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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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)
Apr 302026
 

Catalan rights to Ursula K. Le Guin Prize for Fiction winner Vajra Chandrasekera’s RAKESFALL, to Chronos, by Elena Rodríguez at International Editors & Yáñez Co’ S.L. in association with Michael Curry.

Czech rights to Katherine Addison’s THE GRIEF OF STONES to Dobrovsky, by Nada Popovic at Prava I Prevodi, on behalf of Katie Shea Boutillier for Cameron McClure.

French rights to Seamus Sullivan’s DAEDALUS IS DEAD to  Elysande, by Sarah Dray at Anna Jarota Agency, on behalf of Katie Shea Boutillier for Cameron McClure.

Portuguese (Brazil) rights to New York Times bestselling author Martha Wells’ WITCH KING and QUEEN DEMON, the first two books in the Rising World trilogy, to Editora Alta Books, by Cristina Purchio at International Editors’ Co. in association with Michael Curry for Jennifer Jackson.

Portuguese rights to Melissa K. Roehrich’s Legacy series, to Guerra & Paz, in a two-book deal, by Elena Rodriguez at International Editors & Yanez, on behalf of Katie Shea Boutillier.

Spanish rights to Robert Jackson Bennett’s THE DIVINE CITIES SERIES to Hidra, in a three-book deal, by Elena Rodriguez at  International Editors & Yanez, on behalf of Katie Shea Boutillier for Cameron McClure.

Spanish rights to Nebula Award finalist Kerstin Hall’s ASUNDER to Duermevela, by Elena Rodríguez at International Editors & Yáñez Co’ S.L. in association with Michael Curry for Jennifer Jackson.

Apr 242026
 

Congratulations to all the DMLA authors whose titles were named a GoodReads Editor’s Top Genre Pick for the past five years!

Fantasy

Horror

Mar 312026
 

Bulgarian rights to Robert Sheckley’s STORE OF INFINITY to Alto, by Tamara Vukicevic at Prava i Prevodi, on behalf of Katie Shea Boutillier for Cameron McClure.

Czech audio rights to New York Times bestselling author Martha Wells’ ROGUE PROTOCOL, EXIT STRATEGY, NETWORK EFFECT, FUGITIVE TELEMETRY, and SYSTEM COLLAPSE, books 3-7 in The Murderbot Diaries, to OneHotBook, by Nada Popovic at Prava i prevodi in association with Michael Curry for Jennifer Jackson.

French renewal rights to New York Times bestselling author Anne Bishop’s MARKED IN FLESH and ETCHED IN BONE, the fourth and fifth books in the Others series, to Bragelonne, by Sarah Dray at Anna Jarota Agency in association with Michael Curry for Jennifer Jackson.

French omnibus rights to New York Times bestselling author Martha Wells’ ALL SYSTEMS RED, ARTIFICIAL CONDITION, ROGUE PROTOCOL, and EXIT STRATEGY, the first four books in The Murderbot Diaries, to Editions L’Atalante, by Sarah Dray at Anna Jarota Agency in association with Michael Curry for Jennifer Jackson.

German rights to J.M. Kearl’s THE ASSASSIN’S WAY, to Piper, at auction, in a three-book deal, by Sarah Knofius at Thomas Schlueck Agency, on behalf of Katie Shea Boutillier at Donald Maass Literary Agency.

Japanese rights to New York Times bestselling author Martha Wells’ PLATFORM DECAY, the eighth book in the Murderbot Diaries series, to Tokyo Sogensha, by Shreya De Sousa at The English Agency (Japan) in association with Michael Curry for Jennifer Jackson.

Ukrainian rights to British Fantasy Award winner Simon Jimenez’s THE SPEAR CUTS THROUGH WATER, to Athena, by Tamara Vukićević at Prava i Prevodi in association with Michael Curry.

 

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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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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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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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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Feb 282026
 

Czech rights to New York Times bestselling author Martha Wells’ PLATFORM DECAY, the eighth book in The Murderbot Diaries, to Dobrovsky, by Nada Popovic at Prava i prevodi in association with Michael Curry for Jennifer Jackson.

French rights to New York Times bestselling author Martha Wells’ PLATFORM DECAY, the eighth book in The Murderbot Diaries, to Editions L’Atalante, by Sarah Dray at Anna Jarota Agency in association with Michael Curry for Jennifer Jackson.

German rights to Melissa K. Roehrich’s Avonleya series, to Vajona, in a two-book deal, by Sarah Knofius at Thomas Schlueck Agency, on behalf of Katie Shea Boutillier.

Latvian rights to New York Times bestselling author Jim Butcher’s STORM FRONT, FOOL MOON, GRAVE PERIL, and SUMMER KNIGHT, the first four books of The Dresden Files, to Prometejs, by Tamara Vukićević at Prava i Prevodi in association with Michael Curry for Jennifer Jackson.

Slovene rights to New York Times bestselling author Martha Wells’ NETWORK EFFECT and FUGITIVE TELEMETRY, the fifth and sixth books in The Murderbot Diaries, to Aktivni Mediji, by Tamara Vukićević at Prava i Prevodi in association with Michael Curry for Jennifer Jackson.

Spanish rights to Ronald Malfi’s THE HIVE and COME WITH ME, to Lubre, by Elena Rodriguez at International Editors & Yanez, on behalf of Katie Shea Boutillier for Cameron McClure.

Ukranian rights to Sue Burke’s INTERFERENCE, to Lobster, by Tamara Vukićević at Prava I Prevodi, on behalf of Katie Shea Boutillier for Jennie Goloboy.