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IMPRINT OF THE YEAR HARPERVOYAGER
THE SHORTLIST Blink Publishing
BONNIER BOOKS UK
Bookouture HACHETTE Doubleday
PENGUIN RANDOM HOUSE
Electric Monkey HARPERCOLLINS
HQ HARPERCOLLINS
Raven Books BLOOMSBURY
Rock the Boat ONEWORLD
Tor PAN MACMILLAN A
PICTURED HARPERVOYAGER SUBSCRIPTION SERVICE THE LOCKED LIBRARY
fter Gollancz’s triumph in 2021, HarperVoyager’s success is a second Imprint of the Year Award in three years
for a science fiction and fantasy list. It is deserved reward for the work of this year’s Editor of the Year Natasha Bardon and publishing director Jane Johnson, who has been championing these genres for nearly 40 years. Some of the stellar sales growth in 2022
came from established brand authors such as George R R Martin, but there were hits from début authors, including Sue Lynn Tan and Saara El-Arifi, and others hit the mainstream, including R F Kuang with Babel, which was named Blackwell’s Book of the Year. Perhaps most impressive was the way the
HarperVoyager team broadened the appeal of its publishing, especially to young female readers. It also led an overdue diversification of speculative fiction creators, signing more Black
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authors and publishing the first title by a UK trans author to top the Sunday Times bestseller lists, Juno Dawson’s Her Majesty’s Royal Coven. There were many more signs that
HarperVoyager is expanding the horizons of its publishing. It created a subscription box called The Locked Library, teed up new Young Adult list Magpie Books, and launched a TikTok creator house—all firsts in the sci-fi and fantasy space. Dozens of special editions were part of efforts to get chain and indie booksellers on board. “Their dedication is singular, their creativity is boundless and their ability to innovate in an ever-changing market is extraordinary,” said one HarperVoyager author. “It is great to see such an established list
adapting and changing,” the judges added. “Even without George R R Martin, the growth figures are very strong… it is a lively list with an exciting future.”
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