2024 Imadjinn Awards Finalists

The Imaginarium Convention released the 2024 Imadjinn Awards finalists on March 26.

The winners selected by the jury will be announced during an awards ceremony on July 20 at the Imaginarium 2023 Convention in Louisville, KY.

The 2024 Imadjinn Award Finalists in each category are:

Best Anthology

  • Blood, Sweat, and Steel: Tales of Future Combat and Mechanized Warfare, Editor – Mark Greene
  • Chicks in Tank Tops, Editor – Jason Cordova
  • Standing Against All Odds, Editor – William Alan Webb
  • Fantastic Schools Staff (Volume 7), Editor – L Jagi Lamplighter

Best Short Story Collection

  • The End, Kayleigh Dobbs
  • The Unfortunate Problem with Grandmother’s Head and Other Stories, Karen Haber
  • The LawDog Files: Revised and Expanded, Ian McMurtrie

Best Short Story

  • “Some Hidden Soul”, Dave Creek
  • “Duck Me”, Melissa Olthoff
  • “The Ballad of Esmerelda Calhoun”, David Badurina
  • “Primordial Soup”, S.A. Bradley
  • “Don’t Kill the Cook”, J.F. Posthumus

Best Audiobook Narration

  • Privateers & Pandemonium, Narrated by Daniel Wisniewski / Written by Nick Steverson and Melissa Olthoff
  • The Grey Man – Twilight, Narrated by Marcus Barton / Written by J.L. Curtis
  • The Rise of Zhengyi, Narrated by E.G. Rowley/ Written by E.G. Rowley

Best Children’s Book

  • Abyss of Nightmares, Donald R Guillory & Arya C. Guillory
  • The Eerie Brothers and The Witches of Autumn, Sheldon Higdon
  • Awaken, Malinda Andrews

Best Young Adult Novel

  • Trumpus, James Sabata
  • I See You, Frantiska Oliver
  • The Book of Rose, K B Carlisle

Best Faith-Based Novel

  • Heavenly Places: Coram Deo, John Kowalski
  • Wingless, David M. James
  • For the Love of Rhett, Maribelle McCrea

Best Fantasy Novel

  • Dagger of Orion, J.L. Lawrence
  • Touch of Faete, Ligia de Wit
  • Heart Master, Nikolas Everhart
  • Nexus, Jeff Dunne
  • Reckoning Day, Steven L. Shrewsbury

Best Game Module / Rule Book

  • Bloody Appalachia, Josh Palmer, Eric Bloat, and Justin Isaac
  • The Dead West, Josh Palmer and Eric Bloat

Best Historical Fiction Novel

  • Secrets of Mary Celeste, Steve Dahill
  • Legacy of the Valiant, Edale Lane
  • Wavesong, Michael Gants

Best Horror Novel

  • A Fury, Eva Vertrice
  • Shock Waves, Matt Kurtz
  • Polyphemus, Zachary Ashford

Best Literary Fiction Novel

  • Jewels in the Rough: Tales from the Jewelers Workbench, James Pomeroy
  • Pan and the Message Chair, Lawrence Weill

Best Mystery Novel

  • OVERKILL: A Folly Beach Halloween Mystery, Bill Noel and Angelica Cruz
  • Edisto Bullet, C. Hope Clark
  • Homecoming in Murder, Edale Lane

Best Non-Fiction Book   

  • From Boardroom to Backpack: Risking It All, Rob Sangster
  • 28 Years Haunted: The Life and Adventures of World-Renowned Psychic Medium Brandy Marie Miller, Bryan “B.D.” Prince
  • Righting Writing, Michael Bailey

Best Paranormal Romance Novel

  • Embers, Kat Turner
  • Sons of Ymre: Jake, Lilith Saintcrow
  • Shadow & Ash, Crymsyn Hart

Best Poetry Collection (single author)

  • In Memory of Exoskeletons, Rebecca Cuthbert
  • Domesticated Demons, Amba Elieff
  • Weight of Thought, Noah Wieczorek

Best Romance Novel

  • Fall: A Year of Change: A Silver Leaf University Novel, Lisette Blythe
  • Harvest Moon: A Raven and the Crow Romance, Michael K Falciani
  • Tall, Dark, And Cherokee, Lee Ann Sontheimer Murphy

Best Science Fiction Novel  

  • Prince Liberator, Fred Hughes
  • Theft of Fire: Orbital Space #1, Devon Eriksen
  • Standing Among The Tombstones, William Alan Webb
  • Dust of the Ocean, Dorothy Grant

Best Song Lyrics

  • Lost and Found, Jayson William Allen
  • Villanelle, Veronica Torraca Bragdon
  • As the Sky Cries, Jayson William Allen

Best Steampunk Novel  

  • The King’s Regret, Philip Ligon

Best Thriller Novel

  • Checkout Time, John Bukowski
  • Battlefield Missouri, Arnold P. Montgomery
  • The Phantom of the Circus, Michael Houtchen

Best Urban Fantasy Novel 

  • Jason Phoenix and the Demon Lamp, Kyle Adam Willis
  • Monster Hunter Memoirs: Fever, Larry Correia & Jason Cordova
  • Hunting the Hart, Jon R. Osborne
  • Delevan House, Ruthann Jagge & Natasha Sinclair

2023 Imadjinn Awards

The Imaginarium Convention presented the 2023 Imadjinn Awards on July 15.

Best Anthology

  • You Pay, We Slay, Editor- William Alan Webb

Best Audiobook Narration

  • Wildcat: Foreclosure of a Dream, Narrated by Mark Boyett / Written by William Joseph Roberts

Best Children’s Book

  • Shivers, Scares, and Goosebumps by Vonnie Winslow Crist

Best Fantasy Novel

  • The Raven and The Crow: The Gray Throne by Michael K. Falciani

Best Faith-based Novel

  • Honor Bound by Hallee Bridgeman

Best Historical Fiction Novel

  • Two-Gun Witch by Bishop O’Connell

Best Horror Novel

  • You’re Mine by Somer Canon

Best Mystery Novel

  • Mosquito Beach: A Folly Beach Mystery by Bill Noel

Best Non-Fiction Book

  • The Art of Rest – How Shabbat Can Change Your Life by Rabbi Jeff Friedlander

Best Paranormal Romance Novel

  • Gift of Fire by C.L. Carhart

Best Poetry Collection (single author)

  • Maiden Mother Crone by Amba Elieff

Best Romance Novel

  • The Unforgettable Summer by Nikki Lamers

Best Science Fiction Novel

  • Consequences by Nick Steverson

Best Steampunk Novel

  • The Dwarves of Rahm: Omens of War by Michael K. Falciani

Best Short Story

  • Angel Wings and Demon Bones by Melissa Olthoff

Best Short Story Collection (single author)

  • The Gods Must Clearly Smile by Aaron Christopher Drown

Best Thriller Novel

  • Until Dead by Donnell Ann Bell

Best Urban Fantasy Novel

  • Love, Lies, and Hocus Pocus: Cat Mischief by Lydia Sherrer

Best Young Adult Novel

  • Into the Real, Co-authored by Lydia Sherrer & John Ringo

Best Game Module/Rule Book

  • Goblonia by Robert Turk

Best Graphic Novel/Comic Book

  • Kolchak: The Night Stalker – 50th Anniversary by James Aquilone, editor

Best Song Lyrics

  • Breathe in the Fire by Jayson William Allen

Best Screenplay Long Format:  

  • Avulsion by James Sabata

Best Screenplay Short Format:

  • Left Turn by Devin Hylton

2023 Imadjinn Awards Finalists

The Imaginarium Convention released the 2022 Imadjinn Awards finalists on March 23.

The winners selected by the jury will be announced during an awards ceremony on July 15 at the Imaginarium 2023 Convention in Louisville, KY.

The 2023 Imadjinn Award Finalists in each category are:

Best Anthology

  • Classic Monsters Unleashed, Editor- James Aquilone
  • It Came From the Trailer Park: Volume 2, Editors- William Joseph Roberts & Jenny Wren
  • You Pay, We Slay, Editor- William Alan Webb

Best Audiobook Narration

  • Rimworld – The Rift, Narrated by Walt Allen / Written by JLCurtis
  • Smuggler’s Run, Narrated by Michael Le Blanc / Written by William Joseph Roberts & Christopher Woods
  • Wildcat: Foreclosure of a Dream, Narrated by Mark Boyett / Written by William Joseph Roberts

Best Children’s Book

  • The Clackity by Lora Senf
  • Shivers, Scares, and Goosebumps by Vonnie Winslow Crist
  • Dewey the Drone Takes Flight! By Gregory W. Brock

Best Fantasy Novel

  • Sovereign Fourth by Saph Dodd
  • Killer of Giants by Steven L. Shrewsbury
  • The Raven and The Crow: The Gray Throne by Michael K. Falciani
  • The Fate Of The Realm by Rose Marie Machario

Best Faith-based Novel

  • The Road to Darkness by Kenyon T. Henry
  • The Christmas Cabin by J. Patrick Lemarr
  • Honor Bound by Hallee Bridgeman

Best Historical Fiction Novel

  • Sigrid and Elyn: A Tale from Norvegr by Edale Lane
  • Two-Gun Witch by Bishop O’Connell
  • High Hopes by John M. Olsen

Best Horror Novel

  • The Warrior Retreat by John Lynch
  • Clickers Never Die by Stephen Kozeniewski & Wile E. Young
  • You’re Mine by Somer Canon

Best Mystery Novel

  • Edisto Heat by C. Hope Clark
  • Mosquito Beach: A Folly Beach Mystery by Bill Noel
  • Daring Duplicity: The Wellington Mysteries, Vol. 1 by Edale Lane

Best Non-Fiction Book

  • Forever is Shorter Than It Used To Be by Alma Alexander
  • The Art of Rest – How Shabbat Can Change Your Life by Rabbi Jeff Friedlander
  • The History of Professional Wrestling in Evansville, IN: 1960 by Sean Dulaney

Best Paranormal Romance Novel

  • Gift of Fire by C.L. Carhart
  • The Nighthawkers by Amy L Bernstein
  • Sons of Ymre: Erik by Lilith Saintcrow
  • Antonio by D. B. Reynolds

Best Poetry Collection (single author)

  • Requiem For Dead Flowers by Shannon McRoberts
  • Maiden Mother Crone by Amba Elieff
  • Poems of Fact, Form, and Fantasy by Sandy Lender

Best Romance Novel

  • Duty by Lilith Saintcrow
  • The Unforgettable Summer by Nikki Lamers
  • The Passion of 3 by Ariella Talix

Best Science Fiction Novel

  • Omitted Pieces by Stephanie Hansen
  • Rimworld – Diplomatic Immunity by Jim Curtis
  • Sunrise Over Shippo by Melissa Olthoff
  • Consequences by Nick Steverson

Best Steampunk Novel

  • The Dwarves of Rahm: Omens of War by Michael K. Falciani
  • This Strange Engine by Philip Ligon

Best Short Story

  • The Room by L. Marie Wood
  • Angel Wings and Demon Bones by Melissa Olthoff
  • Goat Shopping by Melissa Olthoff
  • My Chopping List by Stephen Kozeniewski

Best Short Story Collection (single author)

  • Paranormal City by Stephen Oliver
  • Chronicles from the World of Guilt by Chris Durston
  • They Mostly Come At Night: Collected Short Fiction by Wesley Southard
  • The Gods Must Clearly Smile by Aaron Christopher Drown

Best Thriller Novel

  • Hell’s Hip Pocket by John Babb & William Alan Webb
  • Until Dead by Donnell Ann Bell
  • Task Force Zombie: Not Enough Bullets by William Alan Webb

Best Urban Fantasy Novel

  • Love, Lies, and Hocus Pocus: Cat Mischief by Lydia Sherrer
  • Scatter of Light by Diana Pharaoh Francis
  • Chaos Song by L. R. Braden

Best Young Adult Novel

  • Into the Real, Co-authored by Lydia Sherrer & John Ringo
  • Sword and Sorcery: Frostfire by Ethan Avery
  • The Hostage in Hiding by Henry Vogel
  • Deadly Setup by Lynn Slaughter

Best Game Module/Rule Book

  • Goblonia by Robert Turk

Best Graphic Novel/Comic Book

  • Kolchak: The Night Stalker – 50th Anniversary by James Aquilone, editor
  • Bouncy Ball Man by Caleb York

Best Song Lyrics

  • Waterfalls by Lina & Amy Leigh McCorkle
  • Breathe in the Fire by Jayson William Allen

2022 Imadjinn Awards 

The 2022 Imadjinn Awards winners were announced on July 9 at the Imaginarium 2022 Convention in Louisville, KY.

BEST ANTHOLOGY

  • Blood On The Blade – Editors Jim Beard and John C. Bruening

BEST AUDIOBOOK NARRATION

  • The Raven and the Crow: Dark Storm Rising  –  Written by Michael K. Falciani / Narrated by Joshua Saxon

BEST CHILDREN’S BOOK

  • Rosie Paints with Ghosts – Cassie Daley

BEST FANTASY NOVEL

  • The Watchers in Exile –   Barbara V. Evers

BEST FAITH-BASED NOVEL

  • Raised for a Purpose: Talia’s Story – Virginia Smith

BEST HISTORICAL FICTION NOVEL

  • Witch Hunt – Casey Moores

BEST HORROR NOVEL

  • Cruel Summer – Wesley Southard

BEST LITERARY FICTION NOVEL

  •  “I” For Immortality (The Book of Exquisite Corpse #2) – Anna Tizard

BEST MYSTERY NOVEL

  • Sea Fog: A Folly Beach Halloween Mystery – Bill Noel and Angelica Cruz

BEST NON-FICTION BOOK

  • Writers Workshop of Horror 2 – Michael Knost

BEST PARANORMAL ROMANCE NOVEL

  • Dance to a Wylder Beat – Marilyn Barr

BEST POETRY COLLECTION (SINGLE AUTHOR)

  • Other Worlds – Terry Persun

BEST ROMANCE NOVEL

  • Sandals for Christmas – Kristin King

BEST SCIENCE FICTION NOVEL

  • Revolution (The Sol Saga Book 1) – James Fox

BEST STEAMPUNK NOVEL 

  • Black Wolf – Anna Bowman

BEST SHORT STORY

  • Knock The Hell Out Of You – Steven L. Shrewsbury

BEST SHORT STORY COLLECTION (SINGLE AUTHOR)

  • Side Roads: A Dark Fiction Collection – Rachel A. Brune

BEST THRILLER NOVEL

  • Furious: Sailing into Terror – Jeffrey James Higgins

BEST URBAN FANTASY NOVEL

  • The Big Cinch – Kathy L. Brown

BEST YOUNG ADULT NOVEL

  • Leisha’s Song – Lynn Slaughter

2022 Imadjinn Awards Finalists

The Imaginarium Convention released the 2022 Imadjinn Awards finalists on March 29.

The winners selected by the jury will be announced during an awards ceremony on July 9 at the Imaginarium 2022 Convention in Louisville, KY.

BEST ANTHOLOGY

  • It Came from the Trailer Park Volume 1  – Editor William Joseph Roberts
  • Blood On The Blade – Editors Jim Beard and John C. Bruening
  • Were Tales: A Shapeshifter Anthology – Editors S.D. Vassallo and Steven M. Long

BEST AUDIOBOOK NARRATION

  • The Deadly Dust Bunnies  – Written by RA muth / Narrated by Sarah Zimmerman
  • The Raven and the Crow: Dark Storm Rising  –  Written by Michael K. Falciani / Narrated by Joshua Saxon
  • Widowmakers – Written by William Joseph Roberts / Narrated by Talon Beeson

BEST CHILDREN’S BOOK

  • Rosie Paints with Ghosts – Cassie Daley
  • The Dragon in My Back Yard – Alan Goldstein
  • Love, Hope: Children Express Their Emotions During the Coronavirus Pandemic – Kimberly Hoffman

BEST FANTASY NOVEL

  • Big Damn Magic – Kevin Pettway
  • The Watchers in Exile –   Barbara V. Evers
  • Sword of Cho Nisi book 1 – Dianne Gardner

BEST FAITH-BASED NOVEL

  • Raised for a Purpose: Talia’s Story – Virginia Smith

BEST HISTORICAL FICTION NOVEL

  • Loyal, The Orphan Train Saga book 5 – Sherry A. Burton
  • Hoarfrost to Roses – D.L. Gardner
  • Witch Hunt – Casey Moores

BEST HORROR NOVEL

  • Liar: Memoir of a Haunting – E.F. Schraeder
  • 21 Grams – M. Regan
  • Cruel Summer – Wesley Southard
  • The Devil’s Mark – Tony Acree and Lynn Tincher

BEST LITERARY FICTION NOVEL

  • Squat – Erv Klein
  • Concussive – Kelsey Day
  • “I” For Immortality (The Book of Exquisite Corpse #2) – Anna Tizard

BEST MYSTERY NOVEL

  • An Untidy Affair – MB Dabney
  • The Merry Messy Mummy – R. A. Muth
  • Sea Fog: A Folly Beach Halloween Mystery – Bill Noel and Angelica Cruz

BEST NON-FICTION BOOK

  • Pocket Workshop: Essays On Living as a Writer – Tod McCoy editor & by M. Huw Evans, editor
  • Writers Workshop of Horror 2 – Michael Knost
  • It’s Your Funeral!: Plan the Celebration of a Lifetime – Before It’s Too Late – Kathy Benjamin

BEST PARANORMAL ROMANCE NOVEL

  • Mystic Passage  – C.L. Carhart
  • Taking the Night – J. F. Posthumus
  • Dance to a Wylder Beat – Marilyn Barr

BEST POETRY COLLECTION (SINGLE AUTHOR)

  • Other Worlds – Terry Persun

BEST ROMANCE NOVEL

  • Sandals for Christmas – Kristin King
  • At Her Service – Michel Prince
  • Southern Mommas A Tale by Tallulah Louise  – Maribelle McCrea

BEST SCIENCE FICTION NOVEL

  • Sea Serpent – John S. Worth
  • Smuggler’s Run – William Joseph Roberts  and Christopher Woods
  • Why Not Wichita – Peter Catania
  • Revolution (The Sol Saga Book 1) – James Fox

BEST STEAMPUNK NOVEL 

  • Black Wolf – Anna Bowman

BEST SHORT STORY

  • Why You Should Think Twice Before Adopting an Alien Baby – Robert Jeschonek
  • The Interrogation – Jeffrey James Higgins
  • Knock The Hell Out Of You – Steven L. Shrewsbury
  • The Last Word  – Laurel Hightower

BEST SHORT STORY COLLECTION (SINGLE AUTHOR)

  • Side Roads: A Dark Fiction Collection – Rachel A. Brune
  • Beneath Raven’s Wing – Vonnie Winslow Crist
  • Orbital Defense Corps: And Eight Other Scifi Stories: A Kevin Steverson Collection – Kevin Steverson
  • Fractured Fairy Tales – Alma Alexander

BEST THRILLER NOVEL

  • Furious: Sailing into Terror – Jeffrey James Higgins
  • The Collector – Kelly Lynn Colby
  • A Final Call – Eliot Parker

BEST URBAN FANTASY NOVEL

  • The Big Cinch – Kathy L. Brown
  • Of Mettle and Magic – L.R. Braden
  • Blood Ad Infinitum – Raven Belasco

BEST YOUNG ADULT NOVEL

  • Leisha’s Song – Lynn Slaughter
  • Daughter of a King – JM Jordan
  • Just One Chance – Lynn Stevens

2021 Imadjinn Awards

The 2021 Imadjinn Awards winners were announced on July 10 at the Imaginarium 2021 Convention in Louisville, KY.

Below are the winners of genre interest selected by the awards jury. The complete list is here.

BEST SCIENCE FICTION NOVEL

[TIE]

  • High Mountain Hunters, William Alan Webb (Seventh Seal)
  • Hope’s Game, Mick Williams (Hydra)

BEST FANTASY NOVEL

  • The Watchers of Moniah, Barbara V. Evers (New Mythology)

BEST HORROR NOVEL

  • The Cassowary, James Sabata (self-published)

BEST URBAN FANTASY NOVEL

  • Faerie Forged, L.R. Braden (Bell Bridge)

BEST PARANORMAL ROMANCE

  • Coyote Blues, Karen F. Williams (Bold Strokes)

BEST YOUNG ADULT NOVEL

  • Treetops, Peter Bremer (self-published)

BEST ANTHOLOGY

  • Tales of the Lost Volume Two, Steve Dillon and Eugene Johnson, eds. (Plaid Dragon)

BEST SHORT STORY COLLECTION

  • Snapshots: A Collection of Short Stories, Eliot Parker (Morgan James Fiction)

BEST SHORT STORY

  • The In Between: A Carnelevarium Origin Story, Patti Larsen (Purely Paranormal)

BEST AUDIOBOOK NARRATION

  • The Squeaky Clean Skeleton, R. A. Muth, narrated by Sarah Zimmerman (Tantor)

2020 Imadjinn Awards

The 2020 Imadjinn Awards winners were announced on September 27, the final day of the Imaginarium 2020 Virtual Conference and Convention.

Best Anthology

  • Malice in Memphis presents Mayhem IN Memphis – edited by Carolyn McSparren

Best Audiobook Narration

  • Protecting Peyton – written by Becky Muth & narrated by Jennifer Gilmour

Best Children’s Book

  • My Mom Is Sick and It’s Okay – written by Angie McPherson

Best Fantasy Novel

  • Things They Buried – written by Amanda K. King & Michael R. Swanson

Best Historical Fiction Novel

  • Subterfuge – written by Erv Klein

Best Horror Novel

  • The Crymost – written by Dean H. Wild

Best Literary Fiction Novel

  • Anybody Want to Play WAR? – written by Tommy B. Smith

Best Mystery Novel

     [Two winners]

  • NO JOKE: A Folly Beach Mystery – written by Bill Noel
  • Death By Stalking – written by Abigail Keam

Best Non-Fiction Book

  • Something to Believe In – written by Amy Leigh McCorkle

Best Paranormal Romance Novel

  • The Guardian – written by Amy Leigh McCorkle

Best Romance Novel

  • A Cowboy Charming Christmas – written by Mina Beckett

Best Science Fiction Novel

  • Harvest Day – written by R. Kyle Hannah

Best Short Story

  • Woman of the Grid – written by Sandy Lender

Best Short Story Collection (single author)

     [Two winners]

  • Terror in Time – written by Melodie Romeo
  • Hero Without a Cape – written by Katheryn Ragle

Best Steampunk Novel

  • Black Recluse – written by Anna Bowman

Best Thriller Novel

  • Tybee Island H-Bomb – written by Michael Houtchen

Best Urban Fantasy Novel

  • A Drop of Magic – written by Lauren Braden

Best Young Adult Novel

  • Persnickety Jones and the Pirates of Undertoe – written by Robert Turk writing as Robert Ottoman

2020 Imadjinn Awards Finalists

The Imaginarium Convention released the 2020 Imadjinn Awards finalists on July 14.

The winners selected by the jury will be announced during an awards ceremony on September 27, the final day of the Imaginarium 2020 Virtual Conference and Convention.

Best Anthology

  • Malice in Memphis presents Mayhem IN Memphis – edited by Carolyn McSparren
  • Tales Of The Lost – edited by Eugene Johnson
  • Dark Tides – edited by John J. Questore & Eugene Johnson

Best Audiobook Narration

  • Spook House – written by Michael West & narrated by Nila B Hagood
  • Cinema of Shadows – written by Michael West & narrated by Nila B Hagood
  • Protecting Peyton – written by Becky Muth & narrated by Jennifer Gilmour

Best Children’s Book

  • Cleo and Roger Discover Columbus, Indiana – written by Kimberly Hoffman
  • The Day Please Slept In – written by Leah Pugh
  • My Mom Is Sick and It’s Okay – written by Angie McPherson

Best Fantasy Novel

  • To Kill a Fae (The Dragon Portal, Book 1) – written by Jamie A. Waters
  • The Amulet of Elements – written by Rose Marie Machario
  • Things They Buried – written by Amanda K. King & Michael R. Swanson

Best Historical Fiction Novel

  • Subterfuge – written by Erv Klein

Best Horror Novel

  • The Crymost – written by Dean H. Wild
  • Squirrel Apocalypse – written by Josef Matulich
  • The Immortal Force – written by Stephen Paul Sayers

Best Literary Fiction Novel

Anybody Want to Play WAR? – written by Tommy B. Smith

Best Mystery Novel

  • NO JOKE: A Folly Beach Mystery – written by Bill Noel
  • Murder Under A Blue Moon – written by Abigail Keam
  • Death By Stalking – written by Abigail Keam

Best Non-Fiction Book

  • Something to Believe In – written by Amy Leigh McCorkle
  • Tell Me More: Humor in a Digital Age: Conversations with Scammers, Clerks and Kids – written by Tony Acree
  • get GOING: From Here to There – written by Ana Maria Selvaggio

Best Paranormal Romance Novel

  • The Guardian – written by Amy Leigh McCorkle

Best Romance Novel

  • A Cowboy Charming Christmas – written by Mina Beckett
  • Kiss from the Past – written by Jill Campbell

Best Science Fiction Novel

  • Harvest Day – written by R. Kyle Hannah
  • Things They Buried – written by Amanda K King & Michael R. Swanson

Best Short Story

  • Woman of the Grid – written by Sandy Lender
  • Water of Life – written by Kathy L. Brown
  • Kill Me When You Can – written by William Allen Webb

Best Short Story Collection (single author)

  • Terror in Time – written by Melodie Romeo
  • Hero Without a Cape – written by Katheryn Ragle

Best Steampunk Novel

  • Black Recluse – written by Anna Bowman

Best Thriller Novel

  • Obliteration Protocol – written by E.G. Rowley
  • Tybee Island H-Bomb – written by Michael Houtchen
  • The Drive To Kill – written by Joe Bianco

Best Urban Fantasy Novel

  • Love, Lies, and Hocus Pocus Betrayal (the Lily Singer Adventures, Book 5) – written by Lydia Sherrer
  • Wolf Dreams – written by Aimee Easterling
  • A Drop of Magic – written by Lauren Braden
  • Tattered Men – written by Michael Williams

Best Young Adult Novel

  • 99% Faking It – written by Chris Canada
  • Persnickety Jones and the Pirates of Undertoe – written by Robert Turk writing as Robert Ottoman
  • The Evil Within: Book One in the Witches of Blackstone Series – written by Karen Kasey

[Via Locus Online.]

2019 Imadjinn Awards

The 2019 Imadjinn Awards were announced October 12 at the Imaginarium 2019 Awards Banquet in Lousville, Kentucky.

Best Anthology

  • Fantastic Tales of Terror – edited by Eugene Johnson

Best Children’s Book

  • You Are You! – written by Jen Selinsky

Best Historical Fiction Novel

  • Sweet Love at Honey Landing – written by Linda Ellen

Best Horror Novel

  • The Mourner’s Cradle: A Widow’s Journey – written by Tommy B. Smith

Best Fantasy Novel

  • Fey West – written by Michael J. Allen

Best Literary Fiction Novel

  • She’s Not Broken – written by Kelsey Day

Best Mystery Novel

  • DARK HORSE: A Folly Beach Mystery – written by Bill Noel

Best Non-Fiction Book

  • Light at the End of the Tunnel, A Memoir – written by Sallyanne Monti

Best Paranormal Romance Novel

  • Quinn – written by D.B. Reynolds

Best Romance Novel

  • Cowboy On Her Porch – written by Pam Mantovani

Best Science Fiction Novel

  • Storm Forged – written by Patrick Dugan

Best Short Story

  • The Hairy Man – written by William Alan Webb

Best Short Story Collection (single author)

  • Now You Sea God: A Josh Katzen Collection – written T. Lee Harris

Best Thriller Novel

  • Exodus – written by Mick Williams

Best Urban Fantasy Novel

  • Blood Ghast Blues – written by Jake Bible

Best Young Adult Novel

  • Just One Summer written by Lynn Stevens

2019 Imadjinn Awards Finalists

The finalists for the 2019 Imadjinn Awards were announced August 7. They are a series of literary awards for small presses and self-published authors that will be presented at the Imaginarium Convention, which will be held October 11-13, in Louisville, KY.

Best Anthology

  • Whispers Anthology – written by The Vincennes Writers
  • Fantastic Tales of Terror – written by Christopher Golden, Neil Gaiman, Jonathan Maberry, and Tony todd, etc…

Best Children’s Book

  • Sigmund Stanley Spider Squared – written by Kimberly Hoffman
  • You Are You! – written by Jen Selinsky
  • Frog and the Flower – written by Lily J. Erickson

Best Historical Fiction Novel

  • Sweet Love at Honey Landing – written by Linda Ellen
  • Heart of Sherwood – written by Edale Lane (aka Melodie Romeo)

Best Horror Novel

  • The Mourner’s Cradle: A Widow’s Journey – written by Tommy B. Smith

Best Fantasy Novel

  • Winter’s Heir – written by Sarah Joy Adams & Emily Lavin Leverett
  • Terra Australis – written by Cody Higgins
  • Fey West – written by Michael J. Allen

Best Literary Fiction Novel

  • She’s Not Broken – written by Kelsey Day

Best Mystery Novel

  • DARK HORSE: A Folly Beach Mystery – written by Bill Noel
  • The Storm – written by Dan Jolley
  • Newberry Sin – written by C. Hope Clark

Best Non-Fiction Book

  • It’s Alive: Bringing Your Nightmares To Life – written by Eugene Johnson and Joe Mynhardt
  • Light at the End of the Tunnel, A Memoir – written by SALLYANNE MONTI
  • Indiana’s Strange and Unusual Haunts – written by Jacob & Jenny Floyd

Best Paranormal Romance Novel

  • Her Immortal Guardian – written by Mara Dane
  • A Shift in Destiny – written by Carma Haley Shoemaker
  • Quinn – written by D.B. Reynolds

Best Romance Novel

  • Protecting Peyton – written by Becky Muth
  • All Jacked Up – written by Mysti Parker
  • Cowboy On Her Porch – written by Pam Mantovani

Best Science Fiction Novel

  • Storm Forged – written by Patrick Dugan
  • The Shadow Beneath the Waves – written by Matt Betts
  • Jurassic Jail, The Time Wars Book 1 – written by William Alan Webb

Best Short Story

  • The Hairy Man – written by William Alan Webb
  • “Beyond Human Measure” – written by Dave Creek
  • “The Price of Admission” – written by Maxwell I Gold

Best Short Story Collection (single author)

  • Now You Sea God: A Josh Katzen Collection – written T. Lee Harris
  • Dead Reckoning and Other Stories – written by Dino Parenti
  • Lonnie, Me, and…: A Short Story Collection – written Marian Allen

Best Thriller Novel

  • Exodus – written by Mick Williams
  • His Personal Reich – written by L.Salt
  • No Return – written by Rob Sangster

Best Urban Fantasy Novel

  • Spells, Salt, & Steel Season One – written by Gail Z. & Larry N. Martin
  • The Corpse Whisperer – written by HR Boldwood
  • Blood Ghast Blues – written by Jake Bible

Best Young Adult Novel

  • We Can’t Let You In: a diary from the PyreDees Plague of 2016 written Sandy Lender
  • Just One Summer written by Lynn Stevens

[Via Locus Online.]