August 28, 2025, Chandler, AZ – The Evangelical Christian Publishers Association (ECPA) has announced the fall celebrations for THE CHRISTY AWARD announcing the finalists and then the winners of the industry’s top award for Christian fiction.
The Christy Award finalists will be revealed in a free webcast on Friday, September 19th at 10 am CT with radio host and award-winning novelist Chris Fabry and ECPA president Jeff Crosby.
Then the winners from each category—along with the Book of the Year and the Amplify Award—will be announced at The Christy Award Winners Gala webcast held on Friday, November 7 at 7 pm central.
Hosted by award winning novelist and radio host Chris Fabry, the Gala will feature keynotes by Fletcher Jones Chair of Great Books at Pepperdine University, Dr. Jessica Hooten Wilson, and Christy Book of the Year 2024 author, T.I. Lowe.
The event will also include award-winning novelists Jaime Jo Wright, Johanna Rojas Vann, Lori Z. Scott, Katie Powner, Jamie Ogle, Rachelle Nelson, Vanessa Miller, Gabrielle Meyer, Crystal Caudill and Amanda Barratt.
Free registration is available for both webcasts at https://christyawards.com/registration.html.
There are two in-person watch parties scheduled in St. Louis (JustRead Rendevous) and Grand Rapids (Baker Book House) that evening with information detailed on The Christy Award registration page.
The 2025 program events are virtual in order to extend the opportunity for more authors and fans to participate. The 2026 in-person Christy Award Art of Writing program and Winners Gala will be held in Nashville on November 6, following ECPA PubU. Sign up for updates at TheChristyAward.com.
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