The annual Ignyte Awards winners have been announced.

The Ignyte Awards, created in 2020 by FIYAH Magazine as part of FIYAHCON, celebrate diversity and inclusivity in speculative fiction. These awards honor traditional and self-published works across various categories. The awards process is designed to engage the speculative fiction community broadly: nominations are made by a jury of readers, reviewers, FIYAHCON staff, and previous winners. The top picks in each category are then voted on by the public.

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Here is the full list of the winners of the 2024 Ignyte Awards:

• OUTSTANDING NOVEL: ADULT

for novel-length work (40k words) Works intended for an Adult audience

 The Saint of Bright Doors – Vajra Chandrasekera (Tordotcom)

• OUTSTANDING NOVEL: YOUNG ADULT

for novel-length (40k+ words) works intended for the young adult audience

 I Feed Her to the Beast and the Beast Is Me – Jamison Shae (Henry Holt & Co.) 

• OUTSTANDING MIDDLE GRADE

for works intended for the middle grade audience

 Abeni’s Song – P. Djèlí Clark (Starscape) 

• OUTSTANDING NOVELLA

for speculative works ranging from 17,500-39,999 words

 The Lies of the Ajungo – Moses Ose Utomi (Tordotcom)

• OUTSTANDING NOVELETTE

for speculative works ranging from 7,500-17,499 words

 Spell for Grief and Longing – Eboni J. Dunbar (FIYAH)

• OUTSTANDING SHORT STORY

for speculative works ranging from 2,000-7,499 words

 A Witch’s Transition In The City Of Ghosts – Oluwatomiwa Ajeigbe (Beneath Ceaseless Skies)

• OUTSTANDING SPECULATIVE POETRY

 My Mother, she ate me – Akua Lezli Hope (FIYAH)

• CRITICS AWARD

for reviews and analysis of the field of speculative literature

Alex Brown

• FICTION PODCAST

for excellence in audio performance and production for speculative fiction

Levar Burton Reads

• OUTSTANDING ARTIST

for contributions in visual speculative storytelling

Rovina Cai

• OUTSTANDING COMICS TEAM

for comics, graphic novels, and sequential storytelling

 Kill Your Darlings – Ethan S. Parker, Griffin Sheridan, Bob Quinn (Image Comics)

• OUTSTANDING ANTHOLOGY/COLLECTED WORKS

 No One Will Come Back for Us – Premee Mohamed (Undertow Publications)

• OUTSTANDING CREATIVE NONFICTION

for works related to the field of speculative fiction

 The Magic is in the Roots: Cultural Reconnection Through Magical Realism – Lysz Flo (FIYAH)

• THE EMBER AWARD

for unsung contributions to genre

Sheree Renée Thomas

• THE COMMUNITY AWARD

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

 Khōréō – The Khōréō Team

 

Congratulations to the winners of the 2024 Ignyte Awards. You can learn more about them and the award on FIYAH magazine’s social media page. 

 

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