The Locus Foundation announced the Locus Award in late June, honouring the best speculative fiction published in the US in 2018. Best Science Fiction Novel, The Calculating Stars, Mary Robinette Kowal; Fantasy Novel, Spinning Silver, Naomi Novik; Horror Novel, The Cabin at the End of the World, Paul Tremblay; Young Adult Novel, Dread Nation, Justina Ireland; First Novel, Trail of Lightning, Rebecca Roanhorse; Novella, Artificial Condition, Martha Wells; Novelette, The Only Harmless Great Thing, Brooke Bolander; Short Story, The Secret Lives of the Nine Negro Teeth of George Washington, Phenderson Djèlí Clark, Fireside; Anthology, The Book of Magic, ed Gardner Dozois; Collection, How Long ‘til Black Future Month?, NK Jemisin; Magazine, Tor.com; Publisher, Angry Robot; Editor, Gardner Dozois; Non-Fiction, Ursula K Le Guin: Conversations on Writing, Ursula K Le Guin & David Naimon.