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Ohhhhh my goodness. It is currently 11:56 EST after the livestream announcing who the winners are for the first annual Golden Scoops Award Show, and I'm still blown away by how much you've all shown up for us and our incredibly unorganized insanity. (And thank you again to Ari for diving into that disorganization and helping us get it together!)
We promised an article with a list of the winners (and we'll include the runners up for anyone who may not have the time/interest in watching the whole livestream), so here you go!
Best Anthology (Not Charity)
3rd Place - Screams from the Ocean Floor: A Horror Anthology
2nd Place - Terror Monthly Volume 4: Underground
1st Place - Never Whistle at Night: An Indigenous Dark Fiction Anthology
Greatest Single Author Collection
3rd Place - The Space Between by Larry Hinkle
2nd Place - Five Extreme Horrors by Judith Sonnet
1st Place - It Haunts the Mind and Other Stories by Nick Roberts
Awesomest Novella
3rd Place - Lovely, Dark & Deep by Megan Stockton
2nd Place - I found Puppets Living in My Apartment Walls by Ben Farthing
1st Place - In the Tall Trees by Angel N. Van Atta
Favorite Charity Anthology
3rd Place - A Dinosaur Horror Anthology Supporting the RSPB
2nd Place - Aseptic and Faintly Sadistic: An Anthology of Hysteria Fiction
1st Place - We're Here: An Anthology of Tragic Queer Horror
Most Bestest LGBTQ+ Release
3rd Place - We're Here: An Anthology of LGBTQ+ Horror
2nd Place - Five Extreme Horrors by Judith Sonnet
1st Place - Bury Your Gays: An Anthology of Tragic Queer Horror
Coolest POC Release
3rd Place - The Angel of Indian Lake by Stephen Graham Jones
2nd Place - Rabbit Hunt by Wrath James White
1st Place - The Reformatory by Tananarive Due
Most Supreme Novel
3rd Place - Whispers of Apple Blossoms by Brett Mitchell Kent
2nd Place - Bunker Dogs by Gage Greenwood
1st Place - BETA: A Technological Nightmare by Sammy Scott
Fave Horror-Adjacent Work
3rd Place - Cuckoo by M. Ennenbach
2nd Place - Jones 1963 by Devin Cabrera
1st Place - BETA: A Technological Nightmare by Sammy Scott
Badass-est Cover Art
3rd Place - Mean Spirited by Nick Roberts
2nd Place - Jones 1963 by Devin Cabrera
1st Place - Hollow by Mike Salt
Funniest Promotional Campaign
3rd Place TIE - That Old House: The Bathroom by Dan Scamell and The Golden Basement Donut Promo
2nd Place - On a Clear Day You Can See Block Island and stealing John Marr's readers, by Gage Greenwood
1st Place - Anything from Mike Salt
Author to Keep an Eye On
3rd Place - Devin Cabrera
2nd Place - Mike Salt
1st Place - Nick Roberts
Book in the Freezer
3rd Place - Jones 1963 by Devin Cabrera
2nd Place - Hollow by Mike Salt
1st Place - Mean Spirited by Nick Roberts
Silliest Horror (in the Best Way)
3rd Place - B-Movie Bloodbath by Isaac Nightingale
2nd Place - This All Ends Horribly by Mike Salt
1st Place - I Found Puppets Living in My Apartment Walls by Ben Farthing
Best YA Work
3rd Place - Reanimated Rex by Alex Ebenstein
2nd Place - Frost Bite by Angela Sylvaine
1st Place - Scareville: Got Ghosts? by John Ward
I Just Threw Up in My Mouth a Little
3rd Place - Along the River of Flesh by Kristopher Triana
2nd Place - Blender Babies by Jon Athan
1st Place - This All Ends Horribly - Mike Salt
If you see someone on this list and aren't sure if they know, please be sure to pass it on to them! I'll be reaching out to winners starting today so that I can send out their packages, consisting of: an assortment of donated merch, their glorious Golden Scoop trophy, and a "Golden Scoop Award Winner" logo! We'll also be rolling out the interviews they get as first place finishers.
As for the donated merch, a huge thank you again to the kind folks who contributed to the winner bundles! Nadine Stewart, KC Grifant, Melissa Rohwer of Mezmerizing Studios, Angel of Voices from the Mausoleum, Caleb from Terrorcore Publishing, and Damien Casey all sent goodies, and there will also be Scoop bits and bobs (no Bobs were harmed in the making of these packages).
THANK YOU from the very depths of our souls for all of your support throughout this event, and for reinforcing why this community is the best community. You're all amazing, and we couldn't do what we do if you weren't doing what you do. Your work matters, you matter, and you belong. No one is too small to be celebrated for their talent and hard work, and we're already looking forward to doing this again next year.
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