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2018 BSFA Award Winner
The British Science Fiction Association has announced the winners of the BSFA Awards for works published in 2018.
In the Best Novel category the winner is Embers of War by Gareth L. Powell, (Titan). Our congrats to Gareth and all the nominees:
- Europe at Dawn by Dave Hutchinson (Solaris)
- Revenant Gun by Yoon Ha Lee (Solaris)
- Before Mars by Emma Newman (Ace)
- Rosewater by Tade Thompson (Orbit)
See the lists for all categories over on Locus. What do you think of this result?
2018 BSFA Shortlist
The British Science Fiction Association has announced the shortlist for the 2018 BSFA Awards.
- Europe at Dawn by Dave Hutchinson (Solaris)
- Revenant Gun by Yoon Ha Lee (Solaris)
- Before Mars by Emma Newman (Ace)
- Embers of War by Gareth L. Powell, (Titan)
- Rosewater by Tade Thompson (Orbit)
See Locus for the complete shortlists in all categories. The winners will be announced at the 70th Eastercon, Ytterbium, to be held April 19-22, 2019 at the Park Inn Heathrow in London, UK.
2017 BSFA Award Winner
The British Science Fiction Association has announced the winners of the BSFA Awards for works published in 2017.
In the Best Novel category the winner is The Rift by Nina Allan (Titan US; Titan UK). With this win The Rift has also found its way onto our Award Winning Books by Women Authors list. Our congrats to Nina and all the nominees:
- Dreams Before the Start of Time by Anne Charnock (47North)
- Exit West by Mohsin Hamid (Riverhead; Hamish Hamilton)
- Provenance by Ann Leckie (Orbit US; Orbit UK)
What do you think of this result?
2017 BSFA Shortlist
The British Science Fiction Association has announced the shortlist for the 2017 BSFA Awards.
- The Rift by Nina Allan (Titan US; Titan UK)
- Dreams Before the Start of Time by Anne Charnock (47North)
- Exit West by Mohsin Hamid (Riverhead; Hamish Hamilton)
- Provenance by Ann Leckie (Orbit US; Orbit UK)
See the press release for the complete shortlists in all categories. The winners will be announced at the 69th Eastercon, Follycon, to be held March 30-April 2, 2018 at the Majestic Hotel Harrogate, UK.
2016 BSFA Award Winner!
The British Science Fiction Association is delighted to announce the winners of the BSFA Awards for works published in 2016.
In the Best Novel category the winner is Europe in Winter by Dave Hutchison. Our congrats to Dave and all the nominees:
- Daughter of Eden by Chris Beckett (Gollancz)
- A Closed and Common Orbit by Becky Chambers (Hodder & Stoughton)
- Occupy Me by Tricia Sullivan (Gollancz)
- Azanian Bridges by Nick Wood (NewCon Press)
See the official press release for more details.
What do you think of this result?
2016 BSFA Shortlist
The British Science Fiction Association has announced the shortlist for the 2016 BSFA Awards.
- Daughter of Eden by Chris Beckett (Gollancz)
- A Closed and Common Orbit by Becky Chambers (Hodder & Stoughton)
- Europe in Winter by Dave Hutchinson (Solaris)
- Occupy Me by Tricia Sullivan (Gollancz)
- Azanian Bridges by Nick Wood (NewCon Press)
See the press release for the complete shortlists in all categories. The Awards will be presented at Innominate, the 68th Eastercon, which this year is taking place at Hilton Birmingham Metropole from 14th-17th April 2017.
2015 BSFA Award Winner!
The 2015 BSFA Award winners were announced Saturday, March 26th during Mancunicon, the 67th British National Science Fiction Convention, otherwise known as Eastercon.
In the Best Novel category the winner is Aliette de Bodard’s The House of Shattered Wings. Our congrats to Aliette and all the nominees. This win puts her on our ever-growing Award Winning Books by Women Authors list.
2015 BSFA Shortlist
The British Science Fiction Association has announced the shortlist for the 2015 BSFA Awards.
Best Novel:
- Europe at Midnight by Dave Hutchinson (Solaris)
- Mother of Eden by Chris Beckett (Corvus)
- The House of Shattered Wings by Aliette de Bodard (Gollancz)
- Luna: New Moon by Ian McDonald (Gollancz)
- Glorious Angels by Justina Robson (Gollancz)
See the press release for the complete shortlists in all categories. The winners will be announced the evening of Saturday, March 26th during Mancunicon, the 67th British National Science Fiction Convention, otherwise known as Eastercon.
So what do you think of this list? Gollancz seems to be hitting on all cylinders.
2014 BSFA Award Winner!
The 2014 BSFA Award winners were announced at the 66th Eastercon Dysprosium at the Park Inn Hotel, Heathrow on Sunday 5th April 2015.
In the Best Novel category the winner is Ann Leckie’s Ancillary Sword, the sequel to last year’s co-winner Ancillary Justice. To see the full results in all categories check out the official announcement on the BSFA website.
Our congrats to Ms. Leckie for the win.
What do you think of this result? Ancillary Sword is making a splash, though not yet as big as Justice. It may be time for a new mantlepiece in the Leckie household to hold all these new awards.
2014 BSFA Award Shortlist
The shortlist for the 2014 BSFA Award has been announced. The noms in the Best Novel category are:
- The Race, Nina Allan (Newcon)
- Cuckoo Song, Frances Hardinge (Macmillan)
- Europe in Autumn, Dave Hutchinson (Solaris)
- Wolves, Simon Ings (Gollancz)
- Ancillary Sword, Anne Leckie (Orbit)
- The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August, Claire North (Orbit)
- Lagoon, Nnedi Okorafor (Hodder)
- The Moon King, Neil Williamson (Newcon)
The extra nominees in the novel category are due to a fourth place tie. See the press release for the full list of categories and nominees. Winners will be announced in a ceremony taking place at Dysprosium the 66th Eastercon, taking place at the Park Inn, Heathrow from 3-6 April 2015.
Congrats to all the nominees! Anything strike your fancy in this list? Is Ancillary Sword going to pick up as many nods as Justice?
