The winner of the Endeavour Award, for “a distinguished science fiction or fantasy book written by a Pacific Northwest author or authors and published in the previous year,” was recently announced at OryCon in Portland, Oregon. The award, which carries a $1,000 grant, “represents a collaboration between writers and fans of science fiction and fantasy to encourage the growth of literature in the field and recognize works of excellence. It is named for H.M. Bark Endeavour, the ship of Northwest explorer Capt. James Cook.”
This year’s winner book is Forest Mage by Robin Hobb. The other finalists were Fortress of Ice by C.J. Cherryh, Children of Ice by Dave Duncan, Spirits that Walk in Shadow by Nina Kiriki Hoffman, and Horizons by Mary Rosenblum.
The judges this year were Adam-Troy Castro, John G. Hemry, and Claude Lalumière. For more information on the award, and the deadline for next year’s submissions, see www.osfci.org/endeavour.