Endeavour Award facts for kids
The Endeavour Award is a special prize for books. It celebrates great science fiction and fantasy stories. To win, the author must be from the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. This award is given out every November. The ceremony happens at an event called OryCon in Portland, Oregon. It honors books that were published in the year before the award.
About the Endeavour Award
How the Award Started
The Endeavour Award began in 1999. Its name comes from a famous ship, the HM Bark Endeavour. This ship was sailed by explorer Captain James Cook in the Pacific Northwest. A group of writers and readers in Portland, Oregon, started gathering money for the award in 1996. A group called Oregon Science Fiction Conventions, Inc. (OSFCI) now manages the award. This group is a non-profit organization.
Who Has Won?
Many talented authors have won the Endeavour Award. Here is a list of past winners and their books:
| Year | Title | Author |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 (tie) |
Dreams of Distant Shores Lovecraft Country |
Patricia A. McKillip Matt Ruff |
| 2016 | Edge of Dark | Brenda Cooper |
| 2015 | Last Plane to Heaven | Jay Lake |
| 2014 (tie) |
Nexus Requiem |
Ramez Naam<br>Ken Scholes |
| 2013 | Goodbye For Now | Laurie Frankel |
| 2012 | City of Ruins | Kristine Kathryn Rusch |
| 2011 | Dreadnought | Cherie Priest |
| 2010 | Mind Over Ship | David Marusek |
| 2009 | Space Magic | David D. Levine |
| 2008 | The Silver Ship and the Sea | Brenda Cooper |
| 2007 | Forest Mage | Robin Hobb |
| 2006 | Anywhere but Here | Jerry Oltion |
| 2005 | The Child Goddess | Louise Marley |
| 2004 | Red Thunder | John Varley |
| 2003 (tie) |
The Disappeared Lion's Blood |
Kristine Kathryn Rusch Steven Barnes |
| 2002 | Tales from Earthsea | Ursula K. Le Guin |
| 2001 (tie) |
The Telling The Glass Harmonica |
Ursula K. Le Guin Louise Marley |
| 2000 | Darwin's Radio | Greg Bear |
| 1999 | Dinosaur Summer | Greg Bear |
