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2026 Locus Awards Winners

Jun 082026
 

The 2026 Locus Awards have been announced and we’re thrilled to see DMLA author, Thomas Ha won in two categories!

SHORT STORY

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

COLLECTION

  • Uncertain Sons and Other Stories, Thomas Ha (Undertow)
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Premee Mohamed wins a 2026 Grand Prix de l’Imaginaire!

May 292026
 

The French edition of The Annual Migration of Clouds and We Speak Through the Mountain by Premee Mohamed has won the 2026 Grand Prix de l’Imaginaire in the Nouvelle/Novella étrangère category!

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2026 Hugo Awards Finalists

May 082026
 

Congratulations to all the DMLA authors named as finalists in the 2026 Hugo Awards!

Best Novel

  • A Drop of Corruption by Robert Jackson Bennett (Del Rey; Hodderscape)

Best Novelette

  • “Rapport: Friendship, Solidarity, Communion, Empathy” by Martha Wells (Reactor, July 10, 2025)

Best Short Story

  • “In My Country” by Thomas Ha (Clarkesworld, Issue 223)

Best Series

  • The Chronicles of Osreth by Katherine Addison (Tor US; Solaris UK; Subterranean)
  • White Space by Elizabeth Bear (Saga Press; Gollancz)

Best Related Work

  • Inventing the Renaissance by Ada Palmer (University of Chicago Press US, Head of Zeus UK)

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

Best Semiprozine

  • The Deadlands, publisher Sean Markey, editor in chief E. Catherine Tobler, poetry editor Nicasio Andres Reed, nonfiction editor David Gilmore, necromancer Amanda Downum, art director Cory Skerry, copy editors Laura Blackwell and Annika Barranti Klein, proofreader Josephine Stewart, designer Christine M. Scott, and social media skeleton Felicia Martínez
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2026 Locus Award Finalists

May 062026
 

The 2026 Locus Award Finalists were announced and we’re thrilled to see so many DMLA authors included!

SCIENCE FICTION NOVELS

  • The Folded Sky, Elizabeth Bear (Saga; Gollancz)

FANTASY NOVELS

  • The Tomb of Dragons, Katherine Addison (Tor; Solaris UK)
  • A Drop of Corruption, Robert Jackson Bennett (Del Rey; Hodderscape)
  • Queen Demon, Martha Wells (Tor)

HORROR NOVELS

  • The Library at Hellebore, Cassandra Khaw (Nightfire; Titan UK)

FIRST NOVELS

  • A Song of Legends Lost, M.H. Ayinde (Orbit UK; Saga)

NOVELLAS

  • The Orb of Cairado, Katherine Addison (Subterranean)

NOVELETTES

  • “The Witch and the Wyrm“, Elizabeth Bear (Reactor 2/26/25)
  • “Uncertain Sons“, Thomas Ha (Uncertain Sons)

SHORT STORIES

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

COLLECTION

  • Uncertain Sons and Other Stories, Thomas Ha (Undertow)
  • One Message Remains, Premee Mohamed (Psychopomp)
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2026 Indies Choice Book Award!

Apr 172026
 

cover for Don't Trust Fish by Neil Sharpson, illustrated by Dan SantatCongratulations to Neil Sharpson as his book DON’T TRUST FISH wins the 2026 Indies Choice Book Award in the Children’s Picture Book category!

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2025 Nebula Award finalists

Mar 232026
 

The 2025 Nebula Award finalists have been announced and we’re so excited to see our DMLA authors honored!

Nebula Award for Best Novelette

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

Nebula Award for Best Short Story

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

Outstanding Dramatic Presentation

  • Murderbot, Season 1 (based on the book series by Martha Wells)
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2025 BSFA Awards finalists

Mar 182026
 

Congratulations to DMLA author, Thomas Ha, as Uncertain Sons and Other Stories made the British Science Fiction Association 2025 BSFA Awards shortlist!

Best Collection

  • Uncertain Sons and Other Stories by Thomas Ha (Undertow Publications)
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2025 Bram Stoker Award Nominees!

Mar 112026
 

The 2025 Bram Stoker Awards nominees were announced and we’re excited for our DMLA authors on the list!

Superior Achievement in Long Fiction

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

Superior Achievement in Short Non-Fiction

  • Due, Tananarive — “My Long Road to Horror” (Why I Love Horror: Essays on Horror Fiction, Saga Press)
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2026 Grand Prix de l’Imaginaire 2026 finalists

Mar 042026
 

We are thrilled to see that Premee Mohamed’s novellas, The Annual Migration of Clouds and We Speak Through The Mountain, are Grand Prix de l’Imaginaire 2026 finalists in the Nouvelle/Novella étrangère category!

 

 

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ALL THE NOISE AT ONCE wins William C. Morris Award!

Feb 112026
 

So excited to announce that ALL THE NOISE AT ONCE by DeAndra Davis was named the 2026 William C. Morris YA Debut Award winner!

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