2023 Locus Awards Winners

The Locus Science Fiction Foundation announced the winners in each category of the 2023 Locus Awards on June 24, 2023, during the Locus Awards Weekend. Maggie Tokuda-Hall MCed the awards ceremony with Connie Willis as special guest. Additional weekend events included readings and panels with leading authors.

SCIENCE FICTION NOVEL

FANTASY NOVEL

  • WINNER: Babel, R.F. Kuang (Harper Voyager US; Harper Voyager UK)

HORROR NOVEL

YOUNG ADULT NOVEL

FIRST NOVEL

NOVELLA

NOVELETTE

SHORT STORY

  • WINNER: “Rabbit Test”, Samantha Mills (Uncanny 11-12/22)

ANTHOLOGY

  • WINNER: Africa Risen: A New Era of Speculative Fiction, Sheree Renée Thomas & Oghenechovwe Donald Ekpeki & Zelda Knight, eds. (Tordotcom) with works by Dilman Dila, WC Dunlap, Steven Barnes, Joshua Omenga, Russell Nichols, Nuzo Onoh, Franka Zeph, Yvette Lisa Ndlovu, Wole Talabi, Sandra Jackson-Opoku, Aline-Mwezi Niyonsenga, Alex Jennings, Mirette Bahgat, Timi Odueso, Maurice Broaddus, Tlotlo Tsamaase, Tobias S. Buckell, Somto Ihezue Onyedikachi, Tananarive Due, Ytasha L. Womack, Oyedotun Damilola, Alexis Brooks de Vita, Tobi Ogundiran, Moustapha Mbacké Diop, Akua Lezli Hope, Mame Bougouma Diene & Woppa Diallo, Shingai Njeri Kagunda, Ada Nnadi, Ivana Akotowaa Ofori, Chinelo Onwualu, Danian Darrell Jerry, Dare Segun Falowo

COLLECTION

MAGAZINE

  • WINNER: Tor.com
  • Apex
  • Asimov’s
  • Beneath Ceaseless Skies
  • Clarkesworld
  • F&SF
  • FIYAH
  • Lightspeed
  • Strange Horizons
  • Uncanny

PUBLISHER

  • WINNER: Tor
  • Angry Robot
  • Gollancz
  • Harper Voyager
  • Neon Hemlock
  • Orbit
  • Small Beer
  • Subterranean
  • Tachyon
  • Tordotcom

EDITOR

  • WINNER: Ellen Datlow
  • Neil Clarke
  • Oghenechovwe Donald Ekpeki
  • Arley Sorg & Christie Yant
  • Jonathan Strahan
  • Lynne M. Thomas & Michael Damian Thomas
  • Sheree Renée Thomas
  • Ann & Jeff VanderMeer
  • Wendy N. Wagner
  • Sheila Williams

ARTIST

  • WINNER: Charles Vess
  • Tommy Arnold
  • Rovina Cai
  • Kinuko Y. Craft
  • Galen Dara
  • Julie Dillon
  • Bob Eggleton
  • John Picacio
  • Shaun Tan
  • Michael Whelan

NON-FICTION

ILLUSTRATED AND ART BOOK

  • WINNER: Chivalry, Neil Gaiman, art by Colleen Doran (Dark Horse)

SPECIAL AWARD 2023: Developing Diversity in Genre Communities


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2 thoughts on “2023 Locus Awards Winners

  • July 19, 2023 at 1:31 pm
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    Hello, I am looking for information about the Locus awards; specifically, is there a way for authors or publishers to submit for consideration, and if so, where are the guidelines for this? I’m interested in categories, fees/books for submission, and deadlines.

    Thanks for any guidance you can provide.

    Best, Molly Rosen

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    • July 20, 2023 at 8:59 am
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      Hi Molly! The Locus Awards doesn’t take awards submissions. Any book published in the award year is eligible, and titles may be written onto the public ballot, which is hosted on our site from February 1 to April 15. We strongly recommend submitting books for review to bring titles to the attention of our readers and staff. Our submission guidelines are here: https://locusmag.com/aboutlocusonline/submission-guidelines/.

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