The Dragons are Coming!

DragonCon is one of the largest SFF cons in the world. Every year, Atlanta turns into Nerdygras during Labor day weekend.




This should be the fifth annual Dragon Award. If I recall correctly.



They give out awards for nearly everything. They don't have short stories, but nearly everything else.



The categories are




Best Science Fiction Novel
Best Fantasy Novel (Including Paranormal)
Best Young Adult/Middle Grade Novel
Best Military Science Fiction or Fantasy Novel
Best Alternate History Novel
Best Media Tie-In Novel
Best Horror Novel
Best Comic Book (the series)
Best Graphic Novel
Best Science Fiction or Fantasy TV Series, TV or Internet
Best Science Fiction or Fantasy Movie
Best Science Fiction or Fantasy PC / Console Game
Best Science Fiction or Fantasy Mobile Game
Best Science Fiction or Fantasy Board Game
Best Science Fiction or Fantasy Miniatures / Collectible Card / Role-Playing Game



If you don't know what the Dragon awards are, you do now.







If you're new here, I used to start the year proposing nominations for the Dragons. 



If you're a long time reader -- No, I haven't made up a list of what's eligible this year. Because no one wanted to play last year.



Then, in my social media feeds, people complained about there being a lot of "mediocre nominations" and saying "maybe we should have had discussions about it."



That's pretty much the point I started throwing furniture.



To nominate in the Dragon Awards, go to http://awards.dragoncon.org and register to vote. IT IS COMPLETELY FREE.



BUT KEEP IN MIND, the eligibility window is from July 1 of last year to the end of June THIS year. 



Right now, my only suggestion this year is for best horror. Specifically, Deus Vult, book #6 of Saint Tommy NYPD. 



Okay, Jon Mollison's Overlook was freaking AWESOME. Best Science Fiction. No question.



Robert Kroese or Gemini Warrior for Best Fantasy? I don't know. That one's a coin toss.



Best Military Science Fiction will probably go to Chris Ruocchio. But military and military SFF will have to wait until I read Nos Jondi's work.



So, if you're not entirely certain what you'd nominate, or if you want to see what's going to come out before July, you can hold off.



However, I do recommend going to http://awards.dragoncon.org and at least registering.  Then you can put Deus Vult in best horror, and come back later to fill in the blanks of anything you think of later.