2016 Compton Crook Award Finalists
The Baltimore Science Fiction Society (BSFS) has announced the finalists for the 2016 Compton Crook/Stephen Tall Award:
- 5 to 1, Holly Bodger (Knopf)
- Owl and the Japanese Circus, Kristie Charish (Gallery Canada)
- I Will Love You Forever, Brian Groover (Taproot)
- The Gracekeepers, Kirsty Logan (Crown)
- The Thorn of Dentonhill, Marshall Ryan Maresca (DAW)
- Beasts of Tabat, Cat Rambo (Wordfire)
- Flex, Ferret Steinmetz (Angry Robot)
- Enter the Janitor, Josh Vogt (Wordfire)
- Updraft, Fran Wilde (Tor)
The Compton Crook honors the best first SF/fantasy/horror novel of the year, and “includes a framed award document and, for the novel’s author, a check for $1,000 and an invitation to be the Compton Crook Guest at Balticon for two years.” The award will be presented at Balticon 50, May 27-30, 2016. Selection is by vote of the BSFS membership.
