Alix E. Harrow wins 2026 Hugo Award
The 2026 Hugo Awards have been announced, with Alix E. Harrow winning Best Novel for 'The Everlasting'. Other winners include Amal El-Mohtar, John Scalzi, and a graphic novel adaptation of Ursula K. Le Guin's 'A Wizard of Earthsea'.
The winners of the 2026 Hugo Awards, some of the most prestigious prizes in speculative fiction, have been revealed. The ceremony recognized works across novels, short stories, comics, and related media.
Alix E. Harrow won the Hugo Award for Best Novel for The Everlasting. The French edition, titled Les mille morts d'Una l'eternelle, is scheduled for future publication by Le Rayon Imaginaire, a label of Hachette Heroes. Harrow succeeds the 2025 winner, Robert Jackson Bennett, whose novel The Tainted Cup is due for French release on September 2 from Albin Michel, translated by Laurent Philibert-Caillat.
Amal El-Mohtar received the award for Best Novella for The River Has Roots. The French rights have been acquired by J'ai lu for its 'Nouveaux Millenaires' collection.
Comic and Series Awards
In the Best Graphic Story category, the winner was A Wizard of Earthsea: A Graphic Novel. The work was written by Ursula K. Le Guin and adapted and illustrated by Fred Fordham. The French edition was released by Le Livre de Poche in August 2025. Sales data from NielsenIQ BookData on the Electre platform indicates it has sold over 2,000 copies in France to date.
John Scalzi's long-running science-fiction series Old Man's War won the award for Best Series. The series began in 2005 and is published by Tor. In France, the series is published by L'Atalante under the title Le Vieil Homme et la Guerre.
Short Fiction and Related Work Winners
The award for Best Novelette went to H.H. Pak for Never Eaten Vegetables. Thomas Ha won Best Short Story for In My Country, which appeared in issue 223 of the same magazine.
Ada Palmer won the Hugo for Best Related Work for Inventing the Renaissance.
Dramatic and Fan Categories
In dramatic categories, the Best Dramatic Presentation, Long Form award went to the film Sinners, written and directed by Ryan Coogler. The Best Dramatic Presentation, Short Form award was given to the Apple TV adaptation Murderbot: "All Systems Red," written by Paul and Chris Weitz, directed by Roseanne Liang, and based on the novel by Martha Wells.
The Lodestar Award for Best Young Adult Book was awarded to C.B. Lee for Coffeeshop in an Alternate Universe. The Astounding Award for Best New Writer went to Antonia Hodgson, recognized for her first year of eligibility.
Other winners included editor Neil Clarke for Short Form and Diana M. Pho for Long Form, artist John Picacio, and magazines like Uncanny Magazine. The fan awards recognized podcasts, fanzines, and amateur creators. The Hugo Awards were created in 1953 and are presented annually by the members of the World Science Fiction Convention.
