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2013 BSFA Award Winners
The 2013 BSFA Award winners were announced at a ceremony last night at the 65th Eastercon at the Crowne Plaza, Glasgow. In the Best Novel category we have a tie between Ann Leckie’s Ancillary Justice and Gareth L. Powell’s Ack_Ack Macaque. Our congrats to both on the shared win. To see the full results in all categories check out the official announcement on the BSFA website.
What do you think of this result? Ancillary Justice seems like it’s no surprise but what about Ack-Ack? The cover has always intrigued me – I mean, what’s not to love about a cigar-smoking, gun-toting chimpanzee airship pilot?
2013 BSFA Shortlist Announced
The shortlist for the 2013 British Science Fiction Association Award has been announced. The nominees for Best Novel are:
- God’s War by Kameron Hurley (Del Rey) 2573
- Ancillary Justice by Ann Leckie (Orbit) 5744
- Evening’s Empires by Paul McAuley (Gollancz) 5300
- Ack-Ack Macaque by Gareth L. Powell (Solaris) 4952
- The Adjacent by Christopher Priest (Gollancz) 6101
The winners will be announced in a ceremony at the Satellite4 Eastercon convention the Crown Plaza Hotel, Glasgow Sunday 20th April 2014. BSFA Prize-winners will receive a coveted BSFA trophy. Also in the ceremony will be the annual James White Award announcing its short story competition winner.
Congratulations to all the nominees. What do you think of this list? Any favorites to win? Ancillary Justice is making all kinds of waves but is it a favorite?
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?
