Hugo Awards 2026: Alix E. Harrow and Amal El-Mohtar win top honors

The 2026 Hugo Awards were presented on August 30 during the 84th World Science Fiction Convention, LAcon V, held in Anaheim, California. The ceremony honored outstanding achievements in science fiction and fantasy across various categories.

Alix E. Harrow won Best Novel for ‘The Everlasting’, a time-travel fantasy that previously received the Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel. Amal El-Mohtar secured the award for Best Novella with ‘The River Has Roots’.

Other notable winners include H. H. Pak for Best Novelette with ‘Never Eaten Vegetables’, Thomas Ha for Best Short Story with ‘In My Country’, and John Scalzi’s ‘Old Man’s War’ series for Best Series. The award for Best Graphic Story or Comic went to the adaptation of Ursula K. Le Guin’s ‘A Wizard of Earthsea’ by Fred Fordham.