Industry News

Locus is thrilled to announce two of the field's talented and award-winning authors, Tananarive Due and Stephen Graham Jones, will be headlining the 2026 Locus Awards as Guests of Honor this May. Novelists Due (The Reformatory, a NYT Notable Book) and Jones (The Buffalo Hunter Hunter, NYT Bestseller) will grace the stage in Berkeley, California, on May 30, 2026, as we celebrate the science fiction, fantasy, and horror …Read More

The Horror Writers Association (HWA) has announced the preliminary ballot for the 2025 Bram Stoker Awards.

Superior Achievement in a Novel

• Bat Eater and Other Names for Cora Zeng, Kylie Lee Baker (Mira; Hodder & Stoughton as Bat Eater)
• Wake Up and Open Your Eyes, Clay McLeod Chapman(Quirk)
• Witchcraft for Wayward Girls, Grady Hendrix(Berkley)
• King Sorrow, Joe Hill(William Morrow)
• The Buffalo Hunter Hunter, Stephen Graham Jones (Saga)
• Angel Down, …Read More

The American Library Association (ALA) announced the winners of the Youth Media Awards at a press conference held on January 26, 2026 in Chicago IL and virtually.

The Alex Awards for the ten best adult books that appeal to teen audiences went to multiple works and authors of genre interest, including:

• Harriet Tubman: Live in Concert, Bob the Drag Queen (Gallery)
• The Favorites, Layne Fargo (Random House)
• The Whyte …Read More