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2026 Hugo Award Winners

Sep 032026
 

Congratulations to our DMLA authors for their 2026 Hugo Awards!

Best Short Story:

  • “In My Country” by Thomas Ha (Clarkesworld)

Best Related Work:

  • Inventing the Renaissance by Ada Palmer (University of Chicago Press; Head of Zeus)

Best Dramatic Presentation, Short Form:

  • Murderbot: “All Systems Red”, written by Paul Weitz & Chris Weitz, directed by Roseanne Liang, based on the book All Systems Red by Martha Wells (Apple TV)