Recognition & Honors
Awards
Literary awards, honors, and critical recognition for J.M. Erickson's novels across science fiction, action/adventure, and speculative fiction.
2026
Distinguished Author
International Impact Book Awards
Science Fiction, Dystopian Fiction
Bold Dark Worlds
Bronze
Manhattan Book Awards
Action Genre
Bold Dark Worlds
2025
Winner
International Impact Book Awards
Science Fiction / Fantasy – Dystopian Stories
Endless Fall of Night
Gold Award
Literary Titan Gold Book Awards
Science Fiction
Endless Fall of Night
Gold Award
Literary Titan Gold Book Awards
Science Fiction
Heavy Weight of Darkness
Winner
Los Angeles Book Festival Awards
Science Fiction
Endless Fall of Night
Silver Award — 2nd Place
Feathered Quill Book Awards
Science Fiction
Endless Fall of Night
Gold Award — Reviewer's Choice
Reader Views Literary Awards
Classics — Science Fiction
Heavy Weight of Darkness
2017–2018
Winner — Novella Category
Best Indie Book Award & Kirkus Reviews Best Books of 2018
Kirkus Reviews, December 2018, Vol. 88, No. 23, p. 199
Time Is for Dragonflies and Angels
2016
Finalist
Next Generation Indie Book Awards
Science Fiction
Future Prometheus: The Series
2014
Silver Award
Foreword Reviews INDIEFAB Book of the Year Awards
Science Fiction — Foreword INDIES Winners
Intelligent Design: Revelations
Gold Award
Foreword Reviews INDIEFAB Book of the Year Awards
Science Fiction — Foreword INDIES Winners
Future Prometheus II: Revolution, Successions & Resurrections
Honorable Mention
Readers' Favorite International Book Awards
Science Fiction
Eagle: Birds of Flight — Book Three
Bronze Medal
Readers' Favorite International Book Awards
Science Fiction
Future Prometheus: Emergence & Evolution
Finalist
CIPA EVVY Awards Book Competition
Action / Adventure
Eagle: Birds of Flight — Book Three
Five Star Award
Readers' Favorite International Book Awards
Science Fiction
Intelligent Design: Apocalypse
2013
Honorable Mention
Foreword Reviews IndieFab Book of the Year Awards
Science Fiction
Future Prometheus: Emergence & Evolution
Recommended Reviews
US Review of Books
- Endless Fall of Night
- Heavy Weight of Darkness
- Time Is for Dragonflies and Angels
- The Prince: Lucifer's Origins
- Raven: Birds of Flight — Book Two
- Future Prometheus: Emergence & Evolution
- Future Prometheus II: Revolution, Successions & Resurrections
Award Certificates
Manhattan Book Awards — Bronze
Bold Dark Worlds · 2026
Reader Views — Gold, Reviewer's Choice
Heavy Weight of Darkness · 2025
Foreword Reviews INDIEFAB — Gold Award
Future Prometheus II · 2014
Readers' Favorite — Bronze Medal
Future Prometheus: Emergence & Evolution · 2014
International Impact Book Awards — Distinguished Author
Bold Dark Worlds · 2026