The Parsec Awards have now closed their nomination process and have invited the nominated parties to submit samples of their work for review by the committee. With over 400 nominees, we don’t envy the committee the workload! You can see the full list of nominees, along with the details of whether their sample has been received, on the Parsec Site
Read moreA month ago, we introduced you to The Power. Naomi Alderman’s Science Fiction thriller had the privelege of being included on the shortlist for the Bailey’s Prize for Women’s Fiction. We are delighted to report that The Power beat off some tough competition to win the Award! Congratulations to Naomi Alderman!
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There are rumours going around the web of a new award category for the Nebulas next year, that of a Nebula Award for Game Writing. I haven’t, as yet, seen any confirmation of this from the SFWA themselves but if so this is a fantastic step forward for the SFF literature to embrace new formats.
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The Locus Awards, awarded by the science fiction and fantasy magazine Locus, have recognised some of the biggest names in the business. Past winners include Le Guin, Gaiman and Asimov, among a whole of other household names. The awards cover all the major categories with the standard speculative fiction award staples of Best Science Fiction Novel and Best Fantasy Novel the
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I’m very excited to bring you an awards announcement of a very different kind this time around. A new award, the D Franklin Defying Doomsday Award is being launched. Hosted by the folks over at Twelfth Planet Press, the award celebrates something very different than the normal “excellence” in the field. Off the back of the wonderful anthology, Defying Doomsday,
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The Shirley Jackson Awards, to recognise outstanding achievement in the literature of psychological suspense, horror, and the dark fantastic, have announced their nominees for the 2016 awards. Founded in 2007, the awards are named in honour of Shirley Jackson, the author of numerous works such as The Haunting of Hill House and We Have Always Lived in the Castle.
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Breaking from our usual habit of focussing exclusively on literary happenings within SFF, we are pleased to announce that the Parsec Awards have opened their nomination process for the 2017 award ceremony held later in the year. The Parsec Awards are now in their 12th year and are awarded for excellence, not in SFF literature, but in SFF podcasting.
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The Horror Writers Association has announced this year’s winners of the Bram Stoker Awards. Lisa Morton, the President of the HWA and multiple award winner herself, had this to say about the 2017 winners.
Read moreThe Second Annual Dragon Awards are now open for public nominations. With the ceremony to be held at Dragon Con 2017 you have until the 24th July to get your nominations in.
Read moreThe highly prestigious Arthur C. Clarke award has just announced the shortlist for the 2017 award. Founded in 1987, for the quality of previous winners there is no need to look further than the inaugural winner. Back in 1987, Margaret Attwood scooped the very first award with subsequent winners including China Miéville (three times), Pat Cadigan, and Geoff Ryman (twice). Zealot
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