BSFA Award

The BSFA Awards are literary awards presented annually since 1970 by the British Science Fiction Association (BSFA) to honour works in the genre of science fiction. Nominees and winners are chosen based on a vote of BSFA members. More recently, members of the Eastercon convention have also been eligible to vote.

BSFA Award categories

The award originally included only a category for novels. Categories for short works and artists were added in 1980. The artists category became artwork in 1995 and a category for related non-fiction was added in 2002. A media category was awarded from 1979 to 1992. The current standard award categories are:

Previous categories:

BSFA Award for Best Media

BSFA Award winners

1969: Novel: Stand on Zanzibar by John Brunner

1970: Novel: The Jagged Orbit by John Brunner

1971: Collection: The Moment of Eclipse by Brian W. Aldiss

1972: No award — insufficient votes.

1973: Novel: Rendezvous with Rama by Arthur C. Clarke; Special Award: Billion Year Spree by Brian W. Aldiss

1974: Novel: Inverted World by Christopher Priest

1975: Novel: Orbitsville by Bob Shaw

1976: Novel: Brontomek! by Michael G. Coney; Special Award: A Pictorial History of Science Fiction by David Kyle

1977: Novel: The Jonah Kit by Ian Watson

1978: Novel: A Scanner Darkly by Philip K. Dick; Collection: Deathbird Stories by Harlan Ellison; Media: The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (original radio series) - Douglas Adams

1979: Novel: The Unlimited Dream Company by J. G. Ballard; Short: "Palely Loitering" by Christopher Priest (F&SF); Media: The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy record; Artist: Jim Burns

1980: Novel: Timescape by Gregory Benford; Short: "The Brave Little Toaster" by Thomas M. Disch (F&SF); Media: The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy second radio series - Douglas Adams; Artist: Peter Jones

1981: Novel: The Shadow of the Torturer by Gene Wolfe; Short: "Mythago Wood" by Robert Holdstock (F&SF); Media: Time Bandits; Artist: Bruce Pennington

1982: Novel: Helliconia Spring by Brian W. Aldiss; Short: "Kitemaster" by Keith Roberts (Interzone); Media: Blade Runner; Artist: Tim White

1983: Novel: Tik-Tok by John Sladek; Short: "After-Images" by Malcolm Edwards (Interzone); Media: Android; Artist: Bruce Pennington

1984: Novel: Mythago Wood by Robert Holdstock; Short: "The Unconquered Country" by Geoff Ryman (Interzone); Media: The Company of Wolves; Artist: Jim Burns

1985: Novel: Helliconia Winter by Brian W. Aldiss; Short: "Cube Root" by David Langford (Interzone); Media: Brazil; Artist: Jim Burns

1986: Novel: The Ragged Astronauts by Bob Shaw; Short: "Kaeti and the Hangman" by Keith Roberts (in collection Kaeti & Company); Media: Aliens; Artist: Keith Roberts

1987: Novel: Grainne by Keith Roberts; Short: "Love Sickness" by Geoff Ryman (Interzone); Media: Star Cops; Artist: Jim Burns

1988: Novel: Lavondyss by Robert Holdstock; Short: "Dark Night in Toyland" by Bob Shaw (Interzone); Media: Who Framed Roger Rabbit; Artist: Alan Lee

1989: Novel: Pyramids by Terry Pratchett; Short: "In Translation" by Lisa Tuttle (Zenith); Media: Red Dwarf; Artist: Jim Burns

1990: Novel: Take Back Plenty by Colin Greenland; Short: "The Original Doctor Shade" by Kim Newman (Interzone); Media: Twin Peaks; Artist: Ian Miller

1991: Novel: The Fall of Hyperion by Dan Simmons; Short: "Bad Timing" by Molly Brown (Interzone); Media: Terminator 2: Judgment Day; Artwork: Mark Harrison

1992: Novel: Red Mars by Kim Stanley Robinson; Short: "Innocent" by Ian McDonald (New Worlds 2); Artwork: Jim Burns

1993: Novel: Aztec Century by Christopher Evans; Short: "The Ragthorn" by Robert Holdstock and Garry Kilworth (Interzone); Artwork: Jim Burns; Special Award: The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction ed. John Clute and Peter Nicholls

1994: Novel: Feersum Endjinn by Iain M. Banks; Short: "The Double Felix" by Paul di Filippo (Interzone); Artwork: Jim Burns

1995: Novel: The Time Ships by Stephen Baxter; Short: "The Hunger and Ecstasy of Vampires" by Brian Stableford (shorter version, Interzone 91/92); Artwork: Jim Burns (cover for Seasons of Plenty)

1996: Novel: Excession by Iain M. Banks; Short: "A Crab Must Try" by Barrington J. Bayley (Interzone 103); Artwork: Jim Burns (cover for Ancient Shores)

1997: Novel: The Sparrow by Mary Doria Russell; Short: "War Birds" by Stephen Baxter (Interzone 126); Artwork: SMS ('The Black Blood of the Dead' cover Interzone 116)

1998: Novel: The Extremes, by Christopher Priest; Short: "La Cenerentola" by Gwyneth Jones (Interzone 136); Artwork: Jim Burns, 'Lord Prestimion' (cover, Interzone 138)

1999: Novel: The Sky Road by Ken MacLeod; Short: "Hunting the Slarque" by Eric Brown (Interzone 141); Artwork: Jim Burns, Darwinia (cover of Darwinia, Robert Charles Wilson)

2000: Novel: Ash: A Secret History by Mary Gentle; Short: "The Suspect Genome" by Peter F. Hamilton (Interzone 156); Artwork: Hideaway - Dominic Harman (Cover, Interzone 157)

2001: Novel: Chasm City by Alastair Reynolds; Short Story: "Children of Winter" by Eric Brown (Interzone 163); Artwork: cover of Omegatropic by Colin Odell; Non-fiction: Omegatropic by Stephen Baxter

2002: Novel: The Separation by Christopher Priest; Short Fiction: Coraline by Neil Gaiman; Artwork: cover, Interzone 179 by Dominic Harman; Related Publication: Introduction to Maps: The Uncollected John Sladek by David Langford

2003: Novel: Felaheen by Jon Courtenay Grimwood; Short Fiction: The Wolves in the Walls by Neil Gaiman & Dave McKean; Artwork: cover, The True Knowledge of Ken MacLeod by Colin Odell; Non-fiction: Reading Science Fiction by Farah Mendlesohn

2004: Novel: River of Gods by Ian McDonald; Short Fiction: Mayflower II by Stephen Baxter; Artwork: cover, Newton's Wake by Stephan Martinière (US Edition)

2005: Novel: Air by Geoff Ryman; Short Fiction: Magic for Beginners by Kelly Link; Artwork: cover, Interzone #200 by Pawel Lewandowski; Non-fiction Award: Soundings: Reviews 1992-1996 by Gary K. Wolfe

2006: Novel: End of the World Blues by Jon Courtenay Grimwood; Short Fiction: The Djinn's Wife by Ian McDonald; Artwork: cover, Time Pieces Angelbot by Christopher "Fangorn" Baker

2007: Novel: Brasyl by Ian McDonald; Short Fiction: Lighting Out by Ken MacLeod; Artwork: Cracked World, cover of disLocations, by Andy Bigwood

2008: Novel: The Night Sessions by Ken MacLeod; Short Fiction: Exhalation by Ted Chiang; Artwork: cover of Subterfuge by Andy Bigwood; Non-fiction: Rhetorics of Fantasy by Farah Mendlesohn

2009: Novel: The City & the City by China Miéville; Short Fiction: The Beloved Time of Their Lives by Ian Watson and Roberto Quaglia; Artwork: cover of Desolation Road by Stephan Martinière; Non-fiction: Mutant Popcorn by Nick Lowe

2010^[1]: Novel: The Dervish House by Ian McDonald; Short Fiction: The Ship Maker by Aliette de Bodard; Artwork: cover of Zoo City, by Joey Hi-Fi; Non-Fiction: Blogging the Hugos: Decline by Paul Kincaid

2011^[2]: Novel: The Islanders by Christopher Priest; Short Fiction: The Copenhagen Interpretation by Paul Cornell; Artwork: cover of The Noise Revealed, by Dominic Harman; Non-Fiction: The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction 3rd edition by John Clute, Peter Nicholls, David Langford and Graham Sleight

2012: Novel: Jack Glass by Adam Roberts; Short Fiction: Adrift on the Sea of Rains by Ian Sales; Artwork: cover of Jack Glass by Blacksheep; Non-Fiction: The World SF Blog, chief editor Lavie Tidhar

2013^[3]: Novel: Ancillary Justice by Ann Leckie and Ack-Ack Macaque by Gareth L. Powell (tie); Short Fiction: Spin by Nina Allan; Artwork: cover of Dream London by Joey Hi-Fi; Non-Fiction: Wonderbook by Jeff VanderMeer

2014^[4]: Novel: Ancillary Sword by Ann Leckie; Short Fiction: The Honey Trap by Ruth E. J. Booth, La Femme; Artwork: The Wasp Factory after Iain Banks by Tessa Farmer; Non-Fiction: Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers and the First World War by Edward James (historian)

2015: Novel: House of Shattered Wings by Aliette de Bodard; Short Fiction: Thirty Cups of Grief by Starlight by Aliette de Bodard; Artwork: cover of Pelquin's Comet by Jim Burns; Non-Fiction: Rave and Let Die: the SF and Fantasy of 2014 by Adam Roberts

References

^ http://www.bsfa.co.uk/MatrixNews/tabid/108/smid/551/ArticleID/246/reftab/36/t/BSFA-Award-2010---Winners/Default.aspx "BSFA Award 2010 - Winners", accessed on 4 May 2011
^ http://www.worldswithoutend.com/blog.asp?view=plink&id=832 "2011 BSFA Award winners announced", accessed on 9 April 2012
^ http://www.bsfa.co.uk/bsfa-award-winners-announced "BSFA Award winners announced", accessed on 23 April 2014
^ http://www.bsfa.co.uk/the-bsfa-awards-2014-winners-announced/ "The BSFA Awards 2014 Winners Announced", accessed on 10 April 2015

External resources

[1] ttp://www.bsfa.co.uk/MatrixNews/tabid/108/smid/551/ArticleID/246/reftab/36/t/BSFA-Award-2010---Winners/Default.aspx "BSFA Award 2010 - Winners", accessed on 4 May 2011

[2] ttp://www.worldswithoutend.com/blog.asp?view=plink&id=832 "2011 BSFA Award winners announced", accessed on 9 April 2012

[3] ttp://www.bsfa.co.uk/bsfa-award-winners-announced "BSFA Award winners announced", accessed on 23 April 2014

[4] ttp://www.bsfa.co.uk/the-bsfa-awards-2014-winners-announced/ "The BSFA Awards 2014 Winners Announced", accessed on 10 April 2015

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