The winners of the 2026 Hugo Awards—one of subject fabrication and fantasy’s astir prestigious awards, decided by fashionable ballot of each eligible WorldCon members—were presented this play astatine the 84th World Science Fiction Convention successful sunny Los Angeles, CA. A hearty congratulations to each of the winners (which see 1 of Lit Hub’s favourite books of 2025!) arsenic good arsenic each of the finalists and nominated works! What a clip to beryllium a genre reader!
Here are the winners successful the literate categories:
Best Novel: The Everlasting by Alix E. Harrow (Tor Books)
Best Novella: The River Has Roots by Amal El-Mohtar (Tordotcom)
Best Novelette: “Never Eaten Vegetables” by H.H. Pak (Clarkesworld, Jan 2025)
Best Short Story: “In My Country” by Thomas Ha (Clarkesworld, April 2025)
Best Series: Old Man’s War by John Scalzi (Tor Books)
Best Graphic Story oregon Comic: A Wizard of Earthsea: A Graphic Novel by Ursula K. Le Guin, adapted and creation by Fred Fordham (Clarion)
Best Related Work: Inventing the Renaissance by Ada Palmer (University of Chicago Press)
Lodestar Award for Best Young Adult Book: Coffeeshop successful an Alternate Universe by C.B. Lee (Feiwel & Friends)
Astounding Award for Best New Writer: Antonia Hodgson
You tin work the afloat database of winners and finalists via Locus here.
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