Light Paranormal
1st Place: Haunted Hearts by Amy Hutton
2nd Place: Welcome to Wiccanry by Sonya Kai
3rd Place: “O”ccult: The Witches are Coming by Brooke Blake
Science Fiction/Futuristic
1st Place: Valkyrie Earth by Merrin Slade
2nd Place: Switch by R.M. Scott
3rd Place: 2090 Untamed: The Cinderella Spy Book 1 by Ly Ann
Fantasy
1st Place: Taken By the Sea by Lindsey Allen
2nd Place: Impossible Tasks by Alexa Santi
3rd Place: Ninth Daughter by Sonja Hutchinson
Urban Fantasy / Dark Paranormal
1st Place: Fated Attraction by Lee A. Night
2nd Place: Bad Spells by Ksen Cirkelis
3rd Place: The Dark Consort by B.C. McHugh
Young Adult
1st Place: Unholy Trinity Jones by Katie Graykowski
2nd Place: A Whisper of Death by Yanicke Forfang
3rd Place: On the Wings of Cygnus by Madison Pichey
2022 Judges
Science Fiction and Futuristic (SF)
- AGENT: Ben Miller-Callihan – Handspun Literary
- EDITOR: Heather McCorkle — City Owl Press / Heather’s Books, Evan Yeong — Harlequin
- PUBLISHED AUTHOR: Jeffe Kennedy – Jeffe’s Books
Fantasy (F)
- AGENT: Cheyenne Faircloth — Handspun Literary
- EDITOR: Sam Brody – Forever, Amanda Barnett – The Wild Rose Press
- PUBLISHED AUTHOR: Amanda Bouchet – Amanda’s Books
Young Adult (YA)
- AGENT: Ameerah Holiday – Serendipity Literary
- EDITOR: Mara Delgado-Sanchez — St. Martin’s Press
- PUBLISHED AUTHOR: Alyssa Day – Alyssa’s Books
Urban Fantasy/Dark Paranormal (UF)
- AGENT: Sandy Lu – Book Wyrm Lit
- EDITOR: Theresa Cole — City Owl Press
- PUBLISHED AUTHOR: Abigail Owen – Abigail’s Books
Light Paranormal (LP)
- AGENT: Colleen Oefelein — MacGregor and Luedeke Literary
- EDITOR: Lynn Raposo – Harlequin Graydon House
- PUBLISHED AUTHOR: Leslye Penelope – L. Penelope’s Books, Elizabeth Schechter – Elizabeth’s Books
