Elfpunk was proposed as a subgenre of http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Urban_fantasy in which http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Faeries and http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elves are transplanted from rural folklore into modern urban settings. During the awards ceremony for the 2007 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Book_Awards, judge Elizabeth Partridge expounded on the distinction between elfpunk and http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Urban_fantasy, citing fellow judge Scott Westerfeld's thoughts on the works of http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holly_Black who is considered "classic elfpunk — there's enough creatures already, and she's using them. Urban fantasy, though, can have additionally made-up creatures."
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