Literary award · United States
Locus Award for Best Short Story
Literary award by the science fiction and fantasy magazine Locus.
About Locus Award for Best Short Story
The Locus Award for Best Short Story is one of a series of Locus Awards given every year by Locus magazine. Awards presented in a given year are for works published in the previous calendar year. Originally known as the Locus Award for Best Short Fiction, the first award in this category was presented in 1971.
From the Wikipedia article “Locus Award for Best Short Story”, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Recent winners
| Year | Winner | Winning work |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Thomas Ha | In My Country |
| 2025 | Isabel J. Kim | Why Don't We Just Kill the Kid In the Omelas Hole |
| 2024 | P. Djèlí Clark | How to Raise a Kraken in Your Bathtub |
| 2023 | Samantha Mills | Rabbit Test |
| 2022 | Sarah Pinsker | Where Oaken Hearts Do Gather |
| 2021 | Naomi Kritzer | Little Free Library |
| 2020 | Charlie Jane Anders | The Bookstore at the End of America |
| 2019 | P. Djèlí Clark | The Secret Lives of the Nine Negro Teeth of George Washington |
From Wikidata; the list may be incomplete for some years.
Eligibility and entering
Check the official rules of the Locus Award for Best Short Story for the current eligibility window, accepted formats, residency or language requirements and any entry fee. For most established prizes the publisher submits on the author's behalf, often with a limit on entries per imprint.
If you are self-published, look for an explicit statement that independently published books are accepted, and budget for entry fees and copies for judges.
Sources & data
- Structured data from Wikidata Q17008985 (CC0).
- Summary text from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).