The Atlanta convention Dragon Con handed out its eighth set of Dragon Awards on Sunday. Voted for by the public via an online poll, the awards have been a fixture of the annual convention since 2016 and celebrate science fiction and fantasy storytelling across a variety of media. The Best Science Fiction Novel category was…
2022 Dragon Awards: The Expanse, Dune, Star Wars, and More Take Trophies
The seventh annual Dragon Awards was held at Atlanta’s Dragon Con on Sunday, with another 15 winners being chosen from the ranks of science fiction and fantasy novels, films, TV series, comics, and games. According to official statistics, more than 7,000 fans cast their ballots in the awards, which are decided via an online poll.
Jim Butcher, Andy Weir, T. Kingfisher Amongst 2021 Dragon Award Winners
Atlanta’s Dragon Con was hit by further disruptions from the ongoing pandemic: last year’s iteration was virtual; this year’s Dragon Con was physical, but operating at reduced capacity. One event unaffected by COVID-19, however, was the presentation of the annual Dragon Awards. Decided with the aid of an online poll open to the public, these…
2020 Dragon Award Winners: Thousands Vote Despite Right-Wing Backlash
Atlanta’s Dragon Con was one of many science fiction and fantasy conventions to become a purely online event for 2020, but — just like the Hugo Awards at Worldcon — its annual Dragon Awards went ahead as scheduled this Sunday. Decided via a free online poll, the Dragon Awards recognise science fiction and fantasy novels,…
Baen Wins Big at the 2019 Dragon Awards
Tens of thousands of science fiction and fantasy fans gathered at this year’s Dragon Con in Atlanta, which offered its participants a variety of events and attractions. One of these was the fourth iteration of the Dragon Awards, representing science fiction and fantasy across a range of media — the victors being decided with the…
2018 Dragon Awards: Big-Name Winners and Little Controversy
One of the attractions at this year’s Dragon Con was the third iteration of the annual Dragon Awards, presented on Sunday to another fifteen works of science fiction and fantasy across a range of media. Unlike Worldcon’s Hugo Awards—where voters require a paid membership—or juried prizes such as the Arthur C. Clarke Award, the Dragons…
2017 Dragon Awards Are No Longer Puppy Awards
This weekend saw the second iteration of the Dragon Awards, a cross-media celebration of science fiction and fantasy held by Dragon Con in Atlanta. Decided through a free online poll, the awards purport to represent the tastes of SF/F fandom as a whole. Despite their recent vintage, the Dragon Awards already have a rocky history. Last year, the…
Dragon Awards Reviews: Fantasy Worlds
Having covered games and three of the novel categories, WWAC continues analysing the winners of the inaugural Dragon Awards. Join Doris V. Sutherland, Andrea Smith, and guest contributor Jennie Rigg as they review the winners of the Best Science Fiction Novel, Best Young Adult/Middle Grade Novel, Best Fantasy Novel, and Best Alternate History Novel categories.
Dragon Awards Reviews: Horror, War and the Apocalypse
In the previous installment of this series, Al Rosenberg looked over the winners of the 2016 Dragon Awards’ four gaming categories. Now, after some unfortunate delays, it is time for the second part. This time we will be discussing the books that won three of the seven novel categories: Best Horror Novel, Best Military Science Fiction…
Winners Announced for Inaugural Dragon Awards – Or Should that be Puppy Awards?
The inaugural Dragon Awards have taken place at DragonCon, with fifteen works of science fiction and fantasy across the fields of literature, comics, film, television, and gaming being honored with fiery-red trophies.
Nominees Revealed for First Dragon Awards
The fantasy/science fiction convention Dragon Con has revealed the nominees for its inaugural Dragon Awards, celebrating novels, comics, films, television and games from across the varied subgenres of SFF. The Dragon Awards were announced back in April, and since then have suffered from definite teething problems. The eligibility period for nominations underwent a last-minute change; after…