2025 winners medallion for the Ignyte Awards: a round, golden medallion with the FIYAH logo on it, and the words "2025 Ignyte Awards Winner." Medallion rests on the cover of the novel Lost Ark Dreaming by Suyi Davies Okungbowa.

2025 winners medallion for the Ignyte Awards: a round, golden medallion with the FIYAH logo on it, and the words "2025 Ignyte Awards Winner." Medallion rests on an open palm.

2025 winners medallion for the Ignyte Awards: the rear side, featuring artwork of a knight-like figure, rising out of flames, clutching the hilt of a sword. Medallion rests on an open palm.

Author Suyi Davies Okungbowa (Black man, slightly bearded, dressed in a mocha-coloured shirt) biting into the Ignyte winners medallion. In the background: a bookshelf.

Winner's medallion for #LostArkDreaming arrived in the mail from @theignyteawards.bsky.social! Thanks to the #IgnyteAwards team (esp @ldlewiswrites.blacksky.app + @sillysyntax.bsky.social) for the good work of making this happen every year, and artist @nilahmagruder.com for the excellent art.

Seated? Comfy? Fantastic. Here are your winners of the 2025 #IgnyteAwards

Voici les finalistes des Ignyte Awards 2025 !

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Congratulations to all the amazing #IgnyteAwards nominees!!! Well deserved!

So grateful to see THE BLACK GIRL SURVIVES IN THIS ONE as a finalist for Outstanding Anthology in the amazing #IgnyteAwards! Thank you to our readers, those who nominated this book, and all who have supported it! And special shoutout to the amazing list of nominees we're so proud to be part of!

Ah! Congratulations to @khoreo.bsky.social on being a finalist! Public voting for the 2025 #IgnyteAwards is open! ignyteawards.fiyahlitmag.com/vote/

We are honored to be a #IgnyteAwards finalist for Outstanding Fiction Podcast! A massive congratulations to fellow finalists 🧡 🎉

Thrilled to see THE CREEPENING OF DOGWOOD HOUSE is an #IgnyteAwards finalist! Congratulations to all the nominees!

What an honor to be an Ignyte Award finalist in the Outstanding Middle Grade category among such incredible company! So many thanks to the selection jury!!

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2025 Ignyte Awards Shortlist Announcement: Public Voting Now Open June 9-Aug 15

Public voting for the #IgnyteAwards is now open thru August 15. Voting is free and open, no membership required. The voting page includes links to where you can find the published works and hopefully engage with them to inform your vote.

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Finalists for the Community Award for outstanding efforts in service of inclusion and equitable practice in genre AUTHORS AGAINST BOOK BANS SAMOVAR MAGAZINE WRITING THE OTHER: WORKSHOPS WOLE TALABI

And finally, the #IgnyteAwards Community Award honors Outstanding Efforts in Service of Inclusion and Equitable Practice in Genre. Congratulations:

Finalists for the Ember Award for unsung contributions to genre: Charlie Jane Anders Indrapramit Das Nisi Shawl Renay Sonia Sulaiman

The #IgnyteAwards Ember Award is a special award honoring individuals or entities whose contributions to genre in ways other than writing could be considered unsung. Congratulations:

Finalists for Outstanding Creative Nonfiction AFRO-CENTERED FUTURISMS IN OUR SPECULATIVE FICTION - Eugen Bacon (Bloomsbury) ALL INSURRECTIONS ARE NOT CREATED EQUAL: ON WRITING RESISTANCE AFTER JANUARY 6TH - Micaiah Johnson (Reactor) FLAMBOYANTS: THE QUEER HARLEM RENAISSANCE I WISH I’D KNOWN - George M. Johnson, Charley Palmer (FSG BYR) IN OTHER WOR(L)DS - Shrinidhi Harasimhan (Strange Horizons) WHY A.I. ISN’T GOING TO MAKE ART - Ted Chiang (The New Yorker)

The #IgnyteAwards for Outstanding Creative Nonfiction recognizes works *related* to the field of speculative fiction (but which themselves are not fiction). Congratulations to these writers:

Finalists for Outstanding Anthology/Collected Works A SUNNY PLACE FOR SHADY PEOPLE - Mariana Enriquez, translated by Megan McDowell (Hogarth) DEEP DREAM: SCIENCE FICTION EXPLORING THE FUTURE OF ART - Indrapramit Das (The MIT Press) THE BLACK GIRL SURVIVES IN THIS ONE - Desiree S. Evans (Flatiron Books) THROUGH THE NIGHT LIKE A SNAKE: LATIN AMERICAN HORROR STORIES - Sarah Coolidge (Two Lines Press) THYME TRAVELLERS: AN ANTHOLOGY OF PALESTINIAN SPECULATIVE FICTION - Sonia Sulaiman (Roseway Publishing)

The #IgnyteAwards for Outstanding Anthology/Collected Works are:

Los #IgnyteAwards son uno de nuestros premios favoritos y nos hace mucha ilusión anunciar que pronto publicaremos uno de los relatos finalistas 😍

Finalists: Outstanding Comics Team LUNAR BOY - Jes and Cin Wibowo (Harper Alley) LUNAR NEW YEAR LOVE STORY - Gene Luen Yang and Leuyen Pham (First Second) THE WORST RONIN - Maggie Tokuda-Hall and Faith Schaffer (Harper Alley)

The #IgnyteAwards for Outstanding Comics Team recognizes excellence in comics, graphic novels, and sequential storytelling. Congratulations to these teams:

Finalists for Outstanding Artist Alyssa Winans Carly A-F Micaela Alcaino Tran Nguyen

The #IgnyteAwards for Outstanding Artist recognizes contributions in visual speculative storytelling. Congratulations to the following artists:

Finalists for Outstanding Fiction Podcast: Cast of Wonders Khōréō Magazine Podcastle Pseudopod The Nosleep Podcast

The #IgnyteAwards for Outstanding Fiction Podcast recognize excellence in audio performance and production for speculative fiction. Congratulations to these finalists:

Finalists for the Critics Award Ancillary Review of Books Archita Mittra BlackGayComicGeek Gabino Iglesias Maya Gittelman

The #IgnyteAwards finalists for the Critics Award are individuals or entities recognized for reviews and analysis of the field of speculative literature. Congratulations to these critics:

Finalists for Outstanding Speculative Poetry AFTER THEY BLASTED YOUR HOME PLANET TO SHRAPNEL – P.H. Low (Haven Speculative) HIJACKED INTERIORS – Leena Aboutaleb (Strange Horizons) I SAID | मैंने कहा – Sourav Roy, translated by Carol D’Souza (Samovar)  RELIVING: POST TRAUMA OF THE LEKKI TOLLGATE MASSACRE – Fasasi Ridwan (Strange Horizons) THE PERSON WHO REMINDS THE OTHER PERSON TO CAST THE SPELL – Bogi Takács (Strange Horizons)

The #IgnyteAwards finalists for the Outstanding Speculative Poetry category which is exactly what it says it is. Congratulations to the following poets.

Finalists for Outstanding Short Story AGNI - Nibedita Sen (The Sunday Morning Transport) PARTHENOGENESIS – Stephen Graham Jones (Reactor) THE SPINDLE OF NECESSITY - B. Pladek (Strange Horizons) WE WILL TEACH YOU HOW TO READ | WE WILL TEACH YOU HOW TO READ - Caroline M. Yoachim (Lightspeed Magazine) WHALE FALL – J.L. Akagi (Strange Horizons)

The #IgnyteAwards finalists for the Outstanding Short Story category is for speculative works ranging from 2,000-7,499 words. Congratulations to the following titles and their authors.

Finalists: Outstanding Novelette A STRANGER KNOCKS – Tananarive Due (Uncanny Magazine) JOANNA’S BODIES – Eugenia Triantafyllou (Psychopomp) NEGATIVE SCHOLARSHIP ON THE FIFTH STATE OF BEING – A.W. Prihandita (Clarkesworld) ¡SANGRONAS! UN LISTA DE TERROR – M.M. Olivas (Uncanny Magazine) WE WHO WILL NOT DIE – Shingai Njeri Kagunda (Psychopomp)

The #IgnyteAwards finalists for the Outstanding Novelette category is for speculative works ranging from 7,500-17,499 words. Congratulations to the following titles and their authors.

Finalists in Outstanding Novella FRACTAL KARMA – Arula Ratnakar (Clarkesworld) LOST ARK DREAMING – Suyi Okungbowa Davies (Tordotcom) THE BUTCHER OF THE FOREST – Premee Mohamed (Tordotcom) THE DRAGONFLY GAMBIT – A. D. Sui (Neon Hemlock) THE PRACTICE, THE HORIZON, AND THE CHAIN – Sofia Samatar (Tordotcom)

The #IgnyteAwards finalists for the Outstanding Novella category is for speculative works ranging from 17,500-39,999 words. Congratulations to the following titles and their authors.

Finalists for Outstanding Middle Grade AMARI AND THE DESPICABLE WONDERS – B. B. Alston (Storytide)  BENNY RAMÍREZ AND THE NEARLY DEPARTED – Jose Pable Iriarte (Knopf BYR) SONA AND THE GOLDEN BEASTS – Rajani Larocca (Quill Tree Books) THE CREEPENING OF DOGWOOD HOUSE – Eden Royce (Walden Pond Press) THE LAST RHEE WITCH - Jenna Lee-Yun (Disney Hyperion)

The #IgnyteAwards finalists for the Outstanding Middle Grade category is for works intended for the middle grade audience. Congratulations to the following titles and their authors.

Finalists for Outstanding Novel: Young Adult HEIR – Sabaa Tahir (G.P. Putnam’s Sons BYR)  MOONSTORM – Yoon Ha Lee (Delacorte Press) SHEINE LENDE – Darcie Little Badger (Levine Querido) SPELLS TO FORGET US – Aislinn Brophy (G.P. Putnam’s Sons BYR) THE POISONS WE DRINK – Bethany Baptiste (Sourcebooks Fire)

The #IgnyteAwards finalists for the Outstanding Novel: Young Adult category recognizes novel-length (40k+ words) works intended for the young adult audience. Congratulations to the following titles and their authors.

Finalists for Outstanding Novel: Adult BLACKHEART MAN – Nalo Hopkinson (S&S/Saga Press) METAL FROM HEAVEN – August Clarke (Erewhon Books) THE EMPEROR AND THE ENDLESS PALACE – Justinian Huang (Mira) THE SENTENCE – Gautam Bhatia (Westland IF) WOMB CITY – Tlotlo Tsamaase (Erewhon Books)

We begin with the #IgnyteAwards finalists for the Outstanding Novel: Adult category, which recognizes novel-length (40k+ words) works intended for an adult audience. Congratulations to the following titles and their authors.

From day 1, the #IgnyteAwards have consistently honored absolutely terrific work.

If you are just joining us, the #IgnyteAwards center the contributions and perspectives of BIPOC to the field of speculative fiction and the community that surrounds it. Our shortlist is developed by jury (thank you!) and the finalists we are about to show you can be voted on by anyone.