Awards

We are proud of all the work to come out of the Sauútiverse. It is rewarding to have our work appreciated by our peers and most importantly, the readers! Below is a running list of nominated Sauúti works to date.

YEARAWARD/READING LISTCATEGORYPUBLICATION/ANTHOLOGYWORKAUTHOR/ARTISTLONG LISTFINALISTWINNER
20252025 Locus Recommended Reading ListNOVELLAClarkesworldDecentWole Talabi
20252025 Aurealis Awards FinalistBEST HORROR NOVELLAStars and SabersThe Nga’phandileh WhispererEugen Bacon•
20252025 Bram Stoker Awards® – Preliminary BallotSuperior Achievement in Long FictionStars and SabersThe Nga’phandileh WhispererEugen Bacon•
20252025 Bram Stoker Awards® – Preliminary BallotSuperior Achievement in a Fiction Collection"Black Friday: Short Stories from Africa" – FLAME TREE PRESSFeaturing "The Way of Baa'gh"Cheryl S. Ntumy•
2025The British Science Fiction Association Awards (BSFA)Best Collection"Black Friday: Short Stories from Africa" – FLAME TREE PRESSFeaturing "The Way of Baa'gh"Cheryl S. Ntumy•
2025The British Science Fiction Association Awards (BSFA)Best Shorter FictionStars and SabersThe Nga’phandileh WhispererEugen Bacon•
2025The British Science Fiction Association Awards (BSFA)Best Shorter FictionClarkesworldDecentWole Talabi•
2025The British Science Fiction Association Awards (BSFA)Best ArtworkStars and SabersThe Nga’phandileh WhispererStephen Embleton•
20242024 British Fantasy AwardsBEST ANTHOLOGYMothersound: The Sauútiverse Anthology – Android PressMothersound: The Sauútiverse AnthologyWole Talabi, ed.•
20242024 Nommo AwardsNOVELLAMothersound: The Sauútiverse Anthology – Android PressUndulation (2023)Stephen Embleton••
20242024 Nommo AwardsSHORT STORYMothersound: The Sauútiverse Anthology – Android PressThe Way of Baa’gh (2023)Cheryl S. Ntumy•
2024HWA Bram Stoker Award Reading List 2024LONG FICTIONMothersound: The Sauútiverse Anthology – Android PressA City, A Desert & All Their Dirges (2023)Somto Ihezue & Oghenechovwe Donald Ekpeki
2024HWA Bram Stoker Award Reading List 2024SHORT FICTIONMothersound: The Sauútiverse Anthology – Android PressLost In The Echoes (2023)Xan van Rooyen
2024HWA Bram Stoker Award Reading List 2024SHORT FICTIONMothersound: The Sauútiverse Anthology – Android PressThe Grove’s Lament (2023)Tobias S. Buckell
2024HWA Bram Stoker Award Reading List 2024SHORT FICTIONMothersound: The Sauútiverse Anthology – Android PressThe Way of Baa’gh (2023)Cheryl S. Ntumy
2024HWA Bram Stoker Award Reading List 2024SHORT FICTIONMothersound: The Sauútiverse Anthology – Android Press Undulation (2023)Stephen Embleton
2024HWA Bram Stoker Award Reading List 2024SHORT FICTIONMothersound: The Sauútiverse Anthology – Android Press Xhova (2023)Adelehin Ijasan
2024The British Science Fiction Association Awards (BSFA)BEST ARTWORKInterzone DigitalThe Alphabet of Pinaa: An AI Reinvents Zerself On An Inhabited Moon – Eugen Bacon (July 2023)Juliana Pinho••
2024The British Science Fiction Association Awards (BSFA)BEST COLLECTIONMothersound: The Sauútiverse Anthology – Android PressMothersound: The Sauútiverse AnthologyWole Talabi, ed.••
2024The British Science Fiction Association Awards (BSFA)BEST SHORT FICTIONMothersound: The Sauútiverse Anthology – Android PressSina, the Child with No EchoEugen Bacon•
2024The British Science Fiction Association Awards (BSFA)BEST SHORT FICTIONMothersound: The Sauútiverse Anthology – Android PressThe Grove's LamentTobias S. Buckell•
2024The British Science Fiction Association Awards (BSFA)BEST SHORT FICTIONMothersound: The Sauútiverse Anthology – Android PressThe Way of Baa'ghCheryl S. Ntumy•
2024The British Science Fiction Association Awards (BSFA)BEST SHORTER FICTIONMothersound: The Sauútiverse Anthology – Android PressUndulationStephen Embleton•
2024The British Science Fiction Association Awards (BSFA)BEST ARTWORKMothersound: The Sauútiverse Anthology – Android PressCover and interior art of Mothersound: The Sauútiverse AnthologyStephen Embleton and Akintoba Kalejaye•
20242024 Locus AwardsANTHOLOGYMothersound: The Sauútiverse Anthology – Android PressMothersound: The Sauútiverse AnthologyWole Talabi, ed.••
20242023 Locus Recommended Reading ListANTHOLOGYMothersound: The Sauútiverse Anthology – Android PressMothersound: The Sauútiverse AnthologyWole Talabi, ed.