The David Gemmell Awards for Fantasy enters its ninth year in 2017, once again honouring and celebrating the very finest in epic fantasy. Each year members of the general public are invited to vote for their favourite titles, and with the longlist voting now completed, the shortlists for these prestigious awards are about to be revealed.
Having been the most popular among a huge longlist of nominated titles featuring some incredible novels and artwork from around the world, the shortlisted titles will go forward with the chance to claim one of the three sought-after prizes – The Legend Award for Best Fantasy Novel, The Morningstar Award for Best Fantasy Debut and The Ravenheart Award for Best Fantasy Artwork.
The shortlists will be announced on Friday 21st April, with voting on the final five in each category open until midnight on Friday 2nd June. The winners will be announced at an evening ceremony at this year’s Edge-Lit 6 event, taking place at QUAD, Derby on the 15th July.
Awards Chair Stan Nicholls said: ‘The longlists always bring together the very best in fantasy fiction each year, so the shortlists are surely representative of the best of the best. We expect a fiercely competitive vote once again, and every single person who has their say could make a difference to the outcome of this year’s awards.’
For more information, or to cast your vote for each of the three categories of the Gemmell Awards from Friday 21st April, visit http://www.gemmellawards.com/
The David Gemmell Awards For Fantasy were launched in 2009, in tribute to bestselling fantasy author David Gemmell, who passed away in 2006, and to honour the best fiction and artwork in the heroic fantasy field. Recipients of the awards include authors Andrzei Sapkowski, Brandon Sanderson, Patrick Rothfuss, Brent Weeks, John Gwynne, Mark Lawrence, Brian McClellan and Peter Newman; and artists including Didier Graffet, Raymond Swanland, Jason Chan and Sam Green. The awards’ website page can be found at www.gemmellawards.com and its Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/gemmellawards/
