UTOPIA AWARD
NOMINEES & VOTING

Please read through the guidelines below for more information about the nomination process for the 2nd Annual Utopia Awards.

Voting for the 2023 Utopia Awards is open to the public.
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Finalists for the 2023 Utopia Awards:

~for Utopian Novel~
THE WORLD WE MAKE
NK Jemisin (Orbit)

WHEN WOMEN WERE DRAGONS
Kelly Barnhill (Doubleday)

BEATING THE APOCALYPSE
Joyce Reynolds-Ward (self-pub)

BABEL
R.F Kuang (Harper Voyager)

A HALF-BUILT GARDEN
Ruthanna Emrys (Tordotcom)

~for Utopian Novella~
UNDER PRESSURE
Fabio Fernandes (NewCon)

ARBOREALITY
Rebecca Campbell (Stelliform)

WEIRD FISHES
Rae Mariz (Stelliform)

UNCOMMON CHARM
Emily Bergslien & Kat Weaver
(Neon Hemlock)

THE HOUSE OF DROUGHT
Dennis Mombauer (Stelliform)

A PRAYER FOR THE CROWN-SHY
Becky Chambers (Tor)

~for Utopian Novelette~
THE LANGUAGE OF INSECTS
H. Pueyo (Future SF)

WE BUILT THIS CITY
Marie Vibbert (Clarkesworld)

THE HATCHING
Zoha Kazemi (Baladi)

RAINBOW BOY
Amanda Ilozumba OtItochukwu
(Reckoning)

A QUESTION OF CHOICE
Rimi B. Chatterjee (Reckoning)

~for Utopian Anthology/Collection~
ALMANAC FOR THE ANTHROPOCENE: A COMPENDIUM OF SOLARPUNK FUTURES
edited by Phoebe Wager & Brontë Christopher Wieland
(West Virginia University Press)

AFRICA RISEN: A NEW ERA OF SPECTULATIVE FICTION
edited by Sheree Renee Thomas, Zelda Knight, & Oghenechovwe Donald Ekpeki (Tordotcom)

POSITIVE VISIONS OF DEMOCRACY
edited by Mazi Nwonwu & Iquo Dianaabasi (Omenana)

BUFFALO IS THE NEW BUFFALO
by Chelsea Vowel (Arsenal Pulp Press)

DEMOCRACY
edited by Diogo Ramos & Jana Bianchi (Mafaverna)

LITTLE BLUE MARBLE 2022: WARMER WORLDS
Katrina Archer (Little Blue Marble)

~for Utopian Short Story~
NEYLLO
Naomi Eselojor (Omenana)

SHE DREAMS OF MOONS AND MOONS
Marisca Pichette (Strange Horizons)

LIKE STARS DARING TO SHINE
Somto Ihezue (Fireside)

LOOK TO THE SKY MY LOVE
Renan Bernardo (Solarpunk Mag)

WORKERS SONG
H. Pueyo (Mafaverna)

THE SEAS GODDESS' BLOOMUchechukwu Nwaka (Escape Pod)

~for Utopian Poetry~
RESILIENCE
Francesca Gabriele Hurtado (Reckoning)

TAMALES ON MARS
Angela Acosta
(The Sprawl Magazine)

EL MAGA
Angel Leal (Anathema)

NATURE'S CHOSEN PRONOUNS
Miriam Navarro Prieto (reckoning)

I DO NOT WISH TO CARRY SO MUCH BURDEN
Chukwuma-Eke Pacella
(Strange Horizons)

MANIFESTO OF PULLED BELLS
Vanessa Jae (Solarpunk Mag)

~for Utopian Art~
ART OF "NEYLLO"
Jema Byamugisha (Omenana)

HEXAGON ISSUE 9 COVER ART
Will Tempest (Hexagon Magazine)

A DREAM I HAVE
Zuzanna Kwiecien (Reckoning)

SOLARPUNK MAGAZINE #1 COVER ART
Brianna Castagnozzi (Solarpunk Mag)

DREAMING OF ANOTHER SAN FRANCISCO
Mona Caron (The Fabulist)

I DO NOT WISH TO CARRY SO MUCH BURDEN
Maria Carvalho (Strange Horizons)

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