Awards

Wordos Award Winners

My Favorite
by Diana Manley
Third Place, Oregon Writer's Colony
June, 2013

Cyclops on Safari
by Mary E. Lowd
Penn Cove Literary Arts Award
June, 2013

Golden Lillies
by Sarina Dorie
Honorable Mention, Writers of the Future
Q1, 2013

Gnoochi
by Sarina Dorie
Penn Cove Literary Arts Award
February, 2013

Osiris Complex
by Sarina Dorie
Honorable Mention, Writers of the Future
Q4, 2012

Patchwork Selkie
by Sarina Dorie
Best Fiction, Best Overall, Allasso 2012

Wrath of the Tooth Fairy
by Sarina Dorie
1st place, Golden Rose Contest 2012

Reset Romance
by John Burridge
2nd place, On the Premises Contest
October 2012

The Quantum Mechanic
by Sarina Dorie
Honorable Mention, On the Premises Contest
October 2012

Wrath of the Tooth Fairy
by Sarina Dorie
1st place, Golden Claddagh of the Celtic Hearts
Romance Writers Chapter 2012

The Canoe Race
by Mary & Daniel Lowd
The Coyotl Award 2012

A Long, Long Sleep
by Anna Sheehan
Hal Clement Award for Young Adult
Golden Duck Awards 2012

Greener of the Other Side
by Sarina Dorie
Best Comedic Work, Allasso, Volume 2: Saudade
April 2012

Magtwilla and the Mouse
by Mary Lowd
Best Dramatic Work, Allasso, Volume 2: Saudade
April 2012

Personal Ads for the Undead
by Sarina Dorie
Whidbey Student Choice Award
June 2012

Lone Pine
by Jacob A. Boyd
3rd Place, Writers of the Future Contest
Q3, 2011

How to be a Good Prisoner
by Jacob A. Boyd
Whidbey Student Choice Award
April 2011

A Ghost's Guide to Haunting Humans
by Sarina Dorie
Whidbey Student Choice Award
February 2011

Silent Moon
by Sarina Dorie
2nd Prize, Duel on the Delta Contest, River City RWA
3rd Place, Winter Rose Contest, Yellow Rose RWA
3rd Place, Ignite the Flame, Columbus, Ohio RWA
2010

Party in My Pants
by Nina Kiriki Hoffman
Whidbey Student Choice Award
November 2009

The Black Side of Memory
by Lael Salaets
3rd Place, Writers of the Future Contest
Q4, 2009

In the Forests of the Night
by Jay Lake
Shared Hugo Award nominee for Best Audio Presentation, Metatropolis
2009

Crazy Love
by Leslie What Glasser
Finalist, 2009 Oregon Book Ken Kesey Award

Rainbow Tears
by Grá Linnaea
Finalist, Eric Hoffer Best New Writing Award
2009

Up
by John Burridge
Whidbey Student Choice Award
December 2008

Life in Steam
by Grá Linnaea
3rd Place, Writers of the Future Contest
Q3, 2008

The Astronaut From Wyoming
by Adam-Troy Castro and Jerry Oltion
Seiun Award (Japanese Hugo Award) for Best Foreign Translation
2007

The Application of Gasoline and Sawdust
by Grá Linnaea
Whidbey Student Award
October, 2007

Mask Glass Magic
by John Burridge
3rd Place, Writers of the Future Contest
Q4, 2007

Our Last Words
by Damon Kaswell
3rd Place, Writers of the Future Contest
Q2, 2007

Jay Lake
WFC nominee with Deborah Layne, Wheatland Press, Publishing Category
2005, 2006, 2007

Anywhere But Here
by Jerry Oltion
Endeavor Award for Best Novel
2006

Nirvana High
by Leslie What Glasser, co-authored with Eileen Gunn
Nominated for Nebula Award
2006

The Sword from the Sea
by Blake Hutchins
1st Place, Writers of the Future Contest
Q2, 2006

Mars Hath No Fury Like a Pixel Double-Crossed
by Stephen R. Stanley
1st Place, Writers of the Future Contest
Q3, 2005

Into the Gardens of Sweet Night
by Jay Lake
Hugo Award nominee for Best Novelette
2005

Jay Lake
John W. Campbell for Best New Writer
2004

Asleep in the Forest of the Tall Cats
by Ken Brady
Published Finalist, Writers of the Future Contest
2004

Wildcard (screenplay)
by Marshall L. Moseley
Top Three, Project Greenlight
July, 2004

Life and Death and Stealing Toads
by Eric M. Witchey
1st Place, Ralan’s Spectravaganza “Grabber” Contest
2003

Into the Gardens of Sweet Night
by Jay Lake
1st Place, Writers of the Future Contest
Q4, 2003

Memoria Technica
by Leon J. West
2nd Place, Writers of the Future Contest
Q4, 2002

The Gateway Special
by Jerry Oltion
Endeavor Award nominee for Best Novel
2002

Dreams and Bones
by Eric M. Witchey
2nd Place, Writers of the Future Contest
Q3, 2001

Why I Wash the Dead
by Leslie What
1st Place Oregon Writers Colony Essay Contest
2000

The Astronaut from Wyoming
by Adam-Troy Castro and Jerry Oltion
Analog Readers’ Choice Award for Novella, Hugo nominee for Best Novella
2000

Echo
by Eric M. Witchey
9th Place Novel, New Century Writer Contest
1999

Bitter Pills
by Bruce Holland Rogers
SF Age Readers’ Poll; Best Short Story
1999

Bruce Holland Rogers
Individual Artist Fellowship from the Oregon Arts Commission
1999

The Cost of Doing Business
by Leslie What
Nebula for Short Story
1999

The Dead Boy at Your Window
by Bruce Holland Rogers
Bram Stoker Superior Achievement Award for Short Horror
1998; Pushcart Prize 1999

While You Wait
by Kathy Oltion
Jerry Oltion Really Good Story Award
1998

Thirteen Ways to Water
by Bruce Holland Rogers
Nebula Award for Short Fiction
1998

Abandon in Place
by Jerry Oltion
Nebula Award for Novella, Hugo nominee for Best Novella
1997

Lifeboat on a Burning Sea
by Bruce Holland Rogers
Nebula Award for Novelette
1996

Hollywood Considered as a Seal Point in the Sun
by Bruce Holland Rogers
Muse Medallion for Short Story
1995