10+ hour, 30+ min ago  (145+ words) The Future Worlds Prize for Fantasy and Science Fiction Writers of Colour has announced its eight-title shortlist for short fiction: A Song of Shir'ja, Harps Aujla Zonbi, Zarah Elouis-Ro Crooked Straits, Olivia Ho One Thousand and One Wishes, Rakan Khashman…...

12+ hour, 37+ min ago  (159+ words) The finalists for the Theodore Sturgeon Memorial Award for the best short science fiction story have been announced by the Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction. Six People to Revise You, J. R. Dawson (Uncanny 1-2/25) The Nine Crashes of Flight…...

14+ hour, 36+ min ago  (1251+ words) Visit our bookshop. org page to purchase this week's new books and support your local bookstore. And us! Anderson, Taylor: Fleet of Ghosts(Ace 978-0593641606, $31. 95, 464 pp, formats: hardcover, ebook, audiobook, 6/09/26) Alternate history military SF novel, the first in the Destroyermen series....

1+ day, 7+ hour ago  (316+ words) The Best of All Possible Planets, Alex Shvartsman (UFO Publishing 978-1-951064-07-5, $20. 00, tp) July 2026. Cover by Ethemos. And what a weird universe it is. There's a gated planet whose HOA is an artificial intelligence. They meet the Janitor, whose resemblance to a…...

1+ day, 9+ hour ago  (262+ words) The five regional winners of the 2026 Commonwealth Short Story Prize have been announced. Works and authors of genre interest include "Mehendi Nights" by Sharon'Aruparayil. The winning stories have been published online by Granta. After a final round of judging, the…...

1+ day, 11+ hour ago  (312+ words) Exit 8 is a tidy piece of surrealism: tightly shot, neatly packaged. For surrealism, that tidiness is a problem. There are few alarms and no surprises (okay, maybe one surprise " we'll get to that). Fortunately for the filmmakers, there is a…...

1+ day, 12+ hour ago  (242+ words) Debuting on print lists this week is Matt Haig's The Midnight Train (Viking), from the world of 2020's The Midnight Library, ranking #4 on three of the lists, #14 on the fourth. Also notable: a Deluxe Edition of Andy Weir's The Martian…...

1+ day, 11+ hour ago  (259+ words) The Ignyte Awards Committee has announced the finalists for the 2026 Ignyte Awards, which seek to celebrate the vibrancy and diversity of the current and future landscapes of science fiction, fantasy, and horror by recognizing incredible feats in storytelling and outstanding…...

1+ day, 15+ hour ago  (232+ words) The shortlist for the 39th annual Arthur C. Clarke Award, celebrating the best science fiction novel published in the UK, has been announced. For four decades, our Clarke judges have whittled hundreds of books down to shortlists and then to the books…...

6+ day, 14+ hour ago  (122+ words) Hellcon, the 64th Japan Science Fiction Convention, has announced the winners of the 2026 Seiun Awards (the Japanese equivalent of the Hugo Awards), honoring the best original and translated works published last year in Japan. Best Translated Short Story There are also…...