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Ignyte Awards 2024

The 2024 Ignyte Awards went to No One Will Come Back for Us by Premee Mohamed (Anthology/Collected Works), Abeni's Song by P. Djèlí Clark (Middle Grade) and The Saint of Bright Doors by Vajra Chandrasekera (Novel - Adult), with winners in 2 more categories. 25 books were finalists across 5 categories.

Winners

Anthology/Collected Works

  1. No One Will Come Back for Us by Premee Mohamedsource (opens in a new tab)

Middle Grade

  1. Abeni's Song by P. Djèlí Clarksource (opens in a new tab)

Novel - Adult

  1. The Saint of Bright Doors by Vajra Chandrasekerasource (opens in a new tab)

Novel - Young Adult

  1. I Feed Her to the Beast and the Beast Is Me by Jamison Shaesource (opens in a new tab)

Novella

  1. The Lies of the Ajungo by Moses Ose Utomisource (opens in a new tab)

Finalists

Anthology/Collected Works

  1. Never Whistle at Night by Shane Hawk and Theodore C. Van Alstsource (opens in a new tab)
  2. Night of the Living Queers by Shelly Page and Alex Brownsource (opens in a new tab)
  3. Out There Screaming by Jordan Peele and John Joseph Adamssource (opens in a new tab)
  4. Who Lost, I Found by Eden Roycesource (opens in a new tab)

Middle Grade

  1. Just a Pinch of Magic by Alechia Dowsource (opens in a new tab)
  2. Keynan Masters and the Peerless Magic Crew by DaVaun Sanderssource (opens in a new tab)
  3. Lei and the Fire Goddess by Malia Maunakeasource (opens in a new tab)
  4. The Sun and the Star by Rick Riordan and Mark Oshirosource (opens in a new tab)

Novel - Adult

  1. Shigidi and the Brass Head of Obalufon by Wole Talabisource (opens in a new tab)
  2. The Water Outlaws by S. L. Huangsource (opens in a new tab)
  3. To Shape a Dragon's Breath by Moniquill Blackgoosesource (opens in a new tab)
  4. We are the Crisis by Cadwell Turnbullsource (opens in a new tab)

Novel - Young Adult

  1. Beholder by Ryan La Salasource (opens in a new tab)
  2. Funeral Songs for Dying Girls by Cherie Dimalinesource (opens in a new tab)
  3. Sing Me to Sleep by Gabi Burtonsource (opens in a new tab)
  4. That Self-Same Metal by Brittany N. Williamssource (opens in a new tab)

Novella

  1. Green Fuse Burning by Tiffany Morrissource (opens in a new tab)
  2. Off-Time Jive by A. Z. Louisesource (opens in a new tab)
  3. Sordidez by E. G. Condésource (opens in a new tab)
  4. The Mimicking of Known Successes by Malka Oldersource (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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