The Locus Science Fiction Foundation has announced the top ten finalists in each category of the 2021 Locus Awards. These results are from the February 1 to April 15 voting, done by readers on an open public ballot. Congratulations to all!

The Locus Awards winners will be announced June 26, 2021, during the virtual Locus Awards Weekend. Connie Willis will MC the awards ceremony. Additional weekend events include author ...Read More

The Locus Science Fiction Foundation has announced the top ten finalists in each category of the 2020 Locus Awards.

Winners will be announced June 27, 2020 at the virtual Locus Awards Weekend; Connie Willis will MC the awards ceremony. Additional weekend events include planned author readings and panels with leading authors. Supporting/virtual memberships are available and come with a Locus t-shirt.

The Locus Science Fiction Foundation has announced the top ten finalists in each category of the 2019 Locus Awards. Tickets are available now.

Winners will be announced during the Locus Awards Weekend in Seattle WA, June 28-30, 2019; Connie Willis will MC the awards ceremony. Additional weekend events include author readings; a kickoff Clarion West party honoring first week instructor Elizabeth Hand, Clarion West supporters, awards weekend ticket holders, and ...Read More

The Locus Science Fiction Foundation has announced the top ten finalists in each category of the 2018 Locus Awards. Tickets are available now.

Winners will be announced during the Locus Awards Weekend in Seattle WA, June 22-24, 2018; Connie Willis will MC the awards ceremony. Additional weekend events include author readings with Connie Willis and Carrie Vaughn; a kickoff Clarion West party honoring first week instructor Daniel Abraham, Clarion West ...Read More

Finalists for the 2024 Sir Julius Vogel Awards have been announced by the Science Fiction and Fantasy Association of New Zealand (SFFANZ).

The Libertarian Futurist Society (LFS) has released the finalists for the Prometheus Award in the Best Novel category, honoring pro-freedom works published in 2023.

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Finalists have been announced for the 2023 Los Angeles Times Book Prizes, including categories and works of genre interest.

Finalists for the 2024 Imadjinn Awards have been announced.

Finalists for the Hugo Awards, the Astounding Award for Best New Writer, and the Lodestar Award for Best Young Adult Book have been announced by Glasgow 2024, the 82nd World Science Fiction Convention. There were 1,720 valid nominating ballots received and counted from members of the 2023 and 2024 World Science Fiction Conventions for the 2024 Hugo Awards. Voting on the final ballot will open during April 2024.

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The Lambda Literary Foundation has announced finalists for the 36th Annual Lambda Literary Awards (the “Lammys”), celebrating “the best lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender books.” Nominees of genre interest follow.

International Thriller Writers has announced the finalists for the 2024 Thriller Awards, including several titles and authors of genre interest.

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The finalists for the 93rd Annual California Book Awards, presented by the Commonwealth Club of California, have been announced. Titles and authors of genre interest include Empty Theatre by Jac Jemc (MCD) in the Fiction category. There are eight categories of awards, including Poetry, Californiana, and more.

The awards honor “the writers who have come to define California to the world.” The winners will be announced in May.

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Chain-Gang All-Stars by Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah (Pantheon) is one of the five finalists for the 2024 Aspen Words Literary Prize.

The winner will be announced during a ceremony on April 25, 2024 in New York, NY. The $35,000 prize is awarded to “an influential work of fiction focused on vital contemporary issues.” Finalists and winner are chosen by jury. This year’s judges are Lan Samantha Chang, Christina Baker Kline, Anthony ...Read More

Foreword Reviews has announced the finalists for the 2023 Foreword INDIES Book of the Year Awards, including several titles and authors of genre interest.

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Baen Books has announced the ten finalists for the 2024 Jim Baen Memorial Short Story Award:

The Grand Prize winner will be featured on the Baen website. The author will be given a trophy and paid professional rates.

Grand Prize, second, and third place winners each receive free ...Read More