2026 shortlist

• Sci-Fi/Fantasy
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  Winner Sunbirth

  By Anyu

  • Designer: Suzanne Dean
  • Art Director: Suzanne Dean
  • Imprint: Harvill

  suzannedean.co.uk

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  Luminous

  By Silvia Park

  • Designer: Jack Smyth
  • Art Director: Ben Summers
  • Imprint: One World

  www.jacksmyth.co

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  Ice

  By Jacek Dukaj

  • Designers: Jessie Price & Yehrin Tong
  • Illustrator: Yehrin Tong
  • Art Director: Jessie Price
  • Imprint: Ad Astra

  www.yehrintong.com

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  Dengue Boy

  By Michel Nieva

  • Designer: Steve Panton
  • Illustrator: Iain Macarthur
  • Imprint: Serpents Tail

  www.instagram.com/stevecoventrypanton/?hl=en

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  Bog People

  By Hollie Starling

  • Illustrator: Nate Hebert
  • Art Director: Julia Connolly
  • Imprint: Chatto & Windus

  www.juliaconnollydesign.co.uk

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  2001: A Space Odyssey

  By Arthur C. Clarke

  • Designer: Ben Prior
  • Illustrator: George James
  • Imprint: Orbit

  benpriordesign.co.uk