2026 Wellman Award Finalists
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The North Carolina Speculative Fiction Foundation (NCSFF) has announced the finalists for the 2026 Manly Wade Wellman Award. The award recognizes outstanding achievement in science fiction and fantasy novels written by North Carolina authors. The Unseen, Ania Ahlborn (Gallery) Last Chance Live!, Helena Haywoode Henry (Nancy Paulsen) Infinite Archive, Mur Lafferty (Ace) Transmentation: Transience, Darkly Lem (Blackstone) The Coming Dark, D.J. Molles (published by the author) Labyrinth, A.G. …Read More The post 2026 Wellman Award Finalists appeared first on Locus.
The North Carolina Speculative Fiction Foundation (NCSFF) has announced the finalists for the 2026 Manly Wade Wellman Award. The award recognizes “outstanding achievement in science fiction and fantasy novels written by North Carolina authors.”
The Unseen, Ania Ahlborn (Gallery)
Last Chance Live!, Helena Haywoode Henry (Nancy Paulsen)
Infinite Archive, Mur Lafferty (Ace)
Transmentation: Transience, Darkly Lem (Blackstone)
The Coming Dark, D.J. Molles (published by the author)
Labyrinth, A.G. Riddle (Head of Zeus/AdAstra)
Shadows Upon Time, Christopher Ruocchio (DAW)
Children of Solitude, Michael G. Williams (Gold Dust)
Closing Time at the Sunny-Side-Up, David Niall Wilson (Shotgun Honey)
Fallen City, Adrienne Young (Saturday)
The winner will be announced July 17, 2026 during ConGregate 12, to be held at the Airport Marriott in Greensboro NC.
For more information, visit the NCSFF website.
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