I’m sure many of you who visit this site are already aware of the Whitney Awards. I make nominating books for this award a part of all my giveaways and reading challenges. But for those who might have missed it…
The 2018 Whitney Awards finalists were announced on February 11, 2019 in nine genre-specific categories. The winners will be announced at the eleventh annual Whitney Awards Gala, to be held on Friday, May 10, 2019 in Provo, UT. (I’ll be there. Just bought my tickets!)
The Whitney Awards is a fiction awards program for authors who are also members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. The program was founded by author Robison Wells ten years ago in hopes of acknowledging and encouraging exceptional writers of that faith. “What began as a way to encourage quality in a relatively small community of writers,” says Wells, “now includes New York Times Bestselling authors, as well as self-published and first-time novelists. It’s exciting to see the awards grow and expand the way they have.”
The 2018 finalists are as follows:
(Links go to the post on this site where you can read more about them.)
ROMANCE
- Perfect Set by Melanie Jacobsen
- Love at Lakewood Med by TJ Amberson
- Silver Star by Lisa Swinton
- Match Me if You Can by Lindzee Armstrong
- Until We Kissed by Heather B. Moore
HISTORICAL ROMANCE
- Promises and Primroses by Josi S. Kilpack
- My Sister’s Intended by Rachael Anderson
- Seeing Miss Heartstone by Nichole Van
- The Truth about Miss Ashbourne by Joanna Barker
- Flame and Ember by M.A. Nichols
GENERAL
- As Wide as the Sky by Jessica Pack
- The Other Side of the Bridge by Camron Wright
- The Unlikely Master Genius by Carla Kelly
- One Candle by Gale Sears
- Anna the Prophetess by H.B. Moore
MYSTERY/SUSPENSE
- The Darkling Bride by Laura Andersen
- Second Look by Julie Coulter Bellon
- A Familiar Fear by Kathi Oram Peterson
- Tripwire by Traci Hunter Abramson
- Conviction by Robbin J. Peterson
SPECULATIVE
- Veins of Gold by Charlie N. Holmberg
- The Arawn Prophecy by C. David Belt
- Witchy Winter by D.J. Butler
- Aether Spark (Clockwork Calamity #1) by Nicholas Petrarch
- Blood Requiem (Chaos Queen #3) by Christopher Husberg
YOUNG ADULT FANTASY
- Iron Garland by Jeff Wheeler
- Stolen Enchantress by Amber Argyle
- The Plastic Magician by Charlie N. Holmberg
- The Traitor’s Game by Jennifer A. Nielsen
- Frozen Reign by Kathryn Purdie
YOUNG ADULT GENERAL
- Shoot the Moon by Kate Watson
- Once I Was a Beehive by Carol Lynch Williams
- The awful wonderful Story of Us by Jolene Perry
- Girl at the Grave by Teri Bailey Black
- Good Girls Stay Quiet by Jo Cassidy
YOUNG ADULT SPECULATIVE
- Blood Creek Witch by Jay Barnson
- First Kisses Suck (Minnie-Kim: Vampire Girl) by Ali Cross
- In Her Dreams by Joanna Reeder
- Shatter the Suns by Caitlin Sangster
- Willow Marsh by Jo Cassidy
MIDDLE GRADE
- Grump: The (Fairly) True Tale of Snow White and the Seven Dwarves by Liesl Shurtliff
- Resistance by Jennifer A. Nielsen
- Squint by Chad Morris & Shelly Brown
- Passage to Avalon by Mike Thayer
- The Three Rules of Everyday Magic by Amanda Rawson Hill
BEST BOOKS BY A DEBUT AUTHOR
- Girl at the Grave by Teri Bailey Black
- Blood Creek Witch by Jay Barnson
- The Three Rules of Everyday Magic by Amanda Rawson Hill
- Passage to Avalon by Mike Thayer
- In Her Dreams by Joanna Reeder
- Aether Spark by Nicholas Petrarch
- The Truth about Miss Ashbourne by Joanna Barker
Any reader can nominate novels for the Whitney Awards. Panels of judges select five finalists in each category. Winners are then selected by an academy of industry professionals, including authors, publishers, bookstore owners, distributors, critics, and others. For more information on the Whitney Awards, to nominate a book, or for information on purchasing tickets to the Whitney Awards Gala, visit www.WhitneyAwards.com.
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