The finalists of the 2025 Locus Awards, which are considered one of the most prestigious recognitions in the literary world and bring together professionals and readers of the genre, have been officially announced. The awards, which are organized annually by Locus magazine and determine the best works in the speculative fiction genre, brought together the giant names of science fiction, fantasy and horror literature this year.
As a result of open voting between February 1 and April 1, the top ten finalists in each category were determined. It was announced that the award ceremony will be held in Berkeley, California, on May 30, 2026, in partnership with the Bay Area Book Festival. These awards, which take the pulse of the industry, not only the writers; It also makes a great contribution to the development of the genre by honoring editors, illustrators and publishers.
Names at the Top of Speculative Fiction This year’s finalist list includes names such as John Scalzi and Adrian Tchaikovsky, two of the veteran writers of the genre, as well as the rising star of recent years, R.F. Kuang and the living legend of horror literature, Stephen King, attract attention. Locus Awards are known for discovering talents that pump new blood into the industry, especially with the “First Novel” and “Young Adult” categories.
Here is the eagerly awaited full list: Science Fiction Novels The Folded Sky, Elizabeth Bear Picks Slatter The Staircase in the Woods, Chuck Wendig Young Adult Novels The Singular Life of Aria Patel, Samira Ahmed Make Me a Monster, Kalynn Bayron Costumes for Time Travelers, A.R. Capetta The Executioners Three, Susan Dennard The Underwood Tapes, Amanda DeWitt Among Ghosts, Rachel Hartman Sky on Fire, E.K. Johnston Starstrike, Yoon Ha Lee I Am Not Jessica Chen, Ann Liang They Bloom at Night, Trang Thanh Tran Early Novels A Song of Legends Lost, M.H.
Ayinde Red Rabbit Ghost, Jen Julian When Devils Sing, Xan Kaur Awake in the Floating City, Susanna Kwan Luminous, Silvia Park Archive of Unknown Universes, Ruben Reyes Jr. North Sun, Or The Voyage of the Whaleship Esther, Ethan Rutherford Blob, Maggie Su Song of Spores, Bogi Takács Sour Cherry, Natalia Theodoridou Translation Novels On the Calculation of Volume III, Solvej Balle (Translation: Sophia Hersi Smith Parker Psychopomp We Will Rise Again, Karen Lord, Annalee Newitz Andrews Neil Clarke Ellen Datlow dave ring Jonathan Strahan Bogi Takács Wendy N.
Wagner Fran Wilde Butler: H is for Horse, Chi-ming Yang Source: Reactor
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