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Crawford Award
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William L. Crawford was a US publisher who produced the first full-size book issued by a publisher that specialized in SF/F/. IAFA gives the award in his name.
https://iaftfita.wildapricot.org/Crawford-award-winners-list
Kelly Robson @kellyrobson.com has just taken over administration of the Crawford Award. We are eager to receive ongoing submissions of books published in 2025!
April 2, 2025 at 1:59 PM
The award was conceived and established with the help of Andre Norton, who continued to support it for several years prior to her death in 2005. It was administered by Gary K. Wolfe @garykwolfe.bsky.social from 1985-2023, by Farah Mendlesohn @effjayem.bsky.social from 2023-2025.
April 2, 2025 at 1:57 PM
The IAFA William L. Crawford Fantasy Award is a literary award given to a writer for their first fantasy book. Recent Crawford Award winners include Nghi Vo, Charlie Jane Anders, Simon Jiminez, Vajra Chandrasekera, Karin Tidbeck, Karen Lord, Jared Pechaček, Kai Ashante Wilson, Carmen Maria Machado
April 2, 2025 at 1:54 PM
Juhani Karila,  Summer Fishing in Lapland (Pushkin)
Emma Torzs, Ink Sister Blood Scribe (William Morrow)
Wole Talabi, Shigidi and the Brass Head of Obalufon (Daw/Gollancz)
B Pladek, Dry Land (University of Wisconsin Press)
March 5, 2024 at 6:20 PM