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Ignyte Award for Outstanding Novel (Adult)

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An annual award celebrating excellence in adult speculative fiction novels, presented as part of the Ignyte Awards, which recognize diversity, inclusion, and achievement in science fiction and fantasy literature and community.

Latest winner · 2026

Next · expected June 2027

Shortlist announced Full award calendar

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2026

  1. The Buffalo Hunter Hunter

    Stephen Graham Jones

    Won 4 more awards · Nominated for 2 more awards

    Won
  2. A Song of Legends Lost

    M H Ayinde

    Nominated for 1 more award

    Shortlisted
  3. Cursed Daughters

    Oyinkan Braithwaite

    Shortlisted
  4. Harmattan Season

    Tochi Onyebuchi

    Shortlisted
  5. Motheater

    Linda H. Codega

    Shortlisted

2025

  1. The Sentence

    Gautam Bhatia

    Won
  2. Blackheart Man

    Nalo Hopkinson

    Shortlisted
  3. Metal from Heaven

    August Clarke

    Shortlisted
  4. The Emperor and the Endless Palace

    Justinian Huang

    Shortlisted
  5. Womb City

    Tlotlo Tsamaase

    Shortlisted

2024

  1. The Saint of Bright Doors

    Vajra Chandrasekera

    Won 1 more award · Nominated for 2 more awards

    Won
  2. Shigidi and the Brass Head of Obalufon

    Wole Talabi

    Nominated for 4 more awards

    Shortlisted
  3. The Water Outlaws

    S. L. Huang

    Nominated for 3 more awards

    Shortlisted
  4. To Shape a Dragon's Breath

    Moniquill Blackgoose

    Won 2 more awards · Nominated for 1 more award

    Shortlisted
  5. We Are the Crisis

    Cadwell Turnbull

    Shortlisted

2023

  1. The Blood Trials

    N.E. Davenport

    Won
  2. Babel

    R. F. Kuang

    Won 2 more awards · Nominated for 2 more awards

    Shortlisted
  3. Kaikeyi

    Vaishnavi Patel

    Shortlisted
  4. Siren Queen

    Nghi Vo

    Nominated for 2 more awards

    Shortlisted
  5. The Spear Cuts Through Water

    Simon Jimenez

    Won 1 more award

    Shortlisted

2022

  1. A Master of Djinn

    P. Djèlí Clark

    Won 1 more award · Nominated for 3 more awards

    Won
  2. Black Water Sister

    Zen Cho

    Nominated for 2 more awards

    Shortlisted
  3. Light from Uncommon Stars

    Ryka Aoki

    Nominated for 5 more awards

    Shortlisted
  4. Sorrowland

    Rivers Solomon

    Nominated for 2 more awards

    Shortlisted
  5. The Unbroken

    C. L. Clark

    Nominated for 2 more awards

    Shortlisted

2021

  1. Black Sun

    Rebecca Roanhorse

    Nominated for 4 more awards

    Won
  2. The City We Became

    N. K. Jemisin

    Won 2 more awards · Nominated for 4 more awards

    Shortlisted
  3. The Midnight Bargain

    C. L. Polk

    Nominated for 3 more awards

    Shortlisted
  4. The Only Good Indians

    Stephen Graham Jones

    Won 3 more awards · Nominated for 3 more awards

    Shortlisted
  5. Vagabonds

    Hao Jingfang

    Nominated for 1 more award

    Shortlisted

2020

  1. Gods of Jade and Shadow

    Silvia Moreno-Garcia

    Nominated for 3 more awards

    Won
  2. Jade War

    Fonda Lee

    Nominated for 2 more awards

    Shortlisted
  3. Storm of Locusts

    Rebecca Roanhorse

    Nominated for 1 more award

    Shortlisted
  4. The Dragon Republic

    R. F. Kuang

    Shortlisted
  5. The Kingdom of Copper

    S. A. Chakraborty

    Shortlisted

Frequently asked questions

Who won the Ignyte Award for Outstanding Novel (Adult) in 2026?
“The Buffalo Hunter Hunter” by Stephen Graham Jones won the Ignyte Award for Outstanding Novel (Adult) in 2026.
Who are the most recent Ignyte Award for Outstanding Novel (Adult) winners?
2026: “The Buffalo Hunter Hunter” by Stephen Graham Jones; 2025: “The Sentence” by Gautam Bhatia; 2024: “The Saint of Bright Doors” by Vajra Chandrasekera; 2023: “The Blood Trials” by N.E. Davenport; 2022: “A Master of Djinn” by P. Djèlí Clark.