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On Wednesday, October 21st—Ursula's birthday—please join us as we announce the recipient of the 2026 Ursula K. Le Guin Prize for Fiction! The announcement will be on YouTube at 9 am Pacific time. www.youtube.com/@ursula.k.le...

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The nine books on this year's shortlist: 🌟 Audition by Pip Adam (Coffee House Press) 🌟 Sunward by William Alexander (Saga Press) 🌟 Call and Response by Christopher Caldwell (Neon Hemlock) 🌟 Midnight Timetable by Bora Chung, translated by Anton Hur (Algonquin) (cont.)

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🌟 The Works of Vermin by Hiron Ennes (Tor Books) 🌟 Notes from a Regicide by Isaac Fellman (Tor Books) 🌟 Mad Sisters of Esi by Tashan Mehta (DAW Books) 🌟 One Message Remains by Premee Mohamed (Psychopomp) 🌟 Slow Gods by Claire North (Orbit)

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The recipient was chosen by authors Nicola Griffith, Mat Johnson, Darcie Little Badger, Fonda Lee, and Peter Rock. More details on this year's prize:

ursulakleguin.comUrsula K. Le Guin — 2026 Prize for Fiction