ENDEAVOUR AWARD
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ENDEAVOUR AWARD HISTORY
Many of the best science fiction and fantasy writers in North America live in the Pacific Northwest. The Endeavour Award was funded by Portland-area writers and readers of science fiction and fantasy in 1996 and chartered by OSFCI. The Award honors the authors of distinguished science fiction or fantasy books, either novels or a single-author collections of stories, created by writers living and working in the Pacific Northwest. (Oregon, Washington, Idaho, British Columbia, The Yukon, and Alaska.) The Award first was presented in 1999 and is presented at OryCon for books published during the previous year.
The Award is dedicated to helping science fiction and fantasy writers living in the Pacific Northwest produce the best literature in the field. We seek to encourage new writers and bring new readers to books created in the Pacific Northwest. We do this through grants to finalists and winners and by recognizing and publicizing science fiction and fantasy written by Pacific Northwest authors. Beginning at the 2001 OryCon, we expanded our activity to encourage new science fiction and fantasy writers by involving Award finalists in writers workshops.
2024 ENDEAVOUR AWARD WINNER
Relics of Ruin by Erin M. Evans (Orbit / Hachette Book Group)
The winner received a $1000 grant and an etched glass trophy.
FINALISTS FOR 2024
Better Living Through Alchemy by Evan J. Peterson
(Broken Eye Books)
Heavenbreaker by Sara Wolf (Red Tower Books)
The Rain Artist by Claire Rudy Foster (Moonstruck Books)
Tidal Creatures by Seanan McGuire (Tor Publishing Group)
JUDGES FOR THE 2024 AWARD
Tara Campbell
Erica Satifka
John Kessel
2023 ENDEAVOUR AWARD WINNER
Painted Devils by Margaret Owen
(Henry Holt Books for Young Readers)
The winner received a $1000 grant and an etched glass trophy.
FINALISTS FOR 2023
Bookshops & Bonedust, by Travis Baldree (Tor)
Vampires of El Norte, by Isabel Cañas (Berkley)
Again and Again, by Jonathan Evison (Penguin Random House/Dutton)
Sleep No More, by Seanan McGuire (DAW)
JUDGES FOR THE 2023 AWARD
Neil Clarke
Sara A. Mueller
John P. Murphy
2022 ENDEAVOUR AWARD WINNER
The Bone Orchard
by Sara A Mueller (Tor)
The winner received a $1000 grant and an etched glass trophy.
FINALISTS FOR 2022
Leech by Hiron Ennes (Tor.com)
Be The Serpent by Seanan McGuire (DAW)
Spelunking Through Hell by Seanan McGuire (DAW)
The Wild Hunt by Emma Seckel (Tin House)
JUDGES FOR THE 2022 AWARD
Deborah Ross
Brenda Cooper
Meg Elison
2021 ENDEAVOUR AWARD WINNER
How to Get to Apocalypse by Erica L. Satifka (Fairwood Press)
The winner received a $1000 grant and an etched glass plaque produced by Kent, Washington, artist Ashley J. Harper
FINALISTS FOR 2021
Calculated Risks by Seanan McGuire (Daw)
On Fragile Waves by E. Lily Yu (Erewhon Books)
Jade Legacy by Fonda Lee (Orbit)
Blood of the Chosen by Django Wexler (Orbit)
JUDGES FOR THE 2021 AWARD
Fran Wilde
Andy Duncan
Catherine Asaro
2020 ENDEAVOUR AWARD WINNERS
What The Wind Brings by Matthew Hughes, Pulp Literature Press
The Witch’s Kind by Louisa Morgan, Redhook
The winners each received a $500 grant and an etched glass plaque produced by Kent, Washington, artist Ashley J. Harper
FINALISTS FOR 2020
Merlin Redux by Dave Duncan, Night Shade Books
Middlegame by Seanan McGuire, Tor Books
Shadow Stitcher by Misha Handman, Edge Science Fiction and Fantasy Publishing
JUDGES FOR THE 2020 AWARD
Michael Capobianco
John G. Hemry
Rosemary Claire Smith
2019 ENDEAVOUR AWARD WINNER
Blood Orbit by K.R. Richardson, Pyr Books
The winner received a $1000 grant and an etched glass plaque produced by Kent, Washington, artist Ashley J. Harper
FINALISTS FOR 2019
The Girl in the Green Silk Gown by Seanan McGuire, Daw Books
Irontown Blues by John Varley, Ace Books
Moonshine by Jasmine Gower, Angry Robot
Trial by Treason by Dave Duncan, Night Shade Books
JUDGES FOR THE 2019 AWARD
Kij Johnson
Linda Nagata
Bud Sparhawk
| 2018 ENDEAVOUR AWARD WINNER The Cold Eye by Laura Anne Gilman, Saga Press The winner received a $1000 grant and an etched glass plaque produced by Kent, Washington, artist Ashley J. Harper |
| FINALISTS FOR 2018 Cross Town by Loren W. Cooper, Xeno Books Ironfoot by Dave Duncan, Night Shade Books Portal of 1000 Worlds by Dave Duncan, Open Road Integrated Media A Secret History of Witches by Louisa Morgan, Orbit US |
| JUDGES FOR THE 2018 AWARD Elizabeth Bear James Patrick Kelly Christopher Rowe |
| 2017 ENDEAVOUR AWARD WINNERS Dreams of Distant Shores by Patricia McKillip, Tachyon Lovecraft Country by Matt Ruff, Harper The winners each received a $500 grant and an etched glass plaque produced by Kent, Washington, artist Ashley J. Harper |
| FINALISTS FOR 2017 Arabella of Mars by David D. Levine, Tor Books Eocene Station by Dave Duncan, Five Rivers Publishing Waypoint Kangaroo by Curtis Chen, Thomas Dunne Books/St Martin’s Press |
| JUDGES FOR THE 2017 AWARD Ginjer Buchanan John R. Douglas Andy Duncan |
| 2016 ENDEAVOUR AWARD WINNER Edge of Dark by Brenda Cooper (eSpec Books) The winner received a $1,000 grant and an etched glass plaque produced by Kent, Washington, artist Ashley J. Harper |
| FINALISTS FOR 2016 Irona 700 by Dave Duncan (Open Road Integrated Media) The Price of Valor by Django Wexler (Roc Books) Silver on the Road by Laura Anne Gilman (Saga Press) Tracker by C.J. Cherryh (Daw Books) |
| JUDGES FOR THE 2016 AWARD Jack McDevitt Michaela Roessner Gordon Van Gelder |
| 2015 ENDEAVOUR AWARD WINNER Last Plane to Heaven by Jay Lake (Tor Books) The winner received a $1,000 grant and an etched glass plaque produced by Kent, Washington, artist Ashley J. Harper |
| FINALISTS FOR 2015 Metatropolis by Ken Scholes and Jay Lake (WordFire Press) Night Broken by Patricia Briggs (Ace Books) Our Lady of the Islands by Shannon Page and Jay Lake (Per Aspera Press) The Shadow Throne by Django Wexler (Roc Books) |
| JUDGES FOR THE 2015 AWARD Russell Davis Esther Friesner Fran Wilde |
| 2014 ENDEAVOUR AWARD WINNERS Nexus by Ramez Naam (Angry Robot) Requiem by Ken Scholes (Tor Books) The winners received a $1,000 grant and an etched glass plaque produced by Kent, Washington, artist Ashley J. Harper |
| FINALISTS FOR 2014 King of Swords by Dave Duncan (47North) Meaning of Luff by Matthew Hughes (CreateSpace) Protector by C.J. Cherryh (DAW Books) |
| JUDGES FOR THE 2014 AWARD Catherine Asaro Scott Edelman Matthew Johnson |
| 2013 ENDEAVOUR AWARD WINNER Goodbye For Now by Laurie Frankel (Doubleday) The winner received a $1,000 grant and an etched glass plaque produced by Kent, Washington, artist Ashley J. Harper |
| FINALISTS FOR 2013 After the Fall, Before the Fall, During the Fall by Nancy Kress (Tachyon Publications) Amped by Daniel H. Wilson (Doubleday) The Blinding Knife by Brent Weeks (Orbit US) Costume Not Included by Matthew Hughes (Angry Robot) |
| JUDGES FOR THE 2013 AWARD Noreen Doyle Susan Forest John Scalzi |
| 2012 ENDEAVOUR AWARD WINNER City of Ruins by Kristine Kathryn Rusch (Pyr) The winner received a $1,000 grant and an etched glass plaque produced by Kent, Washington, artist Ashley J. Harper |
| FINALISTS FOR 2012 Anna Dressed in Blood by Kendare Blake (Tor) River Marked by Patricia Briggs (Ace) Robopocalypse by Daniel H. Wilson (Doubleday) When the Saints by Dave Duncan (Tor) |
| JUDGES FOR THE 2012 AWARD Gregory Benford Lawrence M. Schoen Susan Shwartz |
| 2011 ENDEAVOUR AWARD WINNER Dreadnought by Cherie Priest The winner received a $1,000 grant and an etched glass plaque produced by Florida artist Ashley J. Harper |
| FINALISTS FOR 2011 A Cup of Normal by Devon Monk The Bards of Bone Plain by Patricia McKillip Black Prism by Brent Weeks Dreadnought by Cherie Priest Silver Borne by Patricia Briggs |
| JUDGES FOR THE 2011 AWARD John Joseph Adams Bud Sparhawk Jo Walton |
| 2010 ENDEAVOUR AWARD WINNER Mind Over Ship by David Marusek The winner received a $1,000 grant and an etched glass plaque produced by Kent, Washington, artist Ashley J. Harper |
| FINALISTS FOR 2010 City Without End by Kay Kenyon Eyes Like Sky and Coal and Moonlight by Cat Rambo Hunting Ground by Patricia Briggs Push of the Sky by Camille Alexa |
| JUDGES FOR THE 2010 AWARD Robin Wayne Bailey Laura Anne Gilman Madeleine Robins |
| 2009 ENDEAVOUR AWARD WINNER Space Magic by David D. Levine The winner received a $1,000 grant and an etched glass plaque produced by Kent, Washington, artist Ashley J. Harper |
| FINALISTS FOR 2009 Anathem by Neal Stephenson Ill Met in the Arena by Dave Duncan Long Walks, Last Flights and Other Stories by Ken Scholes A World Too Near: Book Two of the Entire and the Rose by Kay Kenyon |
| JUDGES FOR THE 2009 AWARD Joe Haldeman John Helfers Sarah Zettel |
| 2008 ENDEAVOUR AWARD WINNER The Silver Ship and the Sea by Brenda Cooper The winner received a $1,000 grant and an etched glass plaque produced by Kent, Washington, artist Ashley J. Harper |
| FINALISTS FOR 2008 The Book of Joby by Mark J. Ferrari Bright of the Sky: Book One of the Entire and the Rose by Kay Kenyon Not Flesh Nor Feathers by Cherie Priest Powers by Ursula K. LeGuin |
| JUDGES FOR THE 2008 AWARD Ellen Asher Steven Barnes Russell Davis |
| 2007 ENDEAVOUR AWARD WINNER Forest Mage by Robin Hobb The winner received a $1,000 grant and an etched glass plaque produced by Kent, Washington, artist Ashley J. Harper |
| FINALISTS FOR 2007 Children of Chaos by Dave Duncan Fortress of Ice by C.J. Cherryh Horizon by Mary Rosenblum Spirits that Walk in Shadow by Nina Kiriki Hoffman |
| JUDGES FOR THE 2007 AWARD Adam-Troy Castro Claude Lalumiere John G Hemry |
| 2006 ENDEAVOUR AWARD WINNER Anywhere But Here by Jerry Oltion The winner received a $1,000 grant and an etched glass plaque produced by Kent, Washington, artist Ashley J. Harper |
| FINALISTS FOR 2006 Counting Heads, by David Marusek Destroyer, by C.J. Cherryh Fledgling: A Novel, by Octavia E. Butler Quantico, by Greg Bear |
| JUDGES FOR THE 2006 AWARD James D. Macdonald Elisabeth Moon Lawrence Watt-Evans |
| 2005 ENDEAVOUR AWARD WINNER The Child Goddess by Louise Marley The winner received a $1,000 grant and an etched glass plaque produced by Kent, Washington, artist Ashley J. Harper |
| FINALISTS FOR 2005 Alphabet of Thorn, by Patricia McKillip Paradise Passed, by Jerry Oltion The Secrets of Jin-Shei, by Alma Alexander Two Trains Running, by Lucius Shepard |
| JUDGES FOR THE 2005 AWARD Allen Steele Susan Shwartz Nalo Hopkinson |
| 2004 ENDEAVOUR AWARD WINNER Red Thunder by John Varley The winner received a $1,000 grant and an etched glass plaque produced by Kent, Washington, artist Ashley J. Harper |
| FINALISTS FOR 2004 A Stir of Bones by Nina Kiriki Hoffman Dragonmaster: Book Two – Knighthood of the Dragon by Chris Bunch Storyteller by Amy Thomson Time Travelers, Ghosts and Other Visitors by Nina Kiriki Hoffman |
| JUDGES FOR THE 2004 AWARD Gardner Dozois Sheila Finch Jennifer Heddle |
| 2003 ENDEAVOUR AWARD WINNERS The Disappeared by Kristine Kathryn Rusch Lion’s Blood by Steven Barnes The winners each received a $500 grant and an etched glass plaque produced by Kent, Washington, artist Ashley J. Harper |
| FINALISTS FOR 2003 The Maquisarde by Louise Marley Solitaire by Kelley Eskridge Technogenisis by Syne Mitchell |
| JUDGES FOR THE 2003 AWARD Martin H. Greenberg Joe Haldeman Douglas Smith |
| 2002 ENDEAVOUR AWARD WINNER Tales From Earthsea by Ursula K. Le Guin The winner received a $1,000 grant and an etched glass plaque produced by Kent, Washington, artist Ashley J. Harper |
| FINALISTS FOR 2002 The Free Lunch by Spider Robinson Getaway Special by Jerry Oltion Homefall by Chris Bunch Past the Size of Dreaming by Nina Kiriki Hoffman The Year the Cloud Fell by Kurt R.A. Giambastiani |
| JUDGES FOR THE 2002 AWARD Howard Hendrix Harry Turtledove Elisabeth Vonarburg |
| 2001 ENDEAVOUR AWARD WINNERS The Telling by Ursula K. Le Guin The Glass Harmonica by Louise Marley The winners divided the $1,000 prize with each receiving an etched glass plaque produced by Kent, Washington, artist Ashley J. Harper |
| FINALISTS FOR 2001 Storm Force by Chris Bunch Wind Over Heaven and Other Dark Tales by Bruce Holland Rogers Terminal Visions by Richard Paul Russo |
| JUDGES FOR THE 2001 AWARD Dave Duncan Elizabeth Hand Michael P. Kube-McDowell |
| 2000 ENDEAVOUR AWARD WINNER Darwin’s Radio by Greg Bear |
| FINALISTS FOR 2000 Calculus of Angels by J. Gregory Keyes The Mad Ship by Robin Hobb A Red Heart of Memories by Nina Kikiri Hoffman The Terrorists of Irustan by Louise Marley |
| JUDGES FOR THE 2000 AWARD Terry Bisson Gordon Van Gelder Josepha Sherman |
| 1999 ENDEAVOUR AWARD WINNER Dinosaur Summer by Greg Bear |
| FINALISTS FOR 1999 Golden Globe by John Varley The Good Children by Kate Wilheim Iron Shadows by Steve Barnes Ship of Magic by Robin Hobb |
| JUDGES FOR THE 1999 AWARD John Barnes Edward Bryant Esther M. Friesner |
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The Endeavour Award is sponsored by Oregon Science Fiction Conventions, Inc. (OSFCI),
which also sponsors OryCon and other conventions, the Susan Petrey Clarion Scholarship, and the Jo Clayton Medical Emergency Fund.
