Winners to be Honored at the GenCon Writer’s Symposium
First Place Winner Published at Baen.com
July 1, 2017—RIVERDALE, NEW YORK: Baen Books, in association with popular gaming convention GenCon’s Writer’s Symposium, announced today the finalists for the 2017 Baen Fantasy Adventure Award. The finalists are:
“Purity” by Jennifer R. Donohue
“Dust of the Fallen” by Barbara Doran
“Thirteen” by Teresa Lynn Michals
“Tracks of the Pi Nereske” by Wendy Nikel
“The Gift of the Afyr” by Wendy A. Simpson
“My Monster” by Camille Singer
“Truth” by Jonathan Steinhauer
“The Blue Widow” by J.P. Sullivan
“And Not Go Hungry” by Laurie Tom
“Calcaneus Bishop and the Seeds of Extinction” by William Wood
The grand prize winner and two runners up will be announced at the start of the Baen Travelling Roadshow on August 19, 2017 as part of the Writer’s Symposium at GenCon in Indianapolis. The contest, launched in 2014, recognizes original short stories which exemplify the spirit of adventure, imagination, and storytelling crucial to great fantasy. The winning story will be published on the Baen.com website.
“We are delighted to continue our association with the Writer’s Symposium at GenCon," said Baen executive editor Jim Minz. "Good writing is at the heart of all storytelling, no matter if the story is traditional prose or film or a video game. At Baen we’ve always believed that everyone has a story to tell, and feel this contest helps bring attention to the fantasy genre.” The contest will continue next year, with submissions opening January 1, 2018. All entries must be received by April 1, 2018. Each entry is limited to an original short story of no more than 8,000 words, and only one entry per author is allowed.
Baen Books is known for its New York Times bestselling science fiction and fantasy, including David Weber’s Honor Harrington series, Eric Flint’s Ring of Fire alternate histories, Larry Correia’s Monster Hunter International urban fantasies, and Lois McMaster Bujold’s Vorkosigan Saga. Baen’s printed books are distributed by Simon & Schuster.
For more information email info@baen.com or call 1-800-488-2236.
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