Congratulations to the works that have advanced to the semi-final round of the Realm Awards!

Short Fiction

Short Stories

Araluen, Caroline Guajardo

In the Shadow of Hope, Ruth Anne Burrell

In the Silence of Static, J.J. Johnson

Pest Control, Kerry Nietz

Senseless, Vanessa E. Howard

Sparked, H.L. Burke

The Department of Lost Things, Shannae Grace

The Edge of Sea Glass, Kayla E. Green

The Golden Hour, Carrie Brownell

The Huntsman’s Quarry, Rachel Ann Michael Harris

Novelette/Novella

Echo Among the Stars, Beka Gremikova

Moonmist Eve, Cortney Manning

The Keeper’s Voice, Teddi Deppner

The Patchling, Jordan Janice

Winter’s Mask (An Empire of Ash and Song novella), D. E. Carlson

Flash Fiction

Finding Miriel, Morgan J. Manns

Godspeed, Spaulding, Olivia Gratehouse

The Genuine Newspaper, Miriam Thor

The WolfCon Gambit, John Leatherman

Unknown Hero, Abigail Rye

Audio

Audio Drama

Route Styx (Season 1), Colton Grellier

The Return of Epsilon VII, Drew Hill

The Road to Kaeluma, Landon Hawley and Perry Wilson

 Audio, Novel Length

Embergold, Rachelle Nelson, narrated by Aimee Lilly

Fate Born: Secrets of Sratta, Michelle L. Robison, narrated by Laura Lieben

Heir of Light, Niki Florica, narrated by Toby J. Smith and Bobbie Gentili

Jake Rogers’ Planet, Philip Wilder, narrated by Adam Skousen

Lady of Shadows, Kelly Fernlake, narrated by Jane Maree and Toby J. Smith

Shadow Over Kiriath, Karen Hancock, narrated by Adam Verner

Audio, Short to Medium Length

Jake Muller Adventures: Undead, Micah Touchet and Darby Kern

Monsters, Jenelle Leanne Schmidt

The Edge of Sea Glass, Kayla E. Green

Specialty Categories

Cover Design

Captive, cover design by Christian Bentulan

Daughter of Light, cover design by Jenneth Leed

Demon Tide, cover design by J. Caleb

Fractured: Fragment One, cover design by Kirk DouPonce

Jake Rogers’ Planet, cover design by Kirk DouPonce

Scavenger, cover design by Christian Bentulan

Tambika and the Shield of Wisdom, cover design by George Ermos

The Little Girl and the Sea, cover design by Emilie Haney

The Unraveling of Emlyn DuLaine, cover design by Kirk DouPonce

Wave of Disruption, cover design by Jenneth Leed

Comics/Graphic Novels

Acts of the Apostles: Word for Word Bible Comic: NIV Translation, illustrated by Simon Amadeus Pillario

Kayless: Achilles Has Landed #1, Brent T. Larson, illustrated by Luis Czerniawski

The Epistle to the Galatians: Word for Word Bible Comic: NIV Translation, illustrated by Simon Amadeus Pillario

Novel Categories

Debut

A Shadowed Kingdom (Crowns of Fire book 1), Ariel Avelar

A Study of Shattered Spells, Josiah DeGraaf

Behind the Veil, Samantha Rae Ortiz

Dragon Ripples, Kez Sharrow

Jake Rogers’ Planet, Philip Wilder

Return to Aramon – A New Moon, Ezra Ferguson

Smoke and Mirrors, Jeff Maxim

The Same Water, Nori Larkspur

Those We See in the Dark, Robin Rakkeby

Truth Cursed, Angie Dickinson

Whispers of the Elixir, C.P. Silver

Middle Grade/Young Readers

(Middle Grade/Young Readers/Chapter Books are competing as a combined category this year)

Beyond the Far Horizon, Carolyn Leiloglou

Demon Tide: Celestial Wars, Troy Hooker

Harlow Morgan and the Sky City, Lyndsey Lewellen

Smoke and Mirrors. Jeff Maxim

The Mage Pocket: Apprentice Alliance, Millie Florence

Young Adult

Behind the Veil, Samantha Rae Ortiz

Captive, Bradley Caffee

Echo Nova, Clint Hall

Embergold, Rachelle Nelson

House of Dragons, Kathryn Jordan

Jake Rogers’ Planet, Philip Wilder

Sons of Day & Night, Mariposa Aristeo

The Crier Stone, Lyndsey Lewellen

The Curious Case of the Midnight Specter, Moriah Chavis

The Unraveling of Emlyn DuLaine, Lindsay A. Franklin

Windrider, AJ Elliott

 Adult

Inheritance of Ink, Grace Soto

Judgment of Frost: Frost Bound Duology Book 1, Abigail L. Wilkes

Mending and Madness, Laura Cheever

The Valkyrie, Carrie Cotten

Ties of Frost, Selina R. Gonzalez

 Cross-genre

Beauty from Embers, Pamela Hart

Harlow Morgan and the Sky City, Lyndsey Lewellen

Inheritance of Ink, Grace Soto

The Dogs of War, Emily Hayse

The Same Water, Nori Larkspur

The Valkyrie, Carrie Cotten

 Fantasy (Romance)

A Curse Upon Tides (Book 2 of the Empyreal Guardian Saga), A. M. Daylin

Caligo, J. J. Fischer

Darkend (The Gateway Trilogy-Book 3), Crystal D. Grant

Embergold, Rachelle Nelson

Lord of Winter, Andrew Swearingen and Jill Williamson

Rune, Victoria McCombs

To Bind the Stars, D. E. Carlson

Winter’s Chill, Morgan Busse

 Fantasy (General)

A Shadowed Kingdom (Crowns of Fire book 1), Ariel Avelar

Dragon Ripples, Kez Sharrow

Dreamscape: Redeeming the Mystic, Elizabeth Klein

Eagle’s War, Lindsey Stirling

Fates Defiant, Brigitte Cromey and C.M. Banschbach

Glass Across the Sea, Sara Ella

Iron Heart of Terlian, Adelaide Thorne

Smoke and Mirrors, Jeff Maxim

The Poet of the Leawold, H. R. Hess

 Horror/Paranormal/Supernatural

Forever, Gina Detwiler

Flight of Fate, Tricia and Nathan Goyer

Return to Mooncrest Inn, Toni Cabell

Rhyme, Riddle, and Romance, Toni Cabell

Shadows of the Forgotten Shore, Angela R Hughes

 Science Fiction

Augmented, Candace Kade

In the Unbreaking, Brigitte Cromey

Resonance, Anne Wheeler

The Crier Stone, Lyndsey Lewellen

Windrider, A.J. Elliott

Keep an eye out in May for the news about the rest of the finalists!