Science Fiction Awards Watch

Endeavour Award result

The Endeavour Award announces:

Portland writer David D. Levine won the 2009 Endeavour Award for his collection of short stories, Space Magic. The Award comes with an engraved glass plaque and a grant of $1,000. The plaque was made by artist Ashley Harper.

The other finalists for the Award were Anathem by Neal Stephenson; Ill Met in the Arena by Dave Duncan; Long Walks, Last Flights and Other Stories by Ken Scholes; and A World Too Near by Kay Kenyon. The judges for the 2009 Award were Joe Haldeman, John Helfers, and Sarah Zettel.

The announcement was preceded by the long-delayed presentation of the 2007 plaque to that year’s winner, Robin Hobb.