{"id":1276,"date":"2022-07-14T02:53:11","date_gmt":"2022-07-14T02:53:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/azurearther.com\/?page_id=1276"},"modified":"2025-12-27T16:37:12","modified_gmt":"2025-12-27T16:37:12","slug":"awards","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/azurearther.com\/index.php\/awards\/","title":{"rendered":"Awards"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"1276\" class=\"elementor elementor-1276\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-eb2d9c7 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"eb2d9c7\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f3cf51f\" data-id=\"f3cf51f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6d18eee elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6d18eee\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Awards and Press<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2a40a91 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2a40a91\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6266eb0\" data-id=\"6266eb0\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8375029\" data-id=\"8375029\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-dfcfb75\" data-id=\"dfcfb75\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-edd32eb elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"edd32eb\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c4992c7\" data-id=\"c4992c7\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-fc8e9a9\" data-id=\"fc8e9a9\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7e201b8\" data-id=\"7e201b8\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4a00681 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4a00681\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/augursociety.org\/augur-issue-8-2\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"673\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/azurearther.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Issue-8.2_Augur-Cover_Final-800x1217-1-673x1024.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1704\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/azurearther.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Issue-8.2_Augur-Cover_Final-800x1217-1-673x1024.png 673w, https:\/\/azurearther.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Issue-8.2_Augur-Cover_Final-800x1217-1-197x300.png 197w, https:\/\/azurearther.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Issue-8.2_Augur-Cover_Final-800x1217-1-768x1168.png 768w, https:\/\/azurearther.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Issue-8.2_Augur-Cover_Final-800x1217-1.png 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 673px) 100vw, 673px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d663647 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d663647\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Azure was the lead editor of this lovely 8.2 issue of Augur magazine. You can read her letter from the editor here.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-186c460 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"186c460\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b6c6d8b\" data-id=\"b6c6d8b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-78a9347 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"78a9347\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/tenebrouspress.com\/blog\/2025\/3\/31\/announcing-the-shortlist-for-brave-new-weird-volume-three\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"747\" src=\"https:\/\/azurearther.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/coverwrapsmol-1024x747.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1634\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/azurearther.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/coverwrapsmol-1024x747.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/azurearther.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/coverwrapsmol-300x219.jpg 300w, https:\/\/azurearther.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/coverwrapsmol-768x560.jpg 768w, https:\/\/azurearther.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/coverwrapsmol-1536x1120.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/azurearther.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/coverwrapsmol-2048x1493.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7ea8bbe elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7ea8bbe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Azure won the <a href=\"https:\/\/tenebrouspress.com\/blog\/2025\/3\/31\/announcing-the-shortlist-for-brave-new-weird-volume-three\">Brave New Weird Award<\/a>, and is in their anthology: Brave New Weird, vol. III. They also did a brief interview <a href=\"https:\/\/tenebrouspress.com\/blog\/2025\/6\/1\/meet-the-weirdos-brave-new-weird-award-winner-azure-arther\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b0a3c55\" data-id=\"b0a3c55\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8ee3c7f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"8ee3c7f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"153\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/azurearther.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/fairy-pixie-elf-magic-fantasy-creature-character-fairytale-enchanted-wings-magical-fairy-fairy-fairy-pixie-pixie-pixie-pixie-pixie-elf-elf-elf-2196822-153x300.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-1585\" alt=\"fairy, pixie, elf, magic, fantasy, creature, character, fairytale, enchanted, wings, magical, fairy, fairy, fairy, pixie, pixie, pixie, pixie, pixie, elf, elf, elf-2196822.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/azurearther.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/fairy-pixie-elf-magic-fantasy-creature-character-fairytale-enchanted-wings-magical-fairy-fairy-fairy-pixie-pixie-pixie-pixie-pixie-elf-elf-elf-2196822-153x300.png 153w, https:\/\/azurearther.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/fairy-pixie-elf-magic-fantasy-creature-character-fairytale-enchanted-wings-magical-fairy-fairy-fairy-pixie-pixie-pixie-pixie-pixie-elf-elf-elf-2196822-521x1024.png 521w, https:\/\/azurearther.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/fairy-pixie-elf-magic-fantasy-creature-character-fairytale-enchanted-wings-magical-fairy-fairy-fairy-pixie-pixie-pixie-pixie-pixie-elf-elf-elf-2196822.png 651w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 153px) 100vw, 153px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-61ca520 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"61ca520\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>A very kind <a href=\"https:\/\/chrishubbs.com\/2024\/11\/06\/small-wonders-the-pixies-are\/\">review<\/a> of Azure&#8217;s poem, &#8220;The Pixies are in the Attic&#8221; came from Chris Hubbs.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-032c96f\" data-id=\"032c96f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a97285e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a97285e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/reactormag.com\/must-read-short-speculative-fiction-march-2024\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"375\" height=\"250\" src=\"https:\/\/azurearther.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Logo_of_Reactor_formerly_Tor.com_online_magazine.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1501\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/azurearther.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Logo_of_Reactor_formerly_Tor.com_online_magazine.jpg 375w, https:\/\/azurearther.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Logo_of_Reactor_formerly_Tor.com_online_magazine-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 375px) 100vw, 375px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b882c2a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b882c2a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Azure&#8217;s story, &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.unchartedmag.com\/stories\/flight-pattern\/\">Flight Pattern<\/a>,&#8221; which was published in Uncharted March 2024, was listed as a <a href=\"https:\/\/reactormag.com\/must-read-short-speculative-fiction-march-2024\/\">must read short speculative fiction<\/a> by Reactor.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-00caf35 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"00caf35\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d37ca7d\" data-id=\"d37ca7d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9c10ab5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"9c10ab5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/posts\/on-my-lunch-88358181?l=de\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"256\" src=\"https:\/\/azurearther.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/275641645_5231009430296919_2111436952813770826_n-1024x256.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1397\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/azurearther.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/275641645_5231009430296919_2111436952813770826_n-1024x256.webp 1024w, https:\/\/azurearther.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/275641645_5231009430296919_2111436952813770826_n-300x75.webp 300w, https:\/\/azurearther.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/275641645_5231009430296919_2111436952813770826_n-768x192.webp 768w, https:\/\/azurearther.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/275641645_5231009430296919_2111436952813770826_n-1536x384.webp 1536w, https:\/\/azurearther.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/275641645_5231009430296919_2111436952813770826_n.webp 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e9d3eef elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e9d3eef\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Rebecca E. Treasure did a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/posts\/on-my-lunch-88358181?l=de\">mini review<\/a> of Azure&#8217;s story, <a href=\"https:\/\/zooscape-zine.com\/susurrus\/\">Susurrus<\/a>, which appeared in Zooscape Magazine.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5294bca elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5294bca\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/locusmag.com\/2023\/12\/charles-payseur-reviews-short-fiction-zooscape-cast-of-wonders-and-worlds-of-possibility\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"210\" src=\"https:\/\/azurearther.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Topper-align-left5b.jpg\" class=\"attachment-1536x1536 size-1536x1536 wp-image-1500\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/azurearther.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Topper-align-left5b.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/azurearther.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Topper-align-left5b-300x53.jpg 300w, https:\/\/azurearther.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Topper-align-left5b-1024x179.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/azurearther.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Topper-align-left5b-768x134.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b3ef143 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b3ef143\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><a href=\"https:\/\/zooscape-zine.com\/susurrus\/\">Susurrus<\/a>, which appeared in Zooscape Magazine, was also\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/locusmag.com\/2023\/12\/charles-payseur-reviews-short-fiction-zooscape-cast-of-wonders-and-worlds-of-possibility\/\">reviewed <\/a>by Charles Payseur for Locus.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4f94bdc\" data-id=\"4f94bdc\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ea14690 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ea14690\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/ippyawards.com\/169\/2023-medalists\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/azurearther.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IPPYGold.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1349\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/azurearther.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IPPYGold.jpg 300w, https:\/\/azurearther.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IPPYGold-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2231cb6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2231cb6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Writers of the Future, vol. 38, which features Azure&#8217;s story, &#8220;Agatha&#8217;s Monster,&#8221; won again! This time, it was a <a href=\"https:\/\/ippyawards.com\/169\/2023-medalists\" data-wplink-edit=\"true\">gold Ippy<\/a> award for independent publishing.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a395818\" data-id=\"a395818\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9b0e400 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"9b0e400\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ibpabenjaminfranklinaward.com\/winners-science-fiction-fantas\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"572\" height=\"572\" src=\"https:\/\/azurearther.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IBPA-BF-2022-Dark.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1347\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/azurearther.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IBPA-BF-2022-Dark.png 572w, https:\/\/azurearther.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IBPA-BF-2022-Dark-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/azurearther.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IBPA-BF-2022-Dark-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 572px) 100vw, 572px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0edb0bd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0edb0bd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>One of the anthologies that Azure is in, Writers of the Future, vol. 38, won an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ibpabenjaminfranklinaward.com\/winners-science-fiction-fantas\" data-wplink-edit=\"true\">Independent Publishers Book Award<\/a>, the gold Benjamin Franklin Award for science fiction and fantasy.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8195df9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8195df9\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-fe35787\" data-id=\"fe35787\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3f1c554 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3f1c554\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/tangentonline.com\/news\/tangent-online-2022-recommended-reading-list\/#more-19395\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"232\" height=\"346\" src=\"https:\/\/azurearther.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/51QYmOaUEL._SY344_BO1204203200_.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1323\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/azurearther.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/51QYmOaUEL._SY344_BO1204203200_.jpg 232w, https:\/\/azurearther.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/51QYmOaUEL._SY344_BO1204203200_-201x300.jpg 201w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 232px) 100vw, 232px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b2742d9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b2742d9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Guess who was on Tangent&#8217;s 2022 <a href=\"https:\/\/tangentonline.com\/news\/tangent-online-2022-recommended-reading-list\/#more-19395\">Recommended Reading List<\/a>?\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-584d1eb elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"584d1eb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.blogtalkradio.com\/rithebard\/2022\/09\/23\/chatting-with-sherri-welcomes-award-winning-writer-azure-arther\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/azurearther.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Me.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1385\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/azurearther.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Me.jpg 600w, https:\/\/azurearther.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Me-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5beb18e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5beb18e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Azure was interviewed on Chatting with Sherri. You can listen to the interview <a href=\"https:\/\/www.blogtalkradio.com\/rithebard\/2022\/09\/23\/chatting-with-sherri-welcomes-award-winning-writer-azure-arther\" data-wplink-edit=\"true\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4f13a62\" data-id=\"4f13a62\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-11dbe21 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"11dbe21\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/tangentonline.com\/print-other\/writers-of-the-future-38-april-2022\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/azurearther.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Tangent.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1378\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/azurearther.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Tangent.jpg 400w, https:\/\/azurearther.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Tangent-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/azurearther.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Tangent-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-52e2cac elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"52e2cac\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Another Tangent review! Read it <a href=\"https:\/\/tangentonline.com\/print-other\/writers-of-the-future-38-april-2022\/\" data-wplink-edit=\"true\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-071a020 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"071a020\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/thequilltolive.com\/2022\/07\/08\/writers-of-the-future-volume-38-sff-on-the-rise\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"297\" src=\"https:\/\/azurearther.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/cropped-Slogan-Logo-Tiny.webp\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048 wp-image-1383\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/azurearther.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/cropped-Slogan-Logo-Tiny.webp 600w, https:\/\/azurearther.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/cropped-Slogan-Logo-Tiny-300x149.webp 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2d2409f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2d2409f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>A lovely review of Agatha&#8217;s Monster was given by A Quill to Live. You can read the review <a href=\"https:\/\/thequilltolive.com\/2022\/07\/08\/writers-of-the-future-volume-38-sff-on-the-rise\/\" data-wplink-edit=\"true\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-14374f9\" data-id=\"14374f9\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-93ab138 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"93ab138\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/azurearther.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/20210616_142511_5-768x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-825\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/azurearther.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/20210616_142511_5-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/azurearther.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/20210616_142511_5-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/azurearther.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/20210616_142511_5-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/azurearther.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/20210616_142511_5-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/azurearther.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/20210616_142511_5-1568x2091.jpg 1568w, https:\/\/azurearther.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/20210616_142511_5-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b4f7a79 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b4f7a79\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>An article from her hometown of Flint, Michigan from the <a href=\"https:\/\/theflintcouriernews.com\/flint-native-to-be-honored-in-hollywood-at-writers-of-the-future-awards-event\/\">Flint, Courier.<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2e65aa3 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2e65aa3\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-96edac5\" data-id=\"96edac5\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap 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https:\/\/azurearther.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/NAACP-Award-2048x1365.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4a0042d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4a0042d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Azure received a certificate of excellence from the NAACP.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cb2dbf6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"cb2dbf6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"825\" 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\/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-afa23dc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"afa23dc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Azure with authors, <a href=\"https:\/\/nnedi.com\/\">Nnedi Okorafor<\/a> (left) and <a href=\"https:\/\/emdupre.com\/\">Em Dupree<\/a> (right). 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Winners were announced <a href=\"https:\/\/www.writersofthefuture.com\/writers-of-the-future-2nd-quarter-winners-announced-for-volume-38\/\">here<\/a>. 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