Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Science Fiction, Fantasy and Speculative Fiction
Los Angeles Times
An annual category within the Los Angeles Times Book Prizes, established to honor outstanding works of science fiction, fantasy, and speculative fiction published in the preceding year, recognizing excellence in imaginative and speculative storytelling.
Latest winner · 2025
- Luminous · Silvia Park
Next · expected February 2027
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2025
- Won
- Shortlisted
- EsperanceShortlisted
Adam Oyebanji
- Shortlisted
- The Death of MountainsShortlisted
Jordan Kurella
2024
- Won
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- The Naming SongShortlisted
Jedediah Berry
2023
- Won
- Jewel Box: StoriesShortlisted
E. Lily Yu
- Shortlisted
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2022
- Won
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2021
- Won
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- The World Gives WayShortlisted
Marissa Levien
2020
- Won
- LakewoodShortlisted
Megan Giddings
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- Where the Wild Ladies AreShortlisted
Aoko Matsuda, trans. by Polly Barton
2019
- Won
- Exhalation: StoriesShortlisted
Ted Chiang
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- This is How You Lose the Time WarShortlisted
Amal El-Mohtar and Max Gladstone
Frequently asked questions
- Who won the Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Science Fiction, Fantasy and Speculative Fiction in 2025?
- “Luminous” by Silvia Park won the Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Science Fiction, Fantasy and Speculative Fiction in 2025.
- Who are the most recent Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Science Fiction, Fantasy and Speculative Fiction winners?
- 2025: “Luminous” by Silvia Park; 2024: “The Book of Love” by Kelly Link; 2023: “The Reformatory” by Tananarive Due; 2022: “Spear” by Nicola Griffith; 2021: “Spirits Abroad: Stories” by Zen Cho.