Christian Indie Publishing Association is excited to announce the winners of the 2023 Christian Indie Awards. You can find their books listed here. The Christian Indie Awards has honored indie authors and small publishers since 2008 for their contribution to Christian life.
Nominations for the 2024 Christian Indie Awards opened April 1 for books published in 2022 and 2023 at ChristianAward.com. The 2023 winners in each of the twenty-one categories include:
| Category | Place | Title | Author/Publisher |
| Anthology | 1st | Keeping Christmas: Volume One | Cathe Swanson, Chautona Havig, Olivia Talbott, Kathleen J. Robison, Denise L. Barela, Marguerite Martin Gray, Naomi Craig / Celebrate Lit Publishing |
| Bible Study | 1st | Nobody Sees This You: How to Live as a Spirit in the Unseen Realm
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Paul Renfroe / Paradigm Lighthouse |
| Bible Study | 2nd | She – Volume 3: Delighting in the Examples of the Women of the Bible | Delight Thyself Design Ministries |
| Bible Study | 3rd | Bible Briefs: God’s Will, Unraveling the Mystery | L. G. Westlake / Elk Lake Publishing |
| Business Finance | 1st | How to Be a Great Investor: Investment Techniques for Christians | R. Richard Everett / Intelligent Design Press |
| Business Finance | 2nd | Worship Songs and the Law | Stephen R. Cass / Songs4God.net Media |
| Children’s Picture Books | 1st | Our God is Bigger Than That | Michelle Medlock Adams, Eva Marie Everson / End Game Press |
| Children’s Picture Books | 2nd (Tied) | Mr. Winter | Peter Andriet / WestBow Press |
| Children’s Picture Books | 2nd
(Tied) |
Sunday Morning Chaos | Kristen Schroder / Good & True Media |
| Children’s Picture Books | 3rd | Do Your Best, Tess | Janet Morris Grimes / Elk Lake Publishing |
| Children’s 8-12 | 1st
(Tied) |
A Bellwether Christmas | Laurel Guillen / Fidelis Publishing |
| Children’s 8-12 | 1st
(Tied) |
No Bones About It | Annette O’Hare / Elk Lake Publishing |
| Children’s 8-12 | 2nd | Into the Great Marinara | Nicolas C. Day / Elk Lake Publishing |
| Children’s 8-12 | 3rd | I Want a Water Buffalo for Christmas | Judy DuCharme / Ambassador International |
| Christian Education | 1st | Voting Christian Values | Steve Feazel / Vision Word |
| Christian Education | 2nd | Speaking for God: How to Preach and Speak with Power, Passion and Purpose | Pam Barnett / Springs of Water Publications |
| Christian Education | 3rd | The 5 Steps to Get Your Songs Heard | Stephen Robert Cass / Songs4God.net Media |
| Christian Living | 1st | Oh God, Why Can’t I Stop? | Jason K. Ritchie / Stellar Communications Houston |
| Christian Living | 2nd | An Unnatural Beauty: Rediscovering the Beauty of Holiness | M. Esther Lovejoy / Cross River Media |
| Christian Living | 3rd | Living for His Glory | Kim S. Kinney |
| Devotional | 1st | Day-votionsⓇ with Your Faithful Father: 90 Days with the One Who Wants to Meet All Your Needs | Rebecca Barlow Jordan |
| Devotional | 2nd
(tied) |
PURSUE Jesus, OBEY Jesus, LIVE for Jesus | Ann L. Knopp / Christian Faith Publishing |
| Devotional | 2nd
(tied) |
Seeking Joy through the Gospel of Luke: A Christmas to Calvary Advent Countdown | Christine Trimpe / Redemption Press |
| Devotional | 3rd | The Plans He Has for Me | Rose Ann Forte / Ignite Press |
| General Fiction | 1st | Deep End of the Lake | Carol Grace Stratton / Iron Stream Media |
| General Fiction | 2nd | Tears in a Bottle: Hearts Crying Out for Hope | Cheryl Gerou |
| General Fiction | 3rd | Summer Up! | Tom Leihbacher / Christian Faith Publishing |
| Gift | 1st | Rabbit at the Sliding Door | Denise Lee Branco / Strolling Hills Publishing |
| Historical Fiction | 1st | Pericope | Jeff Keene II / Wordcrafts Press |
| Historical Fiction | 2nd | Saint Francis: Religion of Love | Lisa Monde |
| Historical Fiction | 3rd | Mary – Mother of Grace and Mercy | Dan Willis |
| Memoir / Biography | 1st (tied) | Savage Marriage: Triumph over Betrayal and Sexual Addiction | Phil & Priscilla Fretwell / Savage Marriage Ministries |
| Memoir / Biography | 1st (tied) | My Promise to Alex | Jody Hudson |
| Memoir / Biography | 2nd | Nettles and Roses: A Story of Resilience and Redemption | Judith Elaine Hankes, Ph.D. / As the Crow Flies Publishing |
| Memoir / Biography | 3rd | God’s Rock and Roll Army | Leslie Turner / Encourage Publishing |
| Mystery / Suspense | 1st | Stolen Blessing | Jim Sano |
| Mystery / Suspense | 2nd | HIDDEN HUMANITY: A Trafficking Rescue Novel | D.I. Telbat / In Season Publications |
| Novella | 1st | You are a Bird | Breezy Van Lit / Shimmer Tree Books |
| Novella | 2nd | Awakened | T.E. Bradford / Elk Lake Publishing |
| Personal Growth | 1st | The Path of Loneliness: Finding and Fostering Connection to God, Self, and One Another | Dr. Mark Mayfield / NavPress |
| Personal Growth | 2nd | Knitted Faith | Karen E Chin / CLM Publishing |
| Personal Growth | 3rd | Grow by Design: A 60-Day Devotional to Help Unlock your God-Given Potential | Jean Mpi / Kharis Publishing |
| Poetry | 1st | Flying Free: Poems for Pilgrim Hearts | Ruth Fanshaw / Original Text Publications |
| Poetry | 2nd | Curtains | John Anderson / Covenant Books |
| Relationships / Family | 1st | The 6 Pillars of Intimacy: The Secret to an Extraordinary Marriage | Alisa DiLorenzo with Tony DiLorenzo |
| Relationships / Family | 2nd | In My Father’s Wake: How an Anxious Boy Learned to Love a Difficult Dad | Dave Gibson |
| Romance | 1st | Night Songs | Jennifer Sienes / Celebrate Lit Publishing |
| Romance | 2nd | The Monarch Fields | Donnah M Cole |
| Romance | 3rd | Love Reunited | Tara Taffera / Winged Publications |
| Speculative | 1st | Forbidden | Gina Detwiler / Vinspire Publishing |
| Speculative | 2nd | Beneath the Deep | Andrea Chatman / Elk Lake Publishing |
| Theology | 1st | Torahism: Are Christians Required to Keep the Law of Moses? (2nd ed.) | R. L. Solberg |
| Theology | 2nd | After Armageddon | John Tressel / Encourage Publishing |
| Young Adult | 1st | Collapse: The Death of Friendship | Angela D Shelton / Two Oaks Publishing |
| Young Adult | 2nd | The Stars in April | Peggy Wirgau / Iron Stream Media |
| Young Adult | 3rd | Legends of the Donut Shop | Terry Overton |