2023 Imadjinn Awards Winners
Winners for the 2023 Imadjinn Awards have been announced. Winners of interest follow. 
Best Science Fiction Novel
- WINNER: Consequences, Nick Steverson (Theogony)
- Rimworld – Diplomatic Immunity, J.L. Curtis (self-published)
- Omitted Pieces, Stephanie Hansen (Fire & Ice)
- Sunrise Over Shippo, Melissa Olthoff (Theogony)
Best Fantasy Novel
- WINNER: The Raven and The Crow: The Gray Throne, Michael K. Falciani (Three Ravens)
- The Fate Of The Realm, Rose Marie Machario (Seventh Star)
- Killer of Giants, Steven L. Shrewsbury (Seventh Star)
- Sovereign Fourth, Saph Dodd (Jumpmaster)
Best Horror Novel
- WINNER: You’re Mine, Somer Canon (self-published)
- Clickers Never Die, Stephen Kozeniewski & Wile E. Young (Macabre Ink)
- The Warrior Retreat, John Lynch (High Explosive Horror)
Best Urban Fantasy Novel
- WINNER: Love, Lies, and Hocus Pocus: Cat Mischief, Lydia Sherrer (Chenoweth)
- Chaos Song, L.R. Braden (Bell Bridge)
- Scatter of Light, Diana Pharaoh Francis (Dutton)
Best Paranormal Romance
- WINNER: Gift of Fire, C.L. Carhart (self-published)
- The Nighthawkers, Amy L. Bernstein (Wild Rose)
- Antônio, D.B. Reynolds (ImaJinn)
- Sons of Ymre: Erik, Lilith Saintcrow (ImaJinn)
Best Young Adult Novel
- WINNER: Into the Real, Lydia Sherrer & John Ringo (Baen)
- Sword and Sorcery: Frostfire, Ethan Avery (Stories By Storytellers)
- Deadly Setup, Lynn Slaughter (Fire & Ice)
- The Hostage in Hiding, Henry Vogel (Rampant Loon)
Best Anthology
- WINNER: You Pay; We Slay, William Alan Webb, ed. (Hit World)
- Classic Monsters Unleashed, James Aquilone, ed. (Black Spot)
- It Came From the Trailer Park: Volume 2, William Joseph Roberts & Jenny Wren, eds. (Three Ravens)
Best Short Story Collection
- WINNER: The Gods Must Clearly Smile, Aaron Christopher Drown (Seventh Star)
- Chronicles from the World of Guilt, Chris Durston (Three Ravens)
- Paranormal City, Stephen Oliver (Three Ravens)
- They Mostly Come At Night: Collected Short Fiction, Wesley Southard (self-published)
Best Short Story
- WINNER: “Angel Wings and Demon Bones”, Melissa Olthoff (The Valkyries Initiative)
- “My Chopping List”, Stephen Kozeniewski (Counting Bodies Like Sheep)
- “Goat Shopping”, Melissa Olthoff (Among the Embers)
- “The Room”, L. Marie Wood (Campfire Macabre, Volume 2)
Best Steampunk Novel
- WINNER: The Dwarves of Rahm: Omens of War, Michael K. Falciani (Three Ravens)
- This Strange Engine, Philip Ligon (Newquist Corporation)
Best Audiobook Narration
- WINNER: Wildcat: Foreclosure of a Dream, William Joseph Roberts, narrated by Mark Boyett (Blood Moon)
- Rimworld- The Rift, J.L. Curtis, narrated by Walt Allen (self-published)
- Smugglers Run, William Joseph Roberts & Christopher Woods, narrated by Michael Le Blanc (Theogony)
Winners were selected by jury and announced at the Imaginarium Convention, July 15th, 2023 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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