The 2016 Locus Awards winners are:
Science fiction novel: Ancillary Mercy by Ann Leckie (Orbit)
Fantasy novel: Uprooted by Naomi Novik (Del Rey)
YA book: The Shepherd's Crown by Terry Pratchett (Harper)
First novel: The Grace of Kings by Ken Liu (Saga)
Novella: Slow Bullets by Alastair Reynolds (Tachyon)
Novellette: ''Black Dog'' by Neil Gaiman (Trigger Warning)
Short story: ''Cat Pictures Please'' by Naomi Kritzer (Clarkesworld 1/15)
Anthology: Old Venus, edited by by George R.R. Martin and Gardner Dozois (Bantam)
Collection: Trigger Warning: Short Fictions & Disturbances by Neil Gaiman (Morrow)
Nonfiction: Letters to Tiptree, edited by Alisa Krasnostein and Alexandra Pierce (Twelfth Planet)
Art book: Julie Dillon's Imagined Realms, Book 2: Earth and Sky by Julie Dillon (self-published)
Magazine: Asimov's
Publisher: Tor
Editor: David G. Hartwell
Artist: Michael Whelan
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Abiola Oni won the £1,000 (about $1,320) Guardian and 4th Estate BAME Short Story Prize for her story "75."
Nikesh Shukla, one of the judges, said of Oni's work: "She writes with confidence, and keeps a lot of plates spinning: family dynamics, loss, resignation, and a final cruel ending. It stood out as a great example of confident genre writing." He added that reading the prize entries "confirms what I knew all along: that there are some very talented writers of color out there. And for whatever reason, they're not finding representation, getting publishing deals or winning prizes. Which is why an award like this is so necessary."