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Realm Makers is pleased to announce this year’s Realm Award winners!

NOVELS

BOOK OF THE YEAR WINNER – Of Fire and Ash by Gillian Bronte Adams (Enclave Escape)

THE REALM AWARDS FOR GENRE, AUDIENCE, and SPECIALTY

Of Fire and Ash by Gillian Bronte Adams (Enclave Escape) – Epic/High Fantasy, Book of the Year

Silverblood by Jamie Foley (Fayette Press) – Fantasy

Operation Grendel by Daniel Schwabauer (Enclave Publishing) – Science Fiction

Mina: Warrior in the Shadows by Deborah Cullins Smith (Ye Olde Dragon Books) – Horror

Secrets in the Mist by Morgan Busse (Enclave Escape) – Young Adult

Sing to Me of Rain by E.B. Dawson (independently published) – Middle Grade

Coyle and Fang: Curse of Shadows by Robert Adauto (independently published) – Debut

Shadow by Kara Swanson (Enclave Escape) – Readers Choice, Cover Design
cover by Kirk DouPonce at Dog Eared Design

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THE REALM AWARDS FOR AUDIO FICTION

Operation Grendel by Daniel Schwabauer (Oasis Audio), narrated by Adam Verner – Sci-Fi Audiobook

Wraithwood by Alyssa Roat (Mountain Brook Ink), narrated by Katie Marchant – Fantasy Audiobook

Met By Midnight by Janeen Ippolito (ACX), narrated by Kate Prendergast- Mid-length Audio

“The Architect” by Ben Kempf (Somewhat Significant Audio Productions) – Short Audio
directed by Benjamin Kempf, performed by Peter Fazzari, Jonathan Cooke, Trisha Rose, Brian Kirk, Boyd Barrett, Benjamin Krispin, Marc LaPointe, Glenn Hascall, Dominic Treis, and Josh Rodriguez

“Dragon’s Spite” by Edward Sand (Havok Story Podcast), narrated by Shogo Miyakita -Very Short Audio

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THE REALM AWARDS FOR SHORT FICTION

Reunion by H. L. Burke (independently published) – Novella

Awakened by T.E. Bradford (Elk Lake Publishing) – Novelette

“After Happily Ever” by Kristiana Sfirlea (Ye Olde Dragon Books)- Short Story

“A Home for Nova” by Hannah Carter (Havok Publishing) – Flash Fiction

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Congratulations to the authors and their publishing teams! We look forward to seeing more excellent stories from you in the future.