The British Science Fiction Association Awards 2014 will be presented this coming weekend at the 66th Eastercon (this year going under the name of Dysprosium), at the Park Inn, Heathrow. It is a coveted award and all prize-winners will receive a trophy.
Let’s take a look at this year’s nominations:
Best Artwork
Richard Anderson for the cover of Mirror Empire
Blacksheep for the cover of Bête
Jeffrey Alan Love for the cover of Wolves
Tessa Farmer for her 3D sculpture, The Wasp Factory
Best Non-Fiction
Johnathan McCalmont “Deep Forest and Manicured Gardens”
Edward James “SF and F Writers in the Great War”
Paul Kincaid Call and Response, Beccon Books
Karen Burnham Greg Egan, University of Illinois Press
Strange Horizons “The State of British SF and F: A Symposium”
Best Short Fiction
Ruth E.J. Booth for “The Honey Trap” La Femme, Newcon Press
Octavia Cade for “The Mussel Eater”, The Book Smugglers
Benjanun Sriduankaew for “Scale-Bright”, Immersion Press
Best Novel
Nina Allan “The Race” Newcon Press
Frances Hardinge “Cuckoo Song” Macmillan
Dave Hutchinson “Europe in Autumn” Solaris
Simon Ings “Wolves” Gollancz
Ann Leckie “Ancillary Sword” Orbit
Claire North “The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August” Orbit
Nnedi Okarafor “Lagoon” Hodder & Stoughton
Neil Williamson “The Moon King” Newcon Press
If you are a member of the BSFA you know that voting is now closed. The SFFN team will be at Eastercon and we’ll keep you in the loop once we have our winners.
Watch this space.
