| Ember Award | |
|---|---|
| Awarded for | Individuals, for their extended bodies of work which have not historically been recognized by awards entities |
| Country | United States |
| Presented by | FIYAH Literary Magazine |
| First award | 2020 |
| Most recent winner | Martha Wells |
| Website | ignyteawards |
The Ember Award, also known as The Ember Award for Unsung Contributions to Genre, is a literary award given annually as part of the Ignyte Awards.
* Winners
| Year | Winners & Finalists | Ref. |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | LeVar Burton* | |
| Keidra Chaney | ||
| Tananarive Due | ||
| Malon Edwards | ||
| Nisi Shawl | ||
| 2021 | Dhonielle Clayton* | |
| K. Tempest Bradford | ||
| Clarion West Writers Workshop | ||
| Tananarive Due | ||
| Michi Trota | ||
| 2022 | Tananarive Due* | |
| Maurice Broaddus | ||
| Malinda Lo | ||
| Julia Rios | ||
| Sheree Renée Thomas | ||
| 2023 | Afronauts Podcast* | |
| Maurice Broaddus | ||
| Alex Brown | ||
| Chen Ruoxi | ||
| Kate Elliott | ||
| 2024 | Sheree Renée Thomas* | |
| Kate Elliott | ||
| Kwame Mbalia | ||
| DaVaun Sanders | ||
| A. C. Wise | ||
| 2025 | Sonia Sulaiman* | |
| Charlie Jane Anders | ||
| Indrapramit Das | ||
| Renay | ||
| Nisi Shawl | ||
| 2026 | Martha Wells* | |
| Maurice Broaddus | ||
| Karen Lord | ||
| Dave Ring | ||
| Arley Sorg |