The Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers Association (SFWA) has announced that writer Sarah Gailey will be toastmaster at the 59th Annual Nebula Awards, to be presented June 8, 2024 in Pasadena CA.
SFWA President Jeffe Kennedy said, “I’m delighted that Sarah will be our Toastmaster this year. With their wit and deep ties to the genre community, Sarah will bring grace and resonance to the ceremony.”
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The 78th Annual Edgar Awards were presented May 1, 2024, at the New York Marriott Marquis Times Square. The Awards are given by the Mystery Writers of America (MWA), “honoring the best in mystery fiction, non-fiction and television.” Winners of genre interest follow.
Flags on the Bayou by James Lee Burke (Grove Atlantic – Atlantic Monthly Press) won in the Best Novel category, Vera Wong’s Unsolicited Advice for Murderers by ...Read More
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Yanekon, the 62nd Japan Science Fiction Convention, has announced the finalists for the 2024 Seiun Awards (the Japanese equivalent of the Hugo Awards), honoring the best original and translated works published last year in Japan.
Best Translated Novel
The 2024 Australasian Shadows Awards (previously known as the Australia Shadows Awards) shortlist has been announced. The award is given by the Australasian Horror Writers Association (AHWA) for “the finest in horror and dark fiction published by an Australasian within the calendar year.”
Novel
The 2024 Aurora Awards ballot for works by Canadians has been announced. The Aurora Awards are nominated by members of the Canadian Science Fiction and Fantasy Association. The top five nominated works were selected, with additional works included when there was a tie for fifth place.
Best Novel
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.
Finalists for the 2024 Sir Julius Vogel Awards have been announced by the Science Fiction and Fantasy Association of New Zealand (SFFANZ).
Best Novel
Best Youth Novel
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
Nominees for the 2024 CrimeFest Awards have been announced, including several authors and titles of genre interest.
eDUNNIT Award
H.R.F. Keating Award
Last Laugh Award
Best
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.”
The Richard Laymon President’s Award, “presented to a member who has served HWA in an exemplary manner and shown exceptional dedication to the organization,” goes to Brian W. Matthews. The winner ...Read More
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The Romantic Novelists’ Association (RNA) has announced shortlists for the 2024 Romantic Novel Awards, including titles of genre interest.
The Fantasy Romantic Novel Award
The Contemporary Romantic Novel Award
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
Finalists for the 15th annual Xingyun Awards for Chinese science fiction were announced by the World Chinese Science Fiction Association.
Best Novel
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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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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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
Best Shorter Fiction (for
Finalists for the 2024 Imadjinn Awards have been announced.
Best Science Fiction Novel
Best Fantasy Novel
The 2023 Chesley Awards winners were announced by the Association of Science Fiction & Fantasy Artists (ASFA):
Best Hardback Illustration
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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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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.
LGBTQ+ Speculative Fiction
International Thriller Writers has announced the finalists for the 2024 Thriller Awards, including several titles and authors of genre interest.
Best Hardcover Novel
Best Paperback Original Novel
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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The 2023 Aurealis Awards shortlist, recognizing the best in Australian speculative fiction, has been announced.
Best Science Fiction Novel
Best Science Fiction Novella
The Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers Association (SFWA) has released the final ballot for the 2023 Nebula Awards.
Novel
Winners of the inaugural Libby Book Awards, “chosen by a vote from over 1,700 librarians and library workers across North America,” have been announced, including winners of genre interest.
Best Science Fiction
Best Fantasy
Best Young Adult Fiction
Best Romantasy
Best Historical Fiction
Several authors and works of genre interest are among the Mystery Writers of America (MWA) 2024 Edgar Awards finalists.
Best Novel
Best First Novel
The Bookseller has announced the shortlists for the 2024 British Book Awards, including several titles and authors of genre interest.
Fiction
Pageturner
The Robert E. Howard (REH) Foundation has announced the shortlist for the 2024 Robert E. Howard Awards.
The Atlantean – Outstanding Achievement, Book (non-anthology/collection)
The Valusian – Outstanding Achievement, Book
The winners of the 2024 Fan Activity Achievement Awards (FAAns) were announced at Corflu 41, held February 29 – March 3, 2024 in Las Vegas, NV.
Best Personal Zine
Best Genzine
Best Special Publication
Best Fan Writer
Best Letterhack
Best Fan Artist
Best Fanzine Cover Art
Corflu Lifetime Achievement Award
Hugo tampering was previously reported, but is updated and expanded below:
On February 14, 2024, Chris M. Barkley and Jason Sanford released ‘‘The 2023 Hugo Awards: A Report on Censorship and Exclusion’’, an extensive look at the irregularities in the recent Hugo Awards presented in Chengdu, China, including a set of leaked emails from Diane Lacey, one of the awards eligibility researchers. The earlier release of the Hugo Awards nomination ...Read More
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