The winners of the Hugo Awards and the Lodestar Award for Best Young Adult Book were announced on August 30, 2026 by LAcon V, the 84th World Science Fiction Convention. Look for the books in the Webstore, https://store.poisonedpen.com/
The winners are:
Best Novel
- WINNER: The Everlasting, Alix E. Harrow (Tor US; Tor UK)
Best Novella
- WINNER: The River Has Roots, Amal El-Mohtar (Tordotcom; Arcadia UK)
Best Novelette
- WINNER: “Never Eaten Vegetables”, H.H. Pak (Clarkesworld 1/25)
Best Short Story
- WINNER: “In My Country”, Thomas Ha (Clarkesworld 4/25)
Best Series
- WINNER: Old Man’s War, John Scalzi (Tor US; Tor UK)
Best Graphic Story or Comic
- WINNER: A Wizard of Earthsea: A Graphic Novel, written by Ursula K. Le Guin, adapted & art by Fred Fordham (Clarion; Walker UK)
Best Related Work
- WINNER: Inventing the Renaissance, Ada Palmer (University of Chicago Press; Head of Zeus UK)
Lodestar Award for Best Young Adult Book [Not a Hugo Award]
- WINNER: Coffeeshop in an Alternate Universe, C.B. Lee (Feiwel & Friends)