Now these awards are named in honour of David Gemmell whose career was instrumental in reviving the Heroic Fantasy genre back in the day, when I was a young fella and we had to walk 10 miles to school, barefoot in the snow – yes, the mid 80’s.
A little messenger raven has also told me that no one from the southern hemisphere has ever won an award( I can’t seem to locate the list of previous awards to confirm). Tansy Rayner Roberts’, Power and Majesty got a Ravenheart last year, but the artist was Scandinavian.
Thankfully the voting in the Gemmell awards is free, and open to any fan, even us colonials.
There are three awards:
- The Legend Award for best fantasy novel
- The Morningstar Award for Best Fantasy Debut
- The Ravenheart Award for Best Fantasy Artwork/Bookjacket
You can go here and rectify the situation.
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