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2024 Nebula Award Nominations

Mar 142025
 

The nominations for the 2024 Nebula Awards were announced, and we’re thrilled to see the following DMLA authors on the list! Congratulations all around!

Best Novel

  • Rakesfall by Vajra Chandrasekera, published by Tordotcom
  • Asunder by Kerstin Hall, published by Tordotcom

Best Novella

Andre Norton Nebula Award for Middle Grade and Young Adult Fiction

Best Game Writing

  • A Death in Hyperspace for which Kate Heartfield is one of the writers, published by Infomancy.net
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Sharon Lee Wins 2025 Robert A. Heinlein Award

Mar 102025
 

Sharon Lee, novelist, is the 2025 winner of the Robert A. Heinlein Award. The award is bestowed for outstanding published works in science fiction and technical writings that inspire the human exploration of space. This award is in recognition of Ms. Lee’s body of work of over 38 novels and short stories. A majority of her space themed work is in the Liaden Universe, written with her late husband Steve Miller, and features merchant families trading across the galaxy. The next Liaden Universe novel, Diviner’s Bow, is forthcoming from Baen Books in April 2025.

The award will be formally presented during opening ceremonies on Friday, May 23, 2025 at 8:00 PM for Balticon 59, the 59th Maryland Regional Science Fiction Convention. Balticon will take place at the Renaissance Baltimore Harborplace Hotel in Baltimore Maryland. Ms. Lee will participate in the Balticon program across Memorial Day Weekend.

Balticon and the Robert A. Heinlein Award are both managed and sponsored by The Baltimore Science Fiction Society, Inc. BSFS thanks The Heinlein Society and the family of Dr. Yoji Kondo for providing funding for this award.

The Robert A. Heinlein Award is a sterling silver medallion bearing the image of Robert A. Heinlein, as depicted by artist Arlin Robins. The medallion is matched with a red-white-blue lanyard. In addition, the winner receives two lapel pins for use when a large medallion is impractical, and a plaque describing the award for home or office wall display.

The Robert A. Heinlein Award selection committee consists of science fiction writers and was founded by Dr. Yoji Kondo, a long-time friend of Robert and Virginia Heinlein. Members of the original committee were approved by Virginia Heinlein.

Virginia Heinlein authorized multiple awards in memory of her husband. Other awards include the Heinlein Prize, which is fully funded by Virginia Heinlein’s estate, and a National Space Society award for volunteer projects.

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Locus 2024 Recommended Reading List

Feb 142025
 

We are ecstatic to see so many of our DMLA authors and titles on the Locus Recommended Reading List for 2024! Congratulations to all our authors for being named in the following categories:

Novels – Science Fiction

Rakesfall, Vajra Chandrasekera (Tordotcom)
Exordia, Seth Dickinson (Tordotcom)
Remember You Will Die, Eden Robins (Sourcebooks Landmark)

Novels – Fantasy

The Tainted Cup, Robert Jackson Bennett (Del Rey; Hodderscape UK)
Metal from Heaven, August Clarke (Erewhon)
The Nightward, R.S.A. Garcia (Harper Voyager US)
Asunder, Kerstin Hall (Tordotcom)
The Tapestry of Time, Kate Heartfield (Harper Voyager UK)
Blackheart Man, Nalo Hopkinson (Saga)
The Siege of Burning Grass, Premee Mohamed (Solaris UK)

Novels – Horror

Small Town Horror, Ronald Malfi (Titan UK)

Young Adult Novels

The Feast Makers, H.A. Clarke (Erewhon)
Sheine Lende, Darcie Little Badger (Levine Querido)

Collections

Jamaica Ginger and Other Concoctions, Nalo Hopkinson (Tachyon)

Novellas

The Butcher of the Forest, Premee Mohamed (Tordotcom)
Countess, Suzan Palumbo (ECW)

Novelettes

‘‘A Stranger Knocks’’, Tananarive Due (Uncanny 9-10/24)
‘‘By Salt, By Sea, By Light of Stars’’, Premee Mohamed (Strange Horizons 6/9/24)

Short Stories

‘‘The Night Birds’’, Premee Mohamed (Northern Nights)

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British Science Fiction Association Awards – Longlist!

Feb 132025
 

We love celebrating our authors! Check out the list of DMLA titles that have made the BSFA Awards Longlist for 2025!

Best Novel:

  • The Tapestry of Time, Kate Heartfield, Harpercollins
  • Rakesfall, Vajra Chandrasekera, Tordotcom
  • The Siege of Burning Grass, Premee Mohammed, Solaris
  • Asunder, Kerstin Hall, Tordotcom
  • The Nightward, R. S. A. Garcia, Harpercollins UK

Best Shorter Fiction:

  • The Limner Wrings his Hands,  Vajra Chandrasekera,  Deep Dream: Science Fiction Exploring the Future of Art (MIT Press)
  • Countess, Suzan Palumbo, ECW Press
  • The Rider, The Ride, The Rich Man’s Wife, Premee Mohammed, PS Publishing
  • The Butcher of the Forest, Premee Mohammed, Tordotcom

Best Fiction for Younger Readers:

  • Benny Ramirez and the Nearly Departed, Jose Pablo Iriarte, Alfred A. Knopf Books for Young Readers
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2025 Edgar Award Nominations!

Jan 272025
 

So excited to share that DMLA author, Robert Jackson Bennett, and his novel, THE TAINTED CUP, was nominated for the 2025 Edgar Awards in the Best Novel category!

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2024 Ignyte Award Winners!

Nov 142024
 

The winners of the 2024 Ignyte Awards were announced and we’re thrilled to share that two DMLA authors have won in the following categories!

OUTSTANDING NOVEL: ADULT

  • The Saint of Bright Doors – Vajra Chandrasekera (Tordotcom)

OUTSTANDING ANTHOLOGY/COLLECTED WORKS

  • No One Will Come Back for Us – Premee Mohamed (Undertow Publications)

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2024 World Fantasy Awards Winners!

Oct 252024
 

The winners of the 2024 World Fantasy Awards were announced and we are so excited to share that DMLA authors, Tananarive Due and Premee Mohamed, have been announced as winners!

Best Novel

  • The Reformatory, Tananarive Due (Saga; Titan UK)

Best Collection

  • No One Will Come Back for Us and Other Stories,  Premee Mohamed (Undertow)

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2024 British Fantasy Award Shortlist!

Aug 222024
 

Join us in congratulating DMLA authors, Premee Mohamed and Vajra Chandrasekera in making the 2024 British Fantasy Award shortlist with their following titles!

Best Collection

  • No One Will Come Back for Us – Premee Mohamed (Undertow Publications)

Sydney J. Bounds Award for Best Newcomer

  • Vajra Chandrasekera, for “The Saint of Bright Doors” (Tordotcom)

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2023 World Fantasy Awards Finalists!

Aug 212024
 

The finalists for the 2023 World Fantasy Awards have been announced, and many congratulations to the following DMLA authors on their nominated titles!

Best Novel

  • The Reformatory, Tananarive Due (Saga; Titan UK)
  • Witch King, Martha Wells (Tordotcom)

Best Collection

  • No One Will Come Back for Us and Other Stories, Premee Mohamed (Undertow)

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