The shortlist has been chosen for the $25,000 2026 Ursula K. Le Guin Prize for Fiction, given to the author of a book that "reflects the concepts and ideas that were central to Ursula's own work," and sponsored by the Ursula K. Le Guin Foundation. The winner will be announced on October 21, Le Guin's birthday.
The shortlist:
Audition by Pip Adam (Coffee House Press)
Sunward by William Alexander (Saga Press)
Call and Response by Christopher Caldwell (Neon Hemlock)
Midnight Timetable by Bora Chung, translated by Anton Hur (Algonquin)
The Works of Vermin by Hiron Ennes (Tor Books)
Notes from a Regicide by Isaac Fellman (Tor Books)
Mad Sisters of Esi by Tashan Mehta (DAW Books)
One Message Remains by Premee Mohamed (Psychopomp)
Slow Gods by Claire North (Orbit)