Nuremberg Worldcon Bid Withdraws

The Nuremberg 2028 Worldcon bid has announced its withdrawal from the race after a decision by a crew-committee assembly.

This decision comes from a mix of personal, organisational and timing reasons. Since our introduction at Smofcon in November, we have received wonderful support from volunteers, artists, experienced conrunners and communities across Central Europe. We are deeply grateful for that.

But as site selection begins, we have to be honest: we …Read More

Phillips Wins 2026 Climate Fiction Prize

Hum by Helen Phillips (Marysue Rucci) [amazon / bookshop] has been announced as the winner of the second annual Climate Fiction Prize. Founded by Leo Barasi, Rose Goddard, and Imran Khan, and supported by Climate Spring, the prize seeks to celebrate the most inspiring novels tackling the climate crisis.

Other shortlisted titles and authors of genre interest include:

  • Dusk, Robbie Arnott (Astra House US; Chatto & Windus UK; …Read More

2026 British Fantasy Awards Shortlists

The British Fantasy Society (BFS) has announced the shortlists for the 2026 British Fantasy Awards:

Best Fantasy Novel (the Robert Holdstock Award)

  • A Song of Legends Lost, M.H. Ayinde (Orbit)
  • The Outcast Mage, Annabel Campbell (Orbit)
  • Magic, Maps, and Mischief, David Green (self-published)
  • Daughters of Nicnevin, Shona Kinsella (Flame Tree)
  • Grave Empire, Richard Swan (Orbit)
  • Upon a Starlit Tide, Kell Woods (Tor US; Titan UK)

Best Horror Novel …Read More

2026 Grand Prix de l’Imaginaire Winners

The winners of the 2026 Grand Prix de l’Imaginaire, honoring the best SF/F work published in France in 2025, were announced on May 18, 2026.

French Novel

  • WINNER: Aatea, Anouck Faure (Argyll)
  • Festin de larmes, Morgane Caussarieu & Vincent Tassy (ActuSF)
  • Tovaangar, Céline Minard (Rivages)
  • Sintonia, Audrey Pleynet (Le Bélial’)
  • Une vie de saint, Christophie Siébert (Au Diable Vauvert)

Foreign Novel

2026 Kurd Laßwitz Preis Winners

The winners have been announced for the 2026 Kurd Laßwitz Preis. The prize is awarded to German-language SF works published in the previous year.

BestGerman SFNovel

  • WINNER: Lyneham, Nils Westerboer (Klett-Cotta)
  • We Burn the Sun, Anika Beer (Piper)
  • The Deniables: Gestohlene Vergangeheit, Stefan Cernohuby (Leseratten)
  • Skyrmionen oder: A Fucking Army, Dietmar Dath (Matthes & Seitz)
  • Der Himmel wird zur See, Sven Haupt (Eridanus)
  • Ein Übermaß von Welt, …Read More

2026 British Book Awards Book of the Year Winners

The Bookseller has announced the winners of the 2026 British Book Awards, including the Book of the Year Winners. Winning titles and authors of genre interest, and other finalists of interest in those categories, include:

Author of the Year

  • WINNER: A.F. Steadman
  • Elif Shafak

Fiction

  • WINNER: Boleyn Traitor, Philippa Gregory (HarperFiction)
  • Dream Count, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie (4th Estate)
  • The Rose Field: The Book …Read More

2026 Branford Boase Award Shortlist

The shortlist for the 2026 Branford Boase Award for children’s books has been announced. Titles and authors of genre interest includeGloam by Jack Mackay (Viking Books for Young Readers US; Rock the Boat UK) [amazon / bookshop] and Augmented by Kenechi Udogu (Faber & Faber Children’s) [amazon / bookshop].

The Boase award is given annually to the author of an outstanding debut novel for children. The author and editor of …Read More

2026 Ditmar Awards Preliminary Ballot

The preliminary ballot for the 2026 Ditmar Awards for Australian SF has been announced.

Best Novel

  • Veil, Jeff Clulow (Third Eye) amazon / bookshop
  • Honeyeater, Kathleen Jennings (Tordotcom) amazon / bookshop
  • When Dark Waters Burn, Zena Shapter (Midnight Sun) amazon
  • The Crimson Road, A.G. Slatter (Titan) amazon / bookshop
  • Upon a Starlit Tide, Kell Woods (HarperCollins) amazon / bookshop

Best Novella or Novelette

2026 Aurora Awards Ballot

The 2026 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

  • A Shift of Time, Julie E. Czerneda (DAW) amazon / bookshop
  • Emily Wilde’s Compendium of Lost Tales, Heather Fawcett (Del Rey) …Read More

2026 Dublin Literary Award Shortlist

The six-title shortlist has been announced for the 2026 Dublin Literary Award, now in its 31st year. Authors and titles of genre interest include Gliff by Ali Smith (Hamish Hamilton; Pantheon) [amazon / bookshop] and Perspective(s) by Laurent Binet, tr. Sam Taylor (Farrar, Straus) [amazon / bookshop].

The initial 69 nominated titles were nominated by 80 libraries from countries around the world. Titles eligible for the 2026 award were published …Read More

2026 Xingyun Awards Finalists

Finalists for the 17th-annual Xingyun Awards for Chinese science fiction were announced by the World Chinese Science Fiction Association on March 31, 2026. Titles have been translated by Hu Shaoyan, except where English titles were provided by the authors or publishers.

Best Novel

  • Ocean Break, Chen Qiufan (Flower City)
  • The Tale of a Loong’s Metamorphosis, Hai Ya, Fengxing Chengzi (New Star)
  • The Gun that Ends Beginnings, Liang Qingsan (People’s …Read More

2026 International Dylan Thomas Prize Shortlist

The shortlist for the 2026 International Dylan Thomas Prize has been announced. The six-title list includes genre books Open, Heaven by Seán Hewitt (Jonathan Cape; Vintage) and Under the Blue by Suzannah V. Evans (Bloomsbury Poetry).

The annual Dylan Thomas prize, in partnership with Swansea University, awards £20,000 the best published literary work in the English language, written by an author aged 39 or under. This year’s judges are …Read More

Climate Fiction Prize 2026 Shortlist

The Climate Fiction Prize has announced its inaugural shortlist. Founded by Rose Goddard, Imran Khan, and Leo Barasi and supported by Climate Spring, the prize seeks to celebrate the most inspiring novels tackling the climate crisis.

Shortlisted titles and authors of genre interest include:

  • Dusk, Robbie Arnott (Astra House US; Chatto & Windus UK; Picador Australia)
  • Awake in the Floating City, Susanna Kwan (Pantheon US; Simon & Schuster …Read More

2026 British Book Awards Shortlists

The Bookseller has announced the shortlists for the 2026 British Book Awards. Titles and authors of genre interest include:

Author of the Year

  • Elif Shafak
  • A.F. Steadman

Fiction

  • Dream Count, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie (4th Estate)
  • Boleyn Traitor, Philippa Gregory (HarperFiction)
  • The Rose Field: The Book of Dust, Philip Pullman (Knopf Books for Young Readers)

Science Fiction & Fantasy

  • The Devils, Joe Abercrombie (Gollancz)
  • Ice, Jacek …Read More

2026 Women’s Prize for Fiction Longlist

The 16-title longlist has been announced for the 2026 Women’s Prize for Fiction. Titles and authors of genre interest include:

  • Paradiso 17, Hannah Lillith Assadi (Knopf US; 4th Estate UK)
  • Audition, Katie Kitamura (Riverhead US; Fern UK)
  • A Guardian and a Thief, Megha Majumdar (Knopf US; Scribner UK)
  • A Beast Slinks Towards Beijing, Alice Evelyn Yang (William Morrow US; Dead Ink UK)

The prize is aimed at championing …Read More

2025 BSFA Awards Shortlist

The shortlist for the 2025 British Science Fiction Association (BSFA) Awards has been announced.

BestNovel

  • A Granite Silence, Nina Allan (Riverrun)
  • Project Hanuman, Stewart Hotston (Angry Robot)
  • When There Are Wolves Again, E.J. Swift (Arcadia)
  • Edge of Oblivion, Kirk Weddell (Troubador)
  • The Salt Oracle, Lorraine Wilson (Solaris)

Best Shorter Fiction (for novelettes and novellas)

  • Cities Are Forests Waiting to Happen, Cécile Cristofari (Newcon)
  • The River …Read More

2025 Young Writer of the Year Award Shortlist

Saraswati by Gurnaik Johal (Serpent’s Tail) andThe Greatest Possible Good by Ben Brooks (Avid Reader) are among the four shortlisted titles announced for the Sunday Times Charlotte Aitken Young Writer of the Year Award for work by British or Irish authors 18-35 years old. The 2025 shortlist consists of two novels and two works of nonfiction. The winner will receive a £10,000 prize, and three runner-ups will each receive a …Read More

2026 Prix Bob Morane Finalists

Finalists have been announced for the 2025 Prix Bob Morane, recognizing French-language works in the science fiction, fantasy, espionage, and thriller genres.

Romans traduit (Translated Novels)

  • Les éléments [The Elements], John Boyne, tr. Sophie Aslanides (JC Lattès)
  • Le roi des cendres [The King of Ashes], S.A. Cosby, tr. Pierre Szczeciner (Sonatine)
  • Adieu Dakota [Farewell Dakota], Dan O’Brien, tr. Laura Derajinski (Au diable vauvert)
  • Toutes les nuances de la nuit …Read More

2025 Aurealis Awards Winners

The 2025 Aurealis Awards winners, recognizing the best in Australian speculative fiction, have been announced.

Best Science Fiction Novel

  • WINNER: Wastelands, Samira Lloyd (Arianhrod)
  • Letters to Our Robot Son, Cadance Bell (Ultimo)
  • Arborescence, Rhett Davis (Fleet UK)
  • Volatile Memory, Seth Haddon (Tordotcom)
  • Dark Sands, J.S. Harman (self-published)
  • All We Have, Tony Shillitoe (Millswood)

Best Science Fiction Novella

  • WINNER: The Hidden God , T.R. Napper (Asimov’s …Read More

Climate Fiction Prize 2026 Longlist

The Climate Fiction Prize has announced its 2026 longlist. Founded by Rose Goddard, Imran Khan, and Leo Barasi and supported by Climate Spring, the prize seeks to celebrate the most inspiring novels tackling the climate crisis.

Longlisted titles and authors of genre interest include:

  • Dusk, Robbie Arnott (Astra US; Vintage UK)
  • Every Version of You, Grace Chan (Affirm US; Verve UK)
  • Helm, Sarah Hall (Mariner US; Faber & …Read More

2025 Aurealis Awards Shortlist

The 2025 Aurealis Awards shortlist, recognizing the best in Australian speculative fiction, has been announced.

Best Science Fiction Novel

  • Letters to Our Robot Son, Cadance Bell (Ultimo)
  • Arborescence, Rhett Davis (Fleet UK)
  • Volatile Memory, Seth Haddon (Tordotcom)
  • Dark Sands, J.S. Harman (self-published)
  • Wastelands, Samira Lloyd (Arianhrod)
  • All We Have, Tony Shillitoe (Millswood)

Best Science Fiction Novella

  • Quiet Like Fire, Cameron Cooper (Stories Rule)
  • Photo in the …Read More

2026 Tähtivaeltaja Award Shortlist

The five-title shortlist for the annual Tähtivaeltaja Award has been announced, honoring the best science fiction published in Finland. The award is sponsored by Helsingin Science Fiction Seura (Helsinki Science Fiction Society). The nominees are:

  • Königsbergin kyky rakastaa [La capacidad de amar del señor Königsberg], Juan Jacinto Muñoz-Rengel, tr. Satu Ekman (Moebius)
  • Kesuura, Marisha Rasi-Koskinen (Schildts & Söderströms)
  • Joutsenlaulu, Johanna Sinisalo (Otava)
  • Gliff, Ali Smith, tr. Kristiina Drews (Kosmos)
  • …Read More

2026 A.C. Bose Grant Open for Submissions

The A.C. Bose Grant for South Asian Speculative Literature is open to applications through January 31, 2026. The grant provides $1,500 to a South Asian or Desi diaspora writer developing speculative fiction , with preference given to work that is accessible to older children and teens.

The grant is co-sponsored by the Speculative Literature Foundation (SLF) and DesiLit. Winners will be selected by a jury on the basis of …Read More

2025 Deutscher Science Fiction Preis Winners

Winners of the 2025 Deutsche Science Fiction Preis, presented by Science Fiction Club Deutschland (SFCD), have been announced.

Best German-Language SF Novel:

  • WINNER: Das zweigeteilte All, Ralph Alexander Neumüller (p.machinery)
  • 2nd place: Antarer: Besuch aus dem All, Ralph Edenhofer (self-published)
  • 3rd place: Die Sphäre, Tom van Allen (self-published)
  • 4th place: Ghostnet – Die letzte Stadt, Fabian K. Roth (self-published)
  • 5th place: Apeirophobia, Christian J. Meier (Hirnkost)
  • 6th …Read More

2025 Nommo Awards

The winners of the African Speculative Fiction Society (ASFS) 2025 Nommo Awards, given to works by Africans as defined by the ASFS and Nommo Awards Guidelines, were announced at a the 2025 Aké Arts & Book Festival Welcome Ceremony in Lagos and livestreamed on YouTube on November 20, 2025.

Best Novel

  • WINNER: Womb City, Tlotlo Tsamaase (Kensington)
  • The Smoke That Thunders, Erhu Kome (Norton Young Readers)
  • …Read More

2025 Prix Utopiales

The winners of the 2025 Prix Utopiales and the 2025 Prix Utopiales Jeunesse have been announced. The prizes recognize work in the fantastic genres published or translated into French.

Prix Utopiales (Adult Literature)

  • WINNER: La dernière tentation de Judas, Philippe Battaglia (L’Atalante)
  • Sous la brume, Yann Bécu (L’Homme Sans Nom)
  • Le Mensonge suffit, Christopher Bouix (Au Diable Vauvert)
  • Aatea, Anouck Faure (Argyll)
  • Re:Start, Katia Lanero Zamora (Argyll)
  • …Read More

2025 Books Are My Bag Readers Awards

National Book Tokens have announced the winners of the 2025 Books Are My Bag Readers Awards. The awards aim to reflect the truly diverse tastes of real booklovers and the bookshops they love to visit across the UK and Ireland. Winners of genre interest follow.

Young Adult Fiction

  • WINNER: Wish You Were Her, Elle McNicoll (First Ink)
  • What Happens Online, Nathanael Lessore (Hot Key)
  • Skipshock, …Read More

2025 British Fantasy Awards Winners

The British Fantasy Society (BFS) has announced the winners of the 2025 British Fantasy Awards:

Best Fantasy Novel (the Robert Holdstock Award)

  • WINNER: Masquerade, O.O. Sangoyomi (Forge)
  • Long Live Evil, Sarah Rees Brennan (Orbit)
  • Fathomfolk, Eliza Chan (Orbit)
  • A Shadow Over Haven, David Green (Eerie River)
  • The Green Man’s War, Juliet E. McKenna (Wizard’s Tower)

Best Horror Novel (the August Derleth Award)

World Fantasy Awards Winners

The World Fantasy Awards winners for works published in 2024 were presented during the 2025 World Fantasy Convention, held October 30 – November 2, 2025 in Brighton, UK.

The Life Achievement Awards, presented annually to individuals who have demonstrated outstanding service to the fantasy field, went to Juliet Marillier and Michael Whelan.

The World Fantasy Awards winners are:

Best Novel

  • WINNER: The Tainted Cup, Robert Jackson Bennett (Del Rey; …Read More

2025 Waterstones Book of the Year Shortlist

The shortlist for the Waterstones Book of the Year 2025 has been announced. Titles and authors of genre interest include:

  • Universality, Natasha Brown (Faber & Faber)
  • Sunrise on the Reaping, Suzanne Collins (Scholastic)
  • The Raven Scholar, Antonia Hodgson (Hodder & Stoughton)
  • Alice With a Why, Anna James, illustrated by Matthew Land (HarperCollins)
  • Katabasis, R.F. Kuang (HarperCollins)
  • So Long, See You Tomorrow, William Maxwell (Vintage)
  • The Café at the Edge …Read More

2025 CCBC Book Awards

The Canadian Children’s Book Centre (CCBC) has announced the winners for the 2025 CCBC Book Awards, celebrating outstanding literary achievement with seven children’s book awards. Awards of genre interest include:

Arlene Barlin Award for Science Fiction and Fantasy

  • WINNER: The Headmasters, Mark Morton (Shadowpaw)
  • Fledgling, S.K. Ali (Kokila)
  • Lockjaw, Matteo L. Cerilli (Tundra)
  • Waking the Dead and Other Fun Activities, Casey Lyall (Greenwillow)
  • Where the …Read More