Who’s been nominated for a Whitney?
Official Nominees for The Whitney Award 2010
These are NOT category finalists. Five Finalists in each category will be announced February 1.
“*” Indicates first-time authors eligible for the “Best Novel by a New Author” award
General:
| Band of Sisters | Annette Lyon |
| Blink of an Eye | Gregg Luke |
| Lipstick Wars | Christine Thackary |
| Awakening Avery | Laurie Lewis |
| Backlash | Tracey Abramson |
| Pieces of Paris | GG Vandergirff |
| *Turning Hearts | Deanne Blackhurst |
| Lucky Change | Susan Law Corpany |
| Suntunnels and Secrets | Carole Thayne Warburton |
| *The Rogue Shop | Michael Knudsen |
| Lonely Polygamist | Brady Udall |
| Finding Mercie | Blaine M. Yorganson |
| The Cross Gardner | Jason F. Wright |
Historical:
| The Silence of God | Gale Sears |
| Alma the Younger | HB Moore |
| *Heroes of the Fallen | David J. West |
| Free Men and Dreamers: Oh Say Can You See Vol. 4 | Laurie C. Lewis |
| Trespass | Sandra Grey |
| Sheen on the Silk | Anne Perry |
| Escape to Zion | Jean Holbrook Mathews |
Romance:
| *I’ll Know You by Heart | Kimberly Job |
| Courting Miss Lancaster | Sarah Eden |
| Chocolate Roses | Joan Sowards |
| The Guise of a Gentleman | Donna Hatch |
| Luck of the Draw | Rachel Renee Anderson |
| *Finding Rose | Stephanie Humphreys |
| Rebound | Heather Justesen |
| Cross My Heart | Julie Wright |
| Unbroken Connections: Taken by Storm 2 | Angela Morrison |
| The Legend of Shannonderry | Carole Warburton |
| By Heart and By Compass | Danielle Thorne |
| Josette | Danielle Thorne |
| Heart of a Hero | Marie Higgins |
| *Meg’s Melody | Kaylee Baldwin |
| The Wishing Hour | Jewel Adams |
| *Winning Mr. Wrong | Marie Higgins |
| *The Widower’s Wife | Prudent Bice |
| The Broken Road | Shannon Guymon |
| *Bumpy Landings | Don Carey |
| The Counterfeit Convert | Linda Chadwick |
Mystery/Suspense:
| *Wrong Number | Rachelle Christensen |
| Cold as Ice | Stephanie Black |
| A Time to Die | Jeff Savage |
| Defensive Tactics | Steve Westover |
| Dangerous Connections | Julie Coulter Bellon |
| Crossfire | Tracy Abramson |
| The Embassy | Orin Parker |
| Kay’sVille | Sheralynn Pratt |
| Murder by Design | Betsy Brannon Green |
Speculative:
| Imprints | Rachel Ann Nunes |
| Mr. Monster | Dan Wells |
| *The Thorn | Daron Fraley |
| The Way of Kings | Brandon Sanderson |
| Trapped | Ronda Hinrichsen |
| The Scorch Trials | James Dashner |
| Pathfinder | Orson Scott Card |
| Monster Hunter Vendetta | Larry Correia |
| Promise Me | Richard Paul Evans |
Young Adult (GENERAL):
| Being Sixteen | Alison Braithwaite Condie |
| My Double Life | Janette Rallison |
| My Ridiculous Romantic Obsessions | Becca Wilhite |
| The Healing Spell | Kimberly Griffiths Little |
| Summer in Paris | Michele Ashman Bell |
| Sing Me to Sleep | Angela Morrison |
| *Growing Up Gracie | Maggie Fechner |
| *Second Kiss | Natalie Palmer |
| Wolves, Boys and Other Things That Might Kill Me | Kristen Chandler |
| *Perilous | Tamara Hart Heiner |
| Glimpse | Carole Lynch Williams |
| Missing in Action | Dean Hughes |
Young Adult (SPECULATIVE):
| Tombs of Terror | T. Lynn Adams |
| Fablehaven 5 | Brandon Mull |
| The Golden Spiral | Lisa Mangum |
| *Flecks of Gold | Alicia Buck |
| Queen in Exile | Donna Hatch |
| *Foresight | Sherry Ficklin |
| Princess of Glass | Jessica Day George |
| The Fourth Nephite | Jeffrey Savage |
| Choke | Obert Sky |
| *Paranormalcy | Kiersten White |
| The Limit | Kristen Landon |
| *The Sapphire Flute | Karen Hoover |
| *The Forbidden Sea | Sheila Nielson |
| *Intrinsical | Lani Woodland |
| *The Bent Sword | Steve Glasher |
| 13th Reality Book 3: The Blade of Shattered Hope | James Dashner |
| *The Peasant Queen | Cheri Chesley |
| *The Cantacle Kingdom | Michael Young |
| Matched | Alison Condie |
| The Stone Traveler | Kathi Oram Peterson |
| The Princess and the Snowbird | Mette Ivie Harrison |
| The Star Prophesy | Joan Sowards |
| Castles and Caverns: Zeld and the Invaders | J.D. Raisor |
| Crossed Out | Kim Baccelia |
Books nominated but ineligible:
| Devil’s Food Cake | Josi S. Kilpack (ineligible due to author serving on the Whitney committee) |
| Key Lime Pie | Josi S. Kilpack (ineligible due to author serving on the Whitney committee) |
| Tears of Heaven | Jewel Adams (ineligible due to insufficient length) |
| Secret Sisters | Tristi Pinkston (ineligible due to insufficient length) |
| The Pirate Bride | Ryan and Anna McKinley (ineligible due to insufficient length) |
| Secret of the Dragon | Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman (not all co-authors are LDS writers) |
| Towers of Midnight | Brandon Sanderson and Robert Jordan (not all co-authors are LDS writers) |
| The Road Show | Braden Bell (ineligible due to insufficient length) |
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