This list breathes fire.
Ha! Friendly monsters, fearsome beasts, dragon quests, and of course some fire-breathing creatures! Sure, there are fantasy stories, but were you expecting a re-imagining of the evacuation of Dunkirk? planning a visit to the post office of the dragon tamer? Finding dragons hiding in a group home?






Dragoncraft by Dorothy A Winsor
Young Adult Speculative Fiction submission
Reading Age: 14 and Up
Houses with a Story: A Dragon’s Den, a Ghostly Mansion, a Library of Lost Books, and 30 More Amazing Places to Explore by Yoshida, Seiji, Cash, Jan Mitsuko (Translator)
Young Adult Graphic Novel nominee
Reading Age: 12 and Up
Sir Callie and the Dragon's Roost (Sir Callie, #2) by Esme Symes-Smith
Elementary/Middle-Grade Speculative Fiction nominee
Reading Age: 8 to 12
Reading Age: 8 to 12
There are No Dragons in This Book by Donna Lambo-Weidner, Carla Haslbauer (Illustrator)
Fiction Picture Book submission
Reading Age: 4 to 8
Valor Wings by Sam Subity
Elementary/Middle-Grade Speculative Fiction nominee
Reading Age: 8 to 12
When You Meet a Dragon by Tanya Lloyd Kyi, Udayana Lugo (Illustrator)
Fiction Picture Book submission
Reading Age: 3 to 5
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