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.
20th Annual Whitney Award Nominees
Achievement Award Winners
Achievement Award Winners will be announced soon!
General/Historical
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Adult Speculative
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Mystery/Suspense
Romance
Historical Romance
Young Adult General
Young Adult Speculative
Young Adult Fantasy
Middle Grade
Best Novel by a Debut Author
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20th Annual Whitney Award Finalists
General/Historical
Finalists will be posted in January.
Adult Speculative
Finalists will be posted in January!
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
Finalists will be posted in January! Check back then!