2025 High Caliber Awards

By Elaine Midcoh and Jacob Sharp

The Cannon High Caliber Awards are an annual contest for new writers. In it we ask them to submit a novella length story of Science Fiction, Military or Fantasy genre to challenge their skills. Out of twenty four entries we picked eight top ones and here they are

1st Prize: Elaine Midcoh - Don't Mind Us

A powerful and benevolent alien race visits Earth, but when their ulterior motives are exposed, a young woman has to find a way to work against them with some surprising allies ...

2nd Prize: Jacob Sharp - The Graveyard of Empires

On a deployment to Afghanistan an American soldier learns that, like any graveyard, there are things that transcend time and space ...

3rd Prize: Michael Craig - The Road To Frozen Dog

A gambler travelling on a train in the Old West meets the Old Gods and has to rescue a beautiful woman from being sacrificed ...

... and five more stories that earned honorable mention, from military thrillers to magical duels and far ranging adventure

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0F3TB1P4S
• ISBN13: 9798992329582
• Release Date: April 2025
• Publisher: Cannon Publishing Group
• Length: 356 Pages
• Weight: 0.91 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.5" x 8.5"