The Ignyte Awards are an annual literary award for the best
science fiction
Science fiction (often shortened to sci-fi or abbreviated SF) is a genre of speculative fiction that deals with imaginative and futuristic concepts. These concepts may include information technology and robotics, biological manipulations, space ...
,
fantasy
Fantasy is a genre of speculative fiction that involves supernatural or Magic (supernatural), magical elements, often including Fictional universe, imaginary places and Legendary creature, creatures.
The genre's roots lie in oral traditions, ...
, and
horror
Horror may refer to:
Arts, entertainment, and media
Genres
*Horror fiction, a genre of fiction
**Psychological horror, a subgenre of horror fiction
**Christmas horror, a subgenre of horror fiction
**Analog horror, a subgenre of horror fiction
* ...
works and achievements of the previous year. Established in 2020 by writers
L. D. Lewis and
Suzan Palumbo as an off-shoot of ''
FIYAH Literary Magazine
''FIYAH Magazine of Black Speculative Fiction'', or simply ''FIYAH'', is an American-based quarterly electronic magazine of Black speculative fiction. The magazine was announced in September 2016, inspired by the 1920s experimental periodical ''F ...
'', the awards aim to celebrate diversity and inclusion in the
speculative fiction
Speculative fiction is an umbrella term, umbrella genre of fiction that encompasses all the subgenres that depart from Realism (arts), realism, or strictly imitating everyday reality, instead presenting fantastical, supernatural, futuristic, or ...
genre, and are presented in 15 categories spanning fiction, non-fiction and community service. Trophies are awarded to winners at FIYAHCON, an annual speculative fiction convention focused on black, indigenous and people-of-color perspectives in the genre.
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The Ignyte Awards are part-juried and part-public vote: finalists are selected by the convention committee, and winners are then determined in an online ballot.][
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Winners
Best Novel – Adult
Best Novel – YA
Best in Middle Grade
Best Novella
Best Novelette
Best Short Story
Best in Speculative Poetry
Critics Award
Best Fiction Podcast
Best Artist
Best Comics Team
Best Anthology/Collected Works
Best in Creative Nonfiction
The Ember Award
The Community Award
References
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Awards established in 2020
Fantasy awards
Horror fiction awards
Science fiction awards
Anthology awards
Comics awards in the United States
Novella awards
Poetry awards
Podcasting awards
Short story awards
Short story collection awards