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Ignyte Awards 2025

The 2025 Ignyte Awards went to Thyme Travellers: An Anthology of Palestinian Speculative Fiction by Sonia Sulaiman (Anthology/Collected Works), Afro-Centered Futurisms in Our Speculative Fiction by Eugen Bacon (Creative Nonfiction) and The Last Rhee Witch by Jenna Lee-Yun (Middle Grade), with winners in 3 more categories. 26 books were finalists across 6 categories.

Winners

Anthology/Collected Works

  1. Thyme Travellers: An Anthology of Palestinian Speculative Fiction by Sonia Sulaimansource (opens in a new tab)

Creative Nonfiction

  1. Afro-Centered Futurisms in Our Speculative Fiction by Eugen Baconsource (opens in a new tab)

Middle Grade

  1. The Last Rhee Witch by Jenna Lee-Yunsource (opens in a new tab)

Novel - Adult

  1. The Sentence by Gautam Bhatiasource (opens in a new tab)

Novel - Young Adult

  1. Heir by Sabaa Tahirsource (opens in a new tab)

Novella

  1. Lost Ark Dreaming by Suyi Davies Okungbowasource (opens in a new tab)

Finalists

Anthology/Collected Works

  1. A Sunny Place for Shady People by Mariana Enriquez, translated by Megan McDowellsource (opens in a new tab)
  2. Deep Dream: Science Fiction Exploring the Future of Art by Indrapramit Dassource (opens in a new tab)
  3. The Black Girl Survives in This One by Desiree S. Evans and Saraciea J. Fennellsource (opens in a new tab)
  4. Through the Night Like a Snake: Latin American Horror Stories by Sarah Coolidgesource (opens in a new tab)

Creative Nonfiction

  1. Flamboyants: The Queer Harlem Renaissance I Wish I’d Known by George M. Johnson and Charley Palmersource (opens in a new tab)

Middle Grade

  1. Amari and the Despicable Wonders by B. B. Alstonsource (opens in a new tab)
  2. Benny Ramirez and the Nearly Departed by José Pablo Iriartesource (opens in a new tab)
  3. Sona and the Golden Beasts by Rajani LaRoccasource (opens in a new tab)
  4. The Creepening of Dogwood House by Eden Roycesource (opens in a new tab)

Novel - Adult

  1. Blackheart Man by Nalo Hopkinsonsource (opens in a new tab)
  2. Metal from Heaven by August Clarkesource (opens in a new tab)
  3. The Emperor and the Endless Palace by Justinian Huangsource (opens in a new tab)
  4. Womb City by Tlotlo Tsamaasesource (opens in a new tab)

Novel - Young Adult

  1. Moonstorm by Yoon Ha Leesource (opens in a new tab)
  2. Sheine Lende by Darcie Little Badgersource (opens in a new tab)
  3. Spells to Forget Us by Aislinn Brophysource (opens in a new tab)
  4. The Poisons We Drink by Bethany Baptistesource (opens in a new tab)

Novella

  1. The Butcher of the Forest by Premee Mohamedsource (opens in a new tab)
  2. The Dragonfly Gambit by A. D. Suisource (opens in a new tab)
  3. The Practice, the Horizon, and the Chain by Sofia Samatarsource (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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