Wednesday, September 27, 2017

2017 Elgin Award Winners Announced for Book of the Year!

The Elgin Awards for Science Fiction and Fantasy Poetry Book of the Year were announced by the SFPA this month. Congratulations to all of the winners!

Full Length Category 
 First: Field Guide to the End of the World • Jeannine Hall Gailey (Moon City Press, 2016)

Second (tie): A History of the Cetacean American Diaspora • Jenna Le (Anchor & Plume, 2016) Second (tie): Small Spirits: Dark Dolls • Marge Simon (Midnight Town Media, 2016)

Third: Dead Starships • Wendy Rathbone (Eye Scry Publications, 2016)

Chapbook Category 
First Place: Leviathan • Neil Aitken (Hyacinth Girl Press, 2016)

Second Place: Radio Heart, or; How Robots Fall Out of Love • Margaret Rhee (Finishing Line Press, 2016)

Third Place: Apocalypse • John C. Mannone (Alban Lake, 2015)

Poet Josh Brown was the chair. For further information  be sure to visit www.sfpoetry.com