Dragon Moon Press

Dragon Moon Press is an American independent publishing company, specializing in science fiction, fantasy, dark fantasy and cross-genre novels. It was founded in 1993 by Gwen Gades,{{cite web

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| access-date = 2010-07-14 }} and released its first book in 1998.{{cite web| title =Fictionwise eBooks: Daughter of Dragons by Kathleen H. Nelson| publisher =Fictionwise| url =http://www.fictionwise.com/ebooks/b43367/Daughter-of-Dragons/Kathleen-H-Nelson/?si=0| access-date =2010-07-14| url-status =usurped| archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20110927132241/http://www.fictionwise.com/ebooks/b43367/Daughter-of-Dragons/Kathleen-H-Nelson/?si=0| archive-date =2011-09-27}}

The company has published work by, among others, Scott Sigler, Stewart Bint, Tee Morris, Philippa Ballantine, Dane Cobain, Chico Kidd and Jana Oliver, and has a history of printing the work of podcast novelists.{{cite news

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Awards and recognition

Dragon Moon Press novels have been finalists for literary awards including the Sir Julius Vogel Award,{{cite web

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| access-date = 2010-07-14 }} and the Foreword Book of the Year Awards{{cite web| title =Fiction - Science Fiction / Fantasy 2005 Finalists - Book of the Year Awards| publisher =ForeWord Magazine| url =http://www.bookoftheyearawards.com/finalists/2005/category/fiction-science-fiction-fantasy/| access-date =2010-07-14| url-status =dead| archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20110708083140/http://www.bookoftheyearawards.com/finalists/2005/category/fiction-science-fiction-fantasy/| archive-date =2011-07-08}}{{cite web| title =Fiction - Science Fiction / Fantasy 2006 Finalists - Book of the Year Awards| publisher =ForeWord Magazine| url =http://www.bookoftheyearawards.com/finalists/2006/category/fiction-science-fiction-fantasy/| access-date =2010-07-14| url-status =dead| archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20110701190444/http://www.bookoftheyearawards.com/finalists/2006/category/fiction-science-fiction-fantasy/| archive-date =2011-07-01}}{{cite web| title =Fiction - Science Fiction / Fantasy 2007 Finalists - Book of the Year Awards| publisher =ForeWord Magazine| url =http://www.bookoftheyearawards.com/finalists/2007/category/fiction-science-fiction-fantasy/| access-date =2010-07-14| url-status =dead| archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20110701155641/http://www.bookoftheyearawards.com/finalists/2007/category/fiction-science-fiction-fantasy/| archive-date =2011-07-01}}{{cite web| title =Fiction - Science Fiction / Fantasy 2009 Winners - Book of the Year Awards| publisher =ForeWord Magazine| url =http://www.bookoftheyearawards.com/winners/2009/category/fiction-science-fiction-fantasy/| access-date =2010-07-14| url-status =dead| archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20100722210849/http://www.bookoftheyearawards.com/winners/2009/category/fiction-science-fiction-fantasy/| archive-date =2010-07-22}} (now known as the Foreword INDIEShttps://www.forewordreviews.com/rebranding2014/ "Foreword Reviews reboots for consumers"https://www.forewordreviews.com/marketing/issue/985209/ "Foreword Book of the Year Submission Open").

In 2006, Sojourn by Jana Oliver became the first fantasy/science fiction book to win ForeWord's Book of the Year Editor's Choice Award.https://www.forewordreviews.com/awards/winners/2006/press-release/ "2006 BOTYA Winners Announced"

In 2009, Dragon Moon Press titles won the ForeWord Book of the Year Gold (Scimitar Moon by Chris A. Jackson) and Bronze medals (Nina Kimberly the Merciless by Christiana Ellis) for Science Fiction/Fantasy.

References

External links

{{official website|http://www.dragonmoonpress.com}}

Category:Canadian speculative fiction publishers

Category:Publishing companies established in 1993

Category:Science fiction publishers

Category:Small press publishing companies