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2013 Arthur C. Clarke Award Winner!
The 2013 Arthur C. Clarke Award winner was announced last night in an exclusive award ceremony hosted by the Royal Society, London, as part of the SCI-FI-LONDON Film Festival. The judging panel, nominated by the British Science Fiction Association, the Science Fiction Foundation and SCI-FI-LONDON, selected: Dark Eden by Chris Beckett (Corvus) as this year’s winner.Chris Beckett received a check for £2013.00 and a commemorative engraved bookend trophy. Congratulations to Mr. Beckett for the win and to all the other nominees:
- NOD – Adrian Barnes (Bluemoose)
- Angelmaker – Nick Harkaway (William Heinemann)
- The Dog Stars – Peter Heller (Headline)
- Intrusion – Ken MacLeod (Orbit)
- 2312 – Kim Stanley Robinson (Orbit)
So what do you think of the result? I’ve not read Dark Eden but it beat out perennial favorites Kim Stanley Robinson and Ken MacLeod which has to be a good sign, right?
2013 Arthur C. Clarke Award Shortlist!
The 2013 Arthur C. Clarke Award Shortlist has been announced:
- NOD – Adrian Barnes (Bluemoose)
- Dark Eden – Chris Beckett (Corvus)
- Angelmaker – Nick Harkaway (William Heinemann)
- The Dog Stars – Peter Heller (Headline)
- Intrusion – Ken MacLeod (Orbit)
- 2312 – Kim Stanley Robinson (Orbit)
The winner will be announced on Wednesday May 1st at an exclusive award ceremony hosted by the Royal Society, London, and taking place as part of the SCI-FI-LONDON Film Festival. The winner will receive a check for £2013.00 and a commemorative engraved bookend trophy.
So what do you think of this lineup? Any surprises in there? Are you concerned that there are no women on the list? This is the fourth nomination for Kim Stanley Robinson‘s 2312. I suspect there may be more to come as well. Congrats to all the nominees!
