The American Library Association (ALA) announced the winners of the Youth Media Awards during their LibLearnX conference, at a ceremony held Monday, January 27 in Phoenix AZ. Winners included several works and authors of genre interest.
The Alex Awards honor books for adults that “have special appeal to young adults, ages 12 through 18.” This year, at least four adult books of genre interest appeared on the complete list of ...Read More
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The National Book Critics Circle (NBCC) has announced the longlist for the 2024 NBCC awards for books “published in English (including translations) in the United States.” Authors and titles of genre interest include:
Criticism
Fiction
The longlist for the 2025 International Dylan Thomas Prize has been announced and includes several works of genre interest amongst the twelve selected.
The annual Dylan Thomas prize, in partnership with Swansea University, awards £20,000 “to the best published or produced literary work in the
The Audio Publishers Association (APA) has announced the finalists for the 2025 Audie Awards, “recognizing distinction in audiobooks and spoken-word entertainment.” Finalists of genre interest are listed below; narrators are listed in alphabetical order.
Science Fiction
The Horror Writers Association (HWA) has announced the preliminary ballot for the 2024 Bram Stoker Awards.
Superior Achievement in a Novel
Several authors and works of genre interest are among the Mystery Writers of America (MWA) 2025 Edgar Awards nominees.
Best Novel
Best First Novel
Best Critical/Biographical
Best Short Story
The National Book Foundation, together with the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, announced the selected books for the 2025 Science + Literature program. The 2025 fiction selection is science fiction novel The Last Animal by Ramona Ausubel (Riverhead), along with two other selections in non-fiction and poetry.
The Science + Literature program, supported by a grant from the Sloan Foundation, identifies three books across fiction, non-fiction, and poetry, that “deepen readers’ ...Read More
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Laura Lippman and John Sandford have been named the 2025 Mystery Writers of America (MWA) Grand Masters. Lippman said,
It was a little humbling how many cliches rushed into my brain when I found out I was to be named a Grand Master by Mystery Writers of America. Things like ‘This is a dream come true!’ and ‘I can’t believe this is happening!’ were, alas, my initial responses. […] I ...Read More
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MARK W. TIEDEMANN is now represented by Vaughne Hansen of the Virginia Kidd Agency.
ESPAÑA SHERIFF is the winner of the 2024 Rotsler Award for “long-time wonder-working with graphic art in amateur publications of the science fiction community,’’ announced during Loscon 50, held November 29 – December 1, 2024 at the Marriott Los Angeles Airport Hotel in Los Angeles CA. The award was established in 1998 by the ...Read More
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The 71-title longlist for the Dublin Literary Award has been announced. Titles and authors of genre interest follow.
There Is a Rio Grande in Heaven by Ruben Reyes Jr. (Mariner) is among the three finalists for The Story Prize 2025, “honoring the author of an outstanding collection of short fiction.”
Finalists are selected by Larry Dark, director of the Prize, and Founder Julie Lindsey. From these finalists, a winner is selected by “three independent judges.” This year, judges were Elliott Holt, writer Maurice Carlos Ruffin, and bookseller Lucy ...Read More
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Four category winners have been announced for the Nero Book Awards for 2024 titles. Of genre interest are Lost in the Garden by Adam S. Lesie (Dead Ink) and The Twelve by Liz Hyder, illustrated by Tom De Freston (Pushkin).
The Awards are run by Caffè Nero, and have four categories: Children’s Fiction, Debut Fiction, Fiction and Non-Fiction. The winners receive £5,000.
From these four winners, one book will be ...Read More
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The 2025 Philip K. Dick Award finalists have been announced:
The award is presented annually to a distinguished work
Lee Murray is among those appointed by King Charles III as an Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit (ONZM) in recognition of her “services to literature, particularly speculative literature.” ONZM officers will be presented with ONZM insignia at an investiture to be held at New Zealand’s Government House later in the year. The complete ONZM list celebrates 30 people for their contributions to New Zealand across various cultural, ...Read More
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The Washington Science Fiction Association is now accepting nominations of works “published for the first time in the English language” in 2024 for its Small Press Award, given annually to an outstanding story of “imaginative literature” (17,500 words or fewer) published in the small press. The deadline for nominations is March 31, 2025 at 11:59pm ET.
Authors and small-press publishers are among those eligible to nominate, and need not be ...Read More
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The judges for the 2025 World Fantasy Awards have been empaneled.
The judges will read and consider eligible materials from 2024 between now (January 6, 2025) and June 1, 2025. To be considered for awards, all materials must be received by all five judges and Peter Dennis Pautz by June 1, 2025. “If… something is received on May 31 the judges may well have only one day to read it ...Read More
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Asimov‘s magazine has opened up the ballot for its 39th annual Readers’ Award. On the ballot, available here, readers can select their favorite Asimov’s short stories, novellas, novelettes, poems, and covers from 2024. The poll closes on February 1, 2025.
Founded in 1977 by Isaac Asimov and Joel Davis, Asimov’s publishes science fiction, poetry, editorials, and non-fiction. For more on the magazine’s history, see here.
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Analog Science Fiction and Fact has opened up its annual poll for the Analytical Laboratory of reader favorites. On the ballot, available here, readers select their favorite Analog short stories, novellas, covers, articles, and more. The poll closes on February 1, 2025.
Analog, begun in 1930 as Astounding Stories, publishes science fiction and articles on science and technology. For more information about the magazine, see here.
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The Libertarian Futurist Society (LFS) has announced the finalists for the Prometheus Hall of Fame Award for Best Classic Fiction.
Six other works were also considered: “Death and the Senator”, a 1961 short story by Arthur C. Clarke; That Hideous Strength, a 1945 ...Read More
Read moreThe Horror Writers Association (HWA) announced the recipients of its 2024 scholarships and diversity grants.
Amanda Helms, Somto Ihezue, Elis Montgomery, A.W. Prihandita, Ayida Shonibar, Tehnuka, and Ash Vale are winners of the $500 Diversity Grants, given to “underrepresented, diverse people who have an interest in the horror writing genre, including, but not limited to writers, editors, reviewers, and library workers.”
Catherine Yu won the $2,500 Horror Writers Association Scholarship. ...Read More
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Hannah Onoguwe is the winner of the 2024 Working Class Writers Grant for her work “Eyes of the Igbadai”.
The $1,000 grant is presented annually by the Speculative Literature Foundation (SLF) to “speculative fiction writers who are working class, blue-collar, financially disadvantaged, or homeless, who have been historically underrepresented in speculative fiction due to financial barriers which make it hard to access the writing world.”
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CLIO EVANS is now represented by Stevie Finegan of Zeno Agency Ltd.
HAYAO MIYAZAKI is this year’s recipient of the Forry Award for lifetime achievement in the SF field, presented by The Los Angeles Science Fantasy Society. Miyazaki is the founder of Studio Ghibli and an Academy Award-winning filmmaker. The award, named for Forrest J Ackerman, has been given annually since 1966.
SEANAN MCGUIRE, writing ...Read More
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Libro.fm has polled over 3,000 of their independent bookselling partners to choose the best audiobooks of 2024. Nominations and categories were pulled from trends in Bookseller Pick data to create the Bookseller Choice Awards.
The Libro.fm Bookseller Choice Award categories and winners are:
Best Audiobook for a Long Trip
Read to Make You Fall in Love with Audiobooks
Winners of the 2024 Goodreads Choice Awards, chosen by users of the site, have been announced. There are several winners of genre interest across various categories.
Romantasy
Fantasy
Science Fiction
Horror
Young Adult Fantasy
The 2025 Joyce Carol Oates Prize has announced its 33-title longlist. The award honors “mid-career authors in fiction,” and the winner receives a $50,000 prize and a residence at the University of California, Berkeley and/or Bay Area. The award is given by the New Literary Project. The 2025 longlist features several works of genre interest, including:
The Future Worlds Prize for Fantasy and Science Fiction Writers of Colour has announced its judging panel for 2025: Saara El-Arifi, Mahmud El-Sayed, Rogba Payne, Amandeep Singh, and Amita Suman.
The Future Worlds Prize annually honors works of fantasy and science fiction from new writers of color based in the UK and Ireland. The winner receives £4,500, the runner-up receives £2,500, and the remaining six shortlisted writers each receive £850.
España Sheriff is the winner of the 2024 Rotsler Award for “long-time wonder-working with graphic art in amateur publications of the science fiction community.” The award was announced during Loscon 50, held November 29 – December 1, 2024 at the Marriott Los Angeles Airport Hotel in Los Angeles CA.
The award was established in 1998 by the Southern California Institute for Fan Interests, Inc. The winner receives a $300 honorarium. ...Read More
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Nominations are now open for the 2025 Dragon Awards, presented by Dragon Con. “There is no qualification for submitting nominations or voting – no convention fees or other memberships are needed.” Voting closes July 19, 2025.
For last year’s winners, see our prior post. For more information about nominations and to vote, see the official Dragon Awards page.
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Winners for the 2024 Kitschies, awarded for “the year’s most progressive, intelligent and entertaining fiction that contain elements of the speculative or fantastic,” have been announced.
The Red Tentacle (Novel)
The Golden Tentacle
The Science Fiction & Fantasy Writers Association (SFWA) has announced the addition of Poetry and Comics categories to the Nebula Awards.
Award eligibility begins in January 2025, and the first awards for the new categories will be presented at the 2026 Nebula Awards Ceremony.
In other news, SFWA is hiring for a full time position of Office Assistant, and a contract position of Nebula Awards Project Manager. They’re also looking ...Read More
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Winners for the National Book Awards (NBA) have been announced.
The winner in the fiction category is James by Percival Everett (Doubleday), who sometimes writes SF. (See his entry in the Encyclopedia of Science Fiction.)
Winners were honored at the 75th National Book Awards Ceremony on November 20, 2024.
For more information, including the complete lists of winners, see the National Book Foundation site.
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