2021 Ignyte Awards

[James Nicoll]

The awards "seek to celebrate the vibrancy and diversity of the current
and future landscapes of science fiction, fantasy, and horror by recognizing
incredible feats in storytelling and outstanding efforts toward inclusivity
of the genre."

The winners are:

BEST NOVEL ADULT

Black Sun -- Rebecca Roanhorse (Gallery Books/Saga Press)

BEST NOVEL YA

Legendborn -- Tracy Deonn (Margaret K. McElderry Books)

BEST IN MG

Ghost Squad -- Claribel A. Ortega (Scholastic)

BEST NOVELLA

Riot Baby -- Tochi Onyebuchi (Tordotcom)

BEST NOVELETTE

The Inaccessibility of Heaven -- Aliette de Bodard (Uncanny Magazine)

BEST SHORT STORY

You Perfect, Broken Thing -- C. L. Clark (Uncanny Magazine)

BEST IN SPECULATIVE POETRY

The Harrowing Desgarrador -- Gabriel Ascencio Morales (Strange Horizons)

CRITICS AWARD

Stitch @ Stitch -- Media Mix

BEST FICTION PODCAST

Nightlight Podcast -- Tonia Ransom

BEST ARTIST

Odera Igbokwe

BEST COMICS TEAM

Parable of the Sower Written by Octavia Butler, adapted by Damian Duffy,
illustrated by John Jennings (Abrams ComicArts)

BEST ANTHOLOGY/COLLECTED WORKS

A Phoenix First Must Burn ed. Patrice Caldwell (Viking Books for Young Readers)

BEST IN CREATIVE NONFICTION

I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream: The Duty of the Black Writer During
Times of American Unrest -- Tochi Onyebuchi (Tor.com)

THE EMBER AWARD

For unsung contributions to genre

Dhonielle Clayton

THE COMMUNITY AWARD

For Outstanding Efforts in Service of Inclusion and Equitable Practice in Genre

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