2026 ECPA Christian Book Awards

The 2026 Christian Book Awards, presented by the Evangelical Christian Publishers Association, honored winners in thirteen categories. The Christian Book of the Year went to The Bible Recap for Kids by Tara-Leigh Cobble, a guide that takes young readers through the Bible over the course of a year. Category winners included Karen Swallow Prior's You Have a Calling in Christian Living, Clare Morell's The Tech Exit in Faith and Culture, Melanie Shankle's Here Be Dragons in Biography and Memoir, Alistair Begg's God of the Ordinary in Bible Study, and Jennifer T. Kelley's The Story of Corrie ten Boom in Young People's Literature. The Children's award went to Hello! My Name is Emmanuel by Emmanuel Jean Russell, illustrated by Martina Stuhlberger. Winners in Christian fiction are recognized separately through the Christy Award.