Huge congratulations to DMLA author, Vajra Chandrasekera, as RAKESFALL is named a 2024 Otherwise Award winner!
May 232025
May 092025
The finalists for the 2025 Locus Award finalists were announced and several DMLA clients made the list!
SCIENCE FICTION NOVEL
- Rakesfall, Vajra Chandrasekera (Tordotcom)
FANTASY NOVEL
- The Tainted Cup, Robert Jackson Bennett (Del Rey; Hodderscape UK)
- Asunder, Kerstin Hall (Tordotcom)
- The Siege of Burning Grass, Premee Mohamed (Solaris UK)
YOUNG ADULT NOVEL
- The Feast Makers, H.A. Clarke (Erewhon)
- Sheine Lende, Darcie Little Badger (Levine Querido)
NOVELLA
- The Butcher of the Forest, Premee Mohamed (Tordotcom)
- Countess, Suzan Palumbo (ECW)
NOVELETTE
- “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 STORY
- “The Night Birds”, Premee Mohamed (Northern Nights)
COLLECTION
- Jamaica Ginger and Other Concoctions, Nalo Hopkinson (Tachyon)
May 082025
The 2025 Aurora Awards Ballot have been announced and we’re excited to share that the following DMLA authors have made the list! Congratulations everyone!
Best Novel
- The Siege of Burning Grass, Premee Mohamed, Solaris
- The Tapestry of Time, Kate Heartfield, Voyager
- Blackheart Man, Nalo Hopkinson, Saga Press
Best Novelette/Novella
- The Butcher of the Forest, Premee Mohamed, Tordotcom
- Countess, Suzan Palumbo, ECW Press
Best Fan Related Work
- Scintillation 2024, co-chair, Jo Walton, Montreal
Apr 302025
Croatian rights to New York Times bestselling author Jim Butcher’s THE AERONAUT’S WINDLASS and THE OLYMPIAN AFFAIR, Books 1 and 2 of The Cinder Spires, to Lumen, by Milena Kaplarević at Prava i Prevodi in association with Michael Curry for Jennifer Jackson.
Hungarian rights to New York Times bestselling author Jim Butcher’s COLD DAYS, Book 14 of The Dresden Files, to Delta Vision, by Nada Popovic at Prava i Prevodi in association with Michael Curry for Jennifer Jackson.
Hungarian rights to Michael Livingston’s NEVER GREATER SLAUGHTER, to Peko, by Milena Kaplarevic at Prava I Prevodi, on behalf of Katie Shea Boutillier.
Polish rights to Robert McCammon’s THE PROVIDENCE RIDER, to Vesper, by Milena Kaplarevic at Prava I Prevodi, on behalf of Katie Shea Boutillier for Cameron McClure.
Polish rights to Katherine Addison’s THE GOBLIN EMPEROR, to Nowa Basn, by Prava I Prevodi, on behalf of Katie Shea Boutillier for Cameron McClure.
Portuguese rights to New York Times bestselling author Tamsyn Muir’s GIDEON THE NINTH, the first book in the Locked Tomb series, to Infinito Particular, by Elena Rodríguez at International Editors’ Co. in association with Michael Curry for Jennifer Jackson.
Ukrainian rights to LJ Andrews’s THE BROKEN KINGDOMS SERIES, to Bookchef, in a three-book deal, by Milena Kaplarevic at Prava i Prevodi on behalf of Katie Shea Boutillier.
Ukrainian rights to Caitlin Starling’s THE STARVING SAINTS, to Yakaboo, by Prava I Prevodi, on behalf of Katie Shea Boutillier for Caitlin McDonald.
Apr 182025
Congratulations to Darcie Little Badger as Elatsoe was included in this fantastic round-up of Kirkus’s Best Books of the 21st Century (so far!)!
Apr 142025
The finalists for the 2025 Hugo Awards Finalists were announced a couple of days ago, and we’re over the moon to see our DMLA authors honored! Congratulations all around!
BEST NOVEL
The Tainted Cup by Robert Jackson Bennett (Del Rey, Hodderscape UK)
BEST NOVELLA
The Butcher of the Forest by Premee Mohamed (Tordotcom)
BEST NOVELETTE
“By Salt, By Sea, By Light of Stars” by Premee Mohamed (Strange Horizons, Fund Drive 2024)
LODESTAR AWARD FOR BEST YOUNG ADULT BOOK
The Feast Makers by H.A. Clarke (Erewhon)
Sheine Lende by Darcie Little Badger (Levine Querido)
BEST SEMIPROZINE
Amanda Downum and E. Catherine Tobler for their work on The Deadlands
Premee Mohamed for her work on Escape Pod
Apr 082025
After midnight is as dark as it gets…
Whether thanks to an overnight college radio shift or cable pumping flickering videos into TVs across America, the music of the alternative era was the soundtrack to our lives, and sometimes our deaths. 120 Murders is an anthology of power chord crimes and keyboard horrors–the best noir and dark fantasy, and transgressive fiction from writers inspired by grunge, goth, ska, synthpop, and every electric sound of the alternative era.
Mar 312025
Bulgarian rights to New York Times bestselling author Martha Wells’ NETWORK EFFECT and FUGITIVE TELEMETRY, the fifth and sixth books in The Murderbot Diaries, plus “Home: Habitat, Range, Niche, Territory,” to Studio of A, by Milena Kaplarević at Prava i prevodi in association with Michael Curry for Jennifer Jackson.
Finnish rights to New York Times bestselling author Martha Wells’ FUGITIVE TELEMETRY, the fifth installment in The Murderbot Diaries series, to Hertta Kustannus Oy, by Vere Bank at Sebes & Bisseling Literary Agency in association with Michael Curry for Jennifer Jackson.
French rights to USA Today bestselling author Cassandra Khaw’s THE LIBRARY AT HELLEBORE, to Eilean Books, in an auction, by Sarah Dray at Anna Jarota Agency in association with Michael Curry.
German rights to K Webster’s CINDERELLA SERIES and DECEPTION DUET, to Digital Publishers, in a five-book deal, by Sarah Knofius at Thomas Schlueck Agency, on behalf of Katie Shea Boutillier.
Hungarian rights to New York Times bestselling author Martha Wells’ ALL SYSTEMS RED, ARTIFICIAL CONDITION, ROGUE PROTOCOL, EXIT STRATEGY, and NETWORK EFFECT, the first five books in The Murderbot Diaries, to Fumax, by Milena Kaplarević at Prava i prevodi in association with Michael Curry for Jennifer Jackson.
Polish rights to Kel Kade’s KNIGHT OF SHADOWS, to Fabryka Slow, by Milena Kaplarevic at Prava I Prevodi, on behalf of Katie Shea Boutillier for Cameron McClure.
Ukranian rights to Sue Burke’s SEMIOSIS, to Lobster, by Milena Kaplarevic at Prava I Prevodi, on behalf of Katie Shea Boutillier for Jennie Goloboy.
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
- “The Butcher of the Forest” by Premee Mohamed, published by Tordotcom
- “Countess” by Suzan Palumbo, published by ECW
Andre Norton Nebula Award for Middle Grade and Young Adult Fiction
- Benny Ramírez and the Nearly Departed by José Pablo Iriarte, published by Knopf
Best Game Writing
- A Death in Hyperspace for which Kate Heartfield is one of the writers, published by Infomancy.net
Feb 282025
Chinese (complex) rights to Nebula and World Fantasy Award winner Premee Mohamed’s NO ONE WILL COME BACK FOR US, to Apex, by Gray Tan at Grayhawk Agency in association with Michael Curry.
Czech rights to Robert McCammon’s SWAN SONG and BOY’S LIFE, to OneHotBooks (CZECH REPUBLIC), by Milena Kaplarevic at Prava I Prevodi, on behalf of Katie Shea Boutillier for Cameron McClure.
Hebrew rights to New York Times bestselling author Martha Wells’ ALL SYSTEMS RED and ARTIFICIAL CONDITION, the first two installments in the Murderbot Diaries series, to Opus Publishing House, by Beverley Levit at The Israeli Association Of Book Publishers Ltd in association with Michael Curry for Jennifer Jackson.
German rights to Miranda Lyn’s TILL DEATH and NEVERMORE, to Vajosh, by Sarah Knofius at Thomas Schlueck Agency, on behalf of Katie Shea Boutillier.
Polish rights to Nnedi Okorafor’s BINTI: THE COMPLETE TRILOGY, to Vesper, by Milena Kaplarevic at Prava I Prevodi, on behalf of Katie Shea Boutillier for Donald Maass.
Polish audio rights to New York Times bestselling author Jim Butcher’s CHANGES, COLD DAYS, GHOST STORY, and SKIN GAME, all novels in the Dresden Files series, to Storytel, by Milena Kaplarevic at Prava i Prevodi in association with Michael Curry for Jennifer Jackson.
Ukrainian rights to Melissa K. Roehrich’s The Legacy series, to Family Leisure Club, in a four-book deal, by Milena Kaplarevic at Prava I Prevodi, on behalf of Katie Shea Boutillier.
Ukrainian rights to Robert McCammon’s MISTER SLAUGHTER, THE PROVIDENCE RIDER and THE LISTENER, to Zhorzh, in a four-book deal, by Milena Kaplarevic at Prava I Prevodi, on behalf of Katie Shea Boutillier for Cameron McClure.