2025 Imadjinn Awards Finalists

Finalists for the 2025 Imadjinn Awards have been announced. Categories of genre interest follow.

Best Science Fiction Novel

  • Path to Freedom, James Copley (Cannon)
  • Salvage Purgatory, Jason Cordova, Kevin Steverson & Nick Steverson (Theogony)
  • Prince Conqueror, Fred Hughes (Chris Kennedy)
  • 2028: Tomorrow Is the Day, L.R. O’Brien (Austin Macauley)

Best Fantasy Novel

  • Cursed by a Siren’s Kiss, LS Embers & Riley Hunt (self-published)
  • Chosen By The Sword, Charles Hackney (Cannon)
  • Atlantis, Land of Dreams, Edale Lane (self-published)

Best Horror Novel

  • Ink Vine, Elizabeth Broadbent (Undertaker)
  • Mountain of Fire, Jason Cordova (Baen)
  • Those Left Behind, Tom Deady (Greymore)
  • Never Have I Ever, Harker Jones (self-published)

Best Urban Fantasy Novel

  • Pinky Promise, J.D. Blackrose (Bell Bridge)
  • Lies and Illusion, L.R. Braden (Bell Bridge)
  • Reka’s Grasp, H.Y. Gregor (New Mythology)

Best Paranormal Romance

  • What a Dragon Desires, Ava Cuvay (Drinking the Stars)
  • The House on Darkling Street, Annette Miller (The Wild Rose)
  • Spider King: Lord of Arachnia, Paige Skye (self-published)

Best Young Adult Novel

  • Superficial, Diane Billas (Creative James)
  • The Dreams of Gemini, KB Carlisle (Woods)
  • Pride and Persistence, Joe Chianakas (Mad Cat)
  • The Princess Scout, Henry Vogel (Rampant Loon)

Best Cross Genre Novel

  • Cursed by Bandits, Stephanie K. Clemens (Adventures in Ink)
  • Armored Hours, Stephanie Hansen (Hypothesis)
  • The Fae Wars: Insurgent, J.F. Holmes (Cannon)

Best Anthology

  • It Came From the Trailer Park: Volume 3.5, Philip K. Booker & William Joseph Roberts, eds. (Three Ravens)
  • The Rack: Stories Inspired by Vintage Horror Paperbacks,  Tom Deady, ed. (Greymore)
  • Express Elevator to Hell, Kelley Jones & Chris Kennedy, eds. (Theogony)

Best Short Story Collection

  • Doll Seed: Stories, Michele Tracy Berger (Aunt Lute)
  • Side Hustle: Volume 1, Jason Cordova (Kurp)
  • Self-Made Monsters, Rebecca Cuthbert (self-published)
  • Shadow’s Gate: Tales from the Threshold of Terror, Sharon Marie Provost (Dragon Crown)

Best Short Story

  • “Kaleidoscope”, Barbara V. Evers (A Magnificent Display of Marvelous Wonders: JordanCon 2024 Anthology)
  • “Las Envies”, John Palisano (Shadows in the Stacks)
  • Bran Mak Morn: Red Waves of Slaughter, Steven L. Shrewsbury (Titan)
  • Northward Stones Mark a Crooked Path, Tommy B. Smith (Raven Tale)

Best Audiobook Narration

  • Prince Liberator, Fred Hughes, narrated by Michael Joss (Theogony)
  • The Grey Man: Sunset, J.L. Curtis, narrated by Marcus Barton (Three Ravens)
  • Blood, Sweat, and Steel: Tales of Future Combat and Mechanized Warfare, David Drake, Kevin Ikenberry & William Joseph Roberts, eds; narrated by Brian Fairbank (Three Ravens)

Best Steampunk Novel

  • The Darkness of Dying in the Light, S.E. Reed (Conquest)
  • Hell’s Acre, Lilith Saintcrow (Bell Bridge)

Winners will be selected by jury and announced at the Imaginarium Convention, to be held July 18-20, 2025 at the Holiday Inn Louisville East in Louisville KY. For more information, including a full list of finalists, see the Imaginarium website.


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