The Rando Awards

As we approach the end of 2025, our team of Randos is looking for new judges to join the crew! Do you love reading? Like, REALLY love reading? Would you like to send an award to the author of your fave book of the year? If so, join us! Shout out and we'll get you on the team!

@mattdinniman Hey Matt, could you shoot us a DM re: a trophy we'd love to post to you?

Gig Harbor area folks. I’m currently in NYC but BBQ2U is, at this very moment, putting out more copies of the OG cover DCC book. They are now $40 each because they sold out so fast last time. 100% of proceeds go to the Gig Harbor Literary Society

Friends and fellow readers, we're happy to announce the winners of the 2024 Rando Awards! Our sincere congratulations to all our winners. Thank you for writing the books that kept us up past our bedtimes all through 2024. Your trophies are already on the way!

@AstroSamantha @Space_Station Hello Samantha, I'm the administrator of the Rando Literary Awards, and I was hoping to chat briefly regarding your book Diary of an Apprentice Astronaut. Would you be able to send me a quick DM? Cheers!

Dona Nobis Pacem (Grant Us Peace). What a better Christmas wish? Earth Music Theater brings together music and space, in this video with images from Exp 42 and Exp67 on @Space_Station. youtu.be/f30V1gga88E?fe…

Thank you again to all our amazing nominees for sharing your stories, and to our judging team! Winners will be announced soon <3

The Rando Award for Best of All Possible Genderverses In Universes, by @EmetNorth Confessions of the Fox, by @jordy_rosenberg The Unraveling, by @ben_rosenbaum The Space Between Worlds, by @micaiah_johnson The Husbands, by @hollygramazio

After much deliberation, we’re excited to announce the 2024 Rando Awards shortlists! All authors were selected for excellent work in fiction & non-fiction. Each award & shortlist has been sponsored and composed by a single judge. Works may or may not have been published in 2024.

We begin announcing the nominees tomorrow. Stay tuned, friends!

- Oof, Right in the Emotions - Stellar Storytellers - We Live in a Society - The Best of the First - Social Commentary in the Streets, Monster Fucking in the Sheets - Life is But a Dream - Reminding Me I Love Reading - Nordic Feels - Best of All Possible Genderverses

Friends, it's time. Our panel of nine passionate Randos spent all of 2024 reading the very best books they could get their grubby hands on. Now comes the challenging part: winnowing down our shortlists, and then picking our deserving winners. But first: the categories! (cont)

Exciting announcement! In short: our team of Randos has expanded in anticipation of the 2024 nominations. Which means our annual awards have also expanded. By how much, exactly? Enough that we’re making side-eyes at some of the SFF big dogs. The full list lands later this year!