Science Fiction Hall of Fame

• creator : Lois McMaster Bujold
• creator : Tim Burton
• creation : X-Men
• creation : Metropolis

SFWA Grand Master Award

• N. K. Jemisin

Hugo Awards

• novel : The Everlasting, Alix E. Harrow
• novella : The River Has Roots, Amal El-Mohtar
• novelette : “Never Eaten Vegetables”, H. H. Pak
• short story : “In My Country”, Thomas Ha
• series : Old Man's War, John Scalzi
• related work : Inventing the Renaissance, Ada Palmer
• graphic story or comic : A Wizard of Earthsea: A Graphic Novel, written by Ursula K. Le Guin, adapted & art by Fred Fordham
• dramatic presentation: long form : Sinners
• dramatic presentation: short form : Murderbot: “All Systems Red”
• editor, short form : Neil Clarke
• editor, long form : Diana M. Pho
• professional artist : John Picacio
• semiprozine : Uncanny, Michael Damian Thomas, Monte Lin, Betsy Aoki, Erika Ensign & Steven Schapansky
• fanzine : nerds of a feather, Roseanna Pendlebury, Arturo Serrano, Paul Weimer, Joe Sherry, G. Brown, Vance Kotrla
• fan writer : Jason Sanford
• fan artist : Yuumei
• fancast : Hugo, Girl!, Kevin Anderson, Lori Anderson, Amy Salley & Haley Zapal
• game or interactive work : Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
• poem : “Hex Supply Customer Support Log”, Elis Montgomery

Nebula Awards

• novel : The Buffalo Hunter Hunter, Stephen Graham Jones
• novella : The River Has Roots, Amal El-Mohtar
• novelette : “Uncertain Sons”, Thomas Ha
• short story : “Laser Eyes Ain't Everything”, Effie Seiberg
• game writing : Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, Guillaume Broche & Jennifer Svedberg-Yen
• comic : Mary Shelley's School for Monsters: The Killing Stone, Jessica Maison, illustrated by Anna Wieszcyk
• poetry : “The World to Come”, Jennifer Hudak

World Fantasy Awards

• life achievement : Clive Barker
• life achievement : Joyce Carol Oates

Andre Norton Award

• Into the Wild Magic, Michelle Knudsen

British Fantasy Awards -- winner(s) to be announced October 9, 2026 - October 11, 2026

British SF Association Awards

• novel : When There Are Wolves Again, E. J. Swift
• shorter fiction (novelette or novella) : “The Apologists”, Tade Thompson
• short fiction : “Godzilla as a Young Man Named Mike”, E. M. Faulds
• translated short fiction : “Liecraft”, Anita Moskat, translated by Austin Wagner
• fiction for younger readers : Doctor Who: The Robot Revolution, Una McCormack
• collection or anthology : Blood in the Bricks, Neil Williamson
• nonfiction (long) : Colourfields: Writing About Writing About Science Fiction, Paul Kincaid
• nonfiction (short) : “Spec Fic and the Politics of Identity: Finding the Self in Other”, Eugen Bacon
• artwork : The Fractal Series, Nick Wells
• audio fiction : The Dex Legacy Series 3, Emily Inkpen

Arthur C. Clarke Award

• When There Are Wolves Again, E. J. Swift

Dragon Awards

• sf novel : Operation Bounce House, Matt Dinniman
• fantasy novel (including paranormal) : Twelve Months, Jim Butcher
• YA/middle grade novel : Ride or Die, Delilah S. Dawson
• alternate history novel : The Winds of Fate, S. M. Stirling
• horror novel : King Sorrow, Joe Hill
• illustrative cover : Hemlock & Silver, T. Kingfisher
• comic book or graphic novel : Something is Killing the Children, James IV Tynion, illustrated by Werther Dell'Edera
• SF/F TV series, TV, or Internet : A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms
• SF/F movie : Project Hail Mary

Ignyte Awards -- winner(s) to be announced

Le Guin Prize -- winner(s) to be announced October 21, 2026

Lodestar Award

• Coffeeshop in an Alternate Universe, C. B. Lee

Otherwise Award

• Luminous, Silvia Park

Philip K. Dick Award

• Outlaw Planet, M. R. Carey
• special citation : Uncertain Sons and Other Stories, Thomas Ha

Ray Bradbury Award

• Murderbot: Season One, Chris Weitz

Shirley Jackson Awards

• novel : Bat Eater and Other Names for Cora Zeng, Kylie Lee Baker
• novella : The Death of Mountains, Jordan Kurella
• novelette : “Emily”, Vanessa Santos
• short fiction : “Bitter Skin”, Kaaron Warren
• single-author collection : Issues with Authority, Nadia Bulkin
• edited anthology : Night & Day, Ellen Datlow, ed.
• edited anthology : Unquiet Guests, Dan Coxon, ed.

Bram Stoker Awards

• lifetime achievement : Jonathan Mayberry
• lifetime achievement : Lisa Morton
• novel : The Buffalo Hunter Hunter, Stephen Graham Jones
• first novel : The October Film Haunt, Michael Wehunt
• young adult novel : Shiny Happy People, Clay McLeod Chapman
• middle grade novel : Ride or Die, Delilah S. Dawson
• long fiction : Cathedral of the Drowned, Nathan Ballingrud
• long fiction : “Wolf Moon, Antler Moon”, A. C. Wise
• short fiction : “Inheritance”, R. J. Joseph
• fiction collection : Lost in the Dark and Other Excursions, John Langan
• anthology : Silk & Sinew: A Collection of Folk Horror from the Asian Diaspora, Kristy Park Kulski, ed.
• long non-fiction : Why I Love Horror: Essays on Horror Literature, Becky Siegel Spratford, ed.
• short non-fiction : “My Long Road to Horror”, Tananarive Due
• graphic novel : Bowling with Corpses and Other Tales from Lands Unknown, Mike Mignola
• screenplay : Sinners, Ryan Coogler
• poetry : Everything Endless, Linda D. Addison & Jamal Hodge

Theodore Sturgeon Memorial Award -- winner(s) to be announced October 16, 2026

Locus Awards

• sf novel : Death of the Author, Nnedi Okorafor
• fantasy novel : The Everlasting, Alix E. Harrow
• horror novel : The Buffalo Hunter Hunter, Stephen Graham Jones
• young adult novel : Starstrike, Yoon Ha Lee
• first novel : Sour Cherry, Natalia Theodoridou
• translated novel : On the Calculation of Volume III, Solvej Balle, Sophia Hersi Smith & Jennifer Russell, trans23
• novella : The River Has Roots, Amal El-Mohtar
• novelette : “We Begin Where Infinity Ends”, Somto Ihezeu
• short story : “In My Country”, Thomas Ha
• collection : Uncertain Sons and Other Stories, Thomas Ha
• anthology : We Will Rise Again, Karen Lord, Annalee Newitz & Malka Older, eds.
• non-fiction : Enshittification, Cory Doctorow
• illustrated and art book : The Space Cat, Nnedi Okorafor, art by Tana Ford
• editor : Neil Clarke
• magazine : Clarkesworld
• publisher : Orbit
• artist : John Picacio
• Special Award 2026: Supporting the Speculative Writing Community : The Submission Grinder, David Steffen

Astounding Award for Best New Writer.

• Antonia Hodgson

Aurealis Awards

• sf novel : Wastelands, Samira Lloyd
• sf novella : “The Hidden God”, T. R. Napper
• sf short story : “Do Motorcycle Centaurs Dream of Five Stars and a Tip?”, Maddison Stoff & Corey Jae White
• fantasy novel : Upon a Starlit Tide, Kell Woods
• fantasy novella : Cinder House, Freya Marske
• fantasy short story : “Dying Mountain”, Baden M Chant
• horror novel : Orpheus Nine, Chris Flynn
• horror novella : “Walpurgis”, Ron Schroer
• horror short story : “It Will Only Hurt If I Want It To”, Kirstyn McDermott
• anthology : Austral 2025, Ciar Fhearchair, Michaela Teschendorff Harden & Matt Richardson, eds.
• collection : The Leper's Garden and Other Contagions, Jeff Clulow
• graphic novel/illustrated work : Higher Ground, Tull Swannakit
• young adult novel : The Serpent Called Mercy, Roanne Lau
• young adult short story : “Crown Tourney”, Tansy Rayner Roberts
• children's fiction : Little Bones, Sandy Bigna
• Convenors' Award : Story Thinking and the Real-world Applications of Sci-Fi and Fantasy Writing, Lisa Bennett, Helen Marshall & Kim Wilkins

Aurora Awards

• hall of fame : Kelley Armstrong
• hall of fame : Mike Glicksohn
• hall of fame : James Alan Gardner
• novel : The Downloaded 2: Ghost in the Machine, Robert J. Sawyer
• YA novel : Breath of the Dragon, Fonda Lee & Shannon Lee
• short story : “The Stone Played at Tengen”, R. H. Wesley
• novelette/novella : The River Has Roots, Amal El-Mohtar
• related work : Year's Best Canadian Fantasy and Science Fiction: Volume Three, Stephen Kotowych, ed.
• graphic novel/comic : Shark Girl, Kate Beaton
• poem/song : “From Dust”, J. Y. Zhang
• cover art/interior illustration : “Listen to Me and I'll Tell You a Story”, Ejiwa "Edge" Ebenebe

Cordwainer Smith Rediscovery Award

• Suzette Haden Elgin

William L. Crawford - IAFA Fantasy Award

• Call and Response, Christopher Caldwell

Compton Crook Stephen Tall Memorial Award

• The Book of Lost Hours, Hayley Gelfuso

Endeavour Award -- winner(s) to be announced October 10, 2026

Eugie Awards

• “Wolf Moon, Antler Moon”, A. C. Wise

First Fandom Hall of Fame Award

• Craig Miller
• Fredric Brown
• Mike Glyer
• Bjo Trimble
• Myrtle R. Douglas
• Moskowitz Archive Award : David Ritter
• Moskowitz Archive Award : Andrew Porter

Jack Gaughan Award

• Abigail Larson

Robert A. Heinlein Award

• Andy Weir

Lambda Award

• LGBTQ+ speculative fiction : Beings, Ilana Masad

Mythopoeic Awards

• adult literature : Snake-Eater, T. Kingfisher
• young adult literature : The Corruption of Hollis Brown, K. Ancrum
• children's literature : The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest, Aubrey Hartman
• Inklings studies : The Tower and the Ruin: J.R.R. Tolkien's Creation, Michael D. C. Drout
• myth and fantasy studies : Fantasy: A Short History, Adam Roberts

Prometheus Awards

• novel : A Kiss for Damocles, J. Kenton Pierce
• hall of fame : Brave New World, Aldous Huxley
• YA fiction : Storm-Dragon, Dave Freer

Seiun Awards

• translated novel : Eversion, Alastair Reynolds
• translated novel : Babel, R. F. Kuang
• translated story : “After Zero”, Greg Egan

SFWA Awards

• Infinity Award : Roger Zelazny
• Kevin O'Donnell Jr. Service to SFWA : Gay Haldeman
• Kate Wilhelm Solstice Award : David Langford

Sidewise Awards

• long form : Ten Incarnations of Rebellion, Vaishnavi Patel
• short form : “Caesar at Sea”, Alan Smale

Skylark Award

• Keith R. A. DeCandido

Sunburst Award

• The Lady, the Tiger and the Girl Who Loved Death, Helen Marshall

Writers and Illustrators of the Future

• Golden Pen Award : “In Living Color”, Michael T. Kuester
• Golden Brush Award : Bohuslav "Bafu" Argalas

WSFA Small Press Award -- winner(s) to be announced October 2, 2026 - October 4, 2026