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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.
2023 Hugo Award Winner
The 2023 Hugo Awards have been announced. In the Best Novel category the winner is:
Nettle & Bone by T. Kingfisher (Tor; Titan UK)
Our congrats to T. Kingfisher and all the finalists!
- Legends & Lattes by Travis Baldree (Cryptid; Tor)
- The Spare Man by Mary Robinette Kowal (Tor)
- The Daughter of Doctor Moreau by Silvia Moreno-Garcia (Del Rey; Jo Fletcher)
- Nona the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir (Tordotcom)
- The Kaiju Preservation Society by John Scalzi (Tor; Tor UK)
You can see the complete list of winners in all categories over at Locus.
2023 British Fantasy Awards Winners
The winners for the 2023 August Derleth and Robert Holdstock awards have been announced at FantasyCon.
August Derleth Award for Best Horror Novel:
WINNER:
- Just Like Home by Sarah Gailey (Hodder & Stoughton)
SHORTLIST:
- Full Immersion by Gemma Amor (Angry Robot)
- The Hollows by Daniel Church (Angry Robot)
- Miracle Growth by Tim Mendees (Eerie River)
- Sundial by Catriona Ward (Viper)
Robert Holdstock Award for Best Fantasy Novel:
WINNER:
- The Spear Cuts Through Water by Simon Jimenez (Del Rey)
SHORTLIST:
- Path of War by David Green (Eerie River)
- Cast Long Shadows by Cat Hellisen (Luna)
- Glitterati by Oliver K. Langmead (Titan)
- The Bone Orchard by Sara A. Mueller (Tor)
- The Oleander Sword by Tasha Suri (Orbit)
Our congrats to Sarah Gailey and Simon Jimenez and all the shortlist authors.
Locus has the results from all categories.
2023 Aurora Award Winner
The 2023 Aurora Award winners have been announced, celebrating the “best works and activities done by Canadians in 2022.” In the Best Novel category:
WINNER:
- The Embroidered Book by Kate Heartfield, HarperVoyager
FINALISTS:
- All the Seas of the World by Guy Gavriel Kay, Penguin Canada
- The Void Ascendant by Premee Mohamed, Solaris Books
- The Daughter of Doctor Moreau by Silvia Moreno-Garcia, Del Rey
- Sea of Tranquility by Emily St. John Mandel, HarperCollins Publishers Ltd.
Our congrats to Kate Heartfield and all the finalists! Locus has the full list of winners in all categories.
2023 Arthur C. Clarke Award Winner
The 2023 Arthur C. Clark Award has been announced.
WINNER:
- Venomous Lumpsucker by Ned Beauman (Sceptre)
FINALISTS:
- The Red Scholar’s Wake by Aliette de Bodard (Gollancz)
- Plutoshine by Lucy Kissick (Gollancz)
- The Anomaly by Hervé Le Tellier, translated by Adriana Hunter (Michael Joseph)
- The Coral Bones by E.J. Swift (Unsung Stories)
- Metronome by Tom Watson (Bloomsbury)
Our congrats to Ned Beauman and all the finalists.
2023 Mythopoeic Award Winner
The Mythopoeic Society has announced the 2023 Mythopoeic Award winners. In the Adult Literature category the winner is:
WINNER:
- When the Angels Left the Old Country by Sacha Lamb (Levine Querido)
FINALISTS:
- When Women Were Dragons by Kelly Barnhill (Doubleday; Hot Key)
- The Ballad of Perilous Graves by Alex Jennings (Redhook; Orbit UK)
- Thistlefoot by GennaRose Nethercott (Anchor Books)
- The Cartographers by Peng Shepherd (Orion; Morrow)
Our congrats to Sacha Lamb and all the finalists. You can see the complete list of winners in all categories over at Locus.
2023 British Fantasy Awards Shortlists Announced
The British Fantasy Society has released the shortlists for the 2023 British Fantasy Awards.
2023 Robert Holdstock Award Shortlist (Fantasy):
- Path of War by David Green (Eerie River)
- Cast Long Shadows by Cat Hellisen (Luna)
- The Spear Cuts Through Water by Simon Jimenez (Del Rey)
- Glitterati by Oliver K. Langmead (Titan)
- The Bone Orchard by Sara A. Mueller (Tor)
- The Oleander Sword by Tasha Suri (Orbit)
2023 August Derleth Award Shortlist (Horror):
- Full Immersion by Gemma Amor (Angry Robot)
- The Hollows by Daniel Church (Angry Robot)
- Just Like Home by Sarah Gailey (Hodder & Stoughton)
- Miracle Growth by Tim Mendees (Eerie River)
- Sundial by Catriona Ward (Viper)
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?
2023 World Fantasy Award Finalists
The 2023 World Fantasy Awards finalists have been announced.
The finalists in the Best Novel category are:
- Saint Death’s Daughter by C.S.E. Cooney (Solaris)
- 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)
World Fantasy Awards for Life Achievement have been awarded to: Peter Crowther and John Douglas.
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 2023 World Fantasy Convention, October 26-29, 2023 at the Sheraton Crown Center, Kansas City.
What do you think of this lineup?
2022 Shirley Jackson Award Winner
The 2022 Shirley Jackson Award winners have been announced. In the Novel category they are:
WINNERS (TIE):
- The Devil Takes You Home by Gabino Iglesias (Mulholland)
- Where I End by Sophie White (Tramp)
FINALISTS:
- Jackal by Erin E. Adams (Bantam)
- The Dead Friends Society by Paul Gandersman and Peter Hall (Encyclopocalypse)
- Beulah by Christi Nogle (Cemetery Gates)
- Unwieldy Creatures by Addie Tsai (Jaded Ibis)
Our congrats to Gabino Iglesias and Sophie White and all the finalists! You can see the complete list of winners in all categories over at Locus. What do you think of this result?
