"The prize, established in 2022, is an annual $25,000 cash award for a book-length work of imaginative fiction by a single author. According to the foundation's website, "[It] will be given to a writer whose work reflects the concepts and ideas that were central to Ursula's own work, including but not limited to: hope, equity, and freedom; non-violence and alternatives to conflict; and a holistic view of humanity's place in the natural world." The nomination process is open to all, and the winner is chosen by a selection panel of fellow authors."
"Chandrasekera is a native of Colombo, Sri Lanka, currently in New York on a writing fellowship. In 2024, he was shortlisted for his debut novel The Saint of Bright Doors, with the prize ultimately going to Anne de Marcken's It Lasts Forever and Then It's Over. Since then, The Saint of Bright Doors has accrued a raft of other honors including the Ignyte Award, the Locus Award, the IAFA William L. Crawford Fantasy Award, and the aforementioned Nebula, plus a multitude of additional nominations."
""Like Le Guin, Vajra Chandrasekera writes about colonialism and power with a kind of moral clarity and strength that speaks to the heart as well as the mind. He has created a masterclass of the possibilities inherent in fiction. Rakesfall is an extraordinary achievement in science fiction, and a titanic work of art.""
The Ursula K. Le Guin Foundation Prize awards $25,000 annually to a single-author book-length work of imaginative fiction reflecting themes such as hope, equity, freedom, non-violence, and humanity's relationship with the natural world. The nomination process is open to all and winners are chosen by a panel of authors. Vajra Chandrasekera, a two-time Hugo nominee and Nebula Award winner from Colombo now on a New York writing fellowship, won the 2025 prize for Rakesfall, published by Tordotcom in 2024. His debut The Saint of Bright Doors previously earned multiple awards and nominations. The selection panel praised Rakesfall's treatment of colonialism and power and called it a titanic work of art.
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