Here is the 56th annual Locus Awards ballot, covering works that appeared in 2025.
You may come back to this page and add to or change your votes up until the ballot
deadline: April 1, 2026 at 11:59 p.m. Pacific Time.
The Locus Awards will take place on May 30, 2026 during the Locus Awards Weekend; more information and tickets here. Thank you for participating!
Instructions:
Rank your choices. In each category, you may vote for up to
five works or nominees, ranking them 1 (first place) through 5 (fifth).
Write-ins are welcome. The ballot is seeded with our annual Recommended
Reading List but as always, there are so many great works and creators, you are welcome to use the write-in boxes to
vote for any titles or nominees not listed. If possible, try to include
the information other entries have, like "Title, Author (Publisher)."
Avoid duplicates. Duplicate rankings aren’t allowed in the same
category (e.g. two selections ranked 1st). Do not vote or write-in votes
for the same work more than once, except Best First Novel or Best Translated Novel, which may be
written in for any of the appropriate Best Novel categories.
One ballot per person. Do not submit multiple ballots. Do not engage in bloc or slate voting; your votes should be your own and based on your reading and preferences. All votes
will be counted as long as you included your name and e-mail in the survey,
and you do not violate voting rules.
Eligible works: Locus Awards are open to works that first
appeared, anywhere in the world, during calendar year 2025, with
leeway for small or international presses or delayed publications.
This is slightly different from Hugo and Nebula Awards, which each have
their own eligibility requirements.
Subscriber bonus: Subscribers will get one issue of Locus
added to their subscriptions for a completed ballot.
As in previous years, subscriber votes count double.
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Mail-in ballots are available. If you prefer, you may print this page
or call us to request a paper ballot at (510) 339-9196. Fill in
the ballot by hand and mail it to 655 13th Street, Suite 100, Oakland CA 94612.
Thank you for voting in the Locus Awards! Remember, you can come back to this list and add to or edit any of your votes up until April 1, 11:59 p.m. Pacific Time.
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