The finalists for the 2020 Colorado Book Awards have been announced. Awards are presented in 16 categories by Colorado Humanities to celebrate the accomplishments of Colorado’s outstanding authors, editors, illustrators, and photographers.

The winners will be announced on May 30, 2020 in Denver.

Works of genre interest include —

Science Fiction/Fantasy

• An Illusion of Thieves by Cate Glass (Tor Books)
• Denver Moon, Book II: The Saint of Mars by Warren Hammond and Joshua Viola (Hex Publishers)
• The Blood of Seven by Claire L. Fishback (Dark Doorways Press, LLC)
• The Legend of Carl Draco by Gary Reilly (Running Meter Press)

And this nominated fantasy/horror anthology —

Anthology/Collection

• Straight Outta Deadwood, edited by David Boop (Baen Publishing Enterprises)