2016 Imadjinn Award Winners

The winners of the inaugural Imadjinn Awards were announced at an awards banquet on October 8, 2016 during the Imaginarium Convention held October 7-9, 2016 at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Louisville KY. The award trophies are given to small press and independently published authors selected by jury. Winners of genre interest follow.

Best Anthology

• The Apex Book of World SF: Volume 4, Mahvesh Murad & Lavie Tidhar, eds. (Apex)

Best Fantasy Novel

• King of the Bastards, Brian Keene & Steven Shrewsbury (Apex)

Best Horror Novel (Tie)

• Sins of Retribution, James C. Gillen (Hydra)
• Red Letter Day, D.A. Madigan (self-published)

Best Non-Fiction Book

• For Exposure, Jason Sizemore (Apex)

Best Paranormal Romance Novel

• Dearly Beloved, Rachael Rawlings (Hydra)

Best Science Fiction Novel

• A Crowd of Stars, Dave Creek (self-published)

Best Short Story

• Nightmare, Tony Acree (Hydra)

Best Urban Fantasy Novel

• Pouraka, D.L. Gardner (self-published)

Best Screenplay Feature Length

• Inhuman Resources, Hope Madden

Best Screenplay Short Length

• Cemetery, Pamela Turner