The 2025 Locus Award Winners Are Here

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Love speculative fiction? Then you’re going to want to get your paws on the winners of this year’s Locus Awards. These books represent the best of the best as voted on by readers in science fiction, fantasy, and horror, and they’re given by Locus Magazine, which allows any reader to vote on the winners of the awards.

The awards were present at the Locus Awards Weekend on June 21, 2025. Here are the winners in 17 categories, ranging from best in genre to excellence in editing:

This year’s winners represent a wide array of voices and styles. The guests of honor for 2025 included Sarah Gailey and Tochi Onyebuchi, and you can–and should!–read Sarah Gailey’s keynote speech here.

Learn more about the Locus Awards, including previous winners, at Locus Magazine.

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