This year's BSFA Awards shortlists announced

[Ian Whates]

Just to alert everybody that the shortlists for this year's BSFA Awards have been posted on a couple of sites, ahead of their appearance on the BSFA's site itself. These include a retrospective '1958' award to commemorate 50 years of the BSFA.

Best Novel

• Alice in Sunderland, Bryan Talbot (Jonathan Cape)
• Black Man, Richard Morgan (Gollancz)
• Brasyl, Ian McDonald (Gollancz)
• The Execution Channel, Ken MacLeod (Orbit)
• The Prefect, Alastair Reynolds (Gollancz)
• The Yiddish Policemen’s Union, Michael Chabon (Fourth Estate)

Best Short Fiction

• “Lighting Out”, Ken MacLeod (disLocations; NewCon Press, edited by Ian Whates)
• “Terminal”, Chaz Brenchley (disLocations; NewCon Press)
• “The Merchant and the Alchemist’s Gate”, Ted Chiang (F&SF, September)
• “The Gift of Joy”, Ian Whates (TQR)
• “The Sledge-Maker’s Daughter”, Alastair Reynolds (Interzone #209)

Best Artwork

• “Cracked World”, Andy Bigwood (cover of disLocations anthology, published by NewCon Press)
• “H P Lovecraft in Britain”, Les Edwards (cover of chapbook by Stephen Jones, published by the British Fantasy Society)
• “Lunar Flare”, Richard Marchand (cover of Interzone #211)
• “Metal Dragon Year”, Kenn Brown (cover of Interzone #212)

BSFA Fiftieth Anniversary Award: Best Novel of 1958

• A Case of Conscience, James Blish (first published by Ballantine)
• Have Spacesuit, Will Travel, Robert A Heinlein (first published in F&SF, August – October 1958)
• Non-Stop, Brian Aldiss (first published by Faber & Faber)
• The Big Time, Fritz Leiber (first published in Galaxy, March/April 1958)
• The Triumph of Time, James Blish (first published by Avon; subsequent UK title A Clash of Cymbals)
• Who?, Algis Budrys (first published by Pyramid)

The awards will be presented on Saturday 22 March 2008, in a ceremony at the British national science fiction convention (Eastercon), Orbital.

And now, if you'll excuse me, I'm just going to run away to a corner where I can sit down and pinch myself!

 

[iansales]

Pretty good going, Ian. Two stories and the artwork shortlisted from your anthology, plus one of your own stories as well. Congrats.

 

[Ian Whates]

Thanks, Ian. Personally, I'd demand a recount!

 

[iansales]

What? After all the money you spent buying votes?

 

[Ian Whates]

What? After all the money you spent buying votes?

Worth every penny!

 

[iansales]

Yup, buying votes certainly works. Just ask George W Bush

 

[Ian Whates]

Yup, buying votes certainly works. Just ask George W Bush

No, somehow I've managed to get this far on... now what's that word...? Not merit... luck! Yes, that's it, luck!

But I've got a feeling that if I want to go any further, bribery might have to be a factor.

Looks like I'll be buying one heck of a big round at Eastercon!

 

[Connavar]

Im alittle sad that Vance story didnt make in retro award.

But also glad for Richard Morgan.


Its also alittle funny that books i found out about and wanted to read randomly or cause hearing people hype in these forums way before this award nomination is in the short list for best novel.Only Alice in Sunderland, The Execution Channel i havent read or planned to read.

Brasyl i have already read parts of, Black Man i have planned a long time to get.

The Prefect and The Yiddish Policemen’s i checked out not long in fantasticfiction sounded interesting enough to get.