Locus Awards - 2009

Locus announced the winners of the 2009 Locus Awards last night in Seattle; you can read the results at their website or below. As you can see, I was almost completely wrong in my mostly random predictions! Which is okay. (You can also refresh your mind regarding the other contenders for the awards at my predictions post.)

2009 LOCUS AWARDS

Science Fiction Novel: Anathem by Neil Stephenson

Fantasy Novel: Lavinia by Ursula K. Le Guin

First Novel: Singularity's Ring by Paul Melko

Young-Adult Book: The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman

Novella: "Pretty Monsters" by Kelly Link

Novelette: "Pump Six" by Paolo Bacigalupi

Short Story: "Exhalation" by Ted Chiang

Anthology: The Year's Best Science Fiction: Twenty-Fifth Annual Collection ed. by Gardner Dozois

Collection: Pump Six and Other Stories by Paolo Bacigalupi

Non-Fiction/Art Book: Coraline: The Graphic Novel by Neil Gaiman, adapted and illustrated by P. Craig Russell

Editor: Ellen Datlow

Artist: Michael Whelan

Magazine: F&SF

Publisher: Tor



Also of interest lately on Locus Online is the Novels of the Year (Halftime Report). Check it out to see what's being marked as notable and/or anticipated now that we're six months through 2009.


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