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Winners of the French-language Prix Boréal have been announced.

Best Novel

• WINNER (TIE): Du ventre des montagnes, Fanie Demeule (Québec Amérique)
• WINNER (TIE): Entre nos mains, Elisabeth Vonarburg (Alire)

• Vespérale, Raphaëlle B. Adam & Ariane Gélinas (Alire)
• La maison du rang Lynch, Alexie Morin (Le Quartanier)
• L'herbe naïve, Esther Rochon (Alire)

Best Short Story

• WINNER: Autres Temps autres mers , Marie Labrousse (Solaris …Read More

David Shelley will give up his current role as head of an English language management structure on January 1 2027 to become executive chair of Hachette UK and Hachette Book Group. Accordingly, Ben Sevier is taking over as CEO of Hachette Book Group, moving on from his position as president and publisher of Grand Central Publishing.

Sevier stated, My decade leading the spectacularly talented teams across the Grand Central Publishing …Read More

Penguin Random House UK has announced an imprint for the new adult reader category, Dusk, focusing on romance, fantasy and crossover fiction. Carmen McCullough and Amina Parchment-Youssef will lead the imprint, which expects to publish it's first titles fall 2026.

McCullough told The Bookseller, Some of the most exciting energy in publishing today is coming from a generation of readers who don't see themselves, or their reading tastes, in traditional …Read More

The winners of the 2026 Colorado Book Awards were revealed at a ceremony located in Denver CO on September 26, 2026. Titles and authors of genre interest in categories with winners of genre interest include:

Science Fiction/Fantasy

• WINNER: Scorched Skies, E.J. Mellow (Montlake)

• Godwaker, Kendra Merritt (Blue Fyre)
• Redneck Revenant, David Slayton (Blackstone)

Mystery, Thriller & Horror

• WINNER: This is My Body, Lindsay King-Miller (Quirk)
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We, the Fleet by Alex T. Singer (Clarkesworld 5/25) is the winner of the Theodore Sturgeon Memorial Award for the best short science fiction story, presented by the J. Wayne and Elsie M. Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction.

The second-place runner up was The Sack of Burley Cottage by Rich Larson (Reactor6/25/25). The third-place runner up was The Shadow on the Nest by Alaya Dawn …Read More

The longlists for the Singapore Literature Prize (SLP) have been announced. Titles and authors of genre interest in the Prose category include:

• The Mystical Mister Kay, Meihan Boey (Epigram)
• The Waiting Room, Choo Yi Feng (Epigram)
• Sister Snake, Amanda Lee Koe (Ecco)
• When They Burned the Butterfly, Wen-yi Lee (Tor)
• Be Your Own Bae, Daryl Qilin Yam (Epigram)
• Utama, Ng Yi-Sheng (Epigram)

The Prose judges are Kamal Al-Solaylee, …Read More

The Bookseller has announced the shortlists for the second annual British Audio Awards, also called the Speakies, a prestigious new awards dedicated to celebrating excellence in audiobooks and audio drama, brought to you byThe BooksellerandThe Stage. Categories, titles, and authors of genre interest include:

Science Fiction & Fantasy

• Femme Feral, Sam Beckbessinger, narrated by Imogen Church (Bloomsbury Archer)
• The Last Starborn Seer, Venetia Constantine, narrated by Maxim Ays …Read More

Union Square & Co. has launched Singularity, a new line of paperback novellas led by Union Square editorial director Mika Kasuga. They plan to publish 10-12 titles each year of high-impact, one-sitting fiction.

Works of genre interest scheduled for Fall 2026 include Zero Lives Remaining by Adam Cesare, a new edition of I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream by Harlan Ellison, and The Waiter by Kwan …Read More

The six-title shortlist for the 2026 Booker Prize has been announced, with works and writers of genre interest including The End of Everything byM. John Harrison (Serpent's Tail) and The Disappearers by Marlon James (Riverhead).

Harrison, James, and other shortlisted authors receive£2,500. The winner, to receive £50,000, will be announced November 9, 2026.

For more information, including the complete longlist, see the Booker Prize website.

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Longlists for the National Book Awards (NBA) have been announced. Categories, authors, and books of genre interest include:

Fiction

• Paradiso 17, Hannah Lillith Assadi (Knopf)
• Red Ants, Kimberly Blaeser (Counterpoint)
• Pretend You're Dead and I Carry You, Julián Delgado Lopera (Liveright)
• Python's Kiss, Louise Erdrich (Harper)
• The Disappearers, Marlon James (Riverhead)
• Passengers, Alexander Maksik (Europa)
• The Renovation, Kenan Orhan (Farrar, Straus)
• Mad Eden, Morgan Thomas (MCD)

Young …Read More

Montréal 2027, the 85th World Science Fiction Convention, has added Linda D. Addison and Cory Doctorow as guests of honor. Doctorow will be toastmaster for Montréal 2027.

Addison and Doctorow join previously announced guests of honor Chris Barkley, Jeph Jacques, Yves Meynard, and Jo Walton. Montréal 2027 Worldcon will be held September 2-6, 2027 at the Palais des congrès de Montréal in Québec, Canada. For more information, see the …Read More

The National Book Foundation hasannounced that it will present Salman Rushdie with the 2026 Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters (DCAL) at this year's National Book Awards Ceremony on November 18, 2026. Author Kiran Desai will present the award.

The DCAL Medal was created in 1988 to recognize a lifetime of literary achievement. Prior recipients of genre interest include Ursula K. Le Guin, Toni Morrison, and Walter Mosley. The …Read More

WENDY N. WAGNER is stepping down as editor-in-chief of Nightmare Magazine and senior editor of Lightspeed to focus on her own writing. Founding editor John Joseph Adams will resume the role at Nightmare starting with the January 2027 issue; in her place, associate publisher Christie Yant will assume the role of senior editor.

C. RHOAD ELLIS sold The Poison Vein, first in the Saga of …Read More

The Sunburst Award Society hasannounced Helen Marshall, author of The Lady, The Tiger and the Girl Who Loved Death (Titan) [amazon / bookshop], as the winner of this year's Sunburst Awardfor Excellence in Canadian Literature of the Fantastic.

Other shortlisted works include:

• The Works of Vermin, Hiron Ennes (Tor) amazon / bookshop
• Horsefly, Mireille Gagné, tr. Pablo Strauss (Coach House) amazon / bookshop
• Wild Life, Amanda Leduc (Random …Read More

The Indiana Authors Awards have announced the 2026 winners. The awards celebrate the best books by Indiana authors written in eight different categories and published during the previous two years. Works from the Genre category follow.

Genre

• WINNER: Departure 37, Scott Carson (Artia/Emily Bestler)

• Breath of Oblivion, Maurice Broaddus (Tor)
• Sisters of Fortune, Anna Lee Huber (Kensington)
• Veil, Jonathan Janz (Blackstone)
• The Lost Heiress, Elizabeth Klehfoth (Lake Union)

Winners …Read More

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The HWA (Horror Writers Association) has undergone several changes throughout August and early September. Many of these changes were announced via video message by the organization's president, Lisa Wood, as well as a September 6 text update on their Facebook page.

• Due to timing conflicts with World Fantasy convention, the HWA general meeting has been moved to 3:30pm, October 3.
• Wood stated, We have dissolved the Executive Director position …Read More

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The August 30 LAcon V WSFS business meeting voted to censure and place bans of varying lengths on four officials for their actions related to the 2023 Worldcon : Dave McCarty, the 2023 Hugo administrator, Yao Chi, a 2023 Hugo co-administrator, Shi Chen, a 2023 Worldcon co-chair, and Ben Yalow, also a 2023 Worldcon co-chair.

According to a recap of the session posted by Business Meeting Chair Jesi Lipp, future …Read More

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Dream Foundry, a non-profit dedicated to bolstering the careers of nascent professionals working with the speculative arts, hasannounced the winners for its 2026 contests.

Writing Contest

• N.A. Blair (First Place)
• Natalie Anai Nowo Lydick (Second Place)
• Tomás Xavier Díaz (Third Place)

Art Contest

• Emelia Feldman (First Place)
• Niko Kristic (Second Place)
• Marcus Leon Solomon (Third Place)

First place winners receive $1,500, second place receives $750, and …Read More

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Baen Books, an independent publisher of military science fiction and fantasy, has announced the creation of a new short story award, named in honor of the author David A. Drake. The reward is in addition to their currently sponsored awards, the Baen Fantasy Adventure Award and Jim Baen Memorial Award.

Baen hopes to find new writing talent and will reward winners with professional publication contracts for their stories as well …Read More

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The shortlist for the2026 Prix Utopiales(honoring the best SF published in France) has been announced.

• Heureux comme jamais,Guillaume Chamanadjian (Aux forges de Vulcain)
• Spectres, Thomas Gunzig (Au diable Vauvert)
• Bordure, Lucie Mosca (L'Atalante)
• Gogmagog, Jeff Noon and Steve Beard (La Volte)
• Les Dieux lents,Claire North (Le Bélial')

Youth short story competition winners were also announced.

• Godet Rochette , Clément - …Read More

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