The 2025 Ozma Book Awards Spotlight for Fantasy Fiction!
The 2025 Ozma Book Awards for Fantasy Fiction are accepting submissions now! Join us in celebrating exceptional storytelling from epic fantasy to urban magic across all fantasy subgenres.
Laurel Anne Hill 10 QUESTION AUTHOR INTERVIEW SERIES – Author Life, Book Discovery, Young Adult Novels
Find out what drives multi-award-winning author and former underground storage tank operator, Laurel Anne Hill, and see what she's up to next in her Steampunk/Sci-fi world!
LUNA: Rhone and Stone Book 2 by Strider S.R. Klusman – YA, Action/Adventure, Steampunk
Rhone and Stone must rescue a small town from deadly pirates. In Luna, joined by the fiery and clever Bella, they construct a ship that can fight from the sky. Highly recommended!
THE HIDDEN LIBRARY: Book 2 of the Isle of Dragons Series by L.A. Thompson – Steampunk, YA Fantasy, Action & Adventure
Jade and Kaylen, once friends, race for a power that can change the world in The Hidden Library. Whose vision is right, and what will they sacrifice to succeed? Highly recommended!
DRUIDS Of The SKY by Dana Willow – Coming of Age, Steampunk, LGBT+ YA Fiction
Leah is caught in an age-old conflict as she learns that she's half druid. She leaves her home to seek family and her own identity in Druids of the Sky. Highly recommended!
The DEVIL PULLS the STRINGS by J. W. Zarek – Young Adult Epic Fantasy Adventure, Young Adult Fantasy Action Adventure, Young Adult Urban Fantasy
J. W. Zarek weaves magic on the page, developing an epic, urban fantasy - first in series - readers will want to stick with for a long time. Highly recommended.
Contract for OZMA Award Winner – Noah Lemelson – Good News Department
Noah Lemelson, the author of "The Sightless City," a 2019 OZMA Book Awards First Place Winner, contacted us with this good news!
INTO the NORTH: A Keltin Moore Adventure by Lindsay Schopfer – Epic Fantasy, Steampunk, Action/Adventure
Strap on your weapons and get ready for the hunt of your life in the second fantasy adventure of Keltin Moore, beast hunter, and defender of humanity! Highly recommended.
The TIME TRAVELER PROFESSOR, Book One: SILENT MERIDIAN by Elizabeth Crowens – Steampunk, Sherlockian, Time Travel
Sherlock Holmes’ enthusiast, Elizabeth Crowens, spins a wild tale riddled with glimpses of stories and themes from the early 20th century. Sure to be a new favorite for Sherlock Holmes’ aficionados!
The VITRUVIAN HEIR by L.S. Kilroy – Y/A Steampunk, Fantasy
An intelligent and futuristic new YA series! Quasi-Orwellian realm riddled with a sinister and oppressive regime - Enthralling!