Up – Max Lucado

There’s something about a Max Lucado book that just feels comforting. Over the decades, Max has cultivated a warm, charming style of writing that is engaging, easy to read, and personable. Reading Lucado feels like […]