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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

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

Moyes, Leah – Soul Thief

Seeley, Mengxi – Silk and Sensibility

Smith, Tracy D. – Threads of Faith

Adult Speculative

Altwood, Brady – Wards of the Rift

Beckstrand, Luke – Axion: Spark of Life

Belt, David C. – Taliesin’s Arrow

Bingham, S. – Cloaked Legends: The Traitor

Ferreira, Emma Kate – Echoes of Power

Frost, Heather – Invictus

Isert, Rebekah – Recoil

Kae, Clarissa – Reign of Mercy

Lister, Jazmin – Heart of the Beast Prince

Logsdon, Ben – Vengeance of a Fallen Angel

Lowham, Elizabeth – Sonnets and Serpents

Luke, Gregg – Premonitions

McMullin, Trenna – The Alchemist’s Ghost

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, and Bessey, Sian Ann – Treasures of Falcon Point

Black, Stephanie – Over the Edge

Deighton, Terry – Painted into a Coroner

Hiller, Lindsay – Hallie in Heels

Knudsen, Shay – Try to Keep Up

McKinnon, Rebecca – In Skein Sight

Shiels, Cassie M. – Caught in a Snare

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

Cabaniss, C.P. – Sparks Over Glenwood

Champenois, Annika – Neighbor Feud

Clark, Ranee S. – Libby Bennet Fakes a Husband

Isert, Rebekah – Heart of the Matter

Jensen, Becky Lamb – Falling for Luke Fairchild

Larson, Sara B. – Every Beat After

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

Monson, Becky – Fifty First Kisses

Rabe, Jenny – Once Upon a Mattress

Steel, Cindy – The Cowboy’s Game

Twitchell, Kyrsti – The Holiday Slip Up

Historical Romance

Barker, Joanna – A Love Most Daring

Bessey, Sian Ann – The Maid of Sherwood Forest

Brousseau, Jessica – A Siege on Her Heart

Davis, Kiylee – Lady of Merit

Hampton, Brooke – Lavender’s Lost Duke

Johnson, Angela E. – Entwined by Error

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

Salway, Kelona – A Windmill with a View

Thornell, Karen – A Fortunate Miscalculation

Thornell, Karen – Windvale*

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

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

Millecam, Courtney – Magic at Midnight

Young Adult Fantasy

Bono, Haley – Killed by True Love’s Kiss

Bridenstine, E.B. – Six Swans

Bustamante, Ashley – Miss Fortune

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

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

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

Brousseau, Jessica – A Siege on Her Heart

Brown, Deb L, – To Have and To Hold

Capener, K.D. – Hidden by These Walls

Davis, Kiylee – Eliza’s Fire

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

Salway, Kelona – A Windmill with a View

Seeley, Mengxi – Silk and Sensibility

Stephens, Brianna J. – Firemane

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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