
Denver – The tenth annual Christy Awards presentation was held Saturday evening, July 11, 2009, at the Denver Marriott City Center, in advance of the International Christian Retail Show. The dessert reception featured a keynote address by best-selling author and speaker Richard Foster, who presented a talk entitles "The Spiritual Formation of the Writer." Christy Advisory Board member Susan Brower of Zondervan emceed the event. To involve Christian fans not able to attend the event in person, a liveblog of the event was provided online, and an archive of the event can be accessed at http://www.ChristyAwards.com.
The Christy Awards honor the best in Christian fiction in nine categories. The Christy Awards Advisory Board is pleased to announce the winners of the 2009 Christy Awards.
Contemporary Romance
Beyond the Night
by Marlo Schalesky
WaterBrook Multnomah Publishing
Contemporary Series
You Had Me at Good-bye
by Tracey Bateman
FaithWords
Contemporary Standalone
Dogwood
by Chris Fabry
Tyndale House Publishers
First Novel
Blue Hole Back Home
by Joy Jordan-Lake
David C. Cook
Historical
Until We Reach Home
by Lynn Austin
Bethany House Publishers, a division of Baker Publishing Group
Historical Romance
From a Distance
by Tamara Alexander
Bethany House Publishers, a division of Baker Publishing Group
Suspense
The Rook
by Steven James
Revell, a division of Baker Publishing Group
Visionary
Vanish
by Tom Pawlik
Tyndale House Publishers
Young Adult
I Have Seen Him in the Watchfires
by Cathy Gohlke
Moody Publishers


































