For a very comprehensive list of Christian authors visit Realms of Faith. This website has been created as a resource for information about writers of Christian literature and lists a brief summary of who each author is, what they believe and teach, and what they have written. There are roughly 700 different authors of Christian literature listed including historical figures and authors across the theological spectrum.
For those of you who are already an author or want to become a Christian author there are many resources available to you for research and support. The Professional Association for Christian Writers was created as a network for information, advice, help, critique, and resources for all Christian writers. It was organized in 1983 in Seattle , Washington and hoped to provide a link between Christian writers and editors/publishers of the religious publication industry and to further the professional development in the writing and marketing skills of Christian writers.
If you are an author of Christian books and want to reach a publisher or market your book there are Christian book fairs around the country that will allow you to network with other authors, publishers, Christian bookstores and the public. One way to get your book noticed is to publish it yourself. There are many companies out there that can help you self-publish your book but not all are legitimate or worth your time. If they are a legitimate company they will have their fees spelled out clearly and also offer marketing assistance. One such website lists the help they can provide at, winepress.com.
Books such as the Left Behind series have become wildly popular and have created a highly competitive market doing billions in sales. No longer a specialty market or niche the Christian book market is selling to a much wider and larger audience now. Sometimes an author is Christian but their books are not sold as Christian books. Their world view and how they deal with evil, sin, truth, love, hate, revenge and other universal themes come across as very readable, not preachy but real. John Grisham, Allen Arnold, Jan Karon are just a few. In the past most authors that wrote Christian books, fiction or non-fiction, did not do so well due to the stigma associated with Christian novels. The difficulty in the past was that the writing wasn't up to industry standards expected from the general fiction market.