We rely on reader donations to keep the magazine and site going, and would like to keep the site paywall free, but WE NEED YOUR FINANCIAL SUPPORT to continue quality coverage of the science fiction and fantasy field. While you are here, please take a moment to support Locus with a one-time or recurring donation. The Legends of Fantas圜on award (presented by the con, rather than the British Fantasy Society) went to Marie O’Regan and Paul Kane, “for their tireless work keeping Fantas圜on and other conventions running.” For more information, see the BFS website. Winners were announced during Fantas圜on, held September 17-18, 2022 at the Radisson Red Hotel and Conference Centre in Heathrow, UK. Daughter of Fire and Water, Lyndsey Croalīest Newcomer (the Sydney J Bounds Award).Breaking the Glass Slipper, Megan Leigh, Lucy Hounsom & Charlotte Bond.Usagi Yojimbo: Homecoming, Stan Sakai (IDW).DIE, Volume 4: Bleed, Kieron Gillen, art by Stephanie Hans, lettering by Clayton Cowles (Image).WINNER: The Girl from the Sea, Molly Knox Ostertag (Graphix).Dangerous Visions and New Worlds: Radical Science Fiction, 1950-1985, Andrew Nette & Iain McIntyre, eds.The Full Lid, Alasdair Stuart, Marguerite Kenner, eds.After Human: A Critical History of the Human in Science Fiction from Shelley to Le Guin, Thomas Connolly (Liverpool University Press).Worlds Apart: Worldbuilding in Fantasy and Science Fiction, Francesca T.WINNER: Writing the Uncanny, Dan Coxon & Richard V.There Is No Death, There Are No Dead, Aaron J.Dreamland: Other Stories, Sophie Essex, ed.The Year’s Best African Speculative Fiction, Oghenechovwe Donald Ekpeki, ed.When Things Get Dark, Ellen Datlow, ed.WINNER: Sinopticon: A Celebration of Chinese Science Fiction, Xueting Christine Ni, ed.I Spit Myself Out, Tracy Fahey (Sinister Horror Company).

WINNER: Never Have I Ever, Isabel Yap (Small Beer).“Fill the Thickened Lung with Breath”, C.A.“Sky Eyes”, Julie Travis ( Dreamland: Other Stories).“O2 Arena”, Oghenechovwe Donald Ekpeki ( Galaxy’s Edge 11/21).WINNER: “Bathymetry”, Lorraine Wilson ( Strange Horizons 3/21).These Lifeless Things, Premee Mohamed (Solaris).& This is How to Stay Alive, Shingai Njeri Kagunda (Neon Hemlock).Matryoshka, Penny Jones (Hersham Horror).Treacle Walker, Alan Garner (4th Estate).The Book of Accidents, Chuck Wendig (Penguin).A Broken Darkness, Premee Mohamed (Solaris).Nothing but Blackened Teeth, Cassandra Khaw (Titan).My Heart is a Chainsaw, Stephen Graham Jones (Titan).WINNER: The Last House on Needless Street, Catriona Ward (Viper).This is Our Undoing, Lorraine Wilson (Luna)īest Horror Novel (the August Derleth Award).WINNER: She Who Became the Sun, Shelley Parker-Chan (Tor).Best Fantasy Novel (the Robert Holdstock Award)

Matryoshka by Penny Jones