2022 Wellman Award Shortlist

The North Carolina Speculative Fiction Foundation (NCSFF) has announced the shortlist for the 2022 Manly Wade Wellman Award. The award recognizes “outstanding achievement in science fiction and fantasy novels written by North Carolina authors.”

  • The Actual Star, Monica Byrne (Harper Voyager)
  • A Song with Teeth, T. Frohock (Harper Voyager)
  • Sounding Dark, Jo Graham (Candlemark & Gleam)
  • Blind Tiger, Jordan L. Hawk (Widdershins)
  • Bacchanal, Veronica Henry (47North)
  • Water Horse, Melissa Scott (Candlemark & Gleam)
  • The Blackwing War, K.B. Spangler (A Girl and Her Fed)
  • No Gods, No Monsters, Cadwell Turnbull (Blackstone)

The winner will be announced July 22, 2022 during ConGregate 8, to be held at the Downtown Marriott in Winston-Salem NC.

For more information, visit the NCSFF website.


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