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2022 Recommended SF/F List
By JJ: This thread is for posts about 2022-published works, which people have read and recommend to other Filers.
There will be no tallying of recommendations done in this thread; its purpose is to provide a source of recommendations for people who want to find something to read which will be eligible for the Hugos or other awards (Nebula, Locus, Asimov’s, etc.) next year.
If you’re recommending for an award other than / in addition to the Hugo Awards which has different categories than the Hugos (such as Locus Awards’ First Novel), then be sure to specify the award and category.
You don’t have to stop recommending works in Pixel Scrolls, please don’t! But it would be nice if you also post here, to capture the information for other readers.
The Suggested Format for posts is:
- Title, Author, Published by / Published in (Anthology, Collection, Website, or Magazine + Issue)
- Hugo or other Award Category: (Novel, Novella, Novelette, Short Story, Related Work, Graphic Novel, Lodestar, Astounding, etc)
- link (if available to read/view online)
- optional “Brief, spoiler-free description of story premise:”
- “What I liked / didn’t like about it:”
- (Please rot-13 any spoilers.)
There is a permalink to this thread in the blog header.
File 770 Questionnaire
By JJ:
I’ve seen this meme a lot in recent years, and it seems like a good subject for discussion:
If you were only allowed to listen to only one song for the rest of your life, what would it be?
Please feel free to post links to the YouTube videos of your choices.
I’m not gonna lie: this one makes me cry every time it pops up on my iPod.
Keep on, keepin’ on, as long as our dreams are true
When cities are dust, it’s heaven or bust, in the shape of me and you
Gotta have faith to goad us along
Faith and hope to carry us on
Give us strength We’ll never go wrong
With this song in our hearts
Gonna make love the bottom line
We’re gonna find peace in our time
RIP Edward Joseph Mahoney.
Best Semiprozine Hugo:
Eligible Semiprozines from 2021
By JJ: To assist Hugo nominators, listed below are the Semiprozines believed to be eligible as of this writing for the 2022 Best Semiprozine Hugo next year †.
This list has been compiled from Neil Clarke’s Semiprozine Directory at semiprozine.org, supplemented by the hard work done by Filer Cora Buhlert to identify additional eligible Semiprozines.
Best Series Hugo:
Eligible Series from 2021
By JJ: It’s that time of year again! Even though the number of books published this year – and thus the number of eligible series – is down due to the pandemic, there are still plenty of great series for you to consider… and probably more opportunity than usual for you to get caught up on them.
To assist Hugo nominators, listed below are the series believed to be eligible as of this writing for the 2022 Best Series Hugo next year *†.
Each series name is followed by the main author name(s) and the 2021-published work(s).
Feel free to add missing series and the name of the 2021-eligible work in the comments, and I will get them included in the main post when I’ve verified their eligibility.
Note that previous Hugo Administrators ruled that nominations for a series and one of its subseries will not be combined. Therefore, when nominating a subseries work, think carefully under which series name it should be nominated. If the subseries does not yet meet the 3-volume, 240,000 word count threshold, then the main series name should be nominated. If the subseries does meet that threshold, then the subseries name should probably be nominated. This will ensure that another subseries in the same universe, or the main series itself, would still be eligible next year if this subseries is a finalist this year.
(*) ineligible series are preceded by an asterisk
Waiting For Online Hugo Voting And The 2021 Voter Packet
By JJ: Enquiring Hugo voter minds want to know: When will we be able to vote online? When will the Hugo Voter Packet be available?
In the fine tradition of similar File 770 posts on the subject in years past, and using my highly-refined statistical skills gained while acquiring my Master’s degree from Cattimothy U*, here is a comparison of the deadlines and availability dates of recent Worldcons.
Because what the hell, we’ve got time to kill. And a year from now, someone is going to ask about this again, the way they do every year.
Notes:
- In 2008 and 2009, the Hugo Voter Packet was put together by John Scalzi
- In 2012, the Hugo Voter Packet was released in stages starting on May 18, becoming fully available on May 30
- In 2008, 2010-2015, and 2018, the Finalist Announcements were made on Easter weekend
Timing Observations:
- Aussiecon 4 in 2010 had online nominations available the earliest, on January 1.
- Renovation in 2011 and Loncon 3 in 2014 had online nominations available the longest, at 82 days.
- Chicon 7 in 2012 and Renovation were the Worldcons which had online voting up and running the fastest, at 2 and 5 days following the announcement of the Finalists.
- Chicon 7 had online voting available the longest, at 113 days.
- Denvention 3 in 2008 and Renovation were the Worldcons which had the Hugo Voter Packet available the most quickly, at 3 and 4 weeks following the Finalist announcement.
1 – days between online nominations becoming available and nomination deadline
2 – days between nomination deadline and finalist announcement
3 – days between finalist announcement and online voting becoming available
4 – days between finalist announcement and Hugo Voter Packet becoming available
5 – days between online voting becoming available and voting deadline
6 – days between voting deadline and the start of Worldcon
While you’re waiting for the Hugo Voter Packet, here’s a list of links to read the 2021 Hugo Finalists which are available for free online.
*The Camestros Felapton University for Beating Statistical Horses Until They Are Thoroughly Dead
2021 Sir Julius Vogel Award Finalists
The 2021 Sir Julius Vogel Award finalists have been announced. The awards recognize excellence in science fiction, fantasy, or horror works created by New Zealanders and New Zealand residents.
Best Novel
- Gad’s Army by Drew Bryenton (Sci Fi Cafe)
- The Stone Weta by Octavia Cade (Paper Road Press)
- Transference by B.T. Keaton (Ingleside Avenue Press)
- The Court of Mortals by A.J. Lancaster (Camberion Press)
- Blood of the Sun by Dan Rabarts and Lee Murray (Raw Dog Screaming Press)
Best Youth Novel
- Earthcore Book 4: HIgh Tide by Grace Bridges (Splashdown Books)
- These Violent Delights by Chloe Gong (Margaret K. McElderry Books)
- Golden City by S.R. Manssen (Manssen Publishing House)
- Follow Me In by Terri Sinclair
- Brasswitch and Bot by Gareth Ward (Walker Books Australia)
Best Novella/Novelette
- “Hexes and Vexes” by Nova Blake (Witchy Fiction NZ)
- “How to Get a Girlfriend (When you’re a Terrifying Monster)” by Marie Cardno
- “No Man’s Land” by A.J. Fitzwater (Paper Road Press)
- “Marbles” by Sean Monaghan (Asimov’s Science Fiction, July/August 2020)
- “Riverwitch” by Rem Wigmore
Best Short Story
- “Salt Water, Rose Red”, E. Celeste (Dually Noted F(r)iction Log)
- “Synaesthete” by Melanie Harding-Shaw (Things in the Well)
- “For Want of Human Parts” by Casey Lucas (Diabolical Plots)
- “The Good Wife” by Lee Murray (Weird Tales, issue 364)
- “Arachne’s Web” by James Rowland (Aurealis issue #132)
Best Collected Work
- The Voyages of Cinrak the Dapper by A.J. Fitzwater (Queen of Swords Press)
- Year’s Best Aotearoa New Zealand Science Fiction & Fantasy Volume 2 edited by Marie Hodgkinson (Paper Road Press)
- Ghost Bus – Tales from Wellington’s Dark Side by Anna Kirtlan
- The Better Sister and Other Stories by Piper Mejia (Breach)
- Grotesque: Monster Stories by Lee Murray (Things in the Well)
Best Professional Artwork
- Cover art by Laya Rose for No Man’s Land by A.J. Fitzwater (Paper Road Press)
- Cover art by Laya Rose for Year’s Best Aotearoa New Zealand Science Fiction and Fantasy Volume 2 edited by Marie Hodgkinson (Paper Road Press)
- Cover art by Vivienne To for The Chaos Curse by Sayantani DasGupta (Scholastic)
- Cover art by Emma Weakley for The Stone Weta by Octavia Cade (Paper Road Press)
Best Professional Production/Publication
- This is Not the End by Deanna Gunn, chapters 1.5-2.10
- Masterpiece (Or Artful Dodgers) by Michelle Kan
- Fantastical Worlds and Futures at the World’s Edge: A History of New Zealand Science Fiction and Fantasy by Simon Litten and Sean McMullen
- “How New Zealand’s Best Fantasy and Science Fiction Authors got Shafted on a Global Stage” by Casey Lucas (The Spinoff)
- Wonderland Nights: White Rabbit’s Diary by Sky Bear Games (Steam)
- “Aotearoa is Not Middle Earth” by Alexander Stronach (The Spinoff)
Best Fan Artwork
- Ministry for Public Art fan art by Shaun Garea (Estrata Productions)
- Oriental Bay Piranhas by Shaun Garea (Estrata Productions)
- Destiny & dead people tea by Michelle Kan
- Faerie Ring (critical role) by Michelle Kan
- Blue and Red (This is How You Lose the Time War) by Laya Rose
- Gyre from The Luminous Dead, by Laya Rose
Best Fan Production/Publication
- Codex by Stephen Brough (Lost Arcana)
- FIYAHCON Guest of Honour Speech by Cassie Hart
- Mollymauk Tealeaf – Court of Jesters (showcase) by Michelle Kan
- Phoenixine edited by John and Jo Toon
- “Dramatic Chairing of the 2020 WSFS Business Meeting” by Darusha Wehm
- CoNZealand Souvenir Book created by Darusha Wehm and Amber Carter
Best Fan Writing
- “Alone Together at the Edge of the World” by Andi C. Buchanan (CoNZealand Souvenir Book)
- “Queer Speculative Aotearoa New Zealand” by A.J. Fitzwater (LGBTQ Reads)
- “Review of Hello Strange, by Dylan Howell” (My Opinion on Books)
- “SITREP” by Alex Lindsay (Phoenixine)
- “What If” by Kyra Saywell (Poetry Box)
- “An exploration of menstruation in horror and dark fiction” by Tabatha Wood (horrortree.com)
New Talent
- Chloe Gong
- Deanna Gunn
- Kate Haley
- B.T. Keaton
- A.J. Lancaster
- Deborah Makarios
Services to Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror
- Lee Murray
- Cassie Hart
Services to Fandom
- Nigel Rowe et al
- CoNZealand Crew
The 2021 Long List for the award is at the link.
The Sir Julius Vogel Awards are administered by SFFANZ, the Science Fiction and Fantasy Association of New Zealand Inc. The awards ceremony will be announced by the end of May.
Where To Find The 2021 Hugo Award Finalists For Free Online
By JJ: DisCon III has announced the 2021 Hugo Award Finalists. Since the Hugo Voter’s packet will take awhile to arrive, if you’d like to get a head start on your reading, you can use this handy guide to find material which is available for free online. Where available in their entirety, works are linked (most of the Novelettes and Short Stories are free, as are the Pro and Fan Artist images, and many of the Semiprozines and Fanzines).
If not available for free, an Amazon or other purchase link is provided. If a free excerpt is available online, it has been linked.
If I’ve missed an excerpt, or a link doesn’t work, please let me know in the comments, and I’ll get it fixed.
Fair notice: All Amazon links are referrer URLs which benefit fan site Worlds Without End.
2021 HUGO AWARD FINALISTS
BEST NOVEL
- Black Sun by Rebecca Roanhorse (Gallery / Saga Press / Solaris) (excerpt – audio excerpt)
- The City We Became by N.K. Jemisin (Orbit) (excerpt – audio excerpt)
- Harrow The Ninth by Tamsyn Muir (Tor.com) (excerpt – audio excerpt)
- Network Effect by Martha Wells (Tor.com) (excerpt – audio excerpt)
- Piranesi by Susanna Clarke (Bloomsbury) (excerpt – audio excerpt)
- The Relentless Moon by Mary Robinette Kowal (Tor Books / Solaris) (excerpt – audio excerpt)
BEST NOVELLA
- Come Tumbling Down by Seanan McGuire (Tor.com) [Wayward Children #5] (excerpt – audio excerpt)
- The Empress of Salt and Fortune by Nghi Vo (Tor.com) [Singing Hills #1] (excerpt – audio excerpt)
- Finna by Nino Cipri (Tor.com) (excerpt – audio excerpt)
- Ring Shout by P. Djèlí Clark (Tor.com) (excerpt – audio excerpt)
- Riot Baby by Tochi Onyebuchi, Tor Books (excerpt – audio excerpt)
- Upright Women Wanted by Sarah Gailey (Tor.com) (excerpt – audio excerpt)
BEST NOVELETTE
- “Burn, or the Episodic Life of Sam Wells as a Super” by A.T. Greenblatt (Uncanny Magazine, May/June 2020)
- “Helicopter Story” by Isabel Fall (Clarkesworld, January 2020)
- “The Inaccessibility of Heaven” by Aliette de Bodard (Uncanny Magazine, July/August 2020)
- “Monster” by Naomi Kritzer (Clarkesworld, January 2020)
- “The Pill” by Meg Elison (in Big Girl, PM Press)
- “Two Truths and a Lie” by Sarah Pinsker (Tor.com)
BEST SHORT STORY
- “Badass Moms in the Zombie Apocalypse” by Rae Carson (Uncanny Magazine, January/February 2020)
- “A Guide for Working Breeds” by Vina Jie-Min Prasad (in Made to Order: Robots and Revolution, Solaris)
- “Little Free Library” by Naomi Kritzer (Tor.com)
- “The Mermaid Astronaut” by Yoon Ha Lee (Beneath Ceaseless Skies, February 2020)
- “Metal Like Blood in the Dark” by T. Kingfisher (Uncanny Magazine, September/October 2020)
- “Open House on Haunted Hill” by John Wiswell (Diabolical Plots, 2020)
BEST SERIES
- The Daevabad Trilogy by S.A. Chakraborty (Harper Voyager) – The City of Brass – (excerpt – audio excerpt)
- The Interdependency by John Scalzi (Tor Books) – The Collapsing Empire – (excerpt – audio excerpt)
- The Lady Astronaut Universe by Mary Robinette Kowal (Tor Books / Audible / Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction / Solaris) – The Calculating Stars – (excerpt – audio excerpt)
- The Murderbot Diaries by Martha Wells (Tor.com) – All Systems Red – (excerpt – audio excerpt)
- October Daye by Seanan McGuire (DAW) – Rosemary and Rue – (excerpt – audio excerpt)
- The Poppy War by R.F. Kuang (Harper Voyager) – The Poppy War – (excerpt – audio excerpt)
BEST RELATED WORK
- Beowulf: A New Translation by Maria Dahvana Headley (FSG) (excerpt – full audio reading)
- CoNZealand Fringe (videos) by Claire Rousseau, C, Cassie Hart, Adri Joy, Marguerite Kenner, Cheryl Morgan, and Alasdair Stuart
- FIYAHCON by L.D. Lewis, Brent Lambert, Iori Kusano, Vida Cruz, and the FIYAHCON team
- “George R.R. Martin Can Fuck Off Into the Sun” by Natalie Luhrs (Pretty Terrible, August 2020)
- A Handful of Earth, A Handful of Sky: The World of Octavia E. Butler by Lynell George (Angel City Press) (excerpt)
- The Last Bronycon: a fandom autopsy (video) by Jenny Nicholson (YouTube)
BEST GRAPHIC STORY OR COMIC
- DIE Volume 2: Split the Party (Image Comics)
- Ghost-Spider Volume 1: Dog Days Are Over (Marvel)
- Invisible Kingdom Volume 2: Edge of Everything (Dark Horse Comics)
- Monstress Volume 5: Warchild (Image Comics)
- Once & Future Volume 1: The King Is Undead (BOOM! Studios)
- Parable of the Sower: A Graphic Novel Adaptation (Harry N. Abrams)
BEST DRAMATIC PRESENTATION, LONG FORM
- Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn) – (trailer)
- Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga – (trailer)
- The Old Guard – (trailer)
- Palm Springs – (trailer)
- Soul – (trailer)
- Tenet – (trailer)
BEST DRAMATIC PRESENTATION, SHORT FORM
- Doctor Who: “Fugitive of the Judoon” – (trailer)
- The Expanse: “Gaugamela” – (trailer)
- She-Ra and the Princesses of Power: “Heart” (parts 1 and 2) – (trailer)
- The Mandalorian: “The Jedi” – (trailer)
- The Mandalorian: “The Rescue” – (trailer)
- The Good Place: “Whenever You’re Ready” – (trailer)
BEST EDITOR, SHORT FORM
- Neil Clarke (The Best Science Fiction of the Year: Volume 5 [reprint anthology], Clarkesworld Magazine [12 issues], Clarkesworld Podcasts [76 episodes])
- Ellen Datlow (Final Cuts: New Tales of Hollywood Horror and Other Spectacles [original anthology], Edited by: [reprint anthology], The Best Horror of the Year: Volume Twelve [reprint anthology], Tor.com Short Fiction (3 novellas, 8 novelettes, 3 short stories)
- C.C. Finlay (The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction [6 double issues])
- Mur Lafferty and S.B. Divya (Escape Pod Magazine [21 original episodes, 32 reprint episodes, 1 reprint anthology])
- Jonathan Strahan (Made to Order: Robots and Revolution [original anthology], The Book of Dragons [original anthology], The Year’s Best Science Fiction Vol. 1: The Saga Anthology of Science Fiction 2020 [reprint anthology], Tor.com Short Fiction (3 novellas, 1 novelette, 3 short stories)
- Sheila Williams (Entanglements: Tomorrow’s Lovers, Families, and Friends [original anthology], Asimov’s Science Fiction [6 double issues])
BEST EDITOR, LONG FORM
- Nivia Evans
(King of the Rising by Kacen Callender,
The Once and Future Witches by Alix E. Harrow,
The Poison Prince by S. C. Emmett,
The Obsidian Tower by Melissa Caruso) - Sheila E. Gilbert
(A Killing Frost by Seanan McGuire,
Mazes of Power by Juliette Wade,
The New Improved Sorceress by Sara Hanover,
People of the City by Marshall Ryan Maresca) - Sarah Guan
(A Declaration of the Rights of Magicians by H. G. Parry,
A Witch in Time by Constance Sayers,
The Age of Witches by Louisa Morgan,
The Midnight Bargain by C. L. Polk) - Brit Hvide
(Ashes of the Sun by Django Wexler,
Chaos Vector by Megan E. O’Keefe,
Nophek Gloss by Essa Hansen,
The City We Became by N. K. Jemisin) - Diana M. Pho
(A Song Below Water by Bethany C. Morrow,
Automatic Reload by Ferrett Steinmetz,
The Poet King by Ilana C. Myer,
The Unconquered City by K. A. Doore, Tor Books) - Navah Wolfe
(Savage Legion by Matt Wallace,
The Hollow Places by T. Kingfisher,
Gravity of a Distant Sun by R. E. Stearns,
The Vanished Queen by Lisbeth Campbell)
BEST PROFESSIONAL ARTIST
BEST SEMIPROZINE
- Beneath Ceaseless Skies, edited by Scott H. Andrews
- Escape Pod, edited by Mur Lafferty and S.B. Divya
- FIYAH Magazine of Black Speculative Fiction, edited by Troy L. Wiggins and DaVaun Sanders
- PodCastle, edited by C.L. Clark and Jen R. Albert
- Uncanny Magazine, edited by Lynne M. Thomas and Michael Damian Thomas
- Strange Horizons, edited by Vanessa Rose Phin
BEST FANZINE
- The Full Lid, written by Alasdair Stuart, edited by Marguerite Kenner
- Journey Planet, edited by the Journey Planet Team
- Lady Business, edited by Ira, Jodie, KJ, Renay, and Susan
- nerds of a feather, edited by Adri Joy, Joe Sherry, The G, and Vance Kotrla
- Quick Sip Reviews, edited by Charles Payseur
- Unofficial Hugo Book Club Blog, edited by Amanda Wakaruk and Olav Rokne
BEST FANCAST
- Be The Serpent, presented by Alexandra Rowland, Freya Marske and Jennifer Mace
- Claire Rousseau’s YouTube channel, produced by Claire Rousseau
- The Coode Street Podcast, presented by Jonathan Strahan and Gary K. Wolfe
- Kalanadi, produced and presented by Rachel
- The Skiffy and Fanty show, presented by Shaun Duke, Jen Zink, Alex Acks, Paul Weimer, and David Annandale
- Worldbuilding for Masochists, presented by Rowenna Miller, Marshall Ryan Maresca and Cass Morris
BEST FAN WRITER
- Cora Buhlert
- Charles Payseur
- Jason Sanford
- Elsa Sjunneson
- Alasdair Stuart
- Paul Weimer (Skiffy & Fanty – nerds of a feather)
BEST FAN ARTIST
BEST VIDEO GAME
- Animal Crossing: New Horizons (Nintendo)
- Blaseball (The Game Band)
- Final Fantasy VII Remake (Square Enix)
- Hades (Supergiant Games)
- The Last of Us: Part II (Sony Interactive Entertainment / Naughty Dog)
- Spiritfarer (Thunder Lotus)
LODESTAR AWARD FOR BEST YOUNG ADULT BOOK
- Cemetery Boys by Aiden Thomas (Swoon Reads) (excerpt – audio excerpt)
- A Deadly Education by Naomi Novik (Del Rey) (excerpt – audio excerpt)
- Elatsoe by Darcie Little Badger (Levine Querido) (excerpt – audio excerpt)
- Legendborn by Tracy Deonn (Margaret K. McElderry/ Simon & Schuster Children’s Publishing) (excerpt – audio excerpt)
- Raybearer by Jordan Ifueko (Amulet / Hot Key) (excerpt – audio excerpt)
- A Wizard’s Guide to Defensive Baking by T. Kingfisher (Argyll Productions) (excerpt – full video reading)
ASTOUNDING AWARD FOR BEST NEW WRITER
- Lindsay Ellis – Axiom’s End – (excerpt – audio excerpt)
- Simon Jimenez – The Vanished Birds – (excerpt – audio excerpt)
- Micaiah Johnson – The Space Between Worlds – (excerpt – audio excerpt)
- A.K. Larkwood – The Unspoken Name – (excerpt – audio excerpt)
- Jenn Lyons* – The Ruin of Kings – (excerpt – audio excerpt Chapters 1-17)
- Emily Tesh* – Silver in the Wood – (excerpt – audio excerpt)
* 2nd year of eligibility
[Update: Now that we have learned that Clarkesworld had the Internet Archive remove its copy of “Helicopter Story” we have taken down our link to a different online archive’s copy of the story.]
2021 Recommended SF/F List
By JJ: This thread is for posts about 2021-published works, which people have read and recommend to other Filers.
There will be no tallying of recommendations done in this thread; its purpose is to provide a source of recommendations for people who want to find something to read which will be eligible for the Hugos or other awards (Nebula, Locus, Asimov’s, etc.) next year.
If you’re recommending for an award other than / in addition to the Hugo Awards which has different categories than the Hugos (such as Locus Awards’ First Novel), then be sure to specify the award and category.
You don’t have to stop recommending works in Pixel Scrolls, please don’t! But it would be nice if you also post here, to capture the information for other readers.
The Suggested Format for posts is:
- Title, Author, Published by / Published in (Anthology, Collection, Website, or Magazine + Issue)
- Hugo or other Award Category: (Novel, Novella, Novelette, Short Story, Related Work, Graphic Novel, Lodestar, Astounding, etc)
- link (if available to read/view online)
- optional “Brief, spoiler-free description of story premise:”
- “What I liked / didn’t like about it:”
- (Please rot-13 any spoilers.)
There is a permalink to this thread in the blog header.
Where To Find The 2020 Nebula Finalists For Free Online
To help propel you into your awards season reading, here are links to excerpts or complete works from the 2020 Nebula Award finalists.
Novel
- Piranesi by Susanna Clarke (Bloomsbury US; Bloomsbury UK) (Excerpt – Audio Excerpt)
- The City We Became by N.K. Jemisin (Orbit US & UK) (Excerpt – Audio Excerpt)
- Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia (Del Rey; Jo Fletcher) (Excerpt – Audio Excerpt)
- The Midnight Bargain by C.L. Polk (Erewhon) (Excerpt – Audio Excerpt)
- Black Sun by Rebecca Roanhorse (Saga; Solaris) (Excerpt – Audio Excerpt)
- Network Effect by Martha Wells (Tordotcom) (Excerpt – Audio Excerpt)
Novella
- Tower of Mud and Straw by Yaroslav Barsukov, Metaphorosis (full text: part 1 – part 2 – part 3 – part 4)
- Finna by Nino Cipri, Tordotcom (Excerpt – Audio Excerpt)
- Ring Shout by P. Djèlí Clark, Tordotcom (Excerpt – Audio Excerpt)
- Ife-Iyoku, the Tale of Imadeyunuagbon by Oghenechovwe D Ekpeki (in Dominion: An Anthology of Speculative Fiction from Africa and the African Diaspora, Aurelia Leo) (free EPUB, MOBI, PDF, DOC)
- The Four Profound Weaves by Rose Lemberg, Tachyon Publications (Overdrive Excerpt – Audio Excerpt)
- Riot Baby by Tochi Onyebuchi, Tordotcom (Excerpt – Audio Excerpt)
Novelette
- “Stepsister” by Leah Cypess (F&SF 5-6/20)
- “The Pill” by Meg Elison (in Big Girl, PM Press)
- “Burn or the Episodic Life of Sam Wells as a Super” by A.T. Greenblatt (Uncanny 5-6/20)
- “Two Truths and a Lie” by Sarah Pinsker (Tor.com 6/17/20)
- “Where You Linger” by Bonnie Jo Stufflebeam (Uncanny 1-2/20)
- “Shadow Prisons” by Caroline M. Yoachim (in Dystopia Triptych, Broad Reach Publishing + Adamant Press) (full text: The Shadow Prison Experiment – Shadow Prisons of the Mind – The Shadow Prisoner’s Dilemma)
Short Story
- “Badass Moms in the Zombie Apocalypse” by Rae Carson (Uncanny 1-2/20)
- “Advanced Word Problems in Portal Math” by Aimee Picchi (Daily Science Fiction 1/3/20)
- “A Guide for Working Breeds” by Vina Jie-Min Prasad (Made to Order: Robots and Revolution, Solaris)
- “The Eight-Thousanders” by Jason Sanford (Asimov’s 9-10/20)
- “My Country Is a Ghost” by Eugenia Triantafyllou (Uncanny 1-2/20)
- “Open House on Haunted Hill” by John Wiswell (Diabolical Plots 6/15/20)
Andre Norton Award for Middle Grade and Young Adult Fiction
- Raybearer by Jordan Ifueko (Amulet) (Excerpt – Audio Excerpt)
- Elatsoe by Darcie Little Badger (Levine Querido) (Excerpt – Audio Excerpt)
- A Wizard’s Guide to Defensive Baking by T. Kingfisher (Argyll) (Excerpt – 12-part Full Video Reading)
- A Game of Fox & Squirrels by Jenn Reese (Holt) (Excerpt – Audio Excerpt)
- Star Daughter by Shveta Thakrar (HarperTeen) (Excerpt – Audio Excerpt)