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2012 British Science Fiction Association Award Winners Announced
The winners of the 2012 British Science Fiction Association Award were announced last night at Eastercon 64. The winners are:
- Novel: Jack Glass – Adam Roberts (Gollancz)
- Short Fiction: “Adrift on the Sea of Rains”, Ian Sales (Whippleshield Books)
- Artwork: Blacksheep for the cover of Adam Roberts’ Jack Glass (Gollancz)
- Non-Fiction: The World SF Blog, Chief Editor Lavie Tidhar
Congratulations to the winners and nominees!
Thanks to Locus Online for the report.
2012 BSFA Awards Shortlist Announced
The shortlist for the 2012 British Science Fiction Association Award has been announced. The nominees for Best Novel are:
- Dark Eden – Chris Beckett (Corvus)
- Empty Space – M. John Harrison (Gollancz)
- Intrusion – Ken Macleod (Orbit)
- Jack Glass – Adam Roberts (Gollancz)
- 2312 – Kim Stanley Robinson (Orbit)
The 2012 awards will be held at Olympus 2012, The 2013 Eastercon, which takes place from March 29 – April 1, 2013 at the Cedar Court Hotel, Bradford. Visit the BSFA website for the complete list of nominees in all categories. Congratulations to all the nominees.
What do you think of this list? Any favorites to win?
2011 British Science Fiction Association Award Winners Announced
The winners of the 2011 British Science Fiction Association Award were announced last night at Eastercon. The winners are:
- Novel: The Islanders – Christopher Priest (Gollancz)
- Short Fiction: "The Copenhagen Interpretation" (PDF) – Paul Cornell (Asimov’s, July)
- Artwork: Cover of Ian Whates’s The Noise Revealed – Dominic Harman (Solaris)
- Non-Fiction: The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction, 3rd Edition ed. – John Clute, Peter Nicholls, David Langford and Graham Sleight
Visit the BSFA website for the complete list of nominees in all categories. Congratulations to the winners and nominees.
It’s certainly been a busy weekend for awards – PKD winners, Hugo Nominees and now the BSFA winners! What do you think of Christopher Priest’s The Islanders for best novel?
Thanks to SF Signal for the report.
2011 BSFA Awards Shortlist Announced
The shortlist for the 2011 British Science Fiction Association Award has been announced. The nominees for Best Novel are:
- Cyber Circus – Kim Lakin-Smith (NewCon Press)
- Embassytown – China Mieville (Del Rey)
- The Islanders – Christopher Priest (Gollancz)
- By Light Alone – Adam Roberts (Gollancz)
- Osama – Lavie Tidhar (P.S. Publishing)
The 2011 awards will be held at Olympus 2012, The 2012 Eastercon, which takes place from 6th – 9th April 2012 at the Radisson Edwardian Hotel, Heathrow, London. Visit the BSFA website for the complete list of nominees in all categories. Congratulations to all the nominees.
What do you think of this list? Any favorites to win?
2010 British Science Fiction Association Awards
The winners for the 2010 British Science Fiction Association Awards have been announced at Eastercon in Birmingham, UK. They are:
- Novel: The Dervish House, Ian McDonald (Gollancz)
- Short Fiction: “The Shipmaker”, Aliette de Bodard (Interzone 231, TTA Press)
- Art: The cover of Zoo City, Joey Hi-Fi (Angry Robot)
- Non Fiction: “Blogging the Hugos: Decline”, Paul Kincaid (Big Other)
Congratulations to Ian McDonald on the win and to all the nominees.
I think anytime Ian McDonald is in the running he’s got to be considered a front-runner so this is not much of a surprise. What do you think of the result? What book were you pulling for?
Thanks to Science Fiction Awards Watch for the info.
2010 BSFA Awards Shortlist
The 2010 BSFA Awards Shortlist has been announced. The nominees for Best Novel are:
- The Windup Girl – Paolo Bacigalupi (Orbit)
- Zoo City – Lauren Beukes (Angry Robot)
- The Restoration Game – Ken Macleod (Orbit)
- The Dervish House – Ian McDonald (Gollancz)
- Lightborn – Tricia Sullivan (Orbit)
Visit Torque Control for the complete list of categories and nominees. Congrats to all the nominees.
So which ones have you read and who do you think will win?
The 2009 British Science Fiction Association Award Winner
The winner of the 2009 British Science Fiction Association award for best novel has been announced. The winner is:
The City & The City by China Miéville (Del Rey; Macmillan UK)
Thanks to Cheryl Morgan at conventionreporter.com for the live coverage of the event and for breaking the news.
Congrats to China Miéville on the win. In the other awards news today The City & the City was nominated for the 2010 Hugo to go with China’s other nominations: the 2009 Nebula and the 2010 Arthur C. Clarke. We’ve not heard the last on this book for sure.
So who’s read The City & the City and what did you think? How does this one compare to China’s other books?
2009 BSFA Award Shortlist
The nominees for the 2009 British Science Fiction Association Award have been announced. They are:
- Ark by Stephen Baxter (Gollancz)
- The City & The City by China Mieville (Macmillan)
- Lavinia by Ursula K. Le Guin (Gollancz)
- Yellow Blue Tibia by Adam Roberts (Gollancz)
The winner will be announced at Eastercon, Odyssey 2010 in London. You can get the entire list of nominees in all categories at the official BSFA web site. Congrats and good luck to the all four authors, and congrats to Gollancz for grabbing 3 of the 4 spots!
So, has anybody read the nominess? Which author/book do you think will win in April? Which do you want to win?
2008 BSFA Award Winner
The winner of the 2008 British Science Fiction Association Award has been announced.
The Night Sessions by Ken MacLeod
Congrats to Ken MacLeod for the win.
2009 BSFA Award Nominees
The nominees for the 2009 British Science Fiction Association Award have been announced:
Flood by Stephen Baxter
The Gone-Away World by Nick Harkaway
The Night Sessions by Ken MacLeod
Anathem by Neal Stephenson
Check ’em out on the BSFA page.
