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2025 Young Writer of the Year Award Shortlist

Locus News - Wed, 02/25/2026 - 15:59

Saraswati by Gurnaik Johal (Serpent's Tail) andThe Greatest Possible Good by Ben Brooks (Avid Reader) are among the four shortlisted titles announced for the Sunday Times Charlotte Aitken Young Writer of the Year Award for work by British or Irish authors 18-35 years old. The 2025 shortlist consists of two novels and two works of nonfiction. The winner will receive a £10,000 prize, and three runner-ups will each receive a …Read More

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Okorafor and Thomas Win NAACP Image Awards

Locus News - Wed, 02/25/2026 - 12:44

Winners in several categories of the 57th NAACP Image Awards, honoring outstanding work in various media by Black performers and creators, have been announced February 23-24, 2026 as part of a virtual pre-show.

Nnedi Okorafor's Death of the Author (Morrow) was announced as the winner of the Image Award for Outstanding Literary Work: Fiction. Nic Blake and the Remarkables: The Book of Anansi by Angie Thomas (Clarion) was announced as …Read More

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2026 Locus Awards Announces Guest of Honor Nnedi Okorafor

Locus News - Tue, 02/24/2026 - 18:00

Locus is pleased to announce that Hugo, Nebula, World Fantasy, Locus, Eisner and Lodestar Award-winner Nnedi Okorafor will be joining us as a Guest of Honor at the Locus Awards, May 30, 2026, in Berkeley, California, during the Bay Area Book Festival! We're very happy to welcome her and fellow Guests of Honor Tananarive Due and Stephen Graham Jones, as well as a program of amazing local creators, for an …Read More

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2026 Prix Bob Morane Finalists

Locus News - Tue, 02/24/2026 - 17:27

Finalists have been announced for the 2025 Prix Bob Morane, recognizing French-language works in the science fiction, fantasy, espionage, and thriller genres.

Romans traduit (Translated Novels)

  • Les éléments [The Elements], John Boyne, tr. Sophie Aslanides (JC Lattès)
  • Le roi des cendres [The King of Ashes], S.A. Cosby, tr. Pierre Szczeciner (Sonatine)
  • Adieu Dakota [Farewell Dakota], Dan O'Brien, tr. Laura Derajinski (Au diable vauvert)
  • Toutes les nuances de la nuit …Read More

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