The results for the 2014 Cygnus Awards Finalists are in.
The Cygnus Awards recognizes emerging new talent and outstanding works in the genre of SciFi & Fantasy Fiction. It is a division of Chanticleer Book Reviews Blue Ribbon Awards Writing Competitions.
The Cygnus Awards has eight sub-genres which are: Steampunk, Science Fiction, Time Travel, Fantasy, Paranormal, Mythological, Soft Sci-Fi/Young Adult, and Speculative Fiction.
Congratulations are in order for the following authors who made it to the Short List, The Cygnus 2014 FINALISTS OFFICIAL LIST:
- Selah J. Tay-Song for Dreams of a Vast Blue Cavern
- Robert L. Slater for All is Silence
- Yuan Jur for Citadel 7, Earth’s Secret: Enemy of Existence
- Ryan Henry for Betrayal on Triton
- V. Lakshman for Mythborn: Rise of the Adepts
- Sara Stamey for The Ariadne Connection
- D. C. for Prodigy Genius
- Michael Simon for Natural Selection
- H. G. Bleackley for ISO
- Jane Baskin for The New Earth: Rhapsody
- Tom and Nancy Wise for The Borealis Genome
- Laura Burroughs for The Foxes of Caminus
- Sherrill Nilson for Karda: Adalta
- Jianna Higgins for Filled to Completion
- Simone Pond for The City Center
- Robert Carrell for The Pinks and the Kinks
- Samantha Bryant for Going Through the Change
- Ryan Henry for Betrayal on Titan
- James Zerndt for The Cloud Seeders
- James Musgrave for Jane the Grabber
- J. M. Salyards for Shadow of the Last Man
- Michael Suma for Natural Selection
- Time Vander Meulin for A Humble Heart
- Christopher Pepper for Outrider Legion
- Allen W. Johnson for Blood Line Secrets
- Paul C. Breslin for Observer of the First Order
- Zachary J. Kitchen for The Unbeliever
- Alisse Lee Goldenberg for The Strings of a Violin
- Lorrie Farrelly for Time Lapse
- Jessica Schaub for Gateways
- Jamie Smith for Shadow Wars: The Arcana
- Richard Pulfer for Godtown
- Michael Murphey for About Time
- Terri-Lynn DeFino for Beyond the Gate
- Robert G. Ferrell for Goblinopolis
- Michael Wolff for Smoke and Mirrors
- Joannah Miley for The Immortal Game
- Brett A. Lawrence for The Shadow Guardians
- Jesikah Sundin for Legacy: The Biodome Chronicles
- Ashland Menshouse for The Last Guardian and Keeper of the Magi
Finalists will continue on to compete for a first place category win in their sub-genre, and then for the overall grand prize of the 2014 Cygnus Awards. First place category winners will receive an award package including a complimentary book review, digital award badges, shelf talkers, book stickers, and more.
We are now accepting submissions into the Cygnus Awards 2015. Deadline is January 31, 2015.