- The Stone Sky, by N.K. Jemisin (Orbit)
- The Collapsing Empire, by John Scalzi (Tor)
- New York 2140, by Kim Stanley Robinson (Orbit)
- Provenance, by Ann Leckie (Orbit)
- Raven Stratagem, by Yoon Ha Lee (Solaris)
- Six Wakes, by Mur Lafferty (Orbit)
- All Systems Red, by Martha Wells (Tor.com Publishing)
- “
And Then There Were (N-One),” by Sarah Pinsker (Uncanny, March/April 2017) - Binti: Home, by Nnedi Okorafor (Tor.com Publishing)
- The Black Tides of Heaven, by JY Yang (Tor.com Publishing)
- Down Among the Sticks and Bones, by Seanan McGuire (Tor.com Publishing)
- River of Teeth, by Sarah Gailey (Tor.com Publishing)
- “
The Secret Life of Bots,” by Suzanne Palmer (Clarkesworld, September 2017) - “Children of Thorns, Children of Water,” by Aliette de Bodard (Uncanny, July-August 2017)
- “Extracurricular Activities,” by Yoon Ha Lee (Tor.com, February 15, 2017)
- “A Series of Steaks,” by Vina Jie-Min Prasad (Clarkesworld, January 2017)
- “Small Changes Over Long Periods of Time,” by K.M. Szpara (Uncanny, May/June 2017)
- “Wind Will Rove,” by Sarah Pinsker (Asimov’s, September/October 2017)
- “Welcome to your Authentic Indian Experience™,” by Rebecca Roanhorse (Apex, August 2017)
- “Carnival Nine,” by Caroline M. Yoachim (Beneath Ceaseless Skies, May 2017)
- “Clearly Lettered in a Mostly Steady Hand,” by Fran Wilde (Uncanny, September 2017)
- “Fandom for Robots,” by Vina Jie-Min Prasad (Uncanny, September/October 2017)
- “The Martian Obelisk,” by Linda Nagata (Tor.com, July 19, 2017)
- “Sun, Moon, Dust” by Ursula Vernon, (Uncanny, May/June 2017)
- No Time to Spare: Thinking About What Matters, by Ursula K. Le Guin (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt)
- Crash Override: How Gamergate (Nearly) Destroyed My Life, and How We Can Win the Fight Against Online Hate, by Zoe Quinn (PublicAffairs)
- Iain M. Banks (Modern Masters of Science Fiction), by Paul Kincaid (University of Illinois Press)
- A Lit Fuse: The Provocative Life of Harlan Ellison, by Nat Segaloff (NESFA Press)
- Luminescent Threads: Connections to Octavia E. Butler, edited by Alexandra Pierce and Mimi Mondal (Twelfth Planet Press)
- Sleeping with Monsters: Readings and Reactions in Science Fiction and Fantasy, by Liz Bourke (Aqueduct Press)
- Monstress, Volume 2: The Blood, written by Marjorie M. Liu, illustrated by Sana Takeda (Image Comics)
- Black Bolt, Volume 1: Hard Time, written by Saladin Ahmed, illustrated by Christian Ward, lettered by Clayton Cowles (Marvel)
- Bitch Planet, Volume 2: President Bitch, written by Kelly Sue DeConnick, illustrated by Valentine De Landro and Taki Soma, colored by Kelly Fitzpatrick, lettered by Clayton Cowles (Image Comics)
- My Favorite Thing is Monsters, written and illustrated by Emil Ferris (Fantagraphics)
- Paper Girls, Volume 3, written by Brian K. Vaughan, illustrated by Cliff Chiang, colored by Matthew Wilson, lettered by Jared Fletcher (Image Comics)
- Saga, Volume 7, written by Brian K. Vaughan, illustrated by Fiona Staples (Image Comics)
- Wonder Woman, screenplay by Allan Heinberg, story by Zack Snyder & Allan Heinberg and Jason Fuchs, directed by Patty Jenkins (DC Films / Warner Brothers)
- Blade Runner 2049, written by Hampton Fancher and Michael Green, directed by Denis Villeneuve (Alcon Entertainment / Bud Yorkin Productions / Torridon Films / Columbia Pictures)
- Get Out, written and directed by Jordan Peele (Blumhouse Productions / Monkeypaw Productions / QC Entertainment)
- The Shape of Water, written by Guillermo del Toro and Vanessa Taylor, directed by Guillermo del Toro (TSG Entertainment / Double Dare You / Fox Searchlight Pictures)
- Star Wars: The Last Jedi, written and directed by Rian Johnson (Lucasfilm, Ltd.)
- Thor: Ragnarok, written by Eric Pearson, Craig Kyle, and Christopher Yost; directed by Taika Waititi (Marvel Studios)
- The Good Place: “The Trolley Problem,” written by Josh Siegal and Dylan Morgan, directed by Dean Holland (Fremulon / 3 Arts Entertainment / Universal Television)
- Black Mirror: “USS Callister,” written by William Bridges and Charlie Brooker, directed by Toby Haynes (House of Tomorrow)
- “The Deep” [song], by Clipping (Daveed Diggs, William Hutson, Jonathan Snipes)
- Doctor Who: “Twice Upon a Time,” written by Steven Moffat, directed by Rachel Talalay (BBC Cymru Wales)
- The Good Place: “Michael’s Gambit,” written and directed by Michael Schur (Fremulon / 3 Arts Entertainment / Universal Television)
- Star Trek: Discovery: “Magic to Make the Sanest Man Go Mad,” written by Aron Eli Coleite & Jesse Alexander, directed by David M. Barrett (CBS Television Studios)
- Lynne M. Thomas & Michael Damian Thomas
- John Joseph Adams
- Neil Clarke
- Lee Harris
- Jonathan Strahan
- Sheila Williams
- Sheila E. Gilbert
- Joe Monti
- Diana M. Pho
- Devi Pillai
- Miriam Weinberg
- Navah Wolfe
- Sana Takeda
- Galen Dara
- Kathleen Jennings
- Bastien Lecouffe Deharme
- Victo Ngai
- John Picacio
- Uncanny Magazine, edited by Lynne M. Thomas & Michael Damian Thomas, Michi Trota, and Julia Rios; podcast produced by Erika Ensign & Steven Schapansky
- Beneath Ceaseless Skies, editor-in-chief and publisher Scott H. Andrews
- The Book Smugglers, edited by Ana Grilo and Thea James
- Escape Pod, edited by Mur Lafferty, S.B. Divya, and Norm Sherman, with assistant editor Benjamin C. Kinney
- Fireside Magazine, edited by Brian White and Julia Rios; managing editor Elsa Sjunneson-Henry; special feature editor Mikki Kendall; publisher & art director Pablo Defendini
- Strange Horizons, edited by Kate Dollarhyde, Gautam Bhatia, A.J. Odasso, Lila Garrott, Heather McDougal, Ciro Faienza, Tahlia Day, Vanessa Rose Phin, and the Strange Horizons staff
- File 770, edited by Mike Glyer
- Galactic Journey, edited by Gideon Marcus
- Journey Planet, edited by Team Journey Planet
- nerds of a feather, flock together, edited by The G, Vance Kotrla, and Joe Sherry
- Rocket Stack Rank, edited by Greg Hullender and Eric Wong
- SF Bluestocking, edited by Bridget McKinney
- Ditch Diggers, presented by Mur Lafferty and Matt Wallace
- The Coode Street Podcast, presented by Jonathan Strahan and Gary K. Wolfe
- Fangirl Happy Hour, presented by Ana Grilo and Renay Williams
- Galactic Suburbia, presented by Alisa Krasnostein, Alexandra Pierce and Tansy Rayner Roberts; produced by Andrew Finch
- Sword and Laser, presented by Veronica Belmont and Tom Merritt
- Verity!, presented by Deborah Stanish, Erika Ensign, Katrina Griffiths, L.M. Myles, Lynne M. Thomas, and Tansy Rayner Roberts
- Sarah Gailey
- Camestros Felapton
- Mike Glyer
- Foz Meadows
- Charles Payseur
- Bogi Takács
- Geneva Benton
- Grace P. Fong
- Maya Hahto
- Likhain (M. Sereno)
- Spring Schoenhuth
- Steve Stiles
- World of the Five Gods, by Lois McMaster Bujold (Harper Voyager / Spectrum Literary Agency)
- The Books of the Raksura, by Martha Wells (Night Shade)
- The Divine Cities, by Robert Jackson Bennett (Broadway)
- InCryptid, by Seanan McGuire (DAW)
- The Memoirs of Lady Trent, by Marie Brennan (Tor US / Titan UK)
- The Stormlight Archive, by Brandon Sanderson (Tor US / Gollancz UK)
- Rebecca Roanhorse
- Katherine Arden
- Sarah Kuhn
- Jeannette Ng
- Vina Jie-Min Prasad
- Rivers Solomon
- Akata Warrior, by Nnedi Okorafor (Viking)
- The Art of Starving, by Sam J. Miller (HarperTeen)
- The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage, by Philip Pullman (Knopf)
- In Other Lands, by Sarah Rees Brennan (Big Mouth House)
- A Skinful of Shadows, by Frances Hardinge (Macmillan UK / Harry N. Abrams US)
- Summer in Orcus, written by T. Kingfisher (Ursula Vernon), illustrated by Lauren Henderson (Sofawolf Press)
- The Locus Awards.
Voter eligibility: open to all! Many stories in the Recommended Reading list is linked here.
Vote by April 15, 2016 here. - The Hugo Awards.
Eligibility: open to members of Worldcon — here’s the actual eligibility post.
Vote by 11:59pm Pacific Daylight Time on Thursday March 31, 2016 here. - The Nebula Awards.
Eligibility: open to active members of SFWA — here’s the How to Vote info.
The 2015 nominees have already been announced and members have until 3/30 to vote.
Vote here. - After the Fall, Before the Fall, During the Fall, Nancy Kress (Tachyon)
- “Immersion”, Aliette de Bodard (Clarkesworld 6/12)
- “Mantis Wives”, Kij Johnson (Clarkesworld 8/12)
- Shoggoths in Bloom, Elizabeth Bear (Prime)
- At the Mouth of the River of Bees, Kij Johnson (Small Beer)
- The Unreal and the Real: Selected Stories Volume One: Where on Earth and Volume Two: Outer Space, Inner Lands, Ursula K. Le Guin (Small Beer)
Congrats Hugo Award Winners
Tags: awards
Congratulations to all the women who swept the fiction awards at this year’s Hugo &c Awards and to all the winners, especially Rebecca Roanhorse whose year is going very well as she received a Hugo and the Campbell Award last night.
I borrowed this list from Tor.com, who published the novella winner (and 5 of the 6 novella finalists!), All Systems Red by Martha Wells. Congrats also go to Lynne M. Thomas & Michael Damian Thomas who — as with N. K. Jemisin in the novel category, yay! — not only won their third Hugo(!) in a row for Uncanny Magazine for best semiprozine, they also picked up another gong for best editors, double (triple?) congratulations for the well deserved wins!
2018 Hugo Awards Finalists and Winners
Best Novel
Best Novella
Best Novelette
Best Short Story
Best Related Work
Best Graphic Story
Best Dramatic Presentation – Long Form
Best Dramatic Presentation – Short Form
Best Editor – Short Form
Best Editor – Long Form
Best Professional Artist
Best Semiprozine
Best Fanzine
Best Fancast
Best Fan Writer
Best Fan Artist
Best Series
John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer
The World Science Fiction Society (WSFS) Award for Best Young Adult Book
The Bone Mother longlisted for the Giller Prize
Tags: awards, ChiZine Publications, David Demchuk, Giller Prize
Congratulations to David Demchuk whose novel The Bone Mother is the first horror novel to be longlisted for the prestigious (and $$$) Scotiabank Giller Prize!
I also love the story of how the author found out:
Okay, I’m awake. pic.twitter.com/Vc4nbskINO
— David Ex Machina (@dd_toronto) September 20, 2017
Award Season
Tags: awardsIf you are into voting for awards you are in, well, you pick you happy metaphor: pig in clover? bear with the honey pot? a reader who likes to vote with many ballots open to them? Here are three that you could potentially vote for. All are for fiction and so on first published in 2015:
Of the sf&f I read in 2015, I like a lot of the stuff on the Locus Recommended Reading List, but there’s obviously a ton of things that are eligible. One easy way: here’s what we released in 2015 on Weightless (look at all these magazines and editors):
Beneath Ceaseless Skies, Clarkesworld, Lightspeed, Luna Station Quarterly, LCRW, Archivist Wasp, Uncanny, Space & Time, Locus, Shimmer, Flash Fiction Online, Apex, Interzone, Galaxy’s Edge, The Dark, Forever, NYRSF, On Spec, and so many more.
As ever, the more people who vote, the better!
Locus
Tags: awards, Locus, publishing
This month in Locus there is a great section on THE SMALL & INDEPENDENT PRESS which includes many of our favorite publishers—many of which are also on Weightless (and some aren’t that we hope to add). It’s a fascinating cross section of a moment in publishing. Five years ago most of these publishers were around, except ChiZine (founded 2008) and Twelfth Planet Press and Cheeky Frawg (both circa 2011). How about five years from now? Who knows? (And if you do, drop me a line!) Check it out, it’s a fun piece. Links below go to books on the site.
(Here’s a full list of publishers on Weightless.)
I also wondered which of the Locus Award finalists we had on Weightless and came up with the following. Clarkesworld rules?
NOVELLA
SHORT STORY
COLLECTION
MAGAZINE
PUBLISHER
EDITOR
Irregulars is a DABWAHA finalist
Tags: awards, Blind Eye Books, Ginn Hale, Irregulars, Nicole K
I’m writing this so that I can write DABWAHA a couple of times. DABWAHA, DABWAHA! It stands for Dear Author Bitchery Writing Award for Hella Good Authors which is I think the best name for an award in the world.
Who wouldn’t want to be a DABWAHA finalist? Anyway, I was pleased to get a tip that Irregulars by Nicole Kimberling, Josh Lanyon, Ginn Hale, and Astrid Amara is nominated in the GLBT category (and that Libba Bray’s The Diviners is up in the NwRE/Crossover* category along with some other lovely people I know of including Sarah Rees Brennan and Malinda Lo). You can also nominate 2012 titles here and the schedule is here.
And for confused readers (me! me!), here’s How to Play: start here. The deadline for selections is March 18: go!
* I don’t know what that is!