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The Arthur C. Clarke Award science fiction book of the year The award was originally established by a generous grant from Sir Arthur C.

Clarke Award is presented for the best science fiction novel of the year, and selected from a list of novels whose UK first edition was published in the previous calendar year. Clarke with the aim of promoting science fiction in Britain, and is currently administered by the Serendip Foundation, a voluntary organisation created to oversee the on-going delivery and development of the award. Members of the judging panel are nominated by supporting organisations, currently the British Science Fiction Association, the Science Fiction Foundation and the SCI-FI-LONDON film festival.

16/08/2026

Check out more books by Clarke Award winner E.J. Swift + recommended collections, non-fiction and more at our bookshop ▶ https://uk.bookshop.org/shop/clarkeaward

13/08/2026

✨ Our 40th anniversary winner! ✨

When There Are Wolves Again by E.J. Swift 🐺

An “ambitious study in the power of long-term hope in the face of climate breakdown” 🌍

If you haven't read it already, this is the book you need right now 👉 https://uk.bookshop.org/a/14057/9781529436440

31/07/2026

Have you read the Clarke Award shortlist yet? 📚

Would you like to be one of the first to find out the winner? 🚀

The latest edition of the Clarke Award newsletter has all the details you need and more! 👉 https://open.substack.com/pub/clarkeaward/p/have-you-read-the-shortlist-yet?r=1iuqlv&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true

30/07/2026

M. John Harrison: The End of Everything
Friday 9th October, 6.30pm–7.30pm,
Birmingham Rep: The Studio
Tickets: £10/£8 (concs)
Link: https://www.ticketsource.com/booking/t-oemxlgp

21/06/2026

Incoming! Children of Time: The Roleplaying Game is a tabletop roleplaying game based on Adrian Tchaikovsky's award winning science fiction novels where societies embark on epic, era-spanning journeys of growth, endurance, and self-discovery.

Launch news and updates 👉

From Rowan, Rook, and Decard - Get Ready for Children of Time: The Roleplaying Game

15/06/2026

Buy the Clarke Award 2026 shortlist (or any other books that take your fancy) before 20th June for the chance to win a £250 gift card for MORE BOOKS! 📚

Shop now 👉https://uk.bookshop.org/shop/clarkeaward

04/06/2026

Celebrating our 40th anniversary year, the Clarke Award shortlist 2026 is:

DUNGEON CRAWLER CARL, Matt Dinniman
THE DREAM HOTEL, Laila Lalami
LUMINOUS, Silvia Park
THERE IS NO ANTIMEMETICS DIVISION, qntm
WHEN THERE ARE WOLVES AGAIN, E.J. Swift
THE SALT ORACLE, Lorraine Wilson

Buy the shortlist: https://uk.bookshop.org/lists/the-arthur-c-clarke-award-shortlist-2026?&new-list-page=true

08/05/2026

📡Signal Boost!

'Colour Out of Space.' A one-day programme of readings, screenings and performances focused on radical perception and associated countercultural legacies.

4 Jul 2026
14:00-19:00
Camden Arts Centre, London

'Colour Out of Space' is a one-day programme of readings, screenings and performances focused on radical perception and associated countercultural legacies...

18/02/2026

Clarke Award winner Namwali Serpell interviewed about her new non-fiction book on the works of Toni Morrison.

Namwali Serpell is one of the most evocative, erudite, and original writers at work today. She mixes Gothic and Afrofuturist styles in The Old Drift, her first novel, a three-family saga that spans…

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