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2026 Le Guin Prize for Fiction Shortlist
29 June 2026 at 20:20
The Ursula K. Le Guin Literary Trust has announced the shortlist for the Ursula K. Le Guin Prize for Fiction, awarding a $25,000 cash prize “to the author of a book that reflects the concepts and ideas that were central to Ursula’s own work.”
The nine shortlisted titles are:
- Audition, Pip Adam (Coffee House)
- Sunward, William Alexander (Saga)
- Call and Response, Christopher Caldwell (Neon Hemlock)
- Midnight Timetable, Bora Chung, tr. Anton Hur (Algonquin)
- The Works of Vermin, by Hiron Ennes (Tor)
- Notes from a Regicide, Isaac Fellman (Tor)
- Mad Sisters of Esi, Tashan Mehta (DAW)
- One Message Remains, Premee Mohamed (Psychopomp)
- Slow Gods, Claire North (Orbit)
The 2026 selection panel includes Nicola Griffith, Mat Johnson, Fonda Lee, Darcie Little Badger, and Peter Rock. The winner will be announced October 21, 2026, Le Guin’s birthday.
For more information, see the Ursula K. Le Guin Literary Trust website.
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