UtopYA Con: The Awards

This was my first year attending UtopYA but I was rather curious about the Awards, it's like a mini MTV Awards that you see on TV but a lot smaller and more focused on books, the authors, the editors, photographers, categories/genre of the books, and the cover models!

Inside the Awards

The Models & Katie Cook

Yes there were some dancing involve but I do not dance

Recap on UtopYA Awards Winners!

Best Dystopian Book of the Year ~  
Red Hill by Jamie McGuire

 

Best Sci-Fi Book of the Year ~  
Under Different Stars by Amy A. Bartol

Best Fantasy Book of the Year ~ 
Rapture by Quinn Loftis

 

Best Paranormal Book of the Year ~ 
White Hot Kiss by Jennifer L. Armentrout

Best Contemporary Book of the Year ~  
Crash Into You by Katie McGarry 

Best Contemporary Book Cover ~  
Into the Deep by Samantha Young

 

Best Supernatural Book Cover ~  
Under Different Stars by Amy A. Bartol

Book Cover Model of the Year ~  
Jesse Daniels

Best Book Trailer ~  
Few Are Angels by Inger Iverson (produced by Timid Monster)

Best Edited Book of the Year ~ 
Under Different Stars by Amy A. Bartol (edited by Gloria Lutz)

Most Innovative Marketing ~   
Maybe Someday by Colleen Hoover

Best Contemporary Lead ~  
Cameron Hamilton – Trust in Me by Jennifer L. Armentrout

Best Supernatural Hero/Shero ~  
Tristan Knight – Soul Savers series by Kristie Cook

Best Supernatural Villain ~  
Cameron – Cinder by Jessica Sorensen

 

Best Couple ~ 
Daemon & Kat – Lux series by Jennifer L. Armentrout

Best Kiss ~ 
Skyla & Gage – Celestra Forever by Addison Moore

Best Bestie/Buddy ~   
Elora – Rapture by Quinn Loftis

Best Book Hangover ~ 
Clockwork Princess by Cassandra Clare

 

Best Debut Novel ~   
Lucky Number Four by Amanda Jason

 

Best Book to Screen ~    
Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins

 

Best Blog of the Year ~   
My Book Addiction

Blogger of the Year ~ 
Toni Lesatz – My Book Addiction

Best Companion Novella ~  
Consequence (A Significance Novella) by Shelly Crane

Best Serial Series ~ 
 
Starwalkers by Julia Crane & Lizzy Ford

Best Contemporary Series ~ 
Sea Breeze by Abbi Glines

 

Book of the Year ~ 
Under Different Stars by Amy A. Bartol

Fan of the Year ~  
Tammie Ross Zimmerman

Utopian of the year ~   
Raine Thomas

Raine Thomas and Me

Author of the Year ~  Jennifer L. Armentrout

Adam Kunz was kind enough to accept the awards for Jennifer L Armentrout's behalf since she wasn't able to be there herself. He rocked the stage with multiple awards acceptance and wore the Owl hat.

This was copied off JLA's FB page, I do not own this picture