The Christy Award program 2017: submission and categories ECPA and The Christy Award™ advisory board have announced nine submission categories for The Christy Award, the industry’s award program for recognizing excellence in Christian Fiction. Nominations for the 2017 program will be accepted March 1-31 in these categories: GENERAL (includes women’s fiction and non-genre) CONTEMPORARY ROMANCE HISTORICAL ROMANCE HISTORICAL MYSTERY/SUSPENSE/THRILLER VISIONARY (includes fantasy and apocalyptic) FIRST NOVEL YOUNG ADULT SHORT FORMAT (novellas, series) Submissions are open to works of fiction written from a Christian…