The Ray Bradbury Prize for Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Speculative Fiction, established in 2019, is a category of the Los Angeles Times Book Prize awarded to the best science fiction, fantasy, and speculative fiction novels. The award is sponsored by Ray Bradbury Foundation and presented by the Los Angeles Times.[1]

The award is named for American speculative fiction writer Ray Bradbury 1920–2012 .

Recipients

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Prize winners and finalists
Year Author Title Publisher Result Ref.
2019 Marlon James Black Leopard, Red Wolf Riverhead Books Winner [2][3]
Ted Chiang Exhalation Alfred A. Knopf Finalist [4]
Amal El-Mohtar and Max Gladstone This is How You Lose the Time War Saga Press Finalist [4]
Brian Evenson Song for the Unraveling of the World Coffee House Finalist [4]
Namwali Serpell The Old Drift Hogarth Press Finalist [4]
2020 Stephen Graham Jones The Only Good Indians Saga Winner [5]
Susanna Clarke Piranesi Bloomsbury Publishing Finalist [6][7]
Megan Giddings Lakewood Amistad Press Finalist [6][7]
N. K. Jemisin The City We Became Orbit Books Finalist [6][7]
Aoko Matsuda, trans. by Polly Barton Where the Wild Ladies Are Soft Skull Finalist [6][7]
2021 Zen Cho Spirits Abroad: Stories Small Beer Winner [8][9]
Ryka Aoki Light From Uncommon Stars Tor Books Finalist [1][10]
Mariana Enríquez, trans. by Megan McDowell The Dangers of Smoking in Bed Hogarth Press Finalist [1][10]
Marissa Levien The World Gives Way Redhook Books Finalist [1][10]
Rivers Solomon Sorrowland MCD Finalist [1][10]
2022 Nicola Griffith Spear Tor Books Winner [11][12][13]
Sara Gran The Book of the Most Precious Substance Dreamland Books Finalist [12][13]
Alex Jennings The Ballad of Perilous Graves Redhook Books Finalist [12][13]
Ray Nayler The Mountain in the Sea MCD Finalist [12][13]
George Saunders Liberation Day: Stories Random House Finalist [12][13]
2023 Tananarive Due The Reformatory Saga Press Winner [14]
Daniel Kraus Whalefall Finalist [15]
Victor LaValle Lone Women Finalist [15]
V. E. Schwab The Fragile Threads of Power Finalist [15]
E. Lily Yu Jewel Box: Stories Finalist [15]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e Templeton, Molly (February 23, 2022). "The Los Angeles Times Announces the Finalists for the Ray Bradbury Prize". Reactor. Retrieved May 29, 2024.
  2. ^ "Awards: Los Angeles Times Book Winners". Shelf Awareness. April 20, 2020. Archived from the original on February 28, 2022. Retrieved March 16, 2022.
  3. ^ Pineda, Dorany (April 17, 2020). "Coronavirus is topic one among newly announced L.A. Times Book Prize winners". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on January 6, 2021. Retrieved February 16, 2021.
  4. ^ a b c d "Inaugural Ray Bradbury Prize". Locus Online. February 19, 2020. Archived from the original on December 10, 2022. Retrieved May 29, 2024.
  5. ^ Pineda, Dorany (April 17, 2021). "Winners of the 2020 L.A. Times Book Prizes announced". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on April 17, 2021. Retrieved April 17, 2021.
  6. ^ a b c d "2020 Ray Bradbury Prize Finalists". Locus Online. March 2, 2021. Archived from the original on January 30, 2023. Retrieved May 29, 2024.
  7. ^ a b c d Liptak, Andrew (March 2, 2021). "Here Are the Finalists for the LA Times 2021 Ray Bradbury Prize". Reactor. Archived from the original on February 22, 2024. Retrieved May 29, 2024.
  8. ^ "Los Angeles Times Book Prizes Winners Announced". Los Angeles Times. April 23, 2022. Archived from the original on May 11, 2024. Retrieved August 1, 2022.
  9. ^ "2022 Los Angeles Times Book Prize Winners Announced". Publishers Weekly. April 25, 2022. Archived from the original on September 13, 2022. Retrieved September 13, 2022.
  10. ^ a b c d "2022 Ray Bradbury Prize Finalists". Locus Online. February 23, 2022. Archived from the original on February 7, 2023. Retrieved May 29, 2024.
  11. ^ "Awards: Los Angeles Times, Gotham Book Winners". Shelf Awareness. April 25, 2023. Archived from the original on May 14, 2024. Retrieved May 28, 2024.
  12. ^ a b c d e Templeton, Molly (April 24, 2023). "Nicola Griffith Wins the Bradbury Prize for Spear". Reactor. Retrieved May 29, 2024.
  13. ^ a b c d e "Griffith Wins 2022 Ray Bradbury Prize". Locus Online. April 25, 2023. Archived from the original on April 30, 2023. Retrieved May 29, 2024.
  14. ^ "Los Angeles Times Announces Winners of 44th Annual Book Prizes". Los Angeles Times. April 19, 2024. Archived from the original on May 26, 2024. Retrieved May 27, 2024.
  15. ^ a b c d Templeton, Molly (February 22, 2024). "Here Are the Finalists for the 2023 Los Angeles Times Book Prize in Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Speculative Fiction". Reactor. Archived from the original on March 8, 2024. Retrieved May 29, 2024.