BSFA Awards | |
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Awarded for | Awarded each year to the best Novel, Short fiction, Audio fiction, Collection, Artwork and work of Non-Fiction published in the previous calendar year as voted for by the members of the British Science Fiction Association. |
Country | UK |
Presented by | British Science Fiction Association |
First awarded | 1970 |
Website | bsfa.co.uk/awards |
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.
The award originally included only a category for novels. A category for artists was added in 1979 and for short works in 1980. A category for younger readers was added in 2021. The artists category became artwork in 1986, and a category for related non-fiction was added in 2002. A number of new awards were created in 2023. A media category was awarded for 1978 to 1991. The ceremonies are named after the year that the eligible works were published, despite the awards being given out in the next year. The current standard award categories are:
Previous categories:
Year | Category | Work | Author(s) |
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1969 | Novel | Stand on Zanzibar | John Brunner |
1970 | Novel | The Jagged Orbit | John Brunner |
1971 | Collection | The Moment of Eclipse | Brian W. Aldiss |
1972 | No award — insufficient votes. | ||
1973 | Novel | Rendezvous with Rama | Arthur C. Clarke |
Special Award | Billion Year Spree | Brian W. Aldiss | |
1974 | Novel | Inverted World | Christopher Priest |
1975 | Novel | Orbitsville | Bob Shaw |
1976 | Novel | Brontomek! | Michael G. Coney |
Special Award | A Pictorial History of Science Fiction | David Kyle | |
1977 | Novel | The Jonah Kit | Ian Watson |
1978 | Novel | A Scanner Darkly | Philip K. Dick |
Collection | Deathbird Stories | Harlan Ellison | |
Media | The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (original radio series) | Douglas Adams | |
1979 | Novel | The Unlimited Dream Company | J. G. Ballard |
Short | "Palely Loitering" | Christopher Priest ( F&SF ) | |
Media | The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy | ||
Artist | Jim Burns | ||
1980 | Novel | Timescape | Gregory Benford |
Short | "The Brave Little Toaster" | 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 | Gene Wolfe |
Short | "Mythago Wood" | Robert Holdstock (F&SF) | |
Media | Time Bandits film | ||
Artist | Bruce Pennington | ||
1982 | Novel | Helliconia Spring | Brian W. Aldiss |
Short | "Kitemaster" | Keith Roberts ( Interzone 1) | |
Media | Blade Runner film | ||
Artist | Tim White | ||
1983 [1] | Novel | Tik-Tok | John Sladek |
Short | "After-Images" | Malcolm Edwards (Interzone 4) | |
Media | Android film | ||
Artist | Bruce Pennington | ||
1984 [2] | Novel | Mythago Wood | Robert Holdstock |
Short | "The Unconquered Country" | Geoff Ryman (Interzone 7) | |
Media | The Company of Wolves film | ||
Artist | Jim Burns | ||
1985 [3] | Novel | Helliconia Winter | Brian W. Aldiss |
Short | "Cube Root" | David Langford (Interzone 11) | |
Media | Brazil film | ||
Artist | Jim Burns | ||
1986 [4] | Novel | The Ragged Astronauts | Bob Shaw |
Short | "Kaeti and the Hangman" | Keith Roberts (in collection Kaeti & Company ) | |
Media | Aliens film | ||
Artist | The Clocktower Girl by Keith Roberts | ||
1987 [5] | Novel | Grainne | Keith Roberts |
Short | "Love Sickness" | Geoff Ryman (Interzone 20/21) | |
Media | Star Cops television series | ||
Artwork | Cover of Worldcon Programme Book | Jim Burns | |
1988 [6] | Novel | Lavondyss | Robert Holdstock |
Short | "Dark Night in Toyland" | Bob Shaw (Interzone 26) | |
Media | Who Framed Roger Rabbit film | ||
Artwork | Cover of Lavondyss | Alan Lee | |
1989 [7] | Novel | Pyramids | Terry Pratchett |
Short | "In Translation" | Lisa Tuttle (Zenith) | |
Media | Red Dwarf television series | ||
Artwork | Cover of Other Edens III | Jim Burns | |
1990 [8] | Novel | Take Back Plenty | Colin Greenland |
Short | "The Original Doctor Shade" | Kim Newman (Interzone 36) | |
Media | Twin Peaks television series | ||
Artist | Covers of The Difference Engine and Interzone 40 | Ian Miller | |
1991 [9] | Novel | The Fall of Hyperion | Dan Simmons |
Short | "Bad Timing" | Molly Brown (Interzone 54) | |
Media | Terminator 2: Judgment Day film | ||
Artwork | Cover of Interzone 45 | Mark Harrison | |
1992 [10] | Novel | Red Mars | Kim Stanley Robinson |
Short | "Innocents" | Ian McDonald ( New Worlds 2) | |
Artwork | Cover of Hearts, Hands and Voices | Jim Burns | |
1993 [11] | Novel | Aztec Century | Christopher Evans |
Short | "The Ragthorn" | Robert Holdstock and Garry Kilworth (Interzone 74) | |
Artwork | Cover for Red Dust by Paul J. McAuley | Jim Burns | |
Special Award | The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction | ed. John Clute and Peter Nicholls | |
1994 [12] | Novel | Feersum Endjinn | Iain M. Banks |
Short | "The Double Felix" | Paul di Filippo (Interzone 87) | |
Artist | Cover for Interzone 79 | Jim Burns | |
1995 [13] | Novel | The Time Ships | Stephen Baxter |
Short | "The Hunger and Ecstasy of Vampires" | Brian Stableford (shorter version, Interzone 91/92) | |
Artist | cover for Seasons of Plenty | Jim Burns | |
1996 [14] | Novel | Excession | Iain M. Banks |
Short | "A Crab Must Try" | Barrington J. Bayley (Interzone 103) | |
Artist | cover for Ancient Shores | Jim Burns | |
1997 [15] | Novel | The Sparrow | Mary Doria Russell |
Short | "War Birds" | Stephen Baxter (Interzone 126) | |
Artist | 'The Black Blood of the Dead' cover Interzone 116 | SMS | |
1998 [16] | Novel | The Extremes | Christopher Priest |
Short | "La Cenerentola" | Gwyneth Jones (Interzone 136) | |
Artwork | 'Lord Prestimion' (cover, Interzone 138) | Jim Burns | |
1999 [17] | Novel | The Sky Road | Ken MacLeod |
Short | "Hunting the Slarque" | Eric Brown (Interzone 141) | |
Artwork | Darwinia (cover of Darwinia, Robert Charles Wilson) | Jim Burns | |
2000 [18] | Novel | Ash: A Secret History | Mary Gentle |
Short | "The Suspect Genome" | Peter F. Hamilton (Interzone 156) | |
Artwork | Hideaway (Cover, Interzone 157) | Dominic Harman | |
2001 [19] | Novel | Chasm City | Alastair Reynolds |
Short Story | "Children of Winter" | Eric Brown (Interzone 163) | |
Artwork | cover of Omegatropic | Colin Odell | |
Non-fiction | Omegatropic | Stephen Baxter | |
2002 [20] | Novel | The Separation | Christopher Priest |
Short Fiction | Coraline | Neil Gaiman | |
Artwork | cover, Interzone 179 | Dominic Harman | |
Related Publication | Introduction to Maps: The Uncollected John Sladek | David Langford | |
2003 [21] | Novel | Felaheen | Jon Courtenay Grimwood |
Short Fiction | The Wolves in the Walls | Neil Gaiman & Dave McKean | |
Artwork | cover, The True Knowledge of Ken MacLeod | Colin Odell | |
Non-fiction | Reading Science Fiction | Farah Mendlesohn | |
2004 | Novel | River of Gods | Ian McDonald |
Short Fiction | Mayflower II | Stephen Baxter | |
Artwork | cover, Newton's Wake (US Edition) | Stephan Martinière | |
2005 [22] | Novel | Air | Geoff Ryman |
Short Fiction | Magic for Beginners | Kelly Link | |
Artwork | cover, Interzone 200 | Pawel Lewandowski | |
Non-fiction Award | Soundings: Reviews 1992-1996 | Gary K. Wolfe | |
2006 [23] | Novel | End of the World Blues | Jon Courtenay Grimwood |
Short Fiction | The Djinn's Wife (Asimov's Science Fiction, July 2006) | Ian McDonald | |
Artwork | Angelbot, cover of Time Pieces | Christopher "Fangorn" Baker | |
2007 | Novel | Brasyl | Ian McDonald |
Short Fiction | Lighting Out | Ken MacLeod (disLocations) | |
Artwork | Cracked World, cover of disLocations | Andy Bigwood | |
2008 | Novel | The Night Sessions | Ken MacLeod |
Short Fiction | Exhalation | Ted Chiang | |
Artwork | cover of Subterfuge | Andy Bigwood | |
Non-fiction | Rhetorics of Fantasy | Farah Mendlesohn | |
2009 | Novel | The City & the City | China Miéville |
Short Fiction | The Beloved Time of Their Lives | Ian Watson and Roberto Quaglia | |
Artwork | cover of Desolation Road | Stephan Martinière | |
Non-fiction | Mutant Popcorn | Nick Lowe | |
2010 [24] | Novel | The Dervish House | Ian McDonald |
Short Fiction | The Ship Maker | Aliette de Bodard | |
Artwork | cover of Zoo City | Joey Hi-Fi | |
Non-Fiction | Blogging the Hugos: Decline | Paul Kincaid | |
2011 [25] | Novel | The Islanders | Christopher Priest |
Short Fiction | The Copenhagen Interpretation | Paul Cornell | |
Artwork | cover of The Noise Revealed | Dominic Harman | |
Non-Fiction | The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction 3rd edition | John Clute, Peter Nicholls, David Langford and Graham Sleight | |
2012 | Novel | Jack Glass | Adam Roberts |
Short Fiction | Adrift on the Sea of Rains | Ian Sales | |
Artwork | cover of Jack Glass | Blacksheep | |
Non-Fiction | The World SF Blog | chief editor Lavie Tidhar | |
2013 [26] | Novels (tie) | Ancillary Justice | Ann Leckie |
Ack-Ack Macaque | Gareth L. Powell | ||
Short Fiction | Spin | Nina Allan | |
Artwork | cover of Dream London | Joey Hi-Fi | |
Non-Fiction | Wonderbook | Jeff VanderMeer | |
2014 [27] | Novel | Ancillary Sword | Ann Leckie |
Short Fiction | The Honey Trap | Ruth E. J. Booth, La Femme | |
Artwork | The Wasp Factory after Iain Banks | Tessa Farmer | |
Non-Fiction | Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers and the First World War | Edward James | |
2015 | Novel | House of Shattered Wings | Aliette de Bodard |
Short Fiction | Three Cups of Grief, by Starlight | Aliette de Bodard | |
Artwork | cover of Pelquin's Comet | Jim Burns | |
Non-Fiction | Rave and Let Die: the SF and Fantasy of 2014 | Adam Roberts | |
2016 [28] | Novel | Europe in Winter | Dave Hutchinson |
Short Fiction | Liberty Bird | Jaine Fenn | |
Artwork | cover of Central Station | Sarah Anne Langton | |
Non-Fiction | 100 African Writers of SFF | Geoff Ryman | |
2017 | Novel | The Rift | Nina Allan |
Short Fiction | The Enclave | Anne Charnock | |
Artwork (tie) | Cover of The Ion Raider | Jim Burns | |
Waiting on a Bright Moon | Victo Ngai | ||
Non-Fiction | Iain M. Banks (University of Illinois Press) | Paul Kincaid | |
2018 [29] | Novel | Embers of War | Gareth L Powell |
Short Fiction | Time Was | Ian McDonald | |
Artwork | In the Vanishers’ Palace: Dragon I and II | Likhain | |
Non-Fiction | On motherhood and erasure: people-shaped holes, hollow characters and the illusion of impossible adventures | Aliette de Bodard | |
2019 [30] | Novel | Children of Ruin | Adrian Tchaikovsky |
Shorter Fiction | This Is How You Lose the Time War | Amal El-Mohtar & Max Gladstone | |
Artwork | Cover of Wourism and Other Stories (Luna Press) | Chris "Fangorn" Baker | |
Non-Fiction | The Pleasant Profession of Robert A. Heinlein | Farah Mendlesohn | |
2020 [31] | Novel | The City We Became | N. K. Jemisin |
Short Fiction | Infinite Tea in the Demara Cafe | Ida Keogh | |
Artwork | Shipbuilding over the Clyde | Iain Clark | |
Non-Fiction | It's the End of the World: But What Are We Really Afraid Of | Adam Roberts | |
2021 [32] [33] | Novel | Shards of Earth | Adrian Tchaikovsky |
Short Fiction | Fireheart Tiger | Aliette de Bodard | |
Best Fiction for Younger Readers | Iron Widow | Xiran Jay Zhao | |
Artwork | Glasgow Green Woman | Iain Clark | |
Non-Fiction | Worlds Apart: Worldbuilding in Fantasy and Science Fiction | edited by Francesca T. Barbini | |
2022 [34] | Novel | City of Last Chances | Adrian Tchaikovsky |
Short Fiction | Of Charms, Ghosts and Grievances | Aliette de Bodard | |
Best Fiction for Younger Readers | Unraveller | Frances Hardinge | |
Artwork | Cover of The Red Scholar's Wake (Gollancz) | Alyssa Winans | |
Non-Fiction | Terry Pratchett: A Life with Footnotes | Rob Wilkins | |
2023 [35] | Novel | The Green Man’s Quarry | Juliet E. McKenna |
Shorter Fiction | And Put Away Childish Things | Adrian Tchaikovsky | |
Short Fiction | "How to Raise a Kraken in Your Bathtub" | P. Djèlí Clark | |
Collection | The Best of British Science Fiction 2022 | Donna Scott | |
Best Fiction for Younger Readers | The Library of Broken Worlds | Alaya Dawn Johnson | |
Long Non-Fiction | A Traveller in Time: The Critical Practice of Maureen Kincaid Speller | Nina Allan | |
Short Non-Fiction | Project Management Lessons from Rogue One | Fiona Moore | |
Translated Short Fiction | Vanishing Tracks in the Sand | Jana Bianchi, tr. Rachael Amoruso | |
Artwork | Cover of The Surviving Sky (Titan) | Leo Nickolls | |
Original Audio Fiction | The Dex Legacy | Emily Inkpen |
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