2017 Elgin Awards Winners
The Science Fiction & Fantasy Poetry Association (SFPA) has announced the winners of the 2017 Elgin Awards, presented for the best poetry chapbook and the best full-length poetry book in the speculative genre. The Elgin Awards are named after the founder of SFPA, Suzette Haden Elgin.
BEST CHAPBOOK
- First Place: Leviathan, Neil Aitken (Hyacinth Girl)
- Second Place: Radio Heart, or; How Robots Fall Out of Love, Margaret Rhee (Finishing Line)
- Third Place: Apocalypse, John C. Mannone (Alban Lake)
BEST FULL-LENGTH COLLECTION
- First Place: Field Guide to the End of the World, Jeannine Hall Gailey (Moon City)
- Second Place (TIE): A History of the Cetacean American Diaspora, Jenna Le (Anchor & Plume) and Small Spirits: Dark Dolls, Marge Simon (Midnight Town)
- Third Place: Dead Starships, Wendy Rathbone (Eye Scry)
The Dwarf Stars Award for the best speculative poem of one to ten lines and the Rhysling Awards for SF, fantasy, and horror poetry in short and long form categories were previously announced.
For more information, see the SFPA website.
