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The Whitney Awards are a readers’ choice award. Nominees, finalists, and winners do not necessarily reflect the views or positions of the Whitney Awards Committee or the Storymakers Guild organization. Nominees will be posted as they come in.

* Titles with an asterisk met the requirements and received the necessary nominations for a Whitney Award. They are not competing due to the one book per category per author rule. The Whitney Awards program is happy to honor the authors and fans of these titles by featuring them on our website.

Past Finalists and Winners

20th Annual Whitney Award Nominees

Achievement Award Winners

Achievement Award Winners will be announced soon!

General/Historical

Bentley, Elizabeth Petty – A Work in Progress

Brown, Deb L, – To Have and To Hold

Connolly, Rebecca – Three Queens

Davis, Kiylee – Eliza’s Fire

Johnson, Jen Geigle – All For Love

Krieg, T.M. – The Isaiah Chronicles — The Year the King Died

Lark, Melissa – Fresh Start

Mackley, Renae Weight – Ordinary Spies

Moore, H.B. – Elisabeth: Mother of John the Baptist

Moyes, Leah – Soul Thief

Seeley, Mengxi – Silk and Sensibility

Smith, Tracy D. – Threads of Faith

Sowards, A.L. – Against a Crescent Storm

Utley, Morgan – The Mystery Order

Zeigler, Amey – The Cookie Platter

Adult Speculative

Altwood, Brady – Wards of the Rift

Beckstrand, Luke – Axion: Spark of Life

Belt, David C. – Taliesin’s Arrow

Bennett, J.A. – Emerald Shadow, Golden Whisper

Bingham, S. – Cloaked Legends: The Traitor

Buck, Beth – Worlds Without Number

Denny, Gina – A Broken Heart of Blackened Stone

Felix, M.K. – Fairest Hunter*

Ferreira, Emma Kate – Echoes of Power

Frost, Heather – Invictus

Holmes, Michele Paige – Paradise

Isert, Rebekah – Recoil

Jarvis, Kaylee – Queen of the Night

Kae, Clarissa – Reign of Mercy

Lister, Jazmin – Heart of the Beast Prince

Logsdon, Ben – Vengeance of a Fallen Angel

Lorensen, A.L. – Witch Hazel

Lowham, Elizabeth – Sonnets and Serpents

Luke, Gregg – Premonitions

McMullin, Trenna – The Alchemist’s Ghost

Nuttall, H.B. – The Conquerors of Triton

Palmer, L. – The Tailor’s Escape

Rhys, Tiffany M. – Beneath the Shattered Crown

Scarlett, Jessica – Smoke in the Mirrors

Wilson, Kelly Fae – Unraveling Fate

Mystery/Suspense

Abramson, Traci Hunter – Silent Strike

Abramson, Traci Hunter – Staged Evidence*

Abramson, Traci Hunter – Victim #8*

Abramson, Traci Hunter, and Bessey, Sian Ann – Treasures of Falcon Point

Black, Stephanie – Over the Edge

Connolly, Rebecca – Mayhem on the Marzipan Express

Deighton, Terry – Painted into a Coroner

Edwards, Paige – A Royal Request*

Edwards, Paige – Darkwater Descent

Eljarbo, Heidi – The Resistance Art Club

Hiller, Lindsay – Hallie in Heels

Knudsen, Shay – Try to Keep Up

Larsen, Samantha – Holmes Away From Home

LeCheminant, Dana – Nothing to See Here

McKinnon, Rebecca – In Skein Sight

Shiels, Cassie M. – Caught in a Snare

Sowards, A.L. – Bridge of Betrayal

Sutton, Ann – The Mystery of Lady Sedgwick’s Butler

Yates, Katelyn – Squarejaw Jordan

Romance

Aimee, Robyn – Yes, I’m Short

Andrew, Lauren – The Transfer

Atkinson, Jen – Officially Yours

Atkinson, Jen – You Again*

Baldwin, Kaylee – Charlie and Her Sweet Escape

Beus, Carolyn G. – Roses Painted Red

Cabaniss, C.P. – Christmas Games and Candy Canes*

Cabaniss, C.P. – Sparks Over Glenwood

Champenois, Annika – Neighbor Feud

Clark, Ranee S. – Libby Bennet Fakes a Husband

Easton, Meg – Spies Don’t Fall For Their Best Friend

Fayeth, Jenessa – Runaway Rule

George, Sara – Semi-Psychic Sally

Hastings, Samantha – Friend Zoned

Hathaway, Deborah M. – Ruling Out Robyn

Haynes, Elise – Forest Proximity

Heileman, Jess – Resisting the Fall

Isert, Rebekah – Heart of the Matter

Jacobson, Melanie – Betting on the Best Friend

Jensen, Becky Lamb – Falling for Luke Fairchild

Keyes, Martha – No Match Found

Kimzey, Nicole J. – Diving Into the Sun

Larsen, Brittany – Just Frankie, Actually

Larson, Sara B. – Every Beat After

LeCheminant, Dana – Awestruck*

LeCheminant, Dana – Try For Love*

LeCheminant, Dana – Wonderstruck

Lieske, Victorine – Falling Into Fiction

Losee, B. – A Matter of Faith

McKenna, Ashley – Summer Under the Big Sky

Milo, Julie – Artist Point

Milo, Julie – Love at the Lake*

Mitchell, Gracie Ruth – Autumn on My Mind

Mitchell, Ruth – Romantic

Mitchell, Ruth – Unromantic*

Monson, Becky – Fifty First Kisses

Noel, Tiffany – All You Want for Christmas

O’Keef, Sally – Every Thought

Paxman, Emily – All We Have Left

Rabe, Jenny – Once Upon a Mattress

Rallison, Janette – A Longtime (and now fake boyfriend) Heartbreaker

Steel, Cindy – The Cowboy’s Game

Stockton, Kasey – Falling for Keeps

Stockton, Kasey – The Ex-Best Thing*

Trent, Amy – Turnabout is Fair Cosplay

Twitchell, Kyrsti – The Holiday Slip Up

Watson, Kate – The Setup Man

Historical Romance

Barker, Joanna – A Love Most Daring

Bessey, Sian Ann – The Maid of Sherwood Forest

Brousseau, Jessica – A Siege on Her Heart

Cline, Casey – An Island Intrigue

Davis, Kiylee – A Lord of Valor*

Davis, Kiylee – Lady of Merit

Hampton, Brooke – Lavender’s Lost Duke

Hatch, Donna – The Viscount’s Christmas Wish

Hatch, Esther – If You’ll Have Me

Hathaway, Deborah M. – An Accidental Marriage*

Hearts of Locke Hill

Johnson, Angela E. – Entwined by Error

Lynn, Gigi – Lord Harcourt’s Heist

Merrell, Marilee – A Courtship of Conspiracies

Moore, Jennifer – A Lady’s Guide to Love and Pirates

Nelson, Miranda D. – To Win a Lady

Nichols, M.A. – The Banker’s Daughter

Odekirk, Tiffany – Winterset

Powell, Shelly E. – Secrets of Rosings

Salway, Kelona – A Windmill with a View

Thornell, Karen – A Fortunate Miscalculation

Thornell, Karen – Windvale*

Van, Nichole – A Lass Beloved

Walker, Anneka R. – A Novel Engagement*

Walker, Anneka R. – The Stranger I Love

Walker, Megan – The Duke’s Bargain

Weston, Amber Mae – The Baron and the Ballerina

Young Adult General

Berlin, Sabine – Fourth of Forever

Capener, K.D. – Hidden by These Walls

Evjen, Natalie Shaw – Wolfpack

Harlow, Abbie – The Butterfly’s Sting

Jean, Piper – Korea Rising

Logan, Meredith – As If

Marshall, SJ – He Called Me Lola

Rallison, Janette – We Are Never Getting Together

Richards, Teresa – Last to Leave

Schafer, Keelin – En Garde

Washburn, Lisa – Emily’s Tree

Young Adult Speculative

Anderson, Sara K. – Frayed

Downing, TM – The Dead of Cypress Creek

Hemingway, J.A. – The Enemy of the Book Keeper

Hibbert, Debbie – Necromancy the Callback

Lister, Jazmin – Depth of the Ocean

Lyon, Catherine – Dark and Dreary

Millecam, Courtney – Magic at Midnight

Miller, C.K. – Freerunner

Young Adult Fantasy

Becker, Cyera – Found Wanting

Bono, Haley – Killed by True Love’s Kiss

Bridenstine, E.B. – Six Swans

Bustamante, Ashley – Miss Fortune

Farnsworth, Sara – Dancing With Gold

Felix, M.K. – Charmed Beast

Hamblin, Kristin L. – Sorcery and Sunder

Larson, Sara B. – A Promised Vengeance

Lyon, Catherine – Disciple of Wrath

Marshall, Christine – Noblestone and the Dragon Alliance

Nickle, Rachel – Salt and Sacrifice*

Nickle, Rachel – Sand and Stone

Nielson, Makayla & McMullin, Trenna – The Voyage of Clara Bowman

Nysetvold, Elissa C. – The Magician’s Metamorphosis

Powell, Christie Valentine – The Masters of Wishes

Stay, Jeanna Mason – Unsightly

Stephens, Brianna J. – Firemane

Stutznegger, Lenore – Christmas With the Elf King

Tsai, Tesia – Deathly Fates

Wade, J.C. – Autumn’s Alliance

Wallentine, Megan – The Marigold Society

Woodscourt, M.H. – The Crane Maiden

Zeigler, A.E. – Chains of Deceit

Middle Grade

Agard, Jared – Intergalactic Backpack

Bybee, Veeda – The Invincible List of Lani Li

Evans, Loralee – Felicity and the Raccoons

Garone, Kevin – Band From Another World

Nielsen, Jennifer A. – Magnitude*

Nielsen, Jennifer A. – The Free State of Jax

Oka, Maria – Wish on a Willow

Rimington, Celesta – Reach

Rivera, Kaela – The Hungry Forest

Stewart, Erin – The Mysterious Magic of Lighthouse Lane

Wilkinson, Alyssa – Unlucky Charm Summer

Youngstrom, J.C. – Magic Mural

Best Novel by a Debut Author

Altwood, Brady – Wards of the Rift

Andrew, Lauren – The Transfer

Becker, Cyera – Found Wanting

Brousseau, Jessica – A Siege on Her Heart

Brown, Deb L, – To Have and To Hold

Buck, Beth – Worlds Without Number

Capener, K.D. – Hidden by These Walls

Davis, Kiylee – Eliza’s Fire

Denny, Gina – A Broken Heart of Blackened Stone

Downing, TM – The Dead of Cypress Creek

Harlow, Abbie – The Butterfly’s Sting

Knudsen, Shay – Try to Keep Up

Lister, Jazmin – Heart of the Beast Prince

Marshall, SJ – He Called Me Lola

Merrell, Marilee – A Courtship of Conspiracies

Oka, Maria – Wish on a Willow

Salway, Kelona – A Windmill with a View

Seeley, Mengxi – Silk and Sensibility

Stephens, Brianna J. – Firemane

Tsai, Tesia – Deathly Fates

Twitchell, Kyrsti – The Holiday Slip Up

Wallentine, Megan – The Marigold Society

Washburn, Lisa – Emily’s Tree

Weston, Amber Mae – The Baron and the Ballerina

Wilkinson, Alyssa – Unlucky Charm Summer

Youngstrom, J.C. – Magic Mural

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20th Annual Whitney Award Finalists

General/Historical

Finalists will be posted in January.

Adult Speculative

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Mystery/Suspense

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Romance

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Historical Romance

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Young Adult General

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Young Adult Speculative

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Young Adult Fantasy

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Middle Grade

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Best Novel by a Debut Author

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