It’s hard to believe it, but in the SF/F/H world, folks are already starting to gear up for awards season, which means eligibility posts are popping up online. Where did the time even go? Every year, I try to gather as many of these posts as I can and link them all in one place, along with resources, and recommendations. If you have a post of your own, please feel free to share it in the comments, or drop me an email.
If you’re not sure about eligibility posts, how they work, and whether you should do one – yes, you absolutely should! It’s always helpful to remind people what you did in a given year. There’s so much wonderful work being published that it’s easy to miss stuff or forget, and it’s also useful for people to know what category your work falls into, or if there are any special regional awards you might be eligible for as well. If you’re not certain what an eligibility post should look like, you can browse the links below for examples. After all that, please send your own post my way, whether its on social media, or your website. Just a note, I do strongly prefer actual posts rather than a direct link to a work without any explanation.
I’ll keep this post updated, so please continue to check back and continue to share! Happy reading!
Eligibility Posts
Alexander, Colin
Alexander, Phoenix
Allen, B. Morris
Allingham, LCW
Ames, Alexis
Andersen, N.B.
Atthis Arts
Ayala, A.M.
Barb, Patrick
Barlow, Devan
Behravesh, Peter Adrian
Bernardo, Renan
Bettendorf, Michael
Blackwell, Laura
Blake, Christopher
Bobi, Zaynab Iliyasu
Boey, Elaine
Booth, Ruth EJ
Bow, James
BrightFlame
Bullington, J.D.
Burnett, Emma
Burrows, Rex
Cahill, Martin
Castroianni, Elenna
Chan, L.
Chandrasekera, Vajra
Chang, Myna
Cherry, Danny
Chng, Joyce
Clark, Chloe N.
Collier, Grant
Cook, Amanda
Cornell, P.A.
Croke, Marie
Culagovski, Rodrigo
Curtis, AnaMaria
Davies, Suyi
Davitt, Deborah L.
Diabolical Plots
Diaz, E.N.
Diene, Mame Bougouma
Donohue, Jennifer R.
Dooley, Eoin
Dorgan, E.C.
Dunato, Jelena
Duncan, R.K.
Farrenkopf, Corey
Faulds, E.M.
Fernandez, Fabio
Focke, Sonia
Fogg, Vanessa
Fusion Fragment
Gale, Ephiny
Gammon, Jendia
Garcia, R.S.A.
Garfinkle, Gwynne
Gayle, Chad
Ghan, Ben Berman
Gibbon, Emma J.
Goodman, David
Goyan, Andrea
Guay, L.M.
Ha, Thomas
Haber, Elad
Hall, Kerstin
Handle, Matt
Hanolsy, Christine
Haskins, Maria
Heartfield, Kate
Heijndermans, Joachim
Heike, Sylvia
Henry, Veronica
Hill, Ria
Hill, Matt Neil
Howell, A.P.
Huang, Ash
Hugo Eligibility Spreadsheet (crowdsourced, anyone can update)
Ihezue, Somto
Inglishall, Louis
Irarte, Jose Pablo
Jack, Ariel Marken
Johnston, Cameron
Kemske, Abigail
Kim, Isabel J.
Klein, Annika Barranti
Knight, Christiane
Kotowych, Stephen
Kourbeti, Kat
Kozma, Andrew
Krishnan, M.L.
Kuzenski, Aimee
LaFrond, Julia
Levai, Jessica
Li, Ian
Linardos, Akis
Little Badger, Darcie
Liu, Angela
Low, P.H.
Louzon, Monica
Lumpkins, Dori
McCarthy, J.A.W.
McGuire, Seanan
McIvor, Katie
Malitoris, Jess
Manusos, Lyndsey
Martino, Anna
Mittra, Archita
Mohamed, Premee
Mossman, Fiona
Mulder, Allison
Mushanki, Travis
Nahil, Emmett
Nerds of a Feather
Neri, Damian
Ness, Mari
Ning, Leah
Ogden, Aimee
Osani, Kristin
Palumbo, Suzan
Pate, Christopher
Pearce, C.H.
Peter, Jessica
Phan, Cindy
Pinsker, Sarah
Pladek, B.
Pottern, Allison
Prihandita, A.W.
Queen of Swords Press
Ragas, Rukman
Rajotte, Mary
Rappaport, Jenny Rae
Ren, Melissa
Reynolds, Jeff
Ricci-Thode, Vanessa
Rivera, Chey
Robinson, M.R.
Roe, Cressida Blake
Rountree, Josh
Rozakis, Caitlin
St. George, Carlie
Sakunananathan, Anita Harris
Salcedo, Sarah
Sargent, Lynne
Serna-Grey, Ben
Shirey, Austin
Shiveley, Jordan
Singh, Amal
Sui, A.D.
Summerling, Rebecca
Sylver, RoAnna (note: Not 2024 work; eligible for Indie Ink Award, not other awards)
Talabi, Wole
Tam, Kyle
Tavares, Catherine
Taylor, Jordan
Teffeau, Lauren C.
Tighe, Matt
Toase, Steve
Tobler, E. Catherine
Treasure, Rebecca
Triantafyllou, Eugenia
Trotta, Ali
Un, Guan
Uncanny
Undertow
Vale, Ash
Verrone, P.C.
Victoria, Ricardo
Wehunt, Michael
Wiggins, K.A.
Willcox, Neil
Wilson, Lorraine
Wiswell, John
Wolverton, Nicole
Yates, Pauline
Yoachim, Caroline M.
Yoakeim, Ramez
Yu, Kelsea
Recommendation Posts
Alexandra Pierce Year in Review 2024
A.P. Howell Recommended Reading
Archita Mittra Year in Review 2024
Arley Sorg Year in Review 2024
Barnes & Noble Book of the Year 2024 Finalists
Ben Francisco Favorite Speculative Fiction 2024
Carlie St. George Favorite Novelettes and Short Stories of 2024
CBC Best Canadian Fiction of 2024
Charles Payseur Recommended Reading List
Charles Payseur Year in Review 2024
Colleen Mondor Year in Review 2024
Daniel Fulgate Favorite Books of 2024
Ephiny Gale Short Fiction Recommendations
Esquire 30 Best Science Fiction Books of 2024
Gary K. Wolfe Year in Review 2024
Geek Girl Authority 10 Best Fantasy Books of 2024
George Dunn Top Reads of 2024
Ian Mond Year in Review 2024
Jake Casella Brookins Year in Review 2024
Library Journal Best Science Fiction and Fantasy of 2024
Library Journal Best Horror of 2024
Lithub’s Best Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Horror of 2024
Liz Bourke Year in Review 2024
Locus Recommended Reading List 2024
Locus Year in Review Magazine Summary 2024
Maria Haskins Recommended Reading List
Nebula Reading List (SFWA members can add recommendations)
Nerds of a Feather Award Recommendations: Individual Categories
Nerds of a Feather Award Recommendations: Fiction Categories
Nerds of a Feather Award Recommendations: Visual Works Categories
Nerds of a Feather Award Recommendations: Institutional Categories and Poetry
New York Times Notable Books of 2024
New York Times Best Horror of 2024
NPR Best Books of 2024
NYPL Best Books of 2024
Polygon Best Science Fiction and Fantasy of 2024
Publishers Weekly Best Books of 2024
Reactor Reviewers’ Choice 2024
Russell Letson Year in Review 2024
Stewart C. Baker: 10+ Short Story Collections from 2024 You’ll Love
Stoker Reading List (HWA members can add recommendations)
Tar Vol Recommended Reading List
Tim Pratt Year in Review 2024
Time Magazine 100 Must Read Books of 2024
Vanity Fair Best Books of 2024
Washington Post Best SFF of 2024
Awards and Resources
British Science Fiction Association Awards (Member voting open until 4/21/25)
Dragon Awards (Deadline July 19, 2025; anyone can nominate work, no membership required.)
Hugo Awards (Currently open for nominations for members of Worldcon 2024 and 2025 until 3/14/25)
Lambda Literary Awards (Currently open for submissions until 3/24/25)
Locus Awards (Voting open until 4/15/2025; anyone can vote, write-ins allowed)
Nebula Awards (Currently open for nominations by SFWA members; deadline is 2/28/2025)
Otherwise Awards (Deadline was 11/15/2024)
Science Fiction Awards Database
Stoker Awards (Closed for nominations)
Sunburst Awards (Canadian, novel-length fiction published in 2024; open to publisher/author submissions until 1/31/25)
This is Horror Awards ( Deadline was 11/16/24.)
World Fantasy Awards (Currently open for submissions until 6/1/25)
WSFA Small Press Awards (Currently open for submissions until 3/31/25)
