The Aldiss Award 2026 Short List was announced on September 29. The Aldiss Award, dedicated to celebrating exceptional world-building in science fiction and fantasy across literature and gaming, honors the legacy of Brian Aldiss, a Grand Master of science fiction, by spotlighting visionary creators who transport audiences to extraordinary realms.
The shortlisted works are —
- A Resistance Of Witches by Morgan Ryan
- City Of All Seasons by Oliver K. Langmead & Aliya Whiteley
- Shroud by Adrian Tchaikovsky
- The Grimoire Grammar School Parent Teacher Association by Caitlin Rozakis
- The Isle In The Silver Sea by Tasha Suri
This year’s winner will be announced on Saturday, October 10, at the UK National Fantasy Convention, Glasgow, Scotland.
The winner will receive a trophy in the form of a commemorative engraved bookend.
The judging panel for The Aldiss Award 2026 is: Allen Stroud, outgoing Chair of the British Science Fiction Association; Janet Forbes, Founder of World Anvil; and David Green, author.
The partners behind the award are the British Science Fiction Association, the British Fantasy Society, and the Association for UK Interactive Entertainment.
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Mmm. small correction here (I think) : the Oct 10 Aldiss presentation is at the 2026 UK (/// National ///) FantasyCon (Glasgow) not the 2026 World one..! The latter, I think, is in Oakland CA USA Thu 22-Sun 25 Oct. (The main issue here really however is where 2027 WFC will be held: as far as I know there are no bids so far. Tho the now confirmed UKFC for 2027 in Hilton NEC site Birmingham UK (and which –mega sadly– clashes with Eurocon 2027/Lisbon Portugal) may in the end make a late bid…Best wishes
Thanks for the correction!
The 2027 UK Fantasycon in Glasgow has already been announced as incorporating “aspects” of the WFC — in particular the World Fantasy Awards presentation. So it might seem that there is no full WFC in 2027 — an assumption supported by the fact that the UK event is not listed on the WFC home page — but at least one WFC board member gets quite angry if you say that.