Congratulations to the Winners of the 2024 Aurora Contest
Realm Makers’ Aurora Contest celebrates rising stars in our speculative fiction writing community. Unpublished authors submitted excerpts from the beginning of their novels in progress, and our army of judges scored these works across multiple rounds to arrive at the winners!
Our winners receive digital emblems they can share proudly on their social media profiles and websites. All contestants receive valuable feedback from the judges that help them to see where their work stands out and where it could use some extra attention.
We wish all our contestants from this past contest the best of luck as they pursue creating their best possible novel. If you’re an aspiring author, consider submitting to the contest in August of 2025!
Adult Finalists:
Price of Peace by C.W. Maurer
Rise of the Dissonance by Liz Verity
Serpents and Doves by Ben Bryan
Adult Winner: Serpents and Doves by Ben Bryan
Fantasy Finalists:
Patterns of Darkness by Sierra Simopoulos
Rifter by Philip Wilder
Smoke and Mirrors by Jeff Maxim
Fantasy Winner: Patterns of Darkness by Sierra Simopoulos
Young Adult Finalists:
Curse-eaters by Emma Heinz
The Wall of Eyes by Heather Griffin
Whispers of Eden Book 1: Behind the Veil by Samantha Ortiz
Young Adult Winner: Whispers of Eden Book 1: Behind the Veil by Samantha Ortiz
Science Fiction Finalists:
Curse-eaters by Emma Heinz
Whispers of Eden Book 1: Behind the Veil by Samantha Ortiz
Winter by Philip Wilder
Science Fiction Winner:
Whispers of Eden Book 1: Behind the Veil by Samantha Ortiz
Middle Grade Finalists:
Flux by Alicia Peterson
Smoke and Mirrors by Jeff Maxim
The Homad’s Journey by Braeden Gregg
Middle Grade Winner: Smoke and Mirrors by Jeff Maxim
Horror/Paranormal/Supernatural Finalists:
Disgraced by Blood by Taylor Pence
Forged by Faith by Jason McCoy
The Hunter and The Fox by Erin Artfitch
Horror/Paranormal/Supernatural Winner: The Hunter and The Fox by Erin Artfitch
