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Congratulations to the Top Manuscripts!
This has been another awesome year of reading, scoring, and discovery during the Aurora Contest. Our hardworking judges carefully considered hundreds of manuscripts over September and October to arrive at the following list of finalists. Congratulations to all the authors who have advanced to the final round.
The group of final round judges is comprised of professionals entrenched in the speculative fiction world. They’ll be reading, scoring, and commenting over the coming weeks to lead us to our winners! We’ll announce those results via livestream in January, so keep an eye on our emails and social media for exact details.
In the meantime, please join me in celebrating the accomplishment of these rising stars of speculative fiction!
Fantasy
Heartache; Wes Byrd
NIRO; Nikki Diekemper
The Swordmaker; Danika Puhek
The Temple Atoner; Kimberly Cornelius
The Veiled Ember; Sara C. Anderson
Science Fiction
Paradisos; E.J. Cattani
Simulacrum; Kinsey Holt
The Wounded Planet; Avery Simmons Chen
Horror/Paranormal/Supernatural
Boysenberry and Aquamarine; Drake of Ushuaia
Cold Call; W. Tanner Forbes
Nights of the Purple Sky; M.B. Everett
Cross-Genre
City of Lies; Sara Hinton
Curse-Eaters; Emma Heinz
Woven in the Willow; Jessica Benscoter
Adult
A Three-Stranded Cord; Sygal Amitay
Accessions; C. M. Rule
Ruthie’s Magical Pest Control; Elizabeth Shelton
The Last Tale of Vastland; Donald Beck
The Wounded Planet; Avery Simmons Chen
Young Adult
Atlantis Guard; Lucy Peterson
Curse-Eaters; Emma Heinz
Fortress of Faith; Bridgette Huebener
Outcast of Arathea; Hannah DiPasquale
Project: Tess; Allison Cook
Middle Grade
Planet Origin; Reid Echelmeier
The Legends of Elemidon; Stephanie Craig
Winston Ledger and the Pirates of Dominor; Kimberly Cornelius
