2022 Imadjinn Awards Winners
Winners for the 2022 Imadjinn Awards have been announced, including several categories of genre interest.
Best Science Fiction Novel
- WINNER: Revolution, James Fox (Dawnrunner)
- Why Not Wichita, Peter Catania (self-published)
- Smuggler’s Run, William Joseph Roberts & Christopher Woods (Theogony)
- Sea Serpent, John S. Worth (Three Ravens)
Best Fantasy Novel
- WINNER: The Watchers in Exile, Barbara V. Evers (New Mythology)
- Sword of Cho Nisi Book 1 – Dianne Gardner (self-published)
- Big Damn Magic, Kevin Pettway (Cursed Dragon Ship)
Best Horror Novel
- WINNER: Cruel Summer, Wesley Southard (self-published)
- The Devil’s Mark, Tony Acree & Lynn Tincher (Hydra)
- 21 Grams, M. Regan (Timber Ghost)
- Liar: Memoir of a Haunting, E.F. Schraeder (Omnium Gatherum)
Best Urban Fantasy Novel
- WINNER: The Big Cinch, Kathy L. Brown (Montag)
- Blood Ad Infinitum, Raven Belasco (Lmbpn)
- Of Mettle and Magic, L.R. Braden (Bell Bridge)
Best Paranormal Romance
- WINNER: Dance to a Wylder Beat, Marilyn Barr (Wild Rose)
- Mystic Passage, C.L. Carhart (self-published)
- Taking the Night, J.F. Posthumus (Three Ravens)
Best Young Adult Novel
- WINNER: Leisha’s Song, Lynn Slaughter (Fire & Ice)
- Daughter of a King, JM Jordan (Cursed Dragon Ship)
- Just One Chance, Lynn Stevens (self-published)
Best Anthology
- WINNER: Blood on the Blade, Jim Beard & John C. Bruening, eds. (Flinch)
- Were Tales: A Shapeshifter Anthology, S.D. Vassallo & Steven M. Long, eds. (self-published)
- It Came from the Trailer Park Volume 1, William Joseph Roberts, ed. (Three Ravens)
Best Short Story Collection
- WINNER: Side Roads: A Dark Fiction Collection, Rachel A. Brune (Crone Girls)
- Fractured Fairy Tales, Alma Alexander (Book View Cafe)
- Beneath Raven’s Wing, Vonnie Winslow Crist (self-published)
- Orbital Defense Corps: And Eight Other Scifi Stories: A Kevin Steverson Collection, Kevin Steverson (Theogony)
Best Short Story
- WINNER: “KNOCK THE HELL OUT OF YOU”, Steven L. Shrewsbury (Blood on the Blade)
- “The Interrogation“, Jeffrey James Higgins (self-published)
- “The Last Word”, Laurel Hightower (What One Wouldn’t Do)
- “Why You Should Think Twice Before Adopting an Alien Baby”, Robert Jeschonek (Expanding Universe)
Best Audiobook Narration
- WINNER: The Raven and the Crow: Dark Storm Rising, Michael K. Falciani, narrated by Joshua Saxon (Three Ravens)
- The Deadly Dust Bunnies, R. A. Muth, narrated by Sarah Zimmerman (Tantor)
- Widowmakers, William Joseph Roberts, narrated by Talon Beeson (Three Ravens)
Best Steampunk Novel
- WINNER: Black Wolf, Anna Bowman (Kepler)
Winners were selected by jury and announced at the Imaginarium Convention, July 9th, 2022 at the Holiday Inn Louisville East in Louisville KY. For more information, including a full list of finalists and winners, see the Imaginarium website.
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