ALT A graphic featuring the covers of Rakesfall by Vajra Chandrasekera, The West Passage by Jared Pechaček, The City in Glass by Nghi Vo, and Archangels of Funk by Andrea Hairston. There's also text that says: "Ursula K. Le Guin Prize For Fiction Shortlist."

ALT ASTOUNDING AWARD FOR BEST NEW WRITER Moniquill Blackgoose Bethany Jacobs Hannah Kaner Angela Liu Jared Pechacek Tia Tashiro 341 ballots cast for 168 nominees Finalists range 28 to 96

ALT LODESTAR AWARD FOR BEST YA BOOK THE FEAST MAKERS by H.A. Clarke (Erewhon) HEAVENLY TYRANT by Xiran Jay Zhao (Tundra Books) THE MAID AND THE CROCODILE by Jordan Ifueko (Amulet) 268 ballots cast for 175 nominees Finalists range 18 to 52

ALT LODESTAR AWARD FOR BEST YA BOOK MOONSTORM by Yoon Ha Lee (Delacorte Press) SHEINE LENDE by Darcie Little Badger (Levine Querido) So LET THEM BURN by Kamilah Cole (Little, Brown Books for Young Readers) 268 ballots cast for 175 nominees Finalists range 18 to 52

ALT BEST POEM CALYPSO by Oliver K. Langmead (Titan) "EVER NOIR" by Mari Ness (Haven Spec Magazine, Issue 16, July 2024) "THERE ARE NO TAXIS FOR THE DEAD" by Angela Liu (Uncanny Magazine, Issue 58) 219 ballots cast for 266 nominees Finalists range 11 to 26

ALT A copy of The West Passage by Jared Pechaček standing in front of a blue wall.

ALT Tobias Carroll: The West Passage by Jard Pechaček; Model Home by Rivers Solomon; Horror Movie by Paul Tremblay. An arrow points from The West Passage to text that reads “Seems like a familiar story…until it isn’t.” An arrow points from both Horror Movie and Model Home to text that reads “Is it real? Is it all in our heads? Which is worse???”

ALT A copy of The West Passage by Jared Pechaček standing in front of a bunch of straw and a wooden wheel.