DisCon III, the 79th World Science Fiction Convention, has announced the finalists for the 2021 Hugo Awards, Astounding Award for Best New Writer, and Lodestar Award for Best Young Adult Book, which can be seen here. Voting on the final ballot opens later this month and continues until November 19. The Hugo Award Ceremony takes place in December.
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Twelve books for adults and young people have been honored with Christopher Awards, which are presented to authors and illustrators--as well as writers, producers and directors--whose works "affirm the highest values of the human spirit." This year's winning titles are:
Adults
After the Last Border by Jessica Goudeau (Viking)
Grace from the Rubble by Jeanne Bishop (Zondervan)
A Knock at Midnight by Brittany K. Barnett (Crown)
Nothing General About It by Maurice Benard, with Susan Black (Morrow)
Voyage of Mercy by Stephen Puleo (St. Martin's)
Wheels of Courage by David Davis (Center Street/Hachette)
Young People
Trying by Kobi Yamada, illustrated by Elise Hurst (preschool & up, Compendium)
Tiara's Hat Parade by Kelly Starling Lyons, illustrated by Nicole Tadgell (Kindergarten & Up, Albert Whitman & Company)
Fauja Singh Keeps Going by Simran Jeet Singh, illustrated by Baljinder Kaur (6 & up, Kokila/PRH)
Nacho's Nachos by Sandra Nickel, illustrated by Oliver Dominguez (8 & up, Lee and Low Books)
Five Things About Ava Andrews by Margaret Dilloway (10 & up, Balzer + Bray/HC)
Everything Sad Is Untrue by Daniel Nayeri (YA, Levine Querido)
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The New York Public Library released a shortlist for the $10,000 Young Lions Fiction Award, presented annually to an American writer 35 years old or younger for either a novel or a collection of short stories. The winner will be announced during a virtual event on June 17. This year's finalists are
Little Gods by Meng Jin
Pew by Catherine Lacey
Temporary by Hilary Leichter
Real Life by Brandon Taylor
How Much of These Hills Is Gold by C. Pam Zhang