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2022 British Fantasy Awards Shortlists Announced
The British Fantasy Society has released the shortlists for the 2022 British Fantasy Awards.
2022 Robert Holdstock Award Shortlist (Fantasy):
- The Black Coast by Mike Brooks (Orbit)
- The Unbroken by C.L. Clark (Orbit)
- Sistersong by Lucy Holland (Tor)
- She Who Became the Sun by Shelley Parker-Chan (Tor)
- The Jasmine Throne by Tasha Suri (Orbit)
- This is Our Undoing by Lorraine Wilson (Luna)
2022 August Derleth Award Shortlist (Horror):
- A Dowry of Blood by S. T. Gibson (Nyx Publishing / Orbit)
- My Heart is a Chainsaw by Stephen Graham Jones (Titan)
- Nothing but Blackened Teeth by Cassandra Khaw (Titan)
- A Broken Darkness by Premee Mohamed (Solaris)
- The Last House on Needless Street by Catriona Ward (Viper)
- The Book of Accidents by Chuck Wendig (Penguin)
Our congrats to all the nominees. Locus has the complete list of nominees in all categories.
What do you think of the lineups for these 2 awards?
2022 World Fantasy Award Finalists
The 2022 World Fantasy Awards finalists have been announced.
The finalists in the Best Novel category are:
- Black Water Sister by Zen Cho (Ace; Macmillan)
- A Master of Djinn by P. Djèlí Clark (Tordotcom; Orbit UK)
- The City Beautiful by Aden Polydoros (Inkyard)
- The Jasmine Throne by Tasha Suri (Orbit US; Orbit UK)
- The Last House on Needless Street by Catriona Ward (Nightfire; Viper UK)
World Fantasy Awards for Life Achievement have been awarded to: Samuel R. Delany and Terri Windling
Our congrats to all the finalists! You can see the full list of finalists in all categories on the Locus website. The awards will be presented at the 2022 World Fantasy Convention, November 3-6, 2022 at the Hyatt Regency New Orleans.
What do you think of this lineup?
2022 Arthur C. Clarke Award Shortlist
The shortlist for the Arthur C. Clarke Award for best science fiction novel for 2022 has been announced:
- Deep Wheel Orcadia by Harry Josephine Giles (Picador)
- Klara and the Sun by Kazuo Ishiguro (Faber & Faber)
- A Desolation Called Peace by Arkady Martine (Tor UK)
- A River Called Time by Courttia Newland (Canongate)
- Wergen: The Alien Love War by Mercurio D. Rivera (NewCon)
- Skyward Inn by Aliya Whiteley (Solaris)
The winner will be presented with a check for £2,022.00 and the award itself, a commemorative engraved bookend. For more information, see the Clark Award website.
So what do you think of this lineup? Which is your pick to win?
2022 Prometheus Award Winner
The Libertarian Futurist Society has announced the winner of the 2022 Prometheus Award, honoring pro-freedom works published in 2021.
- WINNER: Rich Man’s Sky by Wil McCarthy (Baen)
- Between Home and Ruin by Karl K. Gallagher (Kelt Haven) self-published
- Seize What’s Held Dear by Karl K. Gallagher (Kelt Haven) self-published
- Klara and the Sun by Kazuo Ishiguro (Knopf; Faber & Faber)
- Should We Stay or Should We Go by Lionel Shriver (Harper Perennial)
Our congrats to Wil McCarthy and all the noms!
