Brown Wins Resnick Award
“When I was Your Age” by Sam Brown is the winner of the Mike Resnick Memorial Award, presented at Dragon Con, held August 29 – September 2, 2024 in Atlanta GA. “What the Cat Dragged In” by Bailey Maybray was first runner-up.
Other finalists were:
- “The Year of Pepsi Nova”, Pete Lead
- “Life in the Old Bones”, Scott M. Sands
- “The Green Ones”, Magda Smith
The annual award is sponsored by Galaxy’s Edge (published by Arc Manor) and Dragon Con to celebrate new authors. The award honors the late writer and editor Mike Resnick’s memory and continues “his legacy by spotlighting the wonderful new voices in the writing world.”
The winner gets a trophy and a cash award of $250.00. This year’s judges were William B. Fawcett, Jody Lynn Nye, Lezli Robyn, and Sheree Renée Thomas. For more, see the award website. [Thanks to Sean CW Korsgaard @SCWKorsgaard for tweeting.]
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