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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!

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)

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)

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)

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!

 

 

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!

Sheine Linde is a 2026 American Indian Youth Literature Young Adult Honor Book!

Feb 042026
 

We’re thrilled to share that Shcover for Sheine Linde by Darcie Little Badgereine Linde by Darcie Little Badger is one of the AIYLA Honor Books!

 

2026 Philip K. Dick Award Nominees

Jan 292026
 

Congratulations to Thomas Ha! The 2026 Philip K. Dick Award Nominees have been announced, and they include Thomas Ha’s excellent collection: Uncertain Sons and Other Stories (Undertow)!

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