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Sunday, August 30, 2020

New Award and Some Books to Read

 Received from Ben Aaronovitch via the Rivers of London mailing list; this looks cool:

We are thrilled to announce the winners of the inaugural Gollancz and Rivers of London BAME SFF award. 

1st Place - The Principles of Moments by Esmie Jikiemi-Pearson 
2nd Place - The Reeves’ Guild by Kyla Jardine

The 6 runners up include:
 Blood of the Wolf by Jaya Martin
Kali’s Call by Dolly Garland
Nowhere more Changeable than the Mortal Heart by Ewan Ma
Seeds of Heaven by Victor Organa
The Scent of Cloves by Dan Buchanan
The Shape of the World by Amy Borg

Founded in October 2019, and working with one of my publishers, Gollancz, we are working to change the landscape of science fiction and fantasy and foster British voices of colour and bring their stories to the forefront of the genre.

I have been truly staggered by the range and quality of all the submissions. Choosing a shortlist was not easy and I’m looking forward to what happens to the winners and runners up alike. This was never planned as one off and we are already laying plans for 2021.

You can find out more about the award, the winners and the judges here. 

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