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Which Christian-made fantastical novels won big at the 2020 Realm Awards hosted at Realm Makers conference, just this past weekend?

Also, guess who’s coming to dinner at the 2021 Realm Makers conference, hosted (pandemic approval pending) again in St. Louis, Missouri?

• Realm Makers Pandemic Edition wrapped just this past weekend
• Stephen and Zack attended, and did a lot of work during this “staycation.”
• Next year’s speaker will be Frank E. Peretti. (Last seen in this review and this Fantastical Truth episode.)

Realm Makers equips Christian writers of fantasy, sci-fi, beyond.

• Yearly membership gets you access to ongoing material.
• Annual conferences are scheduled for July, and usually in real life.
• This year’s conference was of course different, held entirely online.
• So was the 2020 Realm Awards ceremony, broadcast to everyone.

Realm Awards: complete list of winners

Alliance Award winner, chosen by reader vote

• Brand of Light, by Ronie Kendig from Enclave Publishing
• Get the full review, with “best for” and “discern” notes, from Lorehaven.

Heart of the Curiosity, H. L. Burke, with 2020 Parable Award-winning cover by designer Austin Lord

Parable Award winner for best book cover designs

• Heart of the Curiosity, by H. L. Burke with cover by Austin Lord

Realm Award, children’s

• Hello Ninja, by N. D. Wilson from HarperCollins

Realm Award, middle grade

• Iggy & Oz: The Plastic Dinos of Doom, by J. J. Johnson from Dark Side Geeks

Realm Award, fantasy

• Seventh City, by Emily Hayse from Hayse Publishing

Realm Award, science fiction

• Brand of Light, by Ronie Kendig from Enclave Publishing

Realm Award, young adult

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