2026 Must Read Books Award Winners

From Upstream by Sophia Aki Kawamura of the University of Washington is the winner of the 2026 Must Read Books Award, previously the Dell Magazines Award,for Undergraduate Excellence in Science Fiction and Fantasy Writing. The complete list of honors is: * First Runner-up: Kinesis by Emma Kerkman from Hamilton College * Second Runner-up: Silent Song by Jadyn Straigis from Goucher College * Third Runner-up (tie): Akasabata by Hyunjin (Claire) Cho from …Read More