The ten-book shortlist for the 2024 Ursula K. Le Guin Prize for Fiction was announced today at Electric Literature. The prize honors a book-length work of imaginative fiction with $25,000. The winner will be announced on October 21st (Ursula’s birthday).

• The Saint of Bright Doors by Vajra Chandrasekera
• The Skin and Its Girl by Sarah Cypher
• It Lasts Forever and Then It’s Over by Anne de Marcken
• Orbital by Samantha Harvey
• Sift by Alissa Hattman
• The Library of Broken Worlds by Alaya Dawn Johnson
• Those Beyond the Wall by Micaiah Johnson
• The Siege of Burning Grass by Premee Mohamed
• Some Desperate Glory by Emily Tesh
• Mammoths at the Gates by Nghi Vo

The Prize is given to a writer whose book reflects the concepts and ideas that are central to Ursula’s own work, which include (but are not limited to): hope, equity, and freedom; non-violence and alternatives to conflict; and a holistic view of humanity’s place in the natural world. Read more about the prize and eligibility requirements here.

The recipient of this year’s prize will be chosen by a selection panel of authors: Margaret Atwood, Omar El Akkad, Megan Giddings, Ken Liu, and Carmen Maria Machado.