2025 Results
science fiction awards database
Hugo Awards
- novel : The Tainted Cup, Robert Jackson Bennett
- novella : The Tusks of Extinction, Ray Nayler
- novelette : “The Four Sisters Overlooking the Sea”, Naomi Kritzer
- short story : “Stitched to Skin Like Family Is”, Nghi Vo
- series : Between Earth and Sky, Rebecca Roanhorse
- related work : Speculative Whiteness: Science Fiction and the Alt-Right, Jordan S. Carroll
- graphic story or comic : Star Trek: Lower Decks: Warp Your Own Way, written by Ryan North, art by Chris Fenoglio
- dramatic presentation: long form : Dune: Part Two
- dramatic presentation: short form : Star Trek: Lower Decks: “The New Next Generation”
- editor, short form : Neil Clarke
- editor, long form : Diana M. Pho
- professional artist : Alyssa Winans
- semiprozine : Uncanny, Lynne M. Thomas (publisher and editor-in-chief), Michael Damian Thomas (publisher and editor-in-chief), Monte Lin (managing editor), Betsy Aoki (poetry editor), Erika Ensign (podcast producer), Steven Schapansky (podcast producer)
- fanzine : Black Nerd Problems, William Evans & Omar Holmon, eds.
- fan writer : Abigail Nussbaum
- fan artist : Sara Felix
- fancast : Eight Days of Diana Wynne Jones, Emily Tesh & Rebecca Fraimow
- game or interactive work : Caves of Qud
- poem : “A War of Words”, Marie Brennan
Nebula Awards
- novel : Someone You Can Build a Nest In, John Wiswell
- novella : The Dragonfly Gambit, A. D. Sui
- novelette : “Negative Scholarship on the Fifth State of Being”, A. W. Prihandita
- short story : “Why Don't We Just Kill the Kid in the Omelas Hole”, Isabel J. Kim
- game writing : A Death in Hyperspace, Stewart C Baker, Phoebe Barton, James Beamon, Kate Heartfield, Isabel J. Kim, Sara S. Messenger, Naca Rat, Natalia Theodoridou, M. Darusha Wehm, Merc Fenn Wolfmoor
World Fantasy Awards
- life achievement : Juliet Marillier
- life achievement : Michael Whelan
- novel : The Tainted Cup, Robert Jackson Bennett
- novella : Yoke of Stars, R. B. Lemberg
- short fiction : “Raptor”, Maura McHugh
- anthology : Heartwood, Dan Coxon, ed.
- collection : A Sunny Place for Shady People, Mariana Enriquez, translated by Megan McDowell
- artist : Liv Rainey-Smith
- special award, professional : Sydney Paige Guerrero, Gabriela Lee & Anna Felicia Sanchez
- special award, non-professional : Steven J Shaw
Andre Norton Award
- The Young Necromancer's Guide to Ghosts, Vanessa Ricci-Thode
British Fantasy Awards
- fantasy novel (Robert Holdstock Award) : Masquerade, O. O. Sangoyomi
- horror novel (August Derleth Award) : My Darling Dreadful Thing, Johanna van Veen
- anthology : Bury Your Gays: An Anthology of Tragic Queer Horror, Sofia Ajram, ed.
- collection : Elephants in Bloom, Cécile Cristofari
- novella : The Last to Drown, Lorraine Wilson
- short fiction : “Loneliness Universe”, Eugenia Triantafyllou
- non-fiction : Queer as Folklore: The Hidden Queer History of Myths and Monsters, Sacha Coward
- independent press : Flame Tree
- magazine/periodical : ParSec
- artist : Kelly Chong
- audio : Breaking the Glass Slipper
- Karl Edward Wagner Award for Special Achievement : Ro Pardoe
- Sydney J. Bounds Award for Best Newcomer : Frances White
British SF Association Awards
- novel : Three Eight One, Aliya Whiteley
- shorter fiction (novelette or novella) : Saturation Point, Adrian Tchaikovsky
- short fiction : “Why Don't We Just Kill the Kid in the Omelas Hole”, Isabel J. Kim
- translated short fiction : “Bone by Bone”, Mónika Rusvai, translated by Vivien Urban
- fiction for younger readers : Doctor Who: Caged, Una McCormack
- collection or anthology : Punks4Palestine: An Anthology of Hopeful SciFi for an Uncertain Future, Jasen Bacon, ed.
- nonfiction (long) : Track Changes, Abigail Nussbaum
- nonfiction (short) : “Why A.I. Isn't Going to Make Art”, Ted Chiang
- artwork : Nova Scotia Vol 2, Jenni Coutts
- audio fiction : “The Personal Touch”, Rick Danforth
Arthur C. Clarke Award
- Annie Bot, Sierra Greer
Dragon Awards
- sf novel : This Inevitable Ruin, Matt Dinniman
- fantasy novel : The Devils, Joe Abercrombie
- YA/middle grade novel : Sunrise on the Reaping, Suzanne Collins
- alternate history novel : The Martian Contingency, Mary Robinette Kowal
- horror novel : Bury Your Gays, Chuck Tingle
- illustrative cover : Wind and Truth, Michael Whelan
- comic book or graphic novel : Daredevil: Cold Day in Hell, Charles Soule, illustrated by Steve McNiven
- SF/F TV series, TV, or Internet : Andor
- SF/F movie : Deadpool & Wolverine
Ignyte Awards
- adult novel : The Sentence, Gautam Bhatia
- ya novel : Heir, Sabaa Tahir
- middle grade novel : The Last Rhee Witch, Jenna Lee-Yun
- novella : Lost Ark Dreaming, Suyi Davies Okungbowa
- novelette : “We Who Will Not Die”, Shingai Njeri Kagunda
- short story : “We Will Teach You How to Read | We Will Teach You How to Read”, Caroline M. Yoachim
- poetry : “reliving: post trauma of the lekki tollgate massacre”, Fasasi Ridwan
- critics award : Maya Gittelman
- fiction podcast : Podcastle
- artist : Tran Nguyen
- comics team : Lunar Boy, Cin & Jes Wibowo
- anthology/collected works : Thyme Travellers: An Anthology of Palestinian Speculative Fiction, Sonia Sulaiman, ed.
- creative nonfiction : Afro-Centered Futurisms in Our Speculative Fiction, Eugen Bacon
- Ember award : Sonia Sulaiman
- community award : Authors Against Book Bans
Le Guin Prize
- Rakesfall, Vajra Chandrasekera
Lodestar Award
- Sheine Lende, Darcie Little Badger
Otherwise Award
- “Kiss of Life”, P. C. Verrone
- In Universes, Emet North
- Walking Practice, Dolki Min, translated by Victoria Caudle
- Rakesfall, Vajra Chandrasekera
Philip K. Dick Award
- Time's Agent, Brenda Peynado
Ray Bradbury Award
- Dune: Part Two, Jon Spaihts & Denis Villeneuve
Shirley Jackson Awards
- novel : Curdle Creek, Yvonne Battle-Felton
- novella : Hollow Tongue, Eden Royce
- novelette : The Thirteen Ways We Turned Darryl Datson into a Monster, Kurt Fawver
- short fiction : “Three Faces of a Beheading”, Arkady Martine
- single-author collection : Midwestern Gothic, Scott Thomas
- edited anthology : Why Didn't You Just Leave, Nadia Bulkin & Julia Rios, eds.
Bram Stoker Awards
- lifetime achievement : Del Howison & Sue Howison
- lifetime achievement : David Cronenberg
- novel : The Haunting of Velkwood, Gwendolyn Kiste
- first novel : The Eyes Are the Best Part, Monika Kim
- young adult novel : Clown in a Cornfield 3: The Church of Frendo, Adam Cesare
- middle grade novel : The Creepening of Dogwood House, Eden Royce
- middle grade novel : There's Something Sinister in Center Field, Robert P. Ottone
- long fiction : Coup de Grâce, Sofia Ajram
- short fiction : “Versus Versus”, Laird Barron
- fiction collection : Love is a Crematorium and Other Tales, Mercedes M. Yardley
- anthology : Discontinue If Death Ensues: Tales from the Tipping Point, Carol Gyzander & Anna Taborska, eds.
- long non-fiction : Horror for Weenies: Everything You Need to Know About the Films You’re Too Scared to Watch, Emily C. Hughes
- short non-fiction : “Blacks in Film and Cultivated Bias”, Lisa Wood
- graphic novel : H.P. Lovecraft's The Call of Cthulhu, Gou Tanabe
- screenplay : The Substance, Coralie Fargeat
- poetry : Mexicans on the Moon: Speculative Poetry from a Possible Future, Pedro Iniguez
Theodore Sturgeon Memorial Award
- “The Carcosa Pattern”, Conrad Loyer
Locus Awards
- sf novel : The Man Who Saw Seconds, Alexander Boldizar
- fantasy novel : A Sorceress Comes to Call, T. Kingfisher
- horror novel : Bury Your Gays, Chuck Tingle
- young adult novel : Moonstorm, Yoon Ha Lee
- first novel : Someone You Can Build a Nest In, John Wiswell
- novella : What Feasts at Night, T. Kingfisher
- novelette : “By Salt, By Sea, By Light of Stars”, Premee Mohamed
- short story : “Why Don't We Just Kill the Kid in the Omelas Hole”, Isabel J. Kim
- collection : Lake of Souls, Ann Leckie
- anthology : The Black Girl Survives in This One, Desiree S. Evans & Saraciea J. Fennell, eds.
- non-fiction : Afro-Centered Futurisms in Our Speculative Fiction, Eugen Bacon
- illustrated and art book : The Last Unicorn, Peter S. Beagle, art by Tom Kidd
- editor : Neil Clarke
- magazine : Clarkesworld
- publisher : Subterranean Press
- artist : Charles Vess
- Special Award 2025: Celebrating Excellence in Genre : Ignyte Awards
Analog Readers Poll
- novella : “Uncle Roy's Computer Repairs and Robot Parts”, Martin L. Shoemaker
- novelette : “Daisy and Maisie, External Hull Maintenance Experts”, Sean Monaghan
- short story : “Music of a Different Sphere”, Stanley Schmidt
- fact article : “Genetic Memory, Clones, and Epigenetics”, Kelly Lagor
- poetry : “Gravity”, Pamela Yve Simon
- cover : Kurt Huggins
Asimov's Reader Poll
- novella : “Death and the Gorgon”, Greg Egan
- novelette : “The Four Sisters Overlooking the Sea”, Naomi Kritzer
- short story : “Mere Flesh”, James Maxey
- poem : “What They Didn't Do”, Mary Soon Lee
- cover : Maurizio Manzieri
Aurealis Awards
- sf novel : Temporal Bloom, J. M. Voss
- sf novella : Ghost of the Neon God, T. R. Napper
- sf short story : “The Combat Pilot's Dictionary”, Arden Baker
- fantasy novel : Thoroughly Disenchanted, Alexandra Almond
- fantasy novella : “Another Tide”, Will Greatwich
- fantasy short story : “Market of Loss”, Matt Tighe
- horror novel : Carve Your Soul to Pieces, Ben Pienaar
- horror novella : Shattered, Pauline Yates
- horror short story : “Flesh of My Flesh”, Ben Matthews
- anthology : Far-Flung, Samuel Maguire, ed.
- collection : The Heart of the Labyrinth and Other Stories, DK Mok
- graphic novel/illustrated work : In Utero, Chris Gooch
- young adult novel : Anomaly, Emma Lord
- young adult short story : “In a League of Her Own”, Jeanette O'Hagan
- children's fiction : The Apprentice Witnesser, Bren MacDibble
- Sarah Douglass Book Series : The Radiant Emperor, Shelley Parker-Chan
Aurora Awards
- novel : The Siege of Burning Grass, Premee Mohamed
- ya novel : Heavenly Tyrant, Xiran Jay Zhao
- short story : “Blood and Desert Dreams”, Y. M. Pang
- novelette/novella : The Butcher of the Forest, Premee Mohamed
- related work : Year's Best Canadian Fantasy and Science Fiction: Volume Two, Stephen Kotowych, ed.
- graphic novel/comic : Star Trek Lower Decks: Warp Your Own Way, Ryan North & Chris Fenoglio
- poem/song : “Cthulhu on the Shores of Osaka”, Y. M. Pang
- cover art/interior illustration : Augur, Martine Nguyen
William L. Crawford - IAFA Fantasy Award
- The West Passage, Jared Pechaček
Compton Crook Stephen Tall Memorial Award
- The Wings Upon Her Back, Samantha Mills
Ditmar Awards
- novel : The Underhistory, Kaaron Warren
- novella or novelette : Ghost of the Neon God, T. R. Napper
- short story : “Bellow of the Steamship Cow”, Aaron Dries
- collected work : Calvaria Fell, Cat Sparks & Kaaron Warren
- fan publication in any medium : Let the Cat In
- fan writer : Ian Mond
- fan artist : David L Russell
- artwork : in the aftermath, C. H. Pearce
- new talent : Sarah K. Balstrup
- William Atheling Jr. Award for Criticism or Review : “Nice Safe Emotions: How Murderbot copes with the real world through the fictional, and so do we”, Joanne Anderton
Dwarf Stars Award
- “Perish and Live Forever”, Pedro Iniguez
Elgin Awards
- full-length book : Mexicans on the Moon, Pedro Iniguez
- chapbook : The Inca Weaver's Tales, Katherine Quevedo
Endeavour Award
- Relics of Ruin, Erin M. Evans
Eugie Awards
- “Marginalia”, Mary Robinette Kowal
Fan Activity Achievement Awards
- perzine : This Here…, Nic Farey
- genzine : Banana Wings, Claire Brialey & Mark Plummer
- fan writer : Nic Farey
- fan artist : Teddy Harvia
- Harry Warner, Jr., Memorial Award for Best Letterhack : Leigh Edmonds
- cover art : SF Commentary 118, Elaine Cochrane
- special publication : SF Fandom, Its Part in Our Downfall, Claire Brialey & Mark Plummer
- lifetime achievement award : Mark Olson
First Fandom Hall of Fame Award
- Damon Knight
- Kate Wilhelm
- Vincent Docherty
- Moskowitz Archive Award : Rob Hansen
Geffen Awards
- sf book : The Others: Written in Red, Murder of Crows, Anne Bishop
- fantasy book : The Obelisk Gate, N. K. Jemisin
- ya book : Earthsea: A Wizard of Earthsea, The Tombs of Atuan, The Farthest Shore, Ursula K. Le Guin
IAFA Awards
- Distinguished Scholarship : Sarah Juliet Lauro
- David G. Hartwell Emerging Scholar : Miranda Miller
- Jamie Bishop Memorial Award for an Essay Not in English : Jyrki Korpua
- Walter James Miller Memorial Award : Eugene Kwon
Ignotus Awards
- foreign novel : What Moves the Dead (Què mou els morts), T. Kingfisher
- foreign novella : “Rattlesnakes” (“Serpientes de cascabel“), Stephen King
- foreign short story : “The Six Deaths of the Saint” (“Las seis muertes de la Santa“), Alix E. Harrow
Italia Awards
- international novel : Starter Villain (L’eredità di Charlie), John Scalzi
Lambda Award
- LGBTQ+ speculative fiction : Metal from Heaven, August Clarke
Kurd Lasswitz Preis
- foreign novel : Monk & Robot (Dex & Helmling), Becky Chambers
Mythopoeic Awards
- adult literature : The Melancholy of Untold History, Minsoo Kang
- young adult literature : The Isles of the Gods duology, Amie Kaufman
- children's literature : Island of Whispers, Frances Hardinge, illustrated by Emily Gravett
- Inklings studies : The Collected Poems of J.R.R. Tolkien, Wayne G. Hammond & Christina Scull, eds.
- myth and fantasy studies : Urban Fantasy: Exploring Modernity through Magic, Stefan Ekman
Prometheus Awards
- novel : In the Belly of the Whale, Michael Flynn
- hall of fame : Orion Shall Rise, Poul Anderson
Rhysling Awards
- short poem : “Lost Ark”, F. J. Bergmann
- long poem : “The Blackthorn”, Mary Sue Lee
Lord Ruthven Awards
- fiction : What Feasts at Night, T. Kingfisher
- nonfiction : The Palgrave Handbook of the Vampire, Simon Bacon, ed.
- media : Abigail
- media : Nosferatu
Seiun Awards
- translated novel : System Collapse, Martha Wells
- translated story : “The Portrait of a Survivor, Observed from the Water”, Yukimi Ogawa
SFRA Awards
- Lifetime Contributions to SF Scholarship : Takayuki Tatsumi
- Innovative Research Award : “Formal Fictions: ‘Chinese’ ‘Science’ ‘Fiction’ in Translation”, Virginia L. Conn
- Clareson Award : Keren Omry
- Mary Kay Bray Award : Mehdi Achouche
- Student Paper : “Re-Enchanting the Future: Witches in Feminist Science Fiction”, Joanna Kaniewska
- SFRA Book Award : Africanfuturism: African Imaginings of Other Times, Spaces, and Worlds, Kimberly Cleveland
SFWA Awards
- Infinity Award : Frank Herbert
- Kevin O'Donnell Jr. Service to SFWA : C. J. Lavigne
- Kate Wilhelm Solstice Award : Eugen Bacon
Sidewise Awards
- long form : Sargassa, Sophie Burnham
- short form : “A Brother's Oath”, L. Briar
Sir Julius Vogel Awards
- novel : Echoes of Earthshine, Mel Harding-Shaw
- youth novel : The Moonlight Bridge, Mike Gwyther
- novella/novelette : We Who Remain, Nikky Lee
- short story : “N-spired Learning”, B. T. Keaton
- collected work : Artificial Sweetener: Tales of AI: 100% Written by Humans
- dramatic presentation : The Bostrom Scenario
- professional artwork : Artificial Sweetener: Tales of AI: 100% Written by Humans, Melissa Gunn
- fan writing : Massive Organisms Approaching, John Toon
- fan artwork : Martyn Buyck
- fan production/publication : Phoenixine
- professional production/publication : “Fact, Fiction, and Feeling: Ecological Grief in a Changing World”, Octavia Cade
Sunburst Award
- Blackheart Man, Nalo Hopkinson
Dell Magazines Award
- “Echo”, Liam Betts
Writers and Illustrators of the Future
- Golden Pen Award : “Ascil”, Randyn C. J Bartholomew
- Golden Brush Award : Jordan Smjastrla
WSFA Small Press Award
- “A Catalog of 21st Century Ghosts”, Pat Murphy
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