2020 Locus Awards Weekend

Locus Awards Weekend, June 24-27, 2020

Connie Willis
MC Connie Willis
The Locus Science Fiction Foundation has announced the winners in each category of the 2020 Locus Awards. Winners were announced June 27, 2020 at the virtual Locus Awards Weekend; Connie Willis MCed the awards ceremony, available online, with co-presenter Daryl Gregory. Additional weekend events included readings and panels with leading authors.
The events were in the form of a virtual ceremony instead of the physical banquet we normally hold in Seattle, canceled due to the global pandemic. We had recorded readings from Elizabeth Bear, Tobias S. Buckell, Fonda Lee, Rebecca Roanhorse, Fran Wilde, and more; panels; and a donut salon before the ceremony with Nancy Kress, Connie Willis, and Gary K. Wolfe (BYOD).
 

 

 

Panels will be live on Zoom.
Readings are recorded and may be watched any time after going live.
The awards ceremony is at 3:00 p.m. on Saturday.

LOCUS AWARDS SCHEDULE

Wednesday, June 24, 3:00 p.m. PDT – READINGS: Videos by Fonda Lee and Elizabeth Bear

Thursday, June 25, 3:00 p.m. PDT – READINGS: Videos by Tobias S. Buckell, Rebecca Roanhorse, and Fran Wilde

Friday, June 26, 3:00 p.m. PDT – READINGS: Videos by Nisi Shawl and Connie Willis

Saturday, June 27: 12:00 p.m. PDT – Panel: “Amal, Cadwell, and Andy in Conversation” with Amal El-Mohtar, Cadwell Turnbull, and Andy Duncan.
Saturday, June 27: 1:00 p.m. PDT – Panel: “Rituals & Rewards” with P. Djèlí Clark, Karen Lord, and Aliette de Bodard.
Saturday, June 27: 2:00 p.m. PDT – Panel: Donut Salon (BYOD) with MC Connie Willis, Nancy Kress, and Gary K. Wolfe.
Saturday, June 27: 3:00 p.m. PDT – LOCUS AWARDS CEREMONY with MC Connie Willis and co-presenter Daryl Gregory.

 


Locus Awards Past…
Connie Willis, James Patrick Kelly signing; Sally Harding, Karen Lord; Neil Gaiman, Maria Dahvana Headley, Tim Minchin

 

Donut Salon with Nancy Kress, Daryl Gregory, Jack Skillingstead; Christopher Barzak, Terry Bisson, Karen Joy Fowler (photo by Leslie Howle); Nisi Shawl, Beth Cato

 

Tom Whitmore, Kirtana Whistler; Ted Chiang, Mary Robinette Kowal; Dominica Phetteplace, Erin Cashier aka Cassie Alexander; Astrid Anderson Bear & Greg Bear

 

Hawaiian shirt trivia contest participants; Hand-painted tentacle galaxy shirts by Gayathri Kamath, Clarissa C.S. Ryan, and Clint Ryan

 

Locus Supports Inclusivity! Thinking of attending? Please do. We encourage people of color, women, people with disabilities, older people, and lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people to attend. We welcome people of any gender identity or expression, ethnicity, race, sexual orientation, age, size, nationality, religion, culture, education level, and self-identification. Locus associate editor Arley Sorg will serve as our PoC/LGBTQQIA Ombudsman. He will be on-site for questions, concerns, conversations, and more. Feel free to reach out to him in advance at locus@locusmag.com subject: Arley Ombudsman.  Our Code of Conduct is available here: Locus Science Fiction Foundation Code of Conduct.


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