2008 Winners and Finalists
- Contemporary Standalone: Winner: Chasing Fireflies by Charles Martin (Thomas Nelson)
- Finalist: In High Places by Tom Morrisey (Bethany House)
- Finalist: Quaker Summer by Lisa Samson (Thomas Nelson)
- Contemporary Series, Sequels and Novellas: Winner: Home to Holly Springs by Jan Karon (Viking Penguin)
- Finalist: A Time to Mend by Sally John and Gary Smalley (Thomas Nelson)
- Finalist: What Lies Within by Karen Ball (WaterBrook Multnomah Publishing Group)
- Lits: Winner: Hallie’s Heart by Shelly Beach (Kregel Publications)
- Finalist: Doesn't She Look Natural by Angela Hunt (Tyndale House Publishers)
- Finalist: Let Them Eat Cake by Sandra Byrd (WaterBrook Multnomah Publishing Group)
- Finalist: Trophy Wives Club by Kristin Billerbeck (Avon Inspire)
- Historical: Winner: A Proper Pursuit by Lynn Austin (Bethany House, a division of Baker)
- Finalist: Lady of Milkweed Manor by Julie Klassen (Bethany House, a division of Baker Publishing Group)
- Finalist: Tendering in the Storm by Jane Kirkpatrick (WaterBrook Multnomah Publishing Group)
- Romance: Winner: Remembered by Tamera Alexander (Bethany House, a division of Baker)
- Finalist: Lightning and Lace by DiAnn Mills (Barbour Publishing)
- Finalist: Remember to Forget by Deborah Raney (Howard Books)
- Suspense: Winner: The Cure by Athol Dickson (Bethany House, a division of Baker)
- Finalist: My Hands Came Away Red by Lisa McKay (Moody Publishers)
- Finalist: The Pawn by Steven James (Revell)
- First Novel: Winner: The Stones Cry Out by Sibella Giorello (Revell, a division of Baker)
- Finalist: Auralia's Colors by Jeffrey Overstreet (WaterBrook Multnomah Publishing Group)
- Finalist: Demon: A Memoir by Tosca Lee (NavPress Publishing Group)
- Visionary: Winner: Scarlet by Stephen R. Lawhead (Thomas Nelson)
- Finalist: Auralia's Colors by Jeffrey Overstreet (WaterBrook Multnomah Publishing Group)
- Finalist: The Restorer by Sharon Hinck (NavPress Publishing Group)
- Young Adult: Winner: Hollywood Nobody by Lisa Samson (Thomas Nelson)
- Finalist: In Between by Jenny B. Jones (NavPress Publishing Group)
- Finalist: Maggie Come Lately by Michelle Buckman (NavPress Publishing Group)
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