awards & recognition
Awards and Award Nominations
2024 Titles
Finalist: World Fantasy Award for Best Anthology
The Crawling Moon edited by dave ring
Finalist: Ursula K. Le Guin Prize
North Continent Ribbon by Ursula Whitcher
Finalist: Shirley Jackson Award for Best Edited Anthology
The Crawling Moon edited by dave ring
Finalist: Ignyte Award for Best Novella
The Dragonfly Gambit by A.D. Sui
Finalist: Locus Award for Best Anthology
The Crawling Moon edited by dave ring
☆ Winner: Nebula Award for Best Novella
The Dragonfly Gambit by A.D. Sui
☆ Indie Press of the Year: 2024 TFR Reader’s Choice Awards
Neon Hemlock Press
☆ Outstanding Collection/Anthology: 2024 TFR Reader’s Choice Awards
Embodied Exegesis edited by Ann LeBlanc
Long List: Locus Award for Best Novella
The Dragonfly Gambit by A.D. Sui
Long List: Locus Award for Best Novella
Finding Echoes by Foz Meadows
Long List: Locus Award for Best Novella
A Mourning Coat by Alex Jeffers
Long List: Locus Award for Best Novella
A Mourning Coat by Alex Jeffers
Long List: Locus Award for Best Novella
The Transitive Properties of Cheese by Ann LeBlanc
2023 Titles
Finalist: Ignyte Award for Best Novella
Off-Time Jive by A.Z. Louise
Finalist: Aurora Award for Related Work
Skin Thief:: by Suzan Palumbo
Finalist: Locus Award for Best Collection
Skin Thief:: by Suzan Palumbo
Long List: Locus Award for Best Anthology
Luminescent Machinations: Queer Tales of Monumental Invention edited by Rhiannon Rasmussen and dave ring
Long List: Locus Award for Best Novella
A Necessary Chaos by Brent Lambert
Long List: Locus Award for Best Novella
Hybrid Heart by Iori Kusano
2022 Titles
Finalist: Ignyte Award for Best Novella
Empire of the Feast by Bendi Barrett
Finalist: Something Kind of Chaos Award for Best Novella
Uncommon Charm by Emily Bergslien & Kat Weaver
Finalist: Lambda Award for Best Transgender Fiction
All the Hometowns You Can’t Stay Away From by Izzy Wasserstein
Long List: Locus Award for Best Collection
All the Hometowns You Can’t Stay Away From by Izzy Wasserstein
Long List: British Science Fiction Award for Best Novella
Let the Mountains Be My Grave by Francesca Tacchi
2021 Titles
☆ Winner: Ignyte Award for Best Anthology
We’re Here: The Best Queer Speculative Fiction 2020 edited by C.L. Clark and series editor Charles Payseur
☆ Winner: Locus Award for Best Anthology
We’re Here: The Best Queer Speculative Fiction 2020 edited by C.L. Clark and series editor Charles Payseur
☆ Winner: Shirley Jackson Award for Best Edited Anthology
Unfettered Hexes: Queer Tales of Insatiable Darkness edited by dave ring
Finalist: Locus Award for Best Anthology
Unfettered Hexes: Queer Tales of Insatiable Darkness edited by dave ring
Long List: Locus Award for Best Novella
And What Can We Offer You Tonight by Premee Mohamed
☆ Winner: World Fantasy Award for Best Novella
And What Can We Offer You Tonight by Premee Mohamed
☆ Winner: Nebula Award for Best Novella
And What Can We Offer You Tonight by Premee Mohamed
Long List: Locus Award for Best Novella
& What Can We Offer You Tonight by Shingai Njeri Kagunda
☆ Winner: Ignyte Award for Best Novella
& What Can We Offer You Tonight by Shingai Njeri Kagunda
Finalist: Ladies of Horror Award for Best Novella
& What Can We Offer You Tonight by Shingai Njeri Kagunda
Finalist: British Fantasy Award for Best Novella
& What Can We Offer You Tonight by Shingai Njeri Kagunda
Finalist: Something Kind of Chaos Award for Best Novella
& What Can We Offer You Tonight by Shingai Njeri Kagunda
Finalist: Nebula Award for Best Novella
The Necessity of Stars by E. Catherine Tobler
Long List: Locus Award for Best Novella
The Necessity of Stars by E. Catherine Tobler
Finalist: Sturgeon Award
The Necessity of Stars by E. Catherine Tobler
Long List: Locus Award for Best Novella
The Secret Skin by Wendy N. Wagner
2020 Titles
Finalist: Lambda Award for Best Anthology
Glitter + Ashes: Queer Tales of a World That Wouldn’t Die edited by dave ring
Finalist: Locus Award for Best Anthology
Glitter + Ashes: Queer Tales of a World That Wouldn’t Die edited by dave ring
Finalist: Ignyte Award for Best Anthology
Glitter + Ashes: Queer Tales of a World That Wouldn’t Die edited by dave ring
Finalist: Ignyte Award for Best Novella
Queens of Noise by Eboni Dunbar
Finalist: Locus Award for Best Novella
Yellow Jessamine by Caitlin Starling
Finalist: Bisexual Book Award for Speculative Fiction
Queens of Noise by Leigh Harlen
Starred Reviews, Best Ofs, and Other Media
☆ Starred Review: Publishers Weekly
No Such Thing As Duty by Lara Elena Donnelly
Esquire’s Best Science Fiction Books of 2024
North Continent Ribbon by Ursula Whitcher
Book Riot’s Best Science Fiction Books of 2024
The Dragonfly Gambit by A.D. Sui
☆ Starred Review: Publishers Weekly
North Continent Ribbon by Ursula Whitcher
Book Riot’s Best Books of 2023
Skin Thief by Suzan Palumbo
Tor.com’s Best Books of 2023
A Necessary Chaos by Brent Lambert
☆ Starred Review: Publishers Weekly
The Killing Grounds by Joan Tierney
☆ Starred Review: Publishers Weekly
Baffling Year One edited by dave ring, Craig L. Gidney and Gabriella Etoniru
☆ Starred Review: Publishers Weekly
Unfettered Hexes: Queer Tales of Insatiable Darkness edited by dave ring
☆ Starred Review: Publishers Weekly
Glitter + Ashes: Queer Tales of a World That Wouldn’t Die edited by dave ring
☆ Starred Review: Publishers Weekly
Yellow Jessamine by Caitlin Starling