In addition to selecting the winner, each jury chooses an Honor List (previously called a “Short List”). The Honor List is a strong part of the award’s identity and is used by many professors as a guide to creating syllabi and by many readers as a recommended reading list.
Honor List
The 2021 jury chose 9 works for the Honor List
A Natural History of Transition by Callum Angus (Metonymy Press, 2021)
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Title: A Natural History of TransitionAuthor: Callum AngusPublisher:
Publisher Name: Metonymy PressYear: 2021
Danged Black Thing by Eugen Bacon (Transit Lounge Publishing, 2021)
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Title: Danged Black ThingAuthor: Eugen BaconPublisher:
Publisher Name: Transit Lounge PublishingYear: 2021
The Actual Star by Monica Byrne (Harper Voyager, 2021)
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Title: The Actual StarAuthor: Monica ByrnePublisher:
Publisher Name: Harper VoyagerYear: 2021
Bestiary by K-Ming Chang (One World, 2020)
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Title: BestiaryAuthor: K-Ming ChangPublisher:
Publisher Name: One WorldYear: 2020
Dark and Deepest Red by Anna-Marie McLemore (Feiwel and Friends, 2020)
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Title: Dark and Deepest RedAuthor: Anna-Marie McLemorePublisher:
Publisher Name: Feiwel and FriendsYear: 2020
Chouette by Claire Oshetsky (Virago, 2021)
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Title: ChouetteAuthor: Claire OshetskyPublisher:
Publisher Name: ViragoYear: 2021
She Who Became the Sun by Shelley Parker-Chan (Tor, 2021)
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Title: She Who Became the SunAuthor: Shelley Parker-ChanPublisher:
Publisher Name: TorYear: 2021
The Unraveling by Benjamin Rosenbaum (Erewhon Books, 2021)
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Title: The UnravelingAuthor: Benjamin RosenbaumPublishers:
Publisher Name: Erewhon BooksYear: 2021Publisher Name: PiperLocation: GermanyYear: 2018
Cemetery Boys by Aiden Thomas (Swoon Reads, 2020)
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Title: Cemetery BoysAuthor: Aiden ThomasPublisher:
Publisher Name: Swoon ReadsYear: 2020