2016 Winners
Popular vote winners
Best Novel: The Fifth Season by N.K. Jemisin.
Best Young Adult Novel: Illuminae by Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff.
Best Graphic Work: Nimona by Noelle Stevenson.
Best Short Work: Binti by Nnedi Okorafor.
Judge’s vote winners
Best Novel: The Fifth Season by N.K. Jemisin.
Best Young Adult Novel: Illuminae by Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff.
Best Graphic Work: Nimona by Noelle Stevenson.
Best Short Work: Midnight Hour by Mary Robinette Kowal.
Shortlists
Best Novel
- A Darker Shade of Magic by Victoria Schwab (Tor).
- Uprooted by Naomi Novik (Del Rey).
- The Fifth Season by N. K. Jemisin (Orbit).
- Shadows of Self by Brandon Sanderson (Tor).
Best Young Adult Novel
- Carry On by Rainbow Rowell (St Martian’s Press).
- Illuminae by Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff (Penguin Random House).
- Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo (Henry Holt and Company).
Best Graphic Work
- Nimona by Noelle Stevenson (Harper Collins Teen).
- Descender, vol. 1: Tin Stars by Jeff Lemire and Danny Nguyen (Image).
- The Wicked + The Divine, vol 2: Fandimonium by Kieron Gillen, Jamie McKelvie, and Matt Wilson (Image).
- Saga, vol. 5 by Brian K Vaughn and Fiona Staples (Image).
Best Short Work
- Binti by Nnedi Okorafor (Tor.com).
- Midnight Hour by Mary Robinette Kowal (Uncanny Magazine).
- Perfect State by Brandon Sanderson (Dragonsteel Entertainment).
Judges
In 2016 the judges were: