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March 30, 2005
ICFA 26 - Crawford Award
The IAFA Crawford Award (which is what it says on the plaque) each year recognizes an outstanding new fantasy writer. It is not specifically a first novel award, and in the past authors who had developed notable reputations as fantasy authors prior to their first novel were deemed ineligible under the terms of the award. On the other hand, the award has on occasion gone to writers who had previously published nonfantasy works, but became "new" fantasy writers by virtue of a particular work or set of works (Nancy Willard is an example).
The award was established with the support of the late Andre Norton, who also helped establish the criteria and who continued to support the award over the years.
This year's winner is Steph Swainston, whose The Year of Our War was originally published by Gollancz in 2004 and was reprinted by Eos in February of this year.
Posted by ChrissieMains at March 30, 2005 10:32 PM