2018 Elgin Awards Winners
The Science Fiction & Fantasy Poetry Association (SFPA) has announced the winners of the 2018 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.
- First Place: Liberating the Astronauts, Christina M. Rau (Aqueduct)
- Second Place: Satan’s Sweethearts, Marge Simon & Mary Turzillo (Weasel)
- Third Place: Love Robot, Margaret Rhee (The Operating System)
Best Chapbook
- First Place: A Catalogue of the Further Suns, F.J. Bergmann (Gold Line)
- Second Place: Astropoetry, Christina Sng (Alban Lake)
- Third Place: The Terraformers, Dan Hoy (Third Man)
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.
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