#ArtOfTheDay: 'Daughter Of Destruction' by Magali Villeneuve

'Daughter Of Destruction' by Magali Villeneuve.

Cover art for the novel, 'Daughter Of Destruction', book 2 in the 'Astral Kingdoms' trilogy, written by David Dalglish, published December 2026.

#CoolArt: 'Roadburn 2026' print by Malleus

'Roadburn 2026' by Malleus.

50cm x 70cm screen print on black paper, in a signed and numbered limited edition of 80 for €40.

On sale now from the Malleus website.

#CoolArt: ''Spider-Man' prints by Carlos Dattoli through Bottleneck Gallery

'Tangled Threats' by Carlos Dattoli.

Officially licensed 18" x 24" giclee print, in a numbered Regular edition of 100 for $50; a numbered Red Foil Variant edition of 75 for $60; a 3D lenticular print on 1mm PET, in a numbered limited edition of 75 for $85, with a numbered digital COA issued by Verisart; and an archival pigment print on 2mm thick aluminum panel, in a limited edition of 50 for $125, with a numbered digital COA issued by Verisart.

On sale Wednesday May 6 at 12pm ET through Bottleneck Gallery.

Regular Edition

#ArtOfTheDay: 'Embers' by Eleonor Piteira

'Embers' by Eleonor Piteira.

Poster art for 'Embers', a short film by Gerald McMorrow, based on the short story 'Sifting Through The Embers' by Douglas Adams.

Available as a giclee print through Eleonor's Inprnt store.

#CoolArt: IX Arts presents 'Oracle Of The Witcher' Solo Art Exhibition by Jeremy Wilson

IX Arts presents 'Oracle Of The Witcher', a solo art exhibition by Jeremy Wilson, featuring artwork from the official 'The Witcher' Oracle deck set, published by CD Projekt Red in November 2026.

The exhibition is on view until May 31 2026 through IX Gallery.

#CoolArt: 'Trick 'r Treat' prints by Hans Woody through Bottleneck Gallery

'Trick 'r Treat' by Hans Woody.

Officially licensed 24" x 36" screen print, in a numbered Regular edition of 100 for $60; and an archival pigment print on 4mm thick acrylic panel, in a Regular edition of 35 for $125, with numbered digital COA issued by Verisart; and a Variant edition of 25 for $125, with numbered digital COA issued by Verisart.

On sale Tuesday May 5 at 12pm ET through Bottleneck Gallery.

Regular Edition

#CoolArt: 'The Monster Squad' print by Will Robson through Bottleneck Gallery

'The Monster Squad' by Will Robson.

Officially licensed 24" x 36" giclee print, in a numbered limited edition of 75 for $60.

On sale Tuesday May 5 at 12pm ET through Bottleneck Gallery.

#ArtOfTheDay: 'Nyx' by Kate Adams

'Nyx' by Kate Adams.

#CoolArt: 'Bloom' Original Art by Caitlin Fowler through Every Day Original

'Bloom' by Caitlin Fowler.

7" x 10" mixed media original painting, in a 1/1 edition for $400.

On sale now through Every Day Original.

#ArtOfTheDay: 'Star Wars' by Jean Giraud (Moebius)

Art by Jean Giraud (Moebius).

Art from the 'Star Wars: Visions' artbook, published November 2010.

Artist Spotlight: The Art Of . . . Svetlin Velinov

Showcasing art from some of my favourite artists, and those that have attracted my attention, in the field of visual arts, including vintage; pulp; pop culture; books and comics; concert posters; fantastical and imaginative realism; classical; contemporary; new contemporary; pop surrealism; conceptual and illustration.

The art of Svetlin Velinov.

#ArtOfTheDay: 'Artemis Leading The Hunt' by Ivana Abbate

'Artemis Leading The Hunt' by Ivana Abbate.

Finalists for the 2025 Locus Awards Announced

The Locus Science Fiction Foundation have announced the finalists for the 2025 Locus Awards.

The Locus Awards are presented to winners of the Locus Magazine's annual readers' poll, first presented in 1971, to recognize excellence in science fiction and fantasy literature.

The winners will be announced May 30, 2026, at the Locus Awards Ceremony in Berkeley, California.

Science Fiction Novels

• The Folded Sky, Elizabeth Bear (Saga; Gollancz)
• Picks & Shovels, Cory Doctorow (Ad Astra; Tor)
• Notes from a Regicide, Isaac Fellman (Tor)
• When We Were Real, Daryl Gregory (Saga)
• All That We See or Seem, Ken Liu (Saga; Ad Astra)
• Where the Axe Is Buried, Ray Nayler (MCD; Weidenfeld & Nicolson)
• Slow Gods, Claire North (Orbit US; Orbit UK)
• Death of the Author, Nnedi Okorafor (Morrow; Gollancz)
• The Shattering Peace, John Scalzi (Tor; Tor UK)
• Shroud, Adrian Tchaikovsky (Tor UK; Orbit US)

 

Fantasy Novels

• The Devils, Joe Abercrombie (Tor; Gollancz)
• The Tomb of Dragons, Katherine Addison (Tor; Solaris UK)
• Lessons in Magic and Disaster, Charlie Jane Anders (Tor; Titan UK)
• A Drop of Corruption, Robert Jackson Bennett (Del Rey; Hodderscape)
• The Everlasting, Alix E Harrow (Tor; Tor UK)
• The Raven Scholar, Antonia Hodgson (Orbit US; Hodderscape)
• Hemlock & Silver, T Kingfisher (Tor; Tor UK)
• Katabasis, RF Kuang (Harper Voyager; Harper Voyager UK)
• The Incandescent, Emily Tesh (Tor; Orbit UK)
• Queen Demon, Martha Wells (Tor)

Horror Novels

• The Possession of Alba Díaz, Isabel Cañas (Berkley; Solaris UK)
• Spread Me, Sarah Gailey (Nightfire)
• King Sorrow, Joe Hill (Morrow; Headline UK)
• The Buffalo Hunter Hunter, Stephen Graham Jones (Saga; Titan UK)
• The Library at Hellebore, Cassandra Khaw (Nightfire; Titan UK)
• Never Flinch, Stephen King (Scribner, Hodder & Stoughton UK)
• The Bewitching, Silvia Moreno-Garcia (Del Rey; Arcadia UK)
• It Was Her House First, Cherie Priest (Poisoned Pen)
• The Crimson Road, AG Slatter (Titan UK)
• The Staircase in the Woods, Chuck Wendig (Del Rey; Del Rey UK)

 

Young Adult Novels

• The Singular Life of Aria Patel, Samira Ahmed (Little, Brown; Atom UK) [SF]
• Make Me a Monster, Kalynn Bayron (Bloomsbury US; Bloomsbury UK) [H]
• Costumes for Time Travelers, AR Capetta (Candlewick; Walker UK) [F]
• The Executioners Three, Susan Dennard (Tor Teen; Daphne UK) [H]
• The Underwood Tapes, Amanda DeWitt (Peachtree Teen) [H]
• Among Ghosts, Rachel Hartman (Random House) [F]
• Sky on Fire, EK Johnston (Dutton) [F]
• Starstrike, Yoon Ha Lee (Delacorte; Solaris UK) [SF]
• I Am Not Jessica Chen, Ann Liang (Harper) [F]
• They Bloom at Night, Trang Thanh Tran (Bloomsbury US; Bloomsbury UK) [H]

First Novels

• A Song of Legends Lost, MH Ayinde (Orbit UK; Saga) [F]
• Red Rabbit Ghost, Jen Julian (Run For It) [H]
• When Devils Sing, Xan Kaur (Holt; First Ink UK) [H]
• Awake in the Floating City, Susanna Kwan (Pantheon; Simon & Schuster UK) [SF]
• Luminous, Silvia Park (Simon & Schuster; Magpie) [SF]
• Archive of Unknown Universes, Ruben Reyes Jr. (Mariner; Footnote UK) [SF]
• North Sun, Or The Voyage of the Whaleship Esther, Ethan Rutherford (A Strange Object) [H]
• Blob, Maggie Su (Harper; Sceptre UK) [F]
• Song of Spores, Bogi Takács (Broken Eye) [SF]
• Sour Cherry, Natalia Theodoridou (Tin House; Wildfire UK) [F]

Translated Novel

• On the Calculation of Volume III, Solvej Balle, tr. Sophia Hersi Smith & Jennifer Russell (New Directions; Faber & Faber) [SF]
• The Unworthy, Agustina Bazterrica, tr. Sarah Moses (Scribner; Pushkin UK) [H]
• The Midnight Shift, Cheon Seon-Ran, tr. Gene Png (Bloomsbury UK; Bloomsbury US) [H]
• Red Sword, Bora Chung, tr. Anton Hur (Honford Star) [SF]
• The Midnight Timetable, Bora Chung, tr. Anton Hur (Algonquin) [H]
• Ice, Jacek Dukaj, tr. Ursula Phillips (Head of Zeus) [SF]
• Blood for the Undying Throne, Sung-il Kim, tr. Anton Hur (Tor) [F]
• Vanishing World, Sayaka Murata, tr. Ginny Tapley Takemori (Grove; Granta UK) [SF]
• Dengue Boy, Michel Nieva, tr. Rahul Bery (Astra House; Serpent’s Tail) [SF]
• The Wax Child, Olga Ravn, tr. Martin Aitken (New Directions; Viking UK) [F]

Novellas

• The Orb of Cairado, Katherine Addison (Subterranean)
• The River Has Roots, Amal El-Mohtar (Tordotcom)
• What Stalks the Deep, T Kingfisher (Nightfire)
• Cinder House, Freya Marske (Tordotcom)
• Automatic Noodle, Annalee Newitz (Tordotcom)
• Making History, KJ Parker (Tordotcom)
• Psychopomp & Circumstance, Eden Royce (Tordotcom)
• Lives of Bitter Rain, Adrian Tchaikovsky (Head of Zeus)
• A Mouthful of Dust, Nghi Vo (Tordotcom)
• Murder by Memory, Olivia Waite (Tordotcom)

Novelettes

• “The Witch and the Wyrm,” Elizabeth Bear (Reactor 2/26/25)
• “Barnacle,” Kate Elliott (Reactor 11/5/25)
• “Uncertain Sons,” Thomas Ha (Uncertain Sons)
• “We Begin Where Infinity Ends,” Somto Ihezue (Clarkesworld 2/25)
• “The Tin Man’s Ghost,” Ray Nayler (Asimov’s 5-6/25)
• “The Millay Illusion,” Sarah Pinsker (Uncanny 11-12/25)
• “When He Calls Your Name,” Catherynne M Valente (Uncanny 7-8/25)
• “The Twenty-One Second God,” Peter Watts (Lightspeed 6/25)
• “Wolf Moon, Antler Moon,” AC Wise (Reactor 1/13/25)
• “Phantom View,” John Wiswell (Reactor 10/22/25)

Short Stories

• “Secret Night,” Nathan Ballingrud (Night & Day)
• “In the Halls of the Makeshift King”, Tobias S Buckell (Asimov’s 7-8/25)
• “In My Country,” Thomas Ha (Clarkesworld 4/25)
• “Wire Mother,” Isabel J Kim (Clarkesworld 10/25)
• “The Shape of Stones,” Hildur Knútsdóttir (Reactor 3/12/25)
• “Courtney Lovecraft’s Book of the Dead,” Sam J Miller (Nightmare 10/25)
• “Because I Held His Name Like a Key,” Aimee Ogden (Strange Horizons 6/16/25)
• “Landline,” Kelly Robson (Reactor 3/5/25)
• “Missing Helen,” Tia Tashiro (Clarkesworld 7/25)
• “Woolly,” Carrie Vaughn (Asimov’s 5-6/25)

Anthology

• The Black Fantastic, andré m. carrington, ed. (Library of America)
• Night & Day, Ellen Datlow, ed. (Saga)
• Storyteller: A Tanith Lee Tribute Anthology, Julie C Day, Carina Bissett & Craig Laurance Gidney, eds. (Essential Dreams)
• The End of the World As We Know It, Christopher Golden & Brian Keene, eds. (Gallery)
• We Will Rise Again, Karen Lord, Annalee Newitz & Malka Older, eds. (Saga)
• Amplitudes: Stories of Queer and Trans Futurity, Lee Mandelo, ed. (Erewhon)
• The Best Weird Fiction of the Year: Volume 1, Michael Kelly, ed. (Undertow)
• Year’s Best Canadian Fantasy and Science Fiction: Volume Three, Stephen Kotowych, ed. (Ansible)
• The Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy 2025, Nnedi Okorafor & John Joseph Adams, eds. (Mariner)
• As the Earth Dreams: Black Canadian Speculative Stories, Terese Mason Pierre, ed. (Spiderline)

Collection

• Call and Response, Christopher Caldwell (Neon Hemlock)
• Moon Songs, Carol Emshwiller (Third Man)
• Letters from an Imaginary Country, Theodora Goss (Tachyon)
• Uncertain Sons and Other Stories, Thomas Ha (Undertow)
• Bright Dead Star, Caitlín R Kiernan (Subterranean)
• The Essential Patricia A. McKillip, Patricia A McKillip (Tachyon)
• One Message Remains, Premee Mohamed (Psychopomp)
• The Revelation Space Collection Volumes 1 & 2, Alastair Reynolds (Gollancz)
• Crows and Silences, Lucius Shepard (Subterranean)
• A Catalog of Storms, Fran Wilde (Fairwood)

Magazine

• Asimov’s
• Beneath Ceaseless Skies
• Clarkesworld
• F&SF
• Fiyah
• khōréō
• Lightspeed
• Reactor
• Strange Horizons
• Uncanny Magazine

Publisher

• Angry Robot
• DAW
• Del Rey
• Gollancz
• Neon Hemlock
• Orbit
• Pan Macmillan / Tor UK
• Saga
• Solaris
• Tachyon

Editor

• John Joseph Adams
• Scott H. Andrews
• Neil Clarke
• Ellen Datlow
• Dave Ring
• Jonathan Strahan
• Bogi Takács
• Wendy N Wagner
• Fran Wilde & Julian Yap
• Sheila Williams

Artist

• Brom
• Rovina Cai
• Galen Dara
• Bob Eggleton
• Kathleen Jennings
• Alan Lee
• John Picacio
• Shaun Tan
• Charles Vess
• Michael Whelan

Illustrated and Art Books

• The Invisible Parade, Leigh Bardugo & John Picacio (Little, Brown)
• Frank Frazetta: Fine Lines, Sara Frazetta & Arnie Fenner, eds., art by Frank Frazetta (Frazetta Girls)
• Starling House, Alix E.Harrow, art by Rovina Cai (Subterranean)
• Designing Terry Pratchett’s Discworld, Paul Kidby (Harper; Doubleday UK)
• Carmilla, Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu, art by Rosemary Valero-O’Connell (Beehive)
• The Space Cat, Nnedi Okorafor, art by Tana Ford (First Second)
• Edmund Spenser’s The Faerie Queene Volumes 1-3, adapted by Rebecca K Reynolds, art by Justin Gerard (Sky Turtle)
• Sunset at Zero Point, Simon Stålenhag (as Swedish Machines Free League Sweden; Saga US)
• Faraway Dreaming, Ulla Thynell (Atthis Arts)
• Icons of the Fantastic: Illustrations of Imaginative Literature from the Korshak Collection, Amanda T. Zehnder & David M Brinley, eds. (University of Delaware Press)

Non-Fiction

• The Outspoken and the Incendiary, Terry Bisson (PM)
• Enshittification, Cory Doctorow (MCD)
• Colourfields, Paul Kincaid (Briardene)
• Spring, Summer, Asteroid, Bird: The Art of Eastern Storytelling, Henry Lien (Norton)
• Positive Obsession: The Life and Times of Octavia E Butler, Susana M Morris (Amistad)
• Black Apocalypse: Afrofuturism at the End of the World, Tavia Nyong’o (University of California Press)
• Racebook: A Personal History of the Internet, Tochi Onyebuchi (Roxane Gay)
• Why I Love Horror: Essays on Horror Literature, Becky Siegel Spratford, ed. (Saga)
• Space Ships! Ray Guns! Martian Octopods!: Interviews with Science Fiction Legends, Richard Wolinsky, ed. (Tachyon)
• Octavia E Butler: H is for Horse, Chi-ming Yang (Oxford University Press)

Artist Spotlight: The Art Of . . . Svetlana Tigai

Showcasing art from some of my favourite artists, and those that have attracted my attention, in the field of visual arts, including vintage; pulp; pop culture; books and comics; concert posters; fantastical and imaginative realism; classical; contemporary; new contemporary; pop surrealism; conceptual and illustration.

The art of Svetlana Tigai.

#ArtOfTheDay: 'Fódla' by Justine G Cappelli

'Fódla' by Justine G Cappelli.

#CoolArt: Copro Gallery presents 'New Works by Glenn Barr' solo art exhibition

Copro Gallery presents 'New Works by Glenn Barr' solo art exhibition.

The exhibition opens Saturday May 2 from 6pm-10pm PT at Copro Gallery, Bergamot Station Arts Complex, 2525 Michigan Ave, Unit T5, Santa Monica , CA 90404, and Glenn will also be in attendance. The exhibition will be on display until May 23 2026.

#CoolArt: 'Taxi Driver' prints by Laurent Durieux through Bottleneck Gallery & The Parallax Poster Co

'Taxi Driver' by Laurent Durieux.

Officially licensed 36" x 24" screen print, in a numbered Regular edition of 450 for $100; a numbered Variant A edition of 275 for $125; and a numbered Variant B edition of 200 for $135.

On sale Friday May 1 at 12pm ET / 5pm UK through Bottleneck Gallery & The Parallax Poster Co.

Regular Edition

#ArtOfTheDay: 'Fyre-Witch of Nusku' by Frank Frazetta

'Fyre-Witch of Nusku' by Frank Frazetta.

Used as cover art for the book, 'Torture Garden', written by Octave Mirbeau, published in 1965.

#CoolArt: 'Star Wars: Return Of The Jedi' TIMED Release & Limited Edition prints by Martin Ansin through Bottleneck Gallery

'The Empire Falls' by Martin Ansin.

Officially licensed 24" x 36" screen print, in a numbered TIMED Release for $75; a numbered Foil Variant edition of 425 for $85; a multi-layer archival pigment print on acrylic panel, in a Regular edition of 100 for $175, with numbered digital COA issued by Verisart; and a multi-layer archival pigment print on acrylic panel, in an Art Variant edition of 50 for $175, with numbered digital COA issued by Verisart.

On sale Thursday April 30 at 12pm ET until Monday May 4 at 11.59pm ET through Bottleneck Gallery.

Regular Print & Acrylic Panel Edition

#CoolArt: WOW x WOW presents 'MicroVisions 9' Group Art Exhibition

WOW x WOW presents 'MicroVisions 9', a group art exhibition featuring over 60 international artists and comprised of more than 60 unique artworks, with the maximum size of contributions being limited to 10" x 10", and many of the works coming in considerably smaller.

The online exhibition runs from Friday May 1 at 7pm UK on the WOW x WOW website and will be on view until May 22 2026.

by Olivia Di Gregorio

#ArtOfTheDay: 'She Lets The Rest Burn' by Julia Maddalina

'She Lets The Rest Burn' by Julia Maddalina.

#CoolArt: 'With Apologies To Adolf Hiremy-Hirschl' (after 'Souls on the Banks of Acheron')' print by Nicolas Delort through Black Dragon Press

'With Apologies To Adolf Hiremy-Hirschl' (after 'Souls on the Banks of Acheron')' by Nicolas Delort.

57.5cm x 33.5cm Photogravure print with rough edges on 62.5cm x 38.5cm 310gsm Hahnemühle German Etching paper, in a signed and numbered limited edition of 30 for £165.

On sale Thursday April 30 at 5pm UK through Black Dragon Press.

#CoolArt: 'Batman Begins' prints by Jake Kontou

'Batman Begins' by Jake Kontou.

Privately commissioned screen prints.

'League Of Shadows' Regular Edition

#CoolArt: 'The Lord Of The Rings: The Return Of The King' by Kilian Eng

'The Lord Of The Rings: The Return Of The King' by Kilian Eng.

Privately commissioned screen prints.

Regular Edition

#CoolArt: 'Mario Kart' prints by Andy Fairhurst through Bottleneck Gallery

'Mario Kart' by Andy Fairhurst.

Officially licensed 12" x 24" giclee prints, in numbered Regular editions of 75 for $40 each, and $110 for the 3 print Regular edition set; archival pigment prints on 4mm thick acrylic panel, in limited editions of 25 for $60 each, with numbered digital COA issued by Verisart, and $170 for the 3 Acrylic panel print set; and numbered Foil Variant editions of 50 for $50 each, and $140 for the 3 print Foil Variant edition set.

On sale Wednesday April 29 at 12pm ET through Bottleneck Gallery.

'Mario' Regular & Acrylic Panel Edition

#ArtOfTheDay: 'Repel Calamity' by Alex Stone

'Repel Calamity' by Alex Stone.

Card art from the 'Secrets of Strixhaven Mystical Archive' set, released April 2026 by Magic: The Gathering.

#CoolArt: 'Puscifer at Niagra Falls, ON' Concert prints by Ken Taylor through Posters And Toys

'Puscifer at Niagra Falls, ON' by Ken Taylor.

Officially licensed 18" x 24" screen print, in an AP Regular edition of 50 for $60; and an AP Foil edition of 35 for $100.

On sale Tuesday April 28 at 2pm CT through Posters And Toys.

Regular Edition

#CoolArt: 'Sonic The Hedgehog' prints by Dan Mumford through Bottleneck Gallery

'Sonic The Hedgehog' by Dan Mumford.

Officially licensed 24" x 36" giclee print, in a numbered Regular edition of 100 for $50; a numbered Rainbow Foil Variant edition of 75 for $60; and a numbered Gold Foil Variant edition of 75 for $60.

On sale Tuesday April 28 at 12pm ET through Bottleneck Gallery.

Regular Edition

#ArtOfTheDay: 'Shamanic Revelation' by Lorenzo Gaggiotti

'Shamanic Revelation' by Lorenzo Gaggiotti.

Card art from the 'Secrets of Strixhaven Mystical Archive' set, released April 2026 by Magic: The Gathering.

#CoolArt: 'McLaren Racing x Sonic the Hedgehog' print by Matt Taylor through Moor-Art Gallery

'McLaren Racing x Sonic the Hedgehog' by Matt Taylor.

Officially licensed 24" x 36" screen print on 260gsm Matte MIRRI Lava Foil paper, in a numbered limited edition of 350 for £129.99.

Order the print before Thursday April 30 at 11.59pm UK for a chance to win an A3 copy of the art featured at McLaren Racing's London Live event at London's Trafalgar Square in Summer, 2025. Each poster purchased gives you one entry into the prize draw. Winners will be selected at random and contacted in June.

On sale Monday April 27 at 6pm UK through Moor-Art Gallery.

#CoolArt: 'Balder's Gate III: Astarion' by Eleonor Piteira

'Astarion' by Eleonor Piteira.

Cover art for the novel, 'Balder's Gate III: Astarion', written by T Kingfisher, published September 2026.

Available as a giclee print through Eleonor's Inprnt store.

#ArtOfTheDay: Art by Jean Giraud (Moebius)

Art by Jean Giraud (Moebius).

Artist Spotlight: The Art Of . . . Sveta Shubina

Showcasing art from some of my favourite artists, and those that have attracted my attention, in the field of visual arts, including vintage; pulp; pop culture; books and comics; concert posters; fantastical and imaginative realism; classical; contemporary; new contemporary; pop surrealism; conceptual and illustration.

The art of Sveta Shubina.

#ArtOfTheDay: 'Force of Will' by Rovina Cai

'Force of Will' by Rovina Cai.

Card art from the 'Secrets of Strixhaven Mystical Archive' set, released April 2026 by Magic: The Gathering.

Artist Spotlight: The Art Of . . . Sveta Dorosheva

Showcasing art from some of my favourite artists, and those that have attracted my attention, in the field of visual arts, including vintage; pulp; pop culture; books and comics; concert posters; fantastical and imaginative realism; classical; contemporary; new contemporary; pop surrealism; conceptual and illustration.

The art of Sveta Dorosheva.

#ArtOfTheDay: 'Musician' by Hoàng Lập (Solan)

'Musician' by Hoàng Lập (Solan).

#CoolArt: 'The Legend Of Zelda: Ocarina Of Time' print by Karl Fitzgerald

'The Legend Of Zelda: Ocarina Of Time' by Karl Fitzgerald.

18" x 24" giclee print, in a signed limited editions for £49.

On sale Saturday April 25 at 5pm UK from Karl's website.

Finalists for the 2026 Hugo Awards Announced

The finalists for the 2026 Hugo Awards, presented annually since 1953 by the World Science Fiction Society, to recognize the best in science fiction and fantasy, have been announced.

 

The 2026 Hugo Awards are scheduled to be presented at a ceremony during LACon V, the 84th World Science Fiction Convention, on August 30 2025 in Anaheim, USA.

Best Novel

• A Drop of Corruption by Robert Jackson Bennett (Del Rey; Hodderscape)
• Death of the Author by Nnedi Okorafor (William Morrow; Gollancz)
• Shroud by Adrian Tchaikovsky (Tor UK; Orbit US)
• The Everlasting by Alix E Harrow (Tor US; Tor UK)
• The Incandescent by Emily Tesh (Tor US; Orbit UK)
• The Raven Scholar by Antonia Hodgson (Orbit US; Hodderscape)

Best Novella

• Automatic Noodle by Annalee Newitz (Tordotcom)
• Cinder House by Freya Marske (Tordotcom; Tor UK)
• Murder by Memory by Olivia Waite (Tordotcom)
• The River Has Roots by Amal El-Mohtar (Tordotcom; Arcadia UK)
• The Summer War by Naomi Novik (Del Rey US; Del Rey UK)
• What Stalks the Deep by T Kingfisher (Nightfire; Titan UK)

Best Novelette

• “Kaiju Agonistes” by Scott Lynch (Uncanny Magazine, Issue 62)
• “Never Eaten Vegetables” by HH Pak (Clarkesworld, Issue 220)
• “Rapport: Friendship, Solidarity, Communion, Empathy” by Martha Wells (Reactor, July 10, 2025)
• “The Girl That My Mother Is Leaving Me For” by Cameron Reed (Reactor, April 2, 2025)
• “The Millay Illusion” by Sarah Pinsker (Uncanny Magazine, Issue 67)
• “When He Calls Your Name” by Catherynne M Valente (Uncanny Magazine, Issue 65)

Best Short Story

• “10 Visions of the Future; or, Self-Care for the End of Days” by Samantha Mills (Uncanny Magazine, Issue 63)
• “In My Country” by Thomas Ha (Clarkesworld, Issue 223)
• “Laser Eyes Ain’t Everything” by Effie Seiberg (Diabolical Plots, May 16, 2025)
• “Missing Helen” by Tia Tashiro (Clarkesworld, Issue 226)
• “Six People to Revise You” by JR Dawson (Uncanny Magazine, Issue 62)
• “Wire Mother” by Isabel J Kim (Clarkesworld, Issue 229)

Best Series

• Emily Wilde by Heather Fawcett (Del Rey US; Orbit UK)
• October Daye by Seanan McGuire (Tor US; DAW)
• Old Man’s War by John Scalzi (Tor US; Tor UK)
• The Chronicles of Osreth by Katherine Addison (Tor US; Solaris UK; Subterranean)
• The Craft Wars by Max Gladstone (Tor; Tordotcom)
• White Space by Elizabeth Bear (Saga Press; Gollancz)

Best Graphic Story or Comic

• Absolute Wonder Woman Vol. 1: The Last Amazon, written by Kelly Thompson, art by Hayden Sherman and Mattia de Iulis, colouring by Jordie Bellaire, lettering by Becca Carey (DC Comics)
• A Girl and Her Fed, written by KB Spangler, art by Ale Presser (www.agirlandherfed.com)
• A Wizard of Earthsea: A Graphic Novel, written by Ursula K Le Guin, adapted and illustrated by Fred Fordham (Clarion Books; Walker UK)
• The Invisible Parade by Leigh Bardugo and John Picacio (Little, Brown Books for Young Readers; Orion UK)
• The Power Fantasy Volume 1: The Superpowers, written by Kieron Gillen, art by Caspar Wijngaard, lettering by Clayton Cowles (Image Comics)
• The Space Cat, written by Nnedi Okorafor, art by Tana Ford (First Second)

Best Related Work

• Colourfields: Writing About Writing About Science Fiction by Paul Kincaid (Briardene Books)
• Inventing the Renaissance by Ada Palmer (University of Chicago Press US, Head of Zeus UK)
• Last War in Albion: “The Cuddled Little Vice (Sandman)” by Elizabeth Sandifer (Eruditorum Press)
• Positive Obsession: The Life and Times of Octavia E Butler by Susana M. Morris (Amistad)
• “Ragnarök vs the Long Night” by Ashaya and Aziz (History of Westeros Podcast, August 10, 2025)
• The Hugo Spreadsheet of Doom, maintained by Renay (Google Spreadsheet)

Best Dramatic Presentation, Long Form

• Andor (Season 2), written by Tom Bissell, Dan Gilroy, Tony Gilroy, and Beau Willimon, directed by Ariel Kleiman, Janus Metz, Alonso Ruizpalacios (Disney+)
• Frankenstein, screenplay by Guillermo del Toro, directed by Guillermo del Toro (Netflix)
• KPop Demon Hunters, screenplay by Danya Jimenez & Hannah McMechan, Maggie Kang and Chris Appelhans; directed by Maggie Kang and Chris Appelhans (Sony Pictures Animation for Netflix)
• Mickey 17, screenplay by Bong Joon Ho, directed by Bong Joon Ho (Warner Bros. Pictures)
• Sinners, screenplay by Ryan Coogler, directed by Ryan Coogler (Proximity Media, Warner Bros. Pictures)
• Superman, screenplay by James Gunn, directed by James Gunn (DC Studios)

Best Dramatic Presentation, Short Form

• Doctor Who: “The Story & the Engine,” written by Inua Ellams, directed by Makalla McPherson (BBC One, Disney +)
• Murderbot: “All Systems Red,” written by Paul Weitz & Chris Weitz, directed by Roseanne Liang, based on the book All Systems Red by Martha Wells (Apple TV)
• Murderbot: “The Perimeter,” written by Chris Weitz & Paul Weitz, directed by Paul Weitz, based on the book All Systems Red by Martha Wells (Apple TV)
• Pluribus: “We Is Us,” written and directed by Vince Gilligan (Apple TV)
• Severance: “Cold Harbor,” written by Dan Erickson, directed by Ben Stiller (Apple TV)
• The Wheel of Time: “The Road to the Spear,” written by Rafe Lee Judkins, directed by Thomas Napper, based on the series The Wheel of Time by Robert Jordan (Amazon Prime Video)

Best Game or Interactive Work

• Blue Prince, developed by Dogubomb, published by Raw Fury
• Citizen Sleeper 2: Starward Vector, developed by Jump Over the Age, published by Fellow Traveller
• Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, developed by Sandfall Interactive, published by Kepler Interactive
• Dispatch, developed and published by AdHoc Studio
• Hades II, developed and published by Supergiant Games
• Hollow Knight: Silksong, developed and published by Team Cherry

Best Editor, Short Form

• Scott H Andrews
• Jennifer Brozek
• Neil Clarke
• Lee Harris
• Michael Damian Thomas
• Sheila Williams

Best Editor, Long Form

• Carl Engle-Laird
• Jaymee Goh
• Lee Harris
• Jenni Hill
• Joe Monti
• Diana M Pho

Best Professional Artist

• Lulu Chen
• Kelly Chong
• Dave Kellett
• Tran Nguyen
• John Picacio
• Tom Roberts

Best Semiprozine

• Escape Pod, editors Mur Lafferty and Valerie Valdes, assistant editors Kevin Wabaunsee and Phoebe Barton, hosts Tina Connolly and Alasdair Stuart, producers Summer Brooks and Adam Pracht, and the entire Escape Pod team
• khōréō magazine, by team khōréō (publisher Aleksandra Hill; editor-in-chief Zhui Ning Chang; editors Kanika Agrawal, Isabella Kestermann, Danai Christopoulou; audio Lian Xia Rose, Jenelle DeCosta, Grayson Norman, Aaron Kling, EB; marketing ML Krishnan, Ashley Thompson; art Ambi Sun; copyeditors Jeané Ridges, Eleanor Glewwe, Derek Yen, Ariya Bandy; proofreader Cyrus Chin; first readers Adialyz Del Valle Berríos, Sanjna Bhartiya, Kelsey Costa, Merulai Femi, AR Frederiksen, Yuvashri Harish, Zohar Jacobs, Lynn D Jung, Phoebe Low, Katie McIvor, Adil Mian, Katarzyna Nowacka, AW Prihandita, Helena Ramsaroop, Jin Hui Saw, Aditya Sundararajan, Sophia Uy, Madeleine Vigneron, Aaron Voigt, KS Walker, Akilah White, MJ Woods, Kelsea Yu, Lilia Zhang, Tina Zhu)
• On Spec: The Canadian Magazine of the Fantastic, published by the Copper Pig Writers’ Society; managing editor/art director Diane L Walton; poetry editors Colleen Anderson and Bob Stallworthy; fiction editors Barb Galler-Smith, Ann Marston, Virginia O’Dine, Constantine Kaoukakis, Susan MacGregor, Alyssa Kulchisky, Amanda Wells, Ashley Alton, Lorina Stephens, Lareina Abbott, Matthew Stobie Jackman, Cheryl Merkel, Dan Gyoba, Ethan Zou, Jade Mah-Vierling, Jessica Zdril, Kathleen Phul, Krystle McGrath, Thomas Schwarz, and William Thompson; interviewers Roberta Laurie and Cat McDonald; proofreaders Ashlin McCartney, Isaac Calon, and Mya Colwell
• Strange Horizons, by the Strange Horizons Editorial Collective
• The Deadlands, publisher Sean Markey, editor-in-chief E Catherine Tobler, poetry editor Nicasio Andres Reed, nonfiction editor David Gilmore, necromancer Amanda Downum, art director Cory Skerry, copy editors Laura Blackwell and Annika Barranti Klein, proofreader Josephine Stewart, designer Christine M Scott, and social media skeleton Felicia Martínez
• Uncanny Magazine, publisher and editor-in-chief: Michael Damian Thomas; managing editor Monte Lin; poetry editor Betsy Aoki, podcast producers Erika Ensign and Steven Schapansky

Best Fanzine

• Ancillary Review of Books, editors Jake Casella Brookins, Misha Grifka Wander, Bianca Skrinyár, Zachary Gillan, Cynthia Zhang, Lyz Bush-Peel
• An Unofficial Hugo Book Club Blog, editors Olav Rokne and Amanda Wakaruk
• Galactic Journey, founder Gideon Marcus, editor Janice L Newman, staff David Levinson, Jessica Dickinson Goodman, Tam Phan, Andi Dukleth
• Intergalactic Mixtape, edited by Renay
• Journey Planet, edited by Allison Hartman Adams, Jean Martin, Steven H Silver, Christopher J Garcia, James Bacon
• nerds of a feather, flock together, editors Roseanna Pendlebury, Arturo Serrano, Paul Weimer; senior editors Joe Sherry, G Brown, Vance Kotrla

Best Fancast

• A Meal of Thorns, presented by Jake Casella Brookins
• Eating the Fantastic, hosted by Scott Edelman
• Hugo, Girl!, presented by Haley Zapal, Amy Salley, Lori Anderson, and Kevin Anderson
• Octothorpe, presented by John Coxon, Alison Scott, and Liz Batty
• The Coode Street Podcast, presented by Jonathan Strahan and Gary K Wolfe
• Worldbuilding for Masochists, presented by Marshall Ryan Maresca, Cass Morris, and Natania Barron

Best Fan Writer

• Jay Brantner for “Tar Vol”
• Alex Brown
• James Davis Nicoll
• Roseanna Pendlebury
• Jason Sanford
• Örjan Westin

Best Fan Artist

• Terri Ash
• Geneva Bowers
• Sara Felix
• Richard Man
• España Sheriff
• Yuumei

Best Poem

• “Care for Lightning” by Mari Ness (Uncanny Magazine, Issue 62)
• “Hex Supply Customer Support Log” by Elis Montgomery (Strange Horizons, Issue 25 August 2025)
• “How to Become a Sea Witch” by Theodora Goss (The Orange & Bee, Issue 5)
• “Landing: Seattle” by Brandon O’Brien (Seattle Worldcon 2025 Opening Ceremony)
• “The Mourning Robot” by Angela Liu (Uncanny Magazine, Issue 66)
• “The World to Come” by Jennifer Hudak (Strange Horizons, Issue 22 December 2025)

Lodestar Award for Best Young Adult Book

• Among Ghosts by Rachel Hartman (Random House Books for Young Readers)
• Coffeeshop in an Alternate Universe by CB Lee (Feiwel & Friends)
• Holy Terrors by Margaret Owen (Henry Holt; Hodderscape UK)
• Oathbound by Tracy Deonn (Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers)
• Sunrise on the Reaping by Suzanne Collins (Scholastic Press)
• They Bloom at Night by Trang Thanh Tran (Bloomsbury US; Bloomsbury UK)

Astounding Award for Best New Writer (sponsored by Dell Magazines)

• Sophie Burnham (2nd year of eligibility)
• Kamilah Cole (2nd year of eligibility)
• Antonia Hodgson (1st year of eligibility)
• Molly O’Neill (1st year of eligibility)
• HH Pak (2nd year of eligibility)
• Jared Pechaček (2nd year of eligibility)

#CoolArt: 'Superman' print by Matt Ferguson through Bottleneck Gallery

'Superman' by Matt Ferguson.

Officially licensed 24" x 36" screen print, in numbered Regular edition of 175 for $60; an archival pigment print on 4mm thick acrylic panel, in a limited edition of 30 for $125, with a numbered digital COA issued by Verisart; and an archival pigment print on 2mm thick aluminum panel, in a limited edition of 30 for $125, with a numbered digital COA issued by Verisart.

On sale Friday April 24 at 12pm ET through Bottleneck Gallery.

#ArtOfTheDay: 'The Moon Men' by Frank Frazetta

'The Moon Men' by Frank Frazetta.

Cover art for the 1974 edition of 'The Moon Men', written by Edgar Rice Burroughs, published by Ace Books.

#CoolArt: 'Akira' prints by Pablo Olivera through Bottleneck Gallery

'Welcome To Neo-Tokyo' by Pablo Olivera.

36" x 12" giclee print, in a numbered Regular edition of 150 for $50; a numbered Variant edition of 100 for $60.

On sale Thursday April 23 at 12pm ET through Bottleneck Gallery.

Regular Edition

#CoolArt: ''Bait Ice Beer' print by Chris Austin through PangeaSeed

'Bait Ice Beer' by Chris Austin.

Part of PangeaSeed's educational print program, 'Printed Oceans', raising awareness and education of pressing marine environmental issues through the lens of some of today's most respected creative minds.

Fine art giclee print, in a signed and numbered 14" x 16" Regular edition of 50 for $75; and a signed and numbered 20" x 23" Variant edition of 25, full bleed with hand deckled edges, for $125.

On sale now through PangeaSeed.

100% of profits directly support PangeaSeed's work to bridge art and ocean science, and will go to help power PangeaSeed Foundation's global ARTivism efforts and the artists who dedicate their time and talent to their cause.

For more information on how you can help save our seas, please visit:
https://www.pangeaseed.foundation.

#ArtOfTheDay: 'Asajj Ventress' by Takumi

'Asajj Ventress' by Takumi.

Badge art from 'Star Wars Celebration: Japan 2025'.

#CoolArt: 'Metallica at Brisbane, Australia' Concert print by Teniele Sadd through Tattoo Magic

'Metallica at Brisbane, Australia' by Teniele Sadd.

Officially licensed 18" x 24" screen print, in a signed and numbered limited edition for $150 AU.

On sale now through Tattoo Magic.

#CoolArt: 'Harry Potter' US Cover Art Print Collection by Mary GrandPré through Bottleneck Gallery

'Harry Potter' US Cover Art Print Collection by Mary GrandPré.

Officially licensed 24" x 12" screen prints, in numbered Regular editions of 250 for $45 each, and $300 for the 7 print set; and archival pigment prints on 4mm thick acrylic panel, in a limited edition of 50 for $65 each, and $45 for the 7 print set, with numbered digital COA's issued by Verisart.

On sale Wednesday April 22 at 12pm ET through Bottleneck Gallery.

'Harry Potter And The Sorcerer's Stone'

#ArtOfTheDay: 'Labyrinth' by Suspiria Vilchez

'Labyrinth' by Suspiria Vilchez.

#CoolArt: 'Halloween III: Season of the Witch' print by Juan Ramos through Bottleneck Gallery

'Halloween III: Season of the Witch' by Juan Ramos.

Officially licensed 36" x 18" screen print, in a numbered Regular edition of 250 for $60; and an archival pigment on 4mm thick acrylic panel, in a numbered limited edition of 25 for $125, with digital numbered COA issued by Verisart.

On sale Tuesday April 21 at 12pm ET through Bottleneck Gallery.

#ArtOfTheDay: 'Storm' by Ben Oliver

'Storm' by Ben Oliver.

Variant cover art for 'Storm: Earth's Mightiest Mutant' issue #3, published April 2026 by Marvel Comics.

#CoolArt: 'Reefer Madness' print by Timothy Pittides

'Reefer Madness' by Timothy Pittides.

12" x 24" screen print on 100lb Colorlast Park Green paper, in a limited 'Window Card' edition of 40 for $35.

On sale Monday April 20 at 11am CT through Timothy's website.

Book Review: 'Galahad and the Grail' by Malcolm Guite & Stephen Crotts

An enchanting retelling of the Arthurian search for the Grail, by Malcolm Guite, and illustrated by Stephen Crotts.

The first book in Malcolm's four book 'Merlin’s Isle: An Arthuriad' series explores Galahad's quest in beautifully written poetic verse, which for me, makes it stand out on its own from other Arthurian retellings I've encountered.

Broken down into five parts; a Prelude, three smaller 'book' parts and an Epilogue; this gave the whole book a sense of structure and made it easy to follow, without getting lost, the tale of the main narrative of the prophesied Galahad on his adventures for the Holy relic, travelling through strange lands and meeting equally mysterious people along the way, along with stories with Lancelot, Percivale and Bors.

With the story in the form of a delightful sing-song ballad, it wasn't just a straight up 'Hero's Journey' tale either, which would've been easy to do, although we do get a version of that, but there were also the trials and tribulations of the knights who embarked on the quest. The emotional burdens of the quest and pasts and the struggles to overcome them, all the while sticking to their chivalrous and pious codes (which the book does focus on, with heavy Christian themes woven throughout, but considering what they were searching for, the Holy Grail itself, it was not unexpected), and having to deal with whatever cross their paths along the way as well.

Malcolm also expands on some of the minor characters and stories, adding additional naratives that flesh out lore, but at the same time doesn't feel forced or overwelming to the main story, not bogging or slowing down things at all but feeling like it actually added more depth to the adventures. He does also go in depth in the appendices at the end of the book about his sources and influences, which was also an interesting read.

The illustrations by Stephen Crotts compliment the prose too. Depicted in beautiful woodcut style, along with wonderfully illustrated and coloured illuminated capitals at the beginning of each Stave (Chapter), they make it feel like you are reading an actual medieval tome from the time of Camelot, drawing you into the Arthurian ballad even more!

I like my folklore, myths and legends, and Arthuriana is very much a part of that. 'Galahad And The Grail' was an enjoyable read, retold in a style that I'm unfamilar with, along with some lore that I was also not so familiar with. 

If you enjoy the tales of Arthurian knights and want to indulge in the lore in the form of an epic poem, apparently the first multi-volume epic poem retelling of Arthurian legend since Alfred, Lord Tennyson’s 'Idylls of the King' in 1859, then I'd definitely recommend this.

I was provided with an ARC copy for review.