General
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
| The Other Side of Quiet | The McCarran Collection | Wreckage* | The Healer | Shattered Hearts |
| Tara C. Allred | Liz Adair | Emily Bleeker | Gregg Luke | Stacy Lynn Carroll |
Historical
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
| The Rules in Rome | Light of the Candle* | A Hope Remembered | Doing No Harm | The Moses Chronicles: Bondage |
| A.L. Sowards | Carol Pratt Bradley | Stacy Henrie | Carla Kelly | H.B. Moore |
Mystery/Suspense
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
| Played for a Fool | Lie Catchers | Lost King | The Angel Court Affair | Failsafe |
| Stephanie Black | Paul Bishop | H.B. Moore | Anne Perry | Traci Hunter Abramson |
Romance
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
| Always Will | Lord Fenton’s Folly | Eleanor and the Iron King | Miss Burton Unmasks a Prince | Kisses in the Rain |
| Melanie Jacobson | Josi S. Kilpack | Julie Daines | Jennifer Moore | Krista Lynne Jensen |
Speculative
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
| Shadows of Self | The Devil’s Only Friend | Summer Queen | Caretaker* | Truth of Embers |
| Brandon Sanderson | Dan Wells | Amber Argyle | Josi Russell | Caitlyn McFarland |
Middle Grade
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
| Fires of Invention (Mysteries of Cove) | Mark of the Thief | A Night Divided | Far World: Fire Keep | Mothman’s Curse* |
| J. Scott Savage | Jennifer Nielsen | Jennifer Nielsen | J. Scott Savage | Christine Hayes |
General Young Adult Fiction
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
| Calvin | Never Said | The Fill-In Boyfriend | Has to Be Love | Ink and Ashes* |
| Martine Leavitt | Carol Lynch Williams | Kasie West | Jolene Perry | Valynne E. Maetani |
Speculative Young Adult Fiction
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
| Firefight | Followed by Frost | This Monstrous Thing* | Airships of Camelot | A Thousand Faces |
| Brandon Sanderson | Charlie N. Holmberg | Mackenzi Lee | Robison Wells | Janci Patterson |
Best Novel by a New Author
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Light of the Candle | This Monstrous Thing | Wreckage | Caretaker | Ink and Ashes | Mothman’s Curse |
| Carol Pratt Bradley | Mackenzi Lee | Emily Bleeker | Josi Russell | Valynne E. Maetani | Christine Hayes |
NOTE: We would like to thank all of our judges, who volunteered their time to carefully read and consider each nominee in their category. We appreciate their love of and dedication to good literature, and recognize their efforts in judging for the Whitneys. The Whitney committee has done our utmost to ensure the award process is as fair as possible. Any questions/concerns may be directed to whitneyawards@gmail.com. Please keep in mind that all committee members and judges are volunteers.
