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Ignyte Awards 2023

The 2023 Ignyte Awards went to Reclaim the Stars by Zoraida Córdova (Anthology/Collected Works), Witchlings by Claribel A. Ortega (Middle Grade) and The Blood Trials by N. E. Davenport (Novel - Adult), with winners in 2 more categories. 24 books were finalists across 5 categories.

Winners

Anthology/Collected Works

  1. Reclaim the Stars by Zoraida Córdovasource (opens in a new tab)

Middle Grade

  1. Witchlings by Claribel A. Ortegasource (opens in a new tab)

Novel - Adult

  1. The Blood Trials by N. E. Davenportsource (opens in a new tab)

Novel - Young Adult

  1. Bloodmarked by Tracy Deonnsource (opens in a new tab)

Novella

  1. Into the Riverlands by Nghi Vosource (opens in a new tab)

Finalists

Anthology/Collected Works

  1. Lesser Known Monsters of the 21st Century by Kim Fusource (opens in a new tab)
  2. Night of the Living Rez by Morgan Taltysource (opens in a new tab)
  3. The Memory Librarian: And Other Stories of Dirty Computer by Janelle Monáesource (opens in a new tab)
  4. Voodoonauts Presents: (Re)Living Mythology by Shingai Njeri Kagunda, Yvette Lisa Ndlovu, H. D. Hunter and LP Kindredsource (opens in a new tab)

Middle Grade

  1. Ruby Finley vs. the Interstellar Invasion by K. Tempest Bradfordsource (opens in a new tab)
  2. The Last Mapmaker by Christina Soontornvatsource (opens in a new tab)
  3. The Marvellers by Dhonielle Claytonsource (opens in a new tab)
  4. You Only Live Once, David Bravo by Mark Oshirosource (opens in a new tab)

Novel - Adult

  1. Babel by R. F. Kuangsource (opens in a new tab)
  2. Kaikeyi by Vaishnavi Patelsource (opens in a new tab)
  3. Siren Queen by Nghi Vosource (opens in a new tab)
  4. The Spear Cuts Through Water by Simon Jimenezsource (opens in a new tab)

Novel - Young Adult

  1. Ballad & Dagger by Daniel José Oldersource (opens in a new tab)
  2. Blood Scion by Deborah Falayesource (opens in a new tab)
  3. Lakelore by Anna-Marie McLemoresource (opens in a new tab)
  4. The Kindred by Alechia Dowsource (opens in a new tab)

Novella

  1. Empire of the Feast by Bendi Barrettsource (opens in a new tab)
  2. Even Though I Knew the End by C. L. Polksource (opens in a new tab)
  3. Helpmeet by Naben Ruthnumsource (opens in a new tab)

About the Ignyte Awards

Year is the award year the body uses (the "2025 Ignyte Awards" were presented in 2025 for 2024 works); 2020 is the first year. Book categories only: Novel - Adult, Novel - Young Adult, Middle Grade (Best in MG, later Outstanding Middle Grade), Anthology/Collected Works (author field holds the editors or the collection's author), and Novella and Creative Nonfiction only where the work was a standalone book. Novellas and essays published in magazines, the Comics Team category, poetry, short fiction, and people/organization awards are skipped. Lists and winners come from FIYAH's results pages; title casing (the 2022-2023 pages print titles in capitals) and standalone-book status come from sfadb.com (Locus Science Fiction Foundation).

Organization: FIYAH Literary Magazine. Years are award years, which can differ from publication years. Official site (opens in a new tab)

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