Spiral Tower Press has announced the third annual Trigon Awards, honoring “the past, present, and future of science fiction, fantasy, and horror” in three categories.

Literary Achievement: Howard Andrew Jones

Scholarly Achievement: Jeffrey Shanks

Special Achievement: Oliver Brackenbury

The awards were presented online on July 27, 2024 during SpiralCon 3. Awardees were selected by the Trigon Committee. For more information, see the Spiral Tower Press website.

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The 2024 Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards were announced at San Diego Comic-Con on July 26, 2023. Winners of SF/F interest follow.

TikTok has announced its winners for its second annual Book Awards for the UK and Ireland, including two winners of genre interest. In total, 82,000 TikTok users voted on their favorites within the app.

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Winners for the 2024 Imadjinn Awards have been announced.

The Ignyte Awards Committee has announced the finalists for the 2024 Ignyte Awards, which “seek to celebrate the vibrancy and diversity of the current and future landscapes of science fiction, fantasy, and horror by recognizing incredible feats in storytelling and outstanding efforts toward inclusivity of the genre.”

The finalists for the 2023 Sidewise Awards for Alternate History have been announced.

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The winners of the 2023 Shirley Jackson Awards for outstanding achievement in horror, psychological suspense, and dark fantasy fiction have been announced.

The Crime Writers’ Association (CWA) announced the winners for the 2024 Dagger Awards.

Jake Lamar’s Viper’s Dream (No Exit Press) won in the Historical Dagger category, and Anthony Horowitz won The Dagger in the Library, for “a body of work by an established writer of crime fiction or non-fiction who has long been popular with borrowers from libraries.”

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The Libertarian Futurist Society (LFS) has announced Critical Mass by Daniel Suarez (Dutton) as the winner of the Prometheus Award in the Best Novel category, honoring pro-freedom works published in 2023. Other nominees were:

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The 2024 Indie Book Awards Winners have been announced. Yellowface by R. F. Kuang (William Morrow/The Borough Press) won in the Fiction category, and The Golden Mole: and Other Vanishing Treasure by Katherine Rundell with illustrations by Tayla Baldwin (Faber & Faber UK) won in the Nonfiction category. There were several other titles and authors of genre interest on the 2024 shortlist, including Weyward by Emilia Hart (The Borough Press) ...Read More

The National Fantasy Fan Federation (N3F) has announced the winners of the 2024 National Fantasy Fan Federation Laureate Awards (AKA the Neffy Awards). 

The winners and runners-up of the 2024 Society of Authors’ Awards have been announced. Titles and authors of genre interest follow.

The winners share a prize fund of over £140,000.

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Winners have been announced for the second annual Science Fiction Planet Awards, a Chinese award honoring contributions to science fiction including works of literature, film/television, and technology.

Best Novel

The REH Foundation has announced the winners of the 2024 Robert E. Howard Awards, honoring work that is “substantively devoted to the life and/or work of Robert E. Howard” or that “carries on the spirit and tradition of Robert E. Howard, to better recognize and celebrate his influence on future generations of writers.”

The African Speculative Fiction Society (ASFS) has announced the shortlist for the 2024 Nommo Awards, given to works “by Africans as defined by the ASFS and Nommo Awards Guidelines.”

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

The Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers Association (SFWA) announced the winners of the 2023 Nebula Awards at the 2024 Nebula Conference and Awards, held June 6-9, 2024 at the Westin Pasadena in Pasadena CA, and virtually online.

The 2023 Shirley Jackson Awards nominees for outstanding achievement in horror, psychological suspense, and dark fantasy fiction have been announced.

Yanekon, the 62nd Japan Science Fiction Convention, has announced the winners for the 2024 Seiun Awards, honoring the best original and translated works published last year in Japan.

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

Best Hardcover Novel

The winners of the 2023 Bram Stoker Awards were announced by the Horror Writers Association at a gala during StokerCon 2024, held May 30 – June 2, 2024 at the San Diego Marriott Mission Valley in San Diego CA.

Superior Achievement in a Novel

The Romantic Novelists’ Association (RNA) has announced winners for the 2024 Romantic Novel Awards.

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

The Barnes & Noble Children’s & YA Book Awards have announced their winners, including Powerless by Lauren Roberts (Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers) in the YA category and A Royal Conundrum by Lisa Yee (Random House Children’s Books) as the overall winner.

The Awards “discovers, champions, and celebrates the very best in Children’s publishing in three categories: Picture Books, Young Readers and YA.”

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The Science Fiction Research Association (SFRA) has announced the 2024 winners of its annual book awards.

The Crime Writers’ Association (CWA) has announced the shortlists for the 2024 Dagger Awards, including several titles and authors of genre interest.

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The Bookseller has announced the winners of the 2024 British Book Awards, also known as The Nibbies, including several works of genre interest:

Fiction