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2023 Aurealis Awards Finalists
The finalists for the 2023 Aurealis Awards have been announced. The nominees in the SF, Fantasy, and Horror novel categories are:
- Minds of Sand and Light by Kylie Chan (HarperCollins)
- The Comforting Weight of Water by Roanna McClelland (Wakefield)
- Aliens: Bishop by T.R. Napper (Titan)
- Dronikus by Marko Newman (AndAlso)
- Time of the Cat by Tansy Rayner Roberts (self-published)
- Traitor’s Run by Keith Stevenson (coeur de lion)
- Shadow Baron by Davinia Evans (Orbit / Hachette)
- The Will of the Many by James Islington (Text)
- The Sinister Booksellers of Bath by Garth Nix (Allen & Unwin)
- Of Knives and Night-Blooms by Tansy Rayner Roberts (self-published)
- The Blood-Born Dragon by J.C. Rycroft (BattleWarrior)
- How to be Remembered by Michael Thompson (Allen & Unwin)
- Borderland by Graham Akhurst (UWA)
- When Ghosts Call Us Home by Katya de Becerra (Macmillan)
- The Graveyard Shift by Maria Lewis (Datura)
- Some Shall Break by Ellie Marney (Allen & Unwin)
- Cretaceous Canyon by Deborah Sheldon (Severed)
- Bunny by S.E. Tolsen (Pan Macmillan Australia)
See Locus for all the nominees in all categories.
Winners will be announced at the Aurealis Awards ceremony in May.
2024 Philip K. Dick Award Winner
The winner of the 2024 Philip K. Dick Award for distinguished original science fiction paperback published for the first time during 2023 in the USA is:
These Burning Stars by Bethany Jacobs (Orbit)
Special Citation was awarded to The Museum of Human History by Rebekah Bergman (Tin House)
The PKD Award was presented at Norwescon 46, March 28-31. Our congrats to the winners and all the nominees.
- Danged Black Thing by Eugen Bacon (Apex)
- Infinity Gate by M. R. Carey (Orbit)
- Wild Spaces by S. L. Coney (Tordotcom)
- Where Rivers Go to Die by Dilman Dila (Rosarium)
2023 BSFA Award Winner
The British Science Fiction Association has announced the winners of the BSFA Awards for works published in 2022.
In the Best Novel category the winner is The Green Man’s Quarry by Juliet McKenna (Wizard Tower). Our congrats to Juliet McKenna and all the nominees:
- Descendant Machine by Gareth L. Powell (Titan)
- Airside by Christopher Priest (Gollancz)
- HIM by Geoff Ryman (Angry Robot)
- Shigidi and the Brass Head of Obalufon by Wole Talabi (Gollancz)
See the winners for all categories over on Locus. What do you think of this result?
2024 Hugo Award Finalists
The 2024 Hugo Award finalists have been announced. The noms in the Best Novel category are:
- The Adventures of Amina al-Sirafi by Shannon Chakraborty (Harper Voyager; Harper Voyager UK)
- The Saint of Bright Doors by Vajra Chandrasekera (Tordotcom)
- Translation State by Ann Leckie (Orbit US; Orbit UK)
- Starter Villain by John Scalzi (Tor US; Tor UK)
- Some Desperate Glory by Emily Tesh (Tordotcom; Orbit UK)
- Witch King by Martha Wells (Tordotcom)
See the full list of noms in all categories on the Locus website.
Our congrats to all the finalists. What do you think of this crop of books? Any favorites in the list?
2024 Andre Norton Award Nominees
The Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America have announced the nominees for the 2024 Andre Norton Award for Young Adult Science Fiction and Fantasy:
- To Shape a Dragon’s Breath by Moniquill Blackgoose (Del Rey)
- The Inn at the Amethyst Lantern by J. Dianne Dotson (Android)
- Liberty’s Daughter by Naomi Kritzer (Fairwood)
- The Ghost Job by Greg van Eekhout (Harper)
Our congrats to all the nominees.
2023 Nebula Award Nominees
The Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America have released the final ballot for the 2023 Nebula Award. The noms in the Novel category are:
- The Saint of Bright Doors by Vajra Chandrasekera (Tordotcom)
- The Water Outlaws by S. L. Huang (Tordotcom; Solaris UK)
- Translation State by Ann Leckie (Orbit US; Orbit UK)
- The Terraformers by Annalee Newitz (Tor; Orbit UK)
- Shigidi and the Brass Head of Obalufon by Wole Talabi (DAW; Gollancz)
- Witch King by Martha Wells (Tordotcom)
Locus has the complete list of nominees in all categories. What looks good to you?
2023 BSFA Shortlist
The British Science Fiction Association has announced the shortlist for the 2023 BSFA Awards.
- The Green Man’s Quarry by Juliet McKenna (Wizard Tower)
- Descendant Machine by Gareth L. Powell (Titan)
- Airside by Christopher Priest (Gollancz)
- HIM by Geoff Ryman (Angry Robot)
- Shigidi and the Brass Head of Obalufon by Wole Talabi (Gollancz)
See Locus for the complete shortlists in all categories. The winners will be announced at Levitation, this year’s Eastercon, which runs March 29 – April 1, 2024 at Telford International Centre and online.
2023 Bram Stoker Awards Final Ballot
The Horror Writers Association has announced the 2023 Bram Stoker Awards Final Ballot. The finalists for Superior Achievement in a Novel are:
- The Reformatory by Tananarive Due (Saga)
- How to Sell a Haunted House by Grady Hendrix (Berkley)
- Don’t Fear the Reaper by Stephen Graham Jones (Saga)
- Lone Women by Victor LaValle (One World)
- Camp Damascus by Chuck Tingle (Tor Nightfire/MacMillan/Titan)
- Black River Orchard by Chuck Wendig (Del Rey)
See Locus for the nominees in all categories. Our congrats to all the finalists.
2024 Philip K. Dick Award Nominees
The 2024 Philip K. Dick Award nominees have been announced:
- Danged Black Thing by Eugen Bacon (Apex)
- The Museum of Human History by Rebekah Bergman (Tin House)
- Infinity Gate by M. R. Carey (Orbit)
- Wild Spaces by S. L. Coney (Tordotcom)
- Where Rivers Go to Die by Dilman Dila (Rosarium)
- These Burning Stars by Bethany Jacobs (Orbit)
The award is presented annually to a distinguished work of science fiction originally published in paperback form in the United States from the previous calendar year. The winner will be announced at Norwescon 46, March 28-31, 2024 in Seattle, WA.
Have you read any of these? What looks good to you on the list?
2023 World Fantasy Award Winners
The 2023 World Fantasy Awards winners have been announced. In the Novel category:
WINNER:
- Saint Death’s Daughter by C.S.E. Cooney (Solaris)
FINALISTS:
- Spear by Nicola Griffith (Tordotcom)
- The Ballad of Perilous Graves by Alex Jennings (Redhook; Orbit UK)
- Babel by R.F. Kuang (Harper Voyager US; Harper Voyager UK)
- Siren Queen by Nghi Vo (Tordotcom)
Our congrats to C.S.E. Cooney and all the finalists. See the complete list of winners in all categories.
This win also secures a place for Cooney on our ever growing Award Winning Books by Women Authors list.
