Locus Award for Best Short Story
2026

finalist

Secret Night
by
Nathan Ballingrud

finalist

In the Halls of the Makeshift King
by
Tobias S Buckell

finalist

In My Country
by
Thomas Ha

finalist

Wire Mother
by
Isabel J Kim

finalist

The Shape of Stones
by
Hildur Knútsdóttir

finalist

Courtney Lovecraft's Book of the Dead
by
Sam J Miller

finalist

Because I Held His Name Like a Key
by
Aimee Ogden

finalist

Landline
by
Kelly Robson

finalist

Missing Helen
by
Tia Tashiro

finalist

Woolly
by
Carrie Vaughn

About the Locus Awards

The Locus Awards are an annual set of literary awards voted on by readers of the science fiction and fantasy magazine Locus. Website

Years when the Locus Award for Best Short Story was given

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Other Locus Awards given in 2026

Locus Award for Best Short Story2026