2017 Locus Awards Winners

The Locus Science Fiction Foundation has announced winners in each category of the 2017 Locus Awards.

The Locus Awards are chosen by a survey of readers in an open online poll that runs from February 1 to April 15. We welcome and invite everyone to vote in the poll. Our recommended list for 2016 can be found here.

SCIENCE FICTION NOVEL

  • Death’s End, Cixin Liu (Tor; Head of Zeus)
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2017 Locus Awards Finalists

The Locus Science Fiction Foundation has announced the top ten finalists in each category of the 2017 Locus Awards.

Winners will be announced during the Locus Awards Weekend in Seattle WA, June 23-25, 2017; 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 Daryl Gregory, Clarion West supporters, awards weekend ticket ...Read More

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2016 Locus Awards Winners

The Locus Science Fiction Foundation announced the winners of the 2016 Locus Awards on Saturday, June 25, 2016 during the Locus Awards Weekend in Seattle WA.

Science Fiction Novel

  • Ancillary Mercy, Ann Leckie (Orbit US; Orbit UK)
  • The Water Knife, Paolo Bacigalupi (Borzoi; Orbit UK)
  • Aurora, Kim Stanley Robinson (Orbit US; Orbit UK)
  • Seveneves, Neal Stephenson (Morrow)
  • A Borrowed Man, Gene Wolfe (Tor)

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2016 Locus Awards Finalists

The Locus Science Fiction Foundation has announced the top five finalists in each category of the 2016 Locus Awards.

Winners will be announced during the Locus Awards Weekend in Seattle WA, June 24-26, 2016; Connie Willis will MC the awards ceremony. Additional weekend events include author readings; a kickoff Clarion West party honoring first week instructor Paul Park, Clarion West supporters, awards weekend ticket holders, and special guests; panels with ...Read More

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2015 Locus Awards Winners

The Locus Science Fiction Foundation announced the winners of the 2015 Locus Awards on Saturday, June 27, 2015 during the Locus Awards Weekend in Seattle WA.

SCIENCE FICTION NOVEL

  • Ancillary Sword, Ann Leckie (Orbit US; Orbit UK)
  • The Peripheral, William Gibson (Putnam; Viking UK)
  • The Three-Body Problem, Cixin Liu (Tor)
  • Lock In, John Scalzi (Tor; Gollancz)
  • Annihilation/Authority/Acceptance, Jeff VanderMeer (FSG Originals; Fourth Estate; HarperCollins Canada)
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2015 Locus Awards Finalists

The Locus Science Fiction Foundation has announced the top five finalists in each category of the 2015 Locus Awards.

Winners will be announced during the Locus Awards Weekend in Seattle WA, June 26-28, 2015; Connie Willis will MC the awards ceremony. Additional weekend events include author readings with Willis and Daryl Gregory; a kickoff Clarion West party honoring first week instructor Andy Duncan, Clarion West supporters, awards weekend ticket holders, ...Read More

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2014 Locus Awards Winners

The 2014 Locus Awards winners have been announced.

SCIENCE FICTION NOVEL

  • Abaddon’s Gate, James S.A. Corey (Orbit US; Orbit UK)
  • MaddAddam, Margaret Atwood (McClelland & Stewart; Bloomsbury; Talese)
  • The Best of All Possible Worlds, Karen Lord (Del Rey; Jo Fletcher UK)
  • Shaman, Kim Stanley Robinson (Orbit US; Orbit UK)
  • Neptune’s Brood, Charles Stross (Ace; Orbit UK)

FANTASY NOVEL

  • The Ocean at the End of the
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2014 Locus Awards Finalists

The Locus Science Fiction Foundation has announced the top five finalists in each category of the 2014 Locus Awards.

Winners will be announced during the Locus Awards Weekend in Seattle WA, June 27-29, 2014. Connie Willis will MC the awards ceremony and judge the annual Hawai’ian shirt contest. Additional weekend events include author readings; a kickoff Clarion West party honoring first week instructor Paul Park, Clarion West supporters, awards weekend ...Read More

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Locus Awards Winners

The winners of the 2013 Locus Awards have been announced:

 

SCIENCE FICTION NOVEL

  • Redshirts, John Scalzi (Tor; Gollancz)
  • The Hydrogen Sonata, Iain M. Banks (Orbit US; Orbit UK)
  • Captain Vorpatril’s Alliance, Lois McMaster Bujold (Baen)
  • Caliban’s War, James S.A. Corey (Orbit US; Orbit UK)
  • 2312, Kim Stanley Robinson (Orbit US; Orbit UK)

FANTASY NOVEL

  • The Apocalypse Codex, Charles Stross (Ace; Orbit UK)
  • The
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2013 Locus Awards Finalists

The Locus Science Fiction Foundation has announced the top five finalists in each category of the 2013 Locus Awards.

Winners will be announced during the Locus Awards Weekend in Seattle WA, June 28-30, 2013.  Connie Willis will MC the awards ceremony and judge the annual Hawai’ian shirt contest. Additional weekend events include author readings; a kickoff Clarion West party honoring first week instructor Liz Hand, Clarion West supporters, awards weekend ...Read More

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Locus Awards Weekend Tickets Price Increase

Memberships to the annual Locus Awards Weekend are increasing from $40 to $50 on May 1, 2013. The Locus Awards Weekend includes readings, a kickoff party hosted by Clarion West (the first of their six summer parties honoring 2013 instructors), panels with leading authors, an autograph session, the lunch banquet, and the annual Hawai’ian shirt contest judged by the fabulous Connie Willis, who will MC the ceremony and present the ...Read More

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2012 Locus Awards Winners

The winners of the 2012 Locus Awards have been announced:

Science Fiction Novel

  • Embassytown, China Miéville (Del Rey; Macmillan)
  • Leviathan Wakes, James S. A. Corey (Orbit US; Orbit UK)
  • 11/22/63, Stephen King (Scribner; Hodder & Stoughton as 11.22.63)
  • Rule 34, Charles Stross (Ace; Orbit UK)
  • The Children of the Sky, Vernor Vinge (Tor)

Fantasy Novel

  • A Dance with Dragons, George R.R. Martin (Bantam;
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Locus Awards 2011 Winners

The winners of the 2011 Locus Awards have been announced:

Best Science Fiction Novel

  • Blackout/All Clear, Connie Willis (Spectra)
  • Surface Detail, Iain M. Banks (Orbit UK; Orbit US)
  • Cryoburn, Lois McMaster Bujold (Baen)
  • Zero History, William Gibson (Putnam; Viking UK)
  • The Dervish House, Ian McDonald (Pyr; Gollancz)

Best Fantasy Novel

  • Kraken, China Miéville (Macmillan UK; Del Rey)
  • Under Heaven, Guy Gavriel Kay (Penguin
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2010 Locus Awards Winners

The 2010 Locus Awards winners were announced at the annual Science Fiction Awards Weekend, held June 25-27, 2010 in Seattle, WA. The Awards were covered live, and a full report will appear in the August issue.

Best SF Novel:

  • Boneshaker, Cherie Priest (Tor)

Best Fantasy Novel:

  • The City & The City, China Miéville (Del Rey; Macmillan UK)

Best First Novel:

  • The Windup Girl, Paolo Bacigalupi (Night Shade)
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2010 Locus Awards Finalists

The top five finalists in each category of the 2010 Locus Awards have been announced.

Winners will be announced during the Science Fiction Awards Weekend in Seattle WA, June 25-27, 2010. Tickets are still available.

Science Fiction Novel

  • The Empress of Mars, Kage Baker (Subterranean; Tor)
  • Steal Across the Sky, Nancy Kress (Tor)
  • Boneshaker, Cherie Priest (Tor)
  • Galileo’s Dream, Kim Stanley Robinson (HarperVoyager; Ballantine Spectra)
  • Julian
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2010 Locus Awards Finalists

The top five finalists in each category of the 2010 Locus Awards have been announced. Winners will be presented during the Science Fiction Awards Weekend in Seattle WA, June 25-27, 2010. Tickets are still available.

Science Fiction Novel

  • The Empress of Mars, Kage Baker (Subterranean; Tor)
  • Steal Across the Sky, Nancy Kress (Tor)
  • Boneshaker, Cherie Priest (Tor)
  • Galileo’s Dream, Kim Stanley Robinson (HarperVoyager;Ballantine Spectra)
  • Julian Comstock:
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2024 Hugo Awards Voting Open

Glasgow 2024, the 82nd World Science Fiction Convention, has announced that voting is open for the 2024 Hugo Awards, the Lodestar Award for best Young Adult Book, and the Astounding Award for Best New Writer.

All members of Glasgow 2024 are eligible to vote, including Attending Adult, Young Adult, Teen Members, Online Attending Members, and WSFS Members. The ballots must be received by July 20, 2024 at 08:17 p.m. GMT.

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2024 Sir Julius Vogel Awards Finalists

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

Best Novel

  • Turncoat, Tīhema Baker (Lawrence & Gibson)
  • A New Eden Menilik, Henry Dyer (Podium)
  • A Wolf in the Garden, Allegra Hall (self-published)
  • Decimus and the Wary Widow, Emily Larkin (self-published)
  • Ghosts of the Catacombs, Janna Ruth (self-published)

Best Youth Novel

  • New Dawning
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2024 Tolkien Society Awards

Winners of the Tolkien Society Awards 2024 were announced on April 13, 2024. The awards “recognize excellence in the fields of Tolkien scholarship and fandom, highlight­ing our long-standing charitable objective to ‘seek to educate the public in, and promote research into, the life and works of'” J.R.R. Tolkien. The society’s trustees choose the shortlist, with winners chosen by the membership.

Best Book

  • WINNER: The Letters of JRR Tolkien: Revised and
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2024 CrimeFest Awards Nominees

Nominees for the 2024 CrimeFest Awards have been announced, including several authors and titles of genre interest.

eDUNNIT Award

  • Sepulchre Street, Martin Edwards (Head of Zeus)
  • Prom Mom, Laura Lippman (Faber & Faber)
  • The Devil’s Playground, Craig Russell (Constable)

H.R.F. Keating Award

  • Ocular Proof and the Spectacled Detective in British Crime Fiction, Lisa Hopkins (Palgrave)

Last Laugh Award

  • The Last Dance, Mark Billingham (Sphere)

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2023 HWA Specialty Awards

The Horror Writers Association (HWA) has announced the recipients of its 2023 Specialty Awards.

Thunderstorm Books is the recipient of the Specialty Press Award, given “to a publisher whose work has substantially influenced the horror and dark fantasy genres.”

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2024 Romantic Novel Awards Shortlists

The Romantic Novelists’ Association (RNA) has announced shortlists for the 2024 Romantic Novel Awards, including titles of genre interest.

The Fantasy Romantic Novel Award

  • Girl, Goddess, Queen, Bea Fitzgerald (Penguin)
  • One Christmas Morning, Rachel Greenlaw (Harper Collins)
  • Maybe Next Time, Cesca Major (Harper Fiction)
  • Ghosted, Rosie Mullender (Sphere)
  • The Wicked in Me, Suzanne Wright (Piatkus)

The Contemporary Romantic Novel Award

  • A Midnight Kiss on Ever After
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2024 Tolkien Society Awards Shortlist

The shortlist for the 2024 Tolkien Society Awards has been announced. The awards recognize excellence in the fields of Tolkien scholarship and fandom. The trustees choose the shortlist, with winners to be selected by the membership.

Best Book

  • The Letters of JRR Tolkien: Revised and Expanded Edition, Humphrey Carpenter & Christopher Tolkien, eds. (William Morrow)
  • The Battle of Maldon, Peter Grybauskas, ed. (William Morrow)
  • Pity, Power, and Tolkien’s
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2024 Xingyun Awards Finalists

Finalists for the 15th annual Xingyun Awards for Chinese science fiction were announced by the World Chinese Science Fiction Association.

Best Novel

  • Cosmo Wings, Jiang Bo (People’s Literature Publishing House; 8-Light Minutes Culture)
  • Gods of the Earth: Return of the Dead, Fenxing Chengzi (Shenzhen Publishing House; Science and Fantasy Growth Foundation)
  • The Age of God Making, Yan Xi (Sichuan University Press; Science Fiction World)
  • The City in
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2023 HWA Lifetime Achievement Awards

The Horror Writers Association (HWA) has announced Mort Castle, Cassandra Peterson, and Steve Rasnic Tem as recipients of the Lifetime Achievement Award, given annually by the Board of Trustees to “individuals whose work has substantially influenced the horror and dark fantasy genres.”

The Lifetime Achievement Award, presented periodically to an individual whose work has substantially influenced the horror genre, is the most prestigious of all awards presented by HWA. It ...Read More

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2024 Dragon Awards Nominations Open

Dragon Con has announced that nominations are open for the 2024 Dragon Awards. “There is no qualification for submitting nominations or voting – no convention fees or other memberships are needed.” Voting closes July 19, 2024.

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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2023 BSFA Awards Winners

The winners for the 2023 British Science Fiction Association (BSFA) Awards have been announced. The categories have been revised and expanded from previous years.

Best Novel

  • WINNER: The Green Man’s Quarry, Juliet E. McKenna (Wizard Tower)
  • Descendant Machine, Gareth L. Powell (Titan)
  • Airside, Christopher Priest (Gollancz)
  • HIM, Geoff Ryman (Angry Robot)
  • Shigidi and the Brass Head of Obalufon, Wole Talabi (Gollancz)

Best Shorter Fiction (for

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2024 Imadjinn Awards Finalists

Finalists for the 2024 Imadjinn Awards have been announced.

Best Science Fiction Novel

  • Theft of Fire: Orbital Space #1, Devon Eriksen (Devon Eriksen LLC)
  • Dust of the Ocean, Dorothy Grant (Self published)
  • Prince Liberator, Fred Hughes (Theogony)
  • Standing Among The Tombstones, William Alan Webb (Self published)

Best Fantasy Novel

  • Nexus, Jeff Dunne (Wyrder)
  • Heart Master, Nikolas Everhart (Dragon Street Press)
  • Dagger of Orion,
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2023 Chesley Awards Winners

The 2023 Chesley Awards winners were announced by the Association of Science Fiction & Fantasy Artists (ASFA):

Best Hardback Illustration

  • WINNER: Manzi Jackson for Africa Risen by Sheree Renée Thomas, Oghenechovwe Donald Ekpeki & Zelda Knight, eds. (Tor)
  • Marcela Bolívar for Blackwater by Michael McDowell (Suntup Editions)
  • Donato Giancola for The Dragonborne Chair by Tad Williams (Grim Oak)
  • Tran Nguyen for The Dragon’s Promise by Elizabeth Lim (Knopf Books for
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Locus Bay Area Writing Master Class with Connie Willis, June 23, 2024

June 23, 2024 Sunday, 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. At Locus Magazine HQ Preservation Park, downtown Oakland (near the 12th St BART) $210.00

Join legendary award-winning author Connie Willis for a one-day intensive Writing Master Class in downtown Oakland this June!

 

SETTING IT ALL UP:  A TUTORIAL IN THE ART OF FORESHADOWING. 

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SFWA Matching Donations to Locus Fund Drive Up to $10K

The Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers Association (SFWA) is matching donations to the Locus fundraiser up to $10,000. SFWA says:

Locus magazine has a long history in our field; from a one-page zine founded to support a Worldcon bid, it has grown to become the premier industry magazine for science fiction and fantasy publishing. For decades, they’ve covered the news from authors signing with agents to sales of books to ...Read More

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