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2026 World Fantasy Awards

Oct 292026
 

Book cover for UNCERTAIN SONS AND OTHER STORIES by Thomas Ha. Cover features two figures looking off to the right. Their faces are some marble-looking material, but they are wiry and metallic from the neck down. They seem almost like statues.Congratulations to Thomas Ha on receiving the 2026 World Fantasy Award for Best Collection for UNCERTAIN SONS AND OTHER STORIES!

Uncertain Sons is a startling and masterful collection exploring familial love and trauma; societal and technological anxieties; identity and class; and alternate near-future irrealities. Sharp, incisive, imaginative, and visionary, Thomas Ha’s debut heralds the arrival of a vital new voice.

 October 29, 2026  Tagged with: ,

2026 Ember Award

Oct 082026
 

Headshot of Martha Wells. A woman with pale skin and grey shoulder length hair looks out at the camera. Trees are blurred in the background.Congratulations to Martha Wells on receiving the 2026 Ember Award for unsung contributions to genre, as presented by FIYAH Literary Magazine’s Ignyte Awards!

 October 8, 2026  Tagged with: ,

2026 Dragon Awards

Sep 182026
 

Book cover for TWELVE MONTHS by Jim Butcher. Cover features the protagonist, Harry Dresden, wearing his characteristic leather duster and a wide brimmed hat. In his right hand he holds a wizard's staff. Its tip is glowing with fire. Behind Harry floats a glowing rune.Congratulations to Jim Butcher for his 2026 Dragon Award win in the Best Fantasy Novel category for TWELVE MONTHS! The Dragon Awards are a set of literary and media awards presented annually by Dragon Con.

 

Harry Dresden, Chicago’s only professional wizard, has always managed to save the day—but, in this powerful entry in the #1 New York Times bestselling Dresden Files, can he save himself?

One year. 365 days. Twelve months.

Harry Dresden has been through a lot, and so has his city. After Harry and his allies narrowly managed to save Chicago from being razed to the ground, everything is different…

 September 18, 2026  Tagged with: ,

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)
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2026 World Fantasy Award Finalists

Aug 122026
 

The finalists for the 2026 World Fantasy Awards have been announced! Congratulations to DMLA authors Thomas Ha and Elise C. Tober!

Best Long Fiction

  •  “Uncertain Sons”, Thomas Ha (Uncertain Sons and Other Stories)

Best Short Fiction

  • “In My Country”, Thomas Ha (Clarkesworld 4/25)

Best Collection

  • Uncertain Sons and Other Stories, Thomas Ha (Undertow)

Special Award – Non-Professional

  • Elise C. Tobler, for The Deadlands
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Murderbot Emmy Nominations!

Jul 172026
 

the cover of Murderbot Diaries: All Systems Red by Martha Wells featuring the Apple+ logoDMLA extends its congratulations to the Murderbot team on becoming an Emmy-nominated television program! Based on the original works of DMLA author, Martha Wells, Murderbot on Apple TV+ has been nominated for an Emmy in the following three categories:

    • Title Design
    • Main Title Theme Music
    • Sound Editing
 July 17, 2026  Tagged with: ,

Ursula K. Le Guin 2026 Prize for Fiction Shortlist!

Jul 102026
 

Congratulations to DMLA authors Premee Mohamed (One Message Remains) and Tashan Mehta (Mad Sisters of Esi) for making the 2026 Ursula K. Le Guin Prize for Fiction shortlist!

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2025 Bram Stoker Award Winners

Jun 152026
 

The 2025 Bram Stoker Award winners have been announced and we’re thrilled to see Tananarive Due on the list of winners for the following category!

Superior Achievement in Short Non-Fiction

  • Tananarive Due – “My Long Road to Horror” (Why I Love Horror: Essays on Horror Fiction, Saga Press)
 June 15, 2026  Tagged with: ,

2025 Nebula Awards Winners

Jun 122026
 

Congratulations to DMLA authors Thomas Ha and Martha Wells for their 2025 Nebula Award wins!

Best Novelette

  • “Uncertain Sons”, by Thomas Ha (Uncertain Sons)

Ray Bradbury Nebula Award for Outstanding Dramatic Presentation

  • Murderbot: Season One, by Chris Weitz & Paul Weitz (Apple TV+)
 June 12, 2026  Tagged with: , ,

2026 Ignyte Award Finalists

Jun 112026
 

The 2026 Ignyte Award finalists have been announced, and we’re thrilled to see some DMLA names on the list!

Outstanding Novel: Adult

  • A Song of Legends Lost – M. H. Ayinde (Saga Press)

Outstanding Novelette

  • Uncertain Sons – Thomas Ha (Undertow Publications)

The Ember Award
(for unsung contributions to genre)

  • Martha Wells
 June 11, 2026  Tagged with: , , ,
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