On the behalf of the Aurora Contest Committee, we’re excited to announce the books that have moved on to the second round of The Aurora Contest for 2024! Congratulations to all the authors who have written opening pages that captivated our judges’ attention and earned scores sufficient to enter the next round. Best of luck to all the authors who have participated in this year’s contest.

Authors who entered the contest but have not advanced to round two will receive their scores and comments from the judges via email in the coming weeks. Thanks so much for everyone’s patience as we collate this data into a form that’s clear and useful.

The following titles are listed in alphabetical order, regardless of genre.

After the Rain, Patricia Tiffany Morris

Aurora Greenlee Salem and the First Date Curse, Ben Miller

Beanstalk, Kristi Simonson

Between Yesterday & Tomorrow, Elicia Johnson

Chasing Babylon, Kassandra Locke

Countenance, Terry Agold

Curse-eaters, Emma Heinz

Cursed Love, Esther Pipkin

Disgraced by Blood, Taylor, Pence

Flux, Alicia Peterson

Foreign Territory, Laura McAteer

Forged by Faith, Jason McCoy

Grey City, Pete Aston

Hunters and Prey, Matthew Moss

Into the Darkening Wood, McKenzie Melody

Jake Rogers' Planet, Philip Wilder

Khatan's Rose, Annette Marie Griffin

Lest the Craven Rise, Miriam Hoage

Lewis and the Giant, Isabella DeLallo

Lifeblood, Marybeth Davis

Magekiller, Michael Boal

Not the Only Monster, Kal Tomson

Patterns of Darkness, Sierra Simopoulos

Price of Peace, C.W. Maurer

Reclamation, Hadley Cole

Rifter, Philip Wilder

Rise of the Dissonance, Liz Verity

Run to the Stars, Jesse M. Logan

Serpents and Doves, Ben Bryan

Shades of Death and Dawn, Ruth Anne Burrell

Smoke and Mirrors, Jeff Maxim

Son of Prophecy, T.H. Ray

Stormsinger, Lyndsay & Wyley Wilkin

Sublunar, Shannon Skaer

Summoning: Book 1 of Falling, Andrew Shellenbarger

The Ballad of Memories and Starlight, Jessica Hanner

The Black Hound of Tyria, A.E.B. Fox

The Broken Heir, Olivia Bacon

The Butterfly Gate, Amanda Helvey

The Chimera Curse, Rachel Knapp

The Genesis Clock, Rachel North

The Homad's Journey, Braeden Gregg

The Hunter and The Fox, Erin Artfitch

The Marble Princess, Carolyn Jacobs

The Memory Finder, Anonymous Submission

The Neo-Frontier, Gina Pottenger

The Ouroboros Project, Don De Leon

The Remnants' Ascent, Meghan Endahl

The Squad: Freedom Rings, Rachel Keith

The Tea Mage, Caitlin Eha

The Thirteenth Captain, Dan Daetz

The Wall of Eyes, Heather Griffin

This Sorcerous Cage, Kell Jasmer

Treeple, Elise Haroldson

Under a Dorn Tree, Nathan Veyon

Veil of Trees, Sarah Ermatinger

Whispers of Eden Book 1: Behind the Veil, Samantha Ortiz

Winter, Philip Wilder

Yacobah, Julia Dunt

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