While many of the European speculative fiction awards have a translation category, the major Anglophone awards do not. Therefore, I’ve put together a comprehensive list of eligible SFT for 2024 for consideration while you’re voting in the general awards categories.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
*For books and stories published in 2024<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n *Listed in order of publication<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n BEST NOVEL<\/em><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Blue Lard<\/strong> <\/em>by Vladimir Sorokin, tr from the Russian by Max Lawton (NYRB Classics)<\/p>\n\n\n\n Thirst<\/strong> <\/em>by Marina Yuszczuk, tr from the Spanish (Argentina) by Heather Cleary (Dutton)<\/p>\n\n\n\n Jumpnauts<\/strong><\/em> by Hao Jingfang, tr from the Chinese by Ken Liu (S&S\/Saga Press)<\/p>\n\n\n\n The Book Censor’s Library<\/strong><\/em> by Bothayna Al-Essa, tr from the Arabic (Kuwait) by Ranya Abdelrahman and Sawad Hussain (Restless Books)<\/p>\n\n\n\n Oracle<\/strong><\/em> by Thomas Olde Heuvelt, tr from the Dutch by Moshe Gilula (Tor Nightfire)<\/p>\n\n\n\n Swan Knight <\/strong><\/em>by Fumio Takano, tr from the Japanese by Sharni Wilson (Luna Press Publishing)<\/p>\n\n\n\n Woodworm<\/strong><\/em> by Layla Martinez, tr from the Spanish (Spain) by Sophie Hughes and Annie McDermott (Two Lines Press)<\/p>\n\n\n\n The New Seoul Park Jelly Massacre<\/strong><\/em> by Cho Yeeun, tr from the Korean by Yewon Jung (Honford Star)<\/p>\n\n\n\n The Third Love<\/em><\/strong> by Hiromi Kawakami, tr from the Japanese by Ted Goossen (Granta Books)<\/p>\n\n\n\n Mevlido’s Dreams<\/em><\/strong> by Antoine Volodine, tr from the French (France) by Gina M. Stamm (University of Minnesota Press)<\/p>\n\n\n\n Pink Slime<\/em><\/strong> by Fernanda Trias, tr from the Spanish (Uruguay) by Heather Cleary (Scribner)<\/p>\n\n\n\n The Dallergut Dream Department Store<\/em><\/strong> by Miye Lee, tr from the Korean by Sady Joosun Lee (Hanover Square Press)<\/p>\n\n\n\n The Full Moon Coffee Shop<\/em><\/strong> by Mai Mochizuki, tr from the Japanese by Jesse Kirkwood (Ballantine)<\/p>\n\n\n\n The Night Guest<\/em><\/strong> by Hildur Kn\u00fatsd\u00f3ttir, tr from the Icelandic by Mary Robinette Kowal (Tor Nightfire)<\/p>\n\n\n\n Beggar’s Bedlam<\/em><\/strong> by Nabarun Bhattacharya, tr from the Bengali by Rijula Das (Seagull Books)<\/p>\n\n\n\n No Mad Land<\/em><\/strong> by Francesco Verso, tr from the Italian by Sally McCorry (Flame Tree Publishing)<\/p>\n\n\n\n The Proposal<\/em><\/strong> by Bae Myung-hoon, tr from the Korean by Stella Kim (Honford Star)<\/p>\n\n\n\n The Third Realm<\/em><\/strong> by Karl Ove Knausgaard, tr from the Norwegian by Martin Aitken (Penguin)<\/p>\n\n\n\n Suggested in the Stars<\/em><\/strong> by Yoko Tawada, tr from the Japanese by Margaret Mitsutani (New Directions)<\/p>\n\n\n\n Blood of the Old Kings<\/em><\/strong> by Kim Sung-il, tr from the Korean by Anton Hur (Tor Books)<\/p>\n\n\n\n Vacated Landscape<\/em><\/strong> by Jean Lahougue, tr from the French (France) by K. E. Gormley (Wakefield Press)<\/p>\n\n\n\n The Return of the Dwarves (Book 2)<\/em><\/strong> by Markus Heitz, tr from the German by Sheelagh Alabaster (Arcadia Books)<\/p>\n\n\n\n Kree<\/em><\/strong> by Manuela Draeger, tr from the French (France) by Lia Swope Mitchell (University of Minnesota Press)<\/p>\n\n\n\n Before We Forget Kindness<\/em><\/strong> by Toshikazu Kawaguchi, tr from the Japanese by Geoffrey Trousselot (Hanover Square Press)<\/p>\n\n\n\n The Last Day<\/em><\/strong> by Owain Owain, tr from the Welsh by Emyr Wallace Humphreys (Parthian Books)<\/p>\n\n\n\n On the Calculation of Volume (Books 1 and 2)<\/em><\/strong> by Solvej Balle, tr from the Danish by Barbara J. Haveland (New Directions)<\/p>\n\n\n\n The Third Temple<\/em><\/strong> by Yishai Sarid, tr from the Hebrew by Yardenne Greenspan (Restless Books)<\/p>\n\n\n\n The Factory<\/em><\/strong> by Ihor Mysiak, tr from the Ukrainian by Yevheniia Dubrova and Hanna Leliv (Atthis Arts)<\/p>\n\n\n\n BEST COLLECTION<\/em><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Your Utopia<\/em><\/strong> by Bora Chung, tr from the Korean by Anton Hur (Algonquin Books)<\/p>\n\n\n\n You Glow in the Dark<\/em><\/strong> by Liliana Colanzi, tr from the Spanish (Bolivia) by Chris Andrews (New Directions)<\/p>\n\n\n\n Wafers<\/em><\/strong> by Ha Seong-nan, tr from the Korean by Janet Hong (Open Letter)<\/p>\n\n\n\n Under the Neomoon<\/em><\/strong> by Wolfgang Hilbig, tr from the German by Isabel Fargo Cole (Two Lines Press)<\/p>\n\n\n\n Festival and Game of the Worlds<\/em><\/strong> by C\u00e9sar Aira, tr from the Spanish (Argentina) by Katherine Silver (New Directions)<\/p>\n\n\n\n A Sunny Place for Shady People<\/em><\/strong> by Mariana Enriquez, tr from the Spanish (Argentina) by Megan McDowell (Hogarth)<\/p>\n\n\n\n Waiting for the Fear<\/em><\/strong> by O\u011fuz Atay, tr from the Turkish by Ralph Hubbell (NYRB Classics)<\/p>\n\n\n\n BEST ANTHOLOGY<\/em><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Through the Night Like a Snake: Latin American Horror Stories<\/em><\/strong>, ed. Sarah Coolidge, tr from the Spanish by various translators (Two Lines Press)<\/p>\n\n\n\n The Inhumans and Other Stories: A Selection of Bengali Science Fiction<\/em><\/strong>, ed. Bodhisattva Chattopadhyay, tr from the Bengali by the editor (MIT Press)<\/p>\n\n\n\n Sinophagia: A Celebration of Chinese Horror 2024<\/em><\/strong>, ed. Xueting C. Ni, tr from the Chinese by the editor (Solaris)<\/p>\n\n\n\n BEST (STANDALONE) SHORT STORY<\/em><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n “Stars Don’t Dream”<\/a><\/strong> by Chi Hui, tr from the Chinese by John Chu (Clarkesworld<\/em>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n “A Song for Sleep”<\/a> <\/strong>(excerpt from Your Utopia<\/em>) by Bora Chung, tr from the Korean by Anton Hur (Words Without Borders<\/em>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n “House on the Edge of the Crater”<\/a><\/strong> by G\u00e1bor K\u00e9pes, tr from the Hungarian by Anna K\u00e1llai (Samovar<\/em>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n “The House of the Scolopendra”<\/a> <\/strong>by Nicola Lombardi, tr from the Italian by J. Weintraub (Samovar<\/em>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n “The Peregrine Falcon Flies West”<\/a><\/strong> by Yang Wanqing, tr from the Chinese by Jay Zhang (Clarkesworld<\/em>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n “Specimen”<\/a> <\/strong>by Joyce Baker, tr from the French (Quebec) by E. S. Taillon (Words Without Borders<\/em>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n “Chlorosis”<\/a><\/strong> by Ariane G\u00e9linas, tr from the French (Quebec) by Remy Attig (Words Without Borders<\/em>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n “Ruins”<\/a><\/strong> by Me\u0301lodie Joseph, tr from the French (Quebec) by Eli Tareq El Bechelany-Lynch (Words Without Borders<\/em>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n “Welcome, Alyson”<\/strong> <\/a>by J. D. Kurtness, tr from the French (Quebec) by Hannah Allen-Shim (Words Without Borders<\/em>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n “Resurgence”<\/strong> <\/a>by Ayavi Lake, tr from the French (Quebec) by H. Felix Chau Bradley (Words Without Borders<\/em>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n “The Garden of Tomatoes”<\/a><\/strong> by Esther Karin Mngodo, tr from the Swahili (Tanzania) by Jay Boss Rubin (Asymptote Journal)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n “One Flew Over the Songhua River”<\/a><\/strong> by Qi Ran, tr from the Chinese by Andy Dudak (Clarkesworld<\/em>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n Excerpt from Thirst<\/em><\/a><\/strong> by Marina Yuszczuk, tr from Spanish (Argentina) by Heather Cleary (LitHub<\/em>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n “An Eye in the Throat”<\/a><\/strong> by Samanta Schweblin, tr from the Spanish (Argentina) by Megan McDowell (The Paris Review<\/em>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n “Stereopolis”<\/a><\/strong> by Gheorghe S\u0103s\u0103rman, tr from the Romanian by Monica Cure (Sci Phi Journal<\/em>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n “The Rambler”<\/a><\/strong> by Shen Dacheng, tr from the Chinese by Cara Healey (Clarkesworld<\/em>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n “Oh, Fang\u00e8d Night!”<\/a><\/strong> by Hijab Imtiaz Ali, tr from the Urdu (India) by Daisy Rockwell (Samovar<\/em>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n “The Little Monster”<\/a> <\/strong>by L\u00e9opold Chauveau, tr from the French (France) by Nat Paterson (Samovar<\/em>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n “Renting to Killers”<\/strong> by Elena Pavlova, tr from the Bulgarian by the author and Kalin M. Nenov (Asimov’s<\/em>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n “The Rattler”<\/strong> by Leonid Kaganov, tr from the Russian by Alex Shvartsman (Asimov’s<\/em>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n “Meat and Pomegranate”<\/a><\/strong> by Cho Yeeun, tr from the Korean by Sung Ryu (Words Without Borders<\/em>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n “The Reflection of Sand”<\/a><\/strong> by Tan Gang, tr from the Chinese by Emily Jin (Clarkesworld<\/em>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n “On My Way to Heaven”<\/strong> by Alberto Chimal, tr from the Spanish (Mexico) by Patrick Weill (F&SF<\/em>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n “Growth Rings of the Earth”<\/strong> by Xinwei Kong, tr from the Chinese by the author (F&SF<\/em>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n “Olympia”<\/a><\/strong> by Gheorghe S\u0103s\u0103rman, tr from the Romanian by Monica Cure (Sci Phi Journal<\/em>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n “They Are Among Us”<\/a><\/strong> by Bernardo Fern\u00e1ndez, tr from the Spanish (Mexico) by Adan Jimenez (Sci Phi Journal<\/em>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n “Death Valley”<\/a><\/strong> by Junko Mase, tr from the Japanese by Sharni Wilson (World Literature Today<\/em>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n