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The Ministry of Time by Kaliane Bradley (Sceptre) was shortlisted for the Waterstones Debut Fiction Prize. “Celebrating debut fiction in all its forms, the prize highlights the importance of discovering and championing new talent and acts as an extension of the alchemy of bookseller word-of-mouth recommendation.”

The award is “open to all debut fiction, including genre fiction such as crime, sci-fi and fantasy as well as fiction in translation.” The ...Read More

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.

For more information, including the complete winners and shortlists, see the Society of Authors’ website. ...Read More

Joseph Coelho has been awarded the 2024 Yoto Carnegie Medal for Writing for The Boy Lost in the Maze, illustrated by Kate Milner (Otter-Barry).

The awards are presented by the Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals (CILIP). Winners receive £500 worth of books to donate to local libraries, a golden medal, and a £5,000 Colin Mears Award cash prize.

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The North Carolina Speculative Fiction Foundation (NCSFF) has announced the shortlist for the 2024 Manly Wade Wellman Award. The award recognizes “outstanding achievement in science fiction and fantasy novels written by North Carolina authors.”

Winners have been announced for the 2024 Prix Imaginales, honoring the best works of fantasy published in France.

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 PEN/Faulkner Foundation has announced Ted Chiang as the winner of the 2024 PEN/Malamud Award for Excellence in the Short Story, which “recognizes writers who have demonstrated exceptional achievement in the short story form.”

Chiang will be honored at the annual PEN/Malamud Award Ceremony, held in partnership with American University, on December 1, 2024. For more, see the PEN/Faulkner Foundation website.

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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 shortlist and honorable mentions have been announced for the Frank R. Paul awards, which honor “outstanding work in book and magazine cover art.”

Best Book Cover

• Pawel Dabrowski for Zen and the Art of Starship Maintenance by Tobias S. Buckell (Apex)
• Serena Malyon for Where Peace Is Lost by Valerie Valdes (Harper Voyager)
• Maurizio Manzieri for The Year’s Top Hard Science Fiction Stories 7 edited by Allan Kaster