Congratulations to the 2026 Realm Award Winners!
Realm Awards Book of the Year
The Unraveling of Emlyn DuLaine
Lindsay A. Franklin, published by Enclave Escape
Winners by media type, genre, and audience
VISUAL MEDIA CATEGORIES
Comics/Graphic Novels
The Epistle to the Galatians: Word for Word Bible Comic: NIV Translation, illustrated by Simon Amadeus Pillario; published by Word for Word Bible Comics
Cover Design
Daughter of Light, cover design by Jenneth Leed; published by Enclave Publishing
SHORT FICTION CATEGORIES
Short Stories
“The Department of Lost Things,” Shannae Grace; published by The Author Conservatory
Flash Fiction
“Godspeed, Spaulding,” Olivia Gratehouse; published by Havok Publishing
Novelette/Novella
“The Keeper’s Voice,” Teddi Deppner; published by Parabolic Orbits / Onward and Upward Media, LLC / Ben Avery
AUDIO CATEGORIES
Audio, Short to Medium Length
Jake Muller Adventures: Undead, Micah Touchet and Darby Kern; published by Tannhauser Gate Entertainment
Audio Drama
Route Styx (Season 1), Colton Grellier; published by Sound and Fury Entertainment
Audio, Novel Length
Embergold, Rachelle Nelson, narrated by Aimee Lilly; published by Oasis Audio
NOVEL CATEGORIES
Debut
Return to Aramon – A New Moon, Ezra Ferguson; published by Songmyth Media, LLC
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By Audience
Middle Grade/Young Readers (Combined Category)
The Mage Pocket: Apprentice Alliance, Millie Florence; published by Sprouting Pen Press
Young Adult
The Unraveling of Emlyn DuLaine, Lindsay A. Franklin; published by Enclave Escape
Adult
The Valkyrie, Carrie Cotten; Independently published
NOVEL CATEGORIES continued
By Genre
Cross-genre
The Dogs of War, Emily Hayse; published by Blue Maverick Press
Horror/Paranormal/Supernatural
Forever, Gina Detwiler; published by Ally Press
Science Fiction
The Crier Stone, Lyndsey Lewellen; published by Enclave Escape
Fantasy (Romance)
Rune, Victoria McCombs; Independently Published
Fantasy (General)
Fates Defiant, Brigitte Cromey and C.M. Banschbach; Borderlands Publishing Company