Starburst Magazine announced the Brave New Words Award 2019 winner at the Edge-Lit 8 genre literature event in Derby on July 13.

• Tasha Suri – Empire of Sand (Orbit / Little Brown)

This year’s award judges were:  Urban Fantasy author Russell Smith, award-winning games designer Mikey Smith, communications expert Rebecca Derrick and genre literary community MVP Alasdair Stuart. Starburst Magazine’s own Literary Editor, Ed Fortune, is the head judge.