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THE ENDEAVOUR AWARD...

...for a distinguished SCIENCE FICTION or FANTASY BOOK written by a Pacific Northwest author or authors and published in the previous year.

The award represents a collaboration between writers and fans of Science Fiction and Fantasy to encourage the growth of literature in the field and recognize works of excellence. It is named for H.M. Bark Endeavour, the ship of Northwest explorer Capt. James Cook.

The award is announced annually at OryCon, held in Portland, Oregon. The next award will be presented at OryCon 32 (November 2010) for a book published during 2009. The award is accompanied by a grant of $1,000.

Entry Deadline For Books Published During 2010:
February 15, 2011

FINALISTS FOR 2009

City Without End by Kay Kenyon
Eyes Like Sky and Coal and Moonlight by Cat Rambo
Hunting Ground by Patricia Briggs
Mind Over Ship by David Marusek
Push of the Sky by Camille Alexa

JUDGES FOR THE 2009 AWARD

Robin Wayne Bailey
Laura Anne Gilman
Madeleine Robins

Nominees and Presenter for the 2009 award Shown above, from left to right: Ken Scholes, Lou Anders (presenter), David D. Levine (winner), Kay Kenyon, and Dave Duncan. Finalist Neal Stephenson was not present.
Finalist Ken Scholes with Award presenter Lou Anders.	Endeavour Award Winner David D. Levine.	Finalists Kay Kenyon and Dave Duncan with Endeavour Award committee member Page Fuller.
All photographs by James W. Fiscus.