2024 SF/F Ballots

Update 2/1/25: Tagged 12 πŸ†Clarkesworld Reader's Poll finalists (click link to highlight).
Update 1/23/25: Tagged 5 of 20 πŸ†Bram Stoker Award (short fiction) finalists (click link to highlight).

Every month, on the 1st, we add the most recommendedπŸ‘ stories from the previous month's ratings to our Year-To-Date (YTD) list, grouped by story length and current score (must be 2 or more). This is our annual library.

After year's end, during the three-month award nomination season, the YTD list becomes the SF/F Ballots list and story scores are updated as “year’s best” anthologiesπŸ“™ and award finalistsπŸ† are announced. For some awards and the Locus Recommended Reading List, we’ll create an annotated list of the finalists sorted by latest score to help people choose stories to read.

After most nominations close in March, the SF/F Ballots list becomes the Best SF/F list and story scores continue to be updated until November when the last award winners (World Fantasy) are announced. During this time, we’ll produce themed selections of outstanding storiesπŸš€✨πŸŒˆπŸ“š with final scores from the annual library.

1. Year-To-Date


1/17/25: 100% done (✓137/137)
Next Update: Compete

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πŸ‘ABrown
πŸ‘ACWise
πŸ‘CPayseur
πŸ‘MHaskins
πŸ‘PGuran.r
πŸ‘STomaino
πŸ‘Tangent
πŸ‘Booklist πŸ“˜
πŸ‘Goodreads πŸ“˜
πŸ‘LibraryJournal πŸ“˜
πŸ‘Kirkus πŸ“˜
πŸ‘PW πŸ“˜
Note: CPayseur, ACWise, and PGuran are a month behind because they review online stories (which generally have no advance copies) for a print magazine with a one month lead time.

2. SF/F Ballots


Here are links to ballots for various SF/F awards, 5 that are open to all, and 4 that are open to members of a convention or association. Highlighted awards are currently open for voting.

The magazine-specific awards come with a longlist link to all stories published by each magazine, with blurbs to help you remember the ones you've read and scores to guide further reading.

For the general awards, see the outstanding stories at the 2024 SF/F Ballots page, grouped by length (novella, novelette, short story), by publication, by new writer (year 1, year 2), or by author.


A. Open to All

B. Open to Members
Here are some helpful aggregation lists for Best Dramatic Presentation - Long Form (Metacritic's 2024 SF/F Movies to Watch), and Best Dramatic Presentation - Short Form (Metacritic's 2024 SF/F TV Shows to Watch). GoodReads Choice Awards 2024 is also useful for science fiction novels and fantasy novels.

C. Jury-Only

3. Best SF/F


Coming April 1, 2025.


Eric Wong
Updated Monday February 3, 2025

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