Dear publishers and authors,

Each year, Christianity Today honors a set of outstanding books encompassing a variety of subjects and genres. The CT Book Awards will be announced online in December, featured in our January/February 2027 print issue, and promoted in CT newsletters and on our social media channels. In addition, publishers will have the opportunity to participate in a promotion organized by CT’s marketing team.

Award categories

1. Apologetics / Evangelism

2a. Biblical Studies

2b. Bible and Devotional

3a. Children

3b. Young Adults

4. Christian Living / Spiritual Formation

5. The Church / Pastoral Leadership

6. Culture, Poetry, and the Arts

7. Fiction

8. History / Biography

9. Marriage, Family, and Singleness

10. Missions / The Global Church

11. Politics and Public Life

12a. Theology (Popular)

12b. Theology (Academic)

In addition, CT will name a Book of the Year, and perhaps a runner-up (the Award of Merit), chosen from the entire pool of nominees by a panel of CT editors.

Nominations

To be eligible for nomination, a book must be published between November 1, 2025, and October 31, 2026. Nominations of books published outside this range will be disqualified without refunds of the entry fees.

We are looking for scholarly and popular-level works and everything in between. A diverse panel of scholars, pastors, and other informed readers will evaluate the books.

Authors and publishers can nominate as many books as they wish, and each nominee can be submitted in multiple categories. The entry fee is $35 per nomination.

To make your nomination(s), click here to access the submission form. You will be asked to include contact information, the title and categories for each nomination, PDF attachments, and your payment information. In a change from years past, you will pay at time of entry instead of receiving an invoice at a later date.

Finalist books

If your book is chosen as one of the finalists in any category, we will contact you and ask that you send a copy of the book directly to each judge assigned to that category. We will provide mailing addresses for each judge.