Aaaaaaaand the winners are in -- Critters Writers Workshop would like to congratulate all the winners in the 25th Annual Critters Readers' Poll! Thank you for voting!
The full list of entrants and rankings for all 41 categories (as well as links to check out the entrants themselves) can be found at:
https://www.critters.org/predpoll
Congratulations especially to the first place finishers:
Best Anthology: Strange Religion: Speculative Fiction of Spirituality, Belief, & Practice, TDotSpec (
https://www.amazon.com/dp/1778123805/?tag=critters3a-20 )
Best Artist: (No winner, insufficient votes)
Best Artwork: They're Always Watching Me, No. 37, Dave Vescio (
https://starshipsloane.com/the-lotus...22-issue-1/35/ )
Best Author: Wulf Moon (
http://thesupersecrets.com )
Best Book Cover Artwork: Once Upon an Enchantress, Hermione Lee (
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BMZT9S5P/?tag=critters3a-20 )
Best Book Editor: David Farland (
https://galaxypress.com/product/writ...9781619867635/ )
Best Bookstore: Space Cowboy Books (
https://spacecowboybooks.com/ )
Best Print/Electronic Book Publisher: The Wild Rose Press (
https://wildrosepress.com/ )
Best Fiction Magazine / e-zine: The Lotus Tree Literary Review (
https://starshipsloane.com/the-lotus...-2022-issue-1/ )
Best Nonfiction article: Our Place on the Map of the Universe, Daniel Pomarède, Starship Sloane Publishing Company, Inc. (
https://starshipsloane.com/the-space...f_the_Universe )
Best Nonfiction book: The Illustrated Super Secrets of Writing, Vol. 1, Wulf Moon, Wulf Moon Enterprises (
http://thesupersecrets.com )
Best Nonfiction Magazine / e-zine: The Lotus Tree Literary Review (
https://starshipsloane.com/the-lotus...-2022-issue-1/ )
Best Other Novel: Memory of a Falxon, John Broughton, Next Chapter (
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0822P9RCR/?tag=critters3a-20 )
Best Children's Book: Heart of the Forest, Hermione Lee, Self-published (
https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B0B6L...=UTF8&qid=&sr= )
Best Erotica Novel: Innocent Eyes, Gabbi Black, The Wild Rose Press (
https://www.amazon.com/dp/1509245618/?tag=critters3a-20 )
Best Horror Novel: The Crows of Smith's Booth, Ash Hartwell, Burdizzo Books (
https://www.burdizzobooks.com/ )
Best Magical Realism Novel: Beyond The Door, Iona Morrison, The Wild Rose Press (
https://www.amazon.com/dp/1509244468/?tag=critters3a-20 )
Best Mystery Novel: Forging Forgiveness, C.B. Clark, The Wild Rose Press (
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0B4Z7Y74M/?tag=critters3a-20 )
Best Positive Future Novel: (No winner, insufficient votes)
Best Romance Novel: Shattered Promises, Linda Trout, The Wild Rose Press (
https://tinyurl.com/2btet9y6 )
Best Science Fiction & Fantasy Novel: The Brittle Riders, Bill McCormick, Azoth Khem Publishing (
https://azothkhempublishing.com/book1.html )
Best Steampunk Novel: 802701 A.D. A Retelling of THE TIME MACHINE, Mike Arsuaga, IHeart Book Publishing, LLC (
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09QKBS9CR/?tag=critters3a-20 )
Best Thriller Novel: Saving Euphoria, C. Becker, The Wild Rose Press (
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0...2370871&sr=1-2 )
Best Young Adult Book: Witch's Gamble, Mark Rosendorf, The Wild Rose Press (
http://markrosendorf.com )
Best Poem: Quantum Entanglement, The Poets Thirteen, Starship Sloane Publishing Company, Inc. (
https://starshipsloane.com/the-lotus...m_Entanglement )
Best Poet: (No winner, insufficient votes)
Best Poetry Magazine / e-zine: The Lotus Tree Literary Review (
https://starshipsloane.com/the-lotus...-2022-issue-1/ )
Best Promotional Firm, Site, or Resource: Stephanie Barko, Literary Publicist (
https://www.stephaniebarko.com )
Best Review Site: I Smell Sheep (
http://www.ismellsheep.com/ )
Best All other Short Story: For Dimitar -- A Poet, Zdravka Evtimova, Starship Sloane Publishing Company, Inc. (
https://starshipsloane.com/current-i...ravka_Evtimova )
Best Horror Short Story: Fire in the Dark, Alex Azar, Shackle Bound Books (
http://azarrising.com )
Best Magical Realism Short Story: A Properly Spiced Gingerbread, David Hankins, DreamForge Magazine (
https://dreamforge.mywebportal.app/d...ddavid-hankins )
Best Positive Future Short Story: Follow the Pretrons, Candice R. Lisle, Martian Magazine (
https://themartianmagazine.com/2022/...ndice-r-lisle/ )
Best Romance Short Story: Fruitcake Nut Bars Dilemma, Carol Henry, The Wild Rose Press (
http://carolhenry.org )
Best Science Fiction & Fantasy Short Story: A Wereshark's Memoir, Justin T. O'Conor Sloane, Starship Sloane Publishing Company, Inc. (
https://starshipsloane.com/the-lotus...esharks_Memoir )
Best Steampunk Short Story: (No winner, insufficient votes)
Best Writers' Discussion Forum: Writers of the Future Forum (
http://www.writersofthefuture.com/forum )
Best Writers' Resource/Information/News Source: Wulf Moon's SUPER SECRETS (
http://www.writersofthefuture.com/fo...hop-challenge/ )
Best Writers' Workshop: Wulf Moon's SUPER SECRETS (
http://thesupersecrets.com )
Best Magazine / e-zine Cover Artwork: Green Guy, Michael Alan Alien (
https://starshipsloane.com/the-space...-2022-issue-1/ )
Best Magazine / e-zine Editor: Justin T. O'Conor Sloane (
https://starshipsloane.com/ )
See you next year!!