The finalists for the 2021 Colorado Book Awards have been announced. Awards are presented in 17 categories by Colorado Humanities to celebrate the accomplishments of Colorado’s outstanding authors, editors, illustrators, and photographers.

The winners will be announced on June 26, 2021.

Works of genre interest include —

Science Fiction/Fantasy

• Tower of the Four: The Champions Academy Episodes 1-3 by Todd Fahnestock (F4 Publishing)
• White Trash Warlock by David R. Slayton (Blackstone Publishing)
• Once Again: A Novel by Catherine Wallace Hope (Alcove Press/Crooked Lane Books)

Anthology

• Monsters, Movies & Mayhem edited by Kevin J. Anderson (WordFire Press)