The 13th annual Christy Awards, honoring the best in Christian fiction, were handed out in nine categories July 16 in Orlando, Florida. The dinner was emceed by author Liz Curtis Higgs.

The 2012 Christy winners are:

Contemporary Romance

Wolfsbane by Ronie Kendig (Barbour Books)

Contemporary Series

The Amish Midwife by Mindy Starns Clark and Leslie Gould (Harvest House)

Contemporary Standalone

Promises to Keep by Ann Tatlock (Bethany House)

First Novel

Words by Ginny Yttrup (B&H Fiction)

Historical

Wonderland Creek by Lynn Austin (Bethany House)

Historical Romance

The Maid of Fairbourne Hall by Julie Klassen (Bethany House)

Suspense

The Queen by Steven James (Revell Books)

Visionary

Veiled Rose by Anne Elisabeth Stengl (Bethany House)

Young Adult

Waterfall by Lisa T. Bergren (David C Cook)