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Cygnus Award for Science Fiction

The Cygnus Book Awards recognize emerging new talent and outstanding works in the genre of Science Fiction, Steampunk, Alternative History, and Speculative Fiction. The Cygnus Awards is a genre division of Chanticleer International Book Awards and Novel Competitions (The CIBAs).

Chanticleer International Book Awards is looking for the best books featuring space, time travel, life on other planets, parallel universes, alternate reality, and all the science, technology, major social or environmental changes of the future that author imaginations can dream up for the CYGNUS Book Awards division. Hard Science Fiction, Soft Science Fiction, Apocalyptic Fiction, Cyberpunk, Time Travel, Genetic Modification, Aliens, Super Humans, Interplanetary Travel, Climate -Fiction, and Settlers on the Galactic Frontier, Dystopian, our judges from across North America and the U.K. will put them to the test and choose the best among them.

These titles have moved forward in the judging rounds from all 2021 CYGNUS Science Fiction Semi-Finalists to the 2021 Cygnus Book Awards FINALISTS. All FINALISTS will be recognized at the Chanticleer Authors Conference. First Place and Grand Prize Winners will be chosen from the 24 Division Categories. 

Congratulations to the 2021 CYGNUS Book Awards for Science Fiction Semi-Finalists!

  • J.W. Zarek – The Devil Pulls the Strings  
  • Sarah Lahey – Nostalgia Is Heartless, Book Two 
  • Spaulding Taylor – Last Star Standing
  • Akosua Sankofa – Monmouth Deep   
  • Rhett C. Bruno – Vicarious   
  • Peter Greene – Light of Ganymede   
  • Kristie Clark – Dragon Gold
  • Charlene Newcomb – Echoes of the Storm   
  • D.H. Ford – Cosmic Swap    
  • William M. Hayes – Save Him   
  • William X. Adams – Alien Dream Machine   
  • PA Vasey – Trinity Evolution    
  • Daniel C. McWhorter – Revival: The Gaia Origin, Book Two     
  • Jenn Lees – Restoring Time: Community Chronicles Book 4         
  • William X. Adams – Alien Panic     
  • Elizabeth Crowens – A War in Too Many Worlds   
  • Sandra J. Jackson – Catching Butterflies
  • Dana Claire – The Connection      
  • Gina Detwiler – Forgiven       
  • Sam Stea – The Edge of Elsewhere   
  • Steven Seril – The Destroyer of Worlds: ‘An Answer to Every Question’

We will announce the 1st Place Category winners and Grand Prize Division Winners at the CIBAs Banquet and Ceremony on Saturday, June 25th, 2022 at the luxurious Hotel Bellwether in Bellingham, Wash. sponsored by the 2022 Chanticleer Authors Conference

These titles are in the running for the FIRST PLACE WINNERS positions of the 2021 Cygnus Book Awards novel competition for Science Fiction!

Cygnus Science Fiction 1st Place Blue and Gold CIBA Badge

Good luck to all as your works compete on the next rounds of judging.

The next round of judging will decide which books move on to the Finalist positions for the 2021 CYGNUS Book Awards for Science Fiction novels.

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The Grand Prize Winner for the CIBA 2020 CYGNUS Awards is Rhett C. Bruno & Jaime Castle for The Luna Missile Crisis

Cover of The Luna Missile Crisis by Rhett C. Bruno and Jaime Castle

Click here to see the 2020 CYGNUS Book Award Winners for Science Fiction.

We are now accepting submissions into the 2022 CYGNUS  Awards writing competition.

Please click here for more information.

Winners will be announced at the 2021 CIBA Awards Ceremony that is sponsored by the 2022 Chanticleer Authors Conference.

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