Categories
There are currently seven genre categories:
- Romance
- Mystery/Suspense
- Speculative fiction
- Young-adult fiction
- Young-adult speculative fiction
- Historical fiction
- General fiction
There are also two overall awards:
- Best Novel by a New Author
- Novel of the Year
Due to the limited number of titles released by LDS authors, several of the genre awards are combined (such as romance and women's fiction).
While the Whitney Committee has said that they hope to expand the number of genres in the future, they likely won't venture into other areas of LDS art, such as music, poetry, or non-fiction books.
To be eligible, a novel must be written by an LDS author during the award year, and be at least 50,000 words long.
Read more about this topic: Whitney Awards
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