SOURCE: LOCUSMAG.COM
WHAT ARE LOCUS AWARDS?
The Locus Awards are an annual set of literary awards voted on by readers of the science fiction and fantasy magazine Locus, a monthly magazine based in Oakland, California. The awards are presented at an annual banquet. In addition to the plaques awarded to the winners, publishers of winning works are honoured with certificates, which is unique in the field.
Originally a poll of Locus subscribers only, voting is now open to anyone, but the votes of subscribers count twice as much as the votes of non-subscribers. The award was inaugurated in 1971 and was originally intended to provide suggestions and recommendations for the Hugo Awards. They have come to be considered a prestigious prize in science fiction, fantasy and horror literature. The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction regards the Locus Awards as sharing the reputation of the Hugo and Nebula Awards.
Gardner Dozois holds the record for the most wins (43), while Neil Gaiman has won the most awards for works of fiction (18). Robert Silverberg has received the highest number of nominations (158). (WIKIPEDIA)
The Locus Science Fiction Foundation announced the winners in each category of the 2022 Locus Awards on June 25, 2022, during the virtual Locus Awards Weekend. Connie Willis MCed the awards ceremony. Additional weekend events included readings and panels with leading authors.
SCIENCE FICTION NOVEL
- WINNER: A Desolation Called Peace, Arkady Martine (Tor; Tor UK)
- The Galaxy, and the Ground Within, Becky Chambers (Hodder & Stoughton; Harper Voyager US)
- Leviathan Falls, James S.A. Corey (Orbit US; Orbit UK)
- The Echo Wife, Sarah Gailey (Tor; Hodder & Stoughton)
- Klara and the Sun, Kazuo Ishiguro (Knopf; Faber & Faber)
- Noor, Nnedi Okorafor (DAW)
- We Are Satellites, Sarah Pinsker (Berkley; Ad Astra)
- You Sexy Thing, Cat Rambo (Tor)
- Shards of Earth, Adrian Tchaikovsky (Tor UK; Orbit US)
- Hummingbird Salamander, Jeff VanderMeer (MCD; Fourth Estate)
FANTASY NOVEL
- WINNER: Jade Legacy, Fonda Lee (Orbit US; Orbit UK)
- Light From Uncommon Stars, Ryka Aoki (Tor)
- The Witness for the Dead, Katherine Addison (Tor; Solaris)
- Black Water Sister, Zen Cho (Ace; Macmillan)
- Paladin’s Strength, T. Kingfisher (Argyll)
- Under the Whispering Door, TJ Klune (Tor; Tor UK)
- The Last Graduate, Naomi Novik (Del Rey; Del Rey UK)
- Soulstar, C.L. Polk (Tordotcom)
- The Jasmine Throne, Tasha Suri (Orbit US; Orbit UK)
- No Gods, No Monsters, Cadwell Turnbull (Blackstone)
HORROR NOVEL
- WINNER: My Heart Is a Chainsaw, Stephen Graham Jones (Saga; Titan)
- Revelator, Daryl Gregory (Knopf)
- The Final Girl Support Group, Grady Hendrix (Berkley; Titan)
- Billy Summers, Stephen King (Scribner; Hodder & Stoughton)
- Later, Stephen King (Hard Case Crime)
- Moon Lake, Joe R. Lansdale (Mulholland)
- A Broken Darkness, Premee Mohamed (Solaris)
- Sorrowland, Rivers Solomon (MCD; #Merky)
- The Death of Jane Lawrence, Caitlin Starling (St. Martin’s)
- The Book of Accidents, Chuck Wendig (Del Rey; Del Rey UK)
YOUNG ADULT NOVEL
- WINNER: Victories Greater Than Death, Charlie Jane Anders (Tor Teen; Titan)
- This Poison Heart, Kalynn Bayron (Bloomsbury; Bloomsbury USA)
- The Infinity Courts, Akemi Dawn Bowman (Simon Pulse)
- The Gilded Ones, Namina Forna (Delacorte; Usborne)
- A Dark and Starless Forest, Sarah Hollowell (Clarion)
- Redemptor, Jordan Ifueko (Amulet; Hot Key)
- Chaos on CatNet, Naomi Kritzer (Tor Teen)
- A Snake Falls to Earth, Darcie Little Badger (Levine Querido)
- Terciel & Elinor, Garth Nix (Allen & Unwin; Tegen; Hot Key)
- Iron Widow, Xiran Jay Zhao (Penguin Teen; Rock the Boat)