All of us at OWW would like to extent our most heartfelt congratulations to N.K. Jemisin. Her novel, The Fifth Season, won the Hugo Award for Best Novel of 2015 at MidAmericaConII in Kansas City.

OWW members and alumni keep accumulating new honors, and reaching new highs in the field of Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror. Those of us behind the scenes couldn’t be happier for them.

The Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America has announced the members of the jury for the 2016 Andre Norton Award.

Among those chosen for the Norton jury are OWW Resident Editor Leah Bobet, and OWW alumni Fran Wilde. Our members and Resident Editors continue to shine, and stand out as some of the best in the field of Science Fiction and Fantasy.

Congratulations from everyone at OWW!

OWW would like to congratulate all of this year’s Nebula nominees and winners.

Special congratulations go to OWW alumni Beth Cato for her novella Wings of Sorrow and Bone being nominated for a Nebula, and to Fran Wilde for winning the Andre Norton Award for her novel Updraft.