2023 Eugie Award

The winner of the 2023 Eugie Foster Memorial Award for Short Fiction was revealed on September 3 at Dragon Con.

Example of award plaque.

The Eugie Award “honors stories that are irreplaceable, that inspire, enlighten, and entertain.”

This is a juried award, that begins with a longlist of nominations coming from publishers and editors, supplemented by choices of select readers. A selection committee of spec fiction fans picks the finalists. The winner is chosen by a panel of judges and receives a plaque and a $1000 prize. All finalists receive a pin.  

Learn more about Eugie Foster at EugieFoster.com.

[Thanks to Ray Radlein for the story.]

2023 Eugie Award Finalists

The shortlist for the 2023 Eugie Foster Memorial Award for Short Fiction was revealed on July 10.

The Eugie Award “honors stories that are irreplaceable, that inspire, enlighten, and entertain.”

We will be looking for stories that are beautiful, thoughtful, and passionate, and change us and the field. The recipient is a story that is unique and will become essential to speculative fiction readers.

The finalists for the 2023 Eugie Award are:

Eugie Foster

This is a juried award, that begins with a longlist of nominations coming from publishers and editors, supplemented by choices of select readers. A selection committee of spec fiction fans picks the finalists. The winner is chosen by a panel of judges, and receives a plaque and a $1000 prize. All finalists receive a pin. The award is presented at Dragon Con.

Learn more about Eugie Foster at EugieFoster.com.

2022 Eugie Award

The winner of the 2022 Eugie Foster Memorial Award for Short Fiction was revealed on September 4 at Dragon Con.

The Eugie Award “honors stories that are irreplaceable, that inspire, enlighten, and entertain.”

This is a juried award, that begins with a longlist of nominations coming from publishers and editors, supplemented by choices of select readers. A selection committee of spec fiction fans picks the finalists. The winner is chosen by a panel of judges, and receives a plaque and a $1000 prize. All finalists receive a pin.  

Learn more about Eugie Foster at EugieFoster.com.

Example of Eugie Foster Memorial Award plaque

2022 Eugie Award Finalists

The shortlist for the 2022 Eugie Foster Memorial Award for Short Fiction was revealed on June 30.

The Eugie Award “honors stories that are irreplaceable, that inspire, enlighten, and entertain.”

We will be looking for stories that are beautiful, thoughtful, and passionate, and change us and the field. The recipient is a story that is unique and will become essential to speculative fiction readers.

The finalists for the 2022 Eugie Award are:

Eugie Foster

This is a juried award, that begins with a longlist of nominations coming from publishers and editors, supplemented by choices of select readers. A selection committee of spec fiction fans picks the finalists. The winner is chosen by a panel of judges, and receives a plaque and a $1000 prize. All finalists receive a pin.  

This annual award is presented at Dragon Con.

Learn more about Eugie Foster at EugieFoster.com.

2021 Eugie Award

The winner of the 2021 Eugie Foster Memorial Award for Short Fiction was revealed on September 5 at Dragon Con.

The Eugie Award “honors stories that are irreplaceable, that inspire, enlighten, and entertain.”

This is a juried award, that begins with a longlist of nominations coming from publishers and editors, supplemented by choices of select readers. A selection committee of spec fiction fans picks the finalists. The winner is chosen by a panel of judges, and receives a plaque and a $1000 prize. All finalists receive a pin.  

Example of award plaque given last year.

2021 Eugie Award Finalists

The shortlist for the 2021 Eugie Foster Memorial Award for Short Fiction was revealed on July 7.

The Eugie Award “honors stories that are irreplaceable, that inspire, enlighten, and entertain.”

We will be looking for stories that are beautiful, thoughtful, and passionate, and change us and the field. The recipient is a story that is unique and will become essential to speculative fiction readers.

The finalists for the 2021 Eugie Award are:

Eugie Foster

This is a juried award, that begins with a longlist of nominations coming from publishers and editors, supplemented by choices of select readers. A selection committee of spec fiction fans picks the finalists. The winner is chosen by a panel of judges, and receives a plaque and a $1000 prize. All finalists receive a pin.  

This annual award is presented at Dragon Con.

2020 Eugie Award

The winner the 2020 Eugie Foster Memorial Award for Short Fiction was announced September 6 during the virtual Dragon Awards ceremony.  

The Eugie Award “honors stories that are irreplaceable, that inspire, enlighten, and entertain.”

The winner of the 2020 Eugie Award is:

This is a juried award, that begins with a longlist of nominations coming from publishers and editors, supplemented by choices of select readers. A selection committee of spec fiction fans picks the finalists. The winner is chosen by a panel of judges, and receives a plaque and a $1000 prize. All finalists receive a pin.  

Siobhan Carroll accepting the award.

2020 Eugie Award Finalists

Eugie Foster

The shortlist for the 2020 Eugie Foster Memorial Award for Short Fiction was revealed on June 4.

The Eugie Award “honors stories that are irreplaceable, that inspire, enlighten, and entertain.”

We will be looking for stories that are beautiful, thoughtful, and passionate, and change us and the field. The recipient is a story that is unique and will become essential to speculative fiction readers.

The finalists for the 2020 Eugie Award are:

  • A Civilization Dreams of Absolutely Nothing” by Thoraiya Dyer (Analog Science Fiction and Fact)
  • For He Can Creep” by Siobhan Carroll (Tor.com)
  • The House Wins in the End” by L Chan (The Dark)
  • Love in the Time of Immuno-Sharing” by Andy Dudak (Analog Science Fiction and Fact)
  • Postlude to the Afternoon of a Faun” by Jerome Stueart (The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction)

This is a juried award, that begins with a longlist of nominations coming from publishers and editors, supplemented by choices of select readers. A selection committee of spec fiction fans picks the finalists. The winner is chosen by a panel of judges, and receives a plaque and a $1000 prize. All finalists receive a pin.  

This annual award is ordinarily presented at Dragon Con. Starting with the 2020, they will add a video presentation of the award online, along with a reading of a section of each finalist.

[Thanks to Matthew M. Foster for the story.]

2019 Dragon Award Winners

The 2019 Dragon Awards ceremony was held September 1 – here are the winners.

Best Science Fiction Novel

  • A Star-Wheeled Sky by Brad R. Torgersen

Best Fantasy Novel (Including Paranormal)

  • House of Assassins by Larry Correia

Best Young Adult / Middle Grade Novel

  • Bloodwitch by Susan Dennard

Best Military Science Fiction or Fantasy Novel

  • Uncompromising Honor by David Weber

Best Alternate History Novel

  • Black Chamber by S.M. Stirling

Best Media Tie-In Novel

  • Thrawn: Alliances by Timothy Zahn

Best Horror Novel

  • Little Darlings by Melanie Golding

Best Comic Book

  • Saga by Brian K. Vaughan, Fiona Staples

Best Graphic Novel

  • X-Men: Grand Design – Second Genesis by Ed Piskor

Best Science Fiction or Fantasy TV Series

  • Good Omens, Amazon Prime

Best Science Fiction or Fantasy Movie

  • Avengers: Endgame by Anthony Russo, Joe Russo

Best Science Fiction or Fantasy PC / Console Game

  • Red Dead Redemption 2 by Rockstar Games

Best Science Fiction or Fantasy Mobile Game

  • Harry Potter: Wizards Unite by Niantic, WB Games San Francisco

Best Science Fiction or Fantasy Board Game

  • Betrayal Legacy by Avalon Hill Games

Best Science Fiction or Fantasy Miniatures / Collectible Card / Role-Playing Game

  • Call of Cthulhu: Masks of Nyarlathotep Slipcase Set by Chaosium Inc.

OTHER AWARDS

These other awards were also announced during the ceremony.

EUGIE FOSTER AWARD

THE HANK REINHARDT FANDOM AWARD

  • Edward deGruy

(Spelling of name may not be correct – it was not shown on screen.) The Hank Reinhardt Georgia Fandom Award is presented for outstanding contributions to the genre by a Georgia writer, artist, or fan.

THE JULIE AWARD

  • George Perez

In 1998, Dragon Con established the Julie Award presented annually in tribute to the legendary Julie Schwartz. The Julie Award is bestowed for universal achievement spanning multiple genres, selected each year by our esteemed panel of industry professionals.

Thanks to Red Panda Fraction and Ray Radlein for livetweeting the results.

2019 Eugie Award

The winner of the 2019 Eugie Foster Award was announced by Matthew Foster September 1 at Dragon Con:

The award is for original speculative short fiction stories no longer than 20,000 words published for the first time in the English language in the previous year.

This juried award begins with a longlist of nominations coming from publishers and editors, supplemented by choices of select readers. A selection committee of spec fiction fans picks the finalists. The winner is chosen by a panel of judges, and receives a plaque and a $1000 prize. All finalists receive a pin. The award is presented at Dragon Con.