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 Awards
Awarded forAwarded each year to the best Novel, Short fiction, Artwork and work of Non-Fiction published in the previous calendar year as voted for by the members of the British Science Fiction Association.
CountryUK
Presented byBritish Science Fiction Association
First awarded1970
Websitewww.bsfa.co.uk/awards/

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 1986 and a category for related non-fiction was added in 2002. A media category was awarded from 1979 to 1992. 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:

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 film
Artist: Bruce Pennington
1982
Novel: Helliconia Spring by Brian W. Aldiss
Short: "Kitemaster" by Keith Roberts (Interzone)
Media: Blade Runner film
Artist: Tim White
1983[1]
Novel: Tik-Tok by John Sladek
Short: "After-Images" by Malcolm Edwards (Interzone 4)
Media: Android film
Artist: Bruce Pennington
1984[2]
Novel: Mythago Wood by Robert Holdstock
Short: "The Unconquered Country" by Geoff Ryman (Interzone)
Media: The Company of Wolves film
Artist: Jim Burns
1985[3]
Novel: Helliconia Winter by Brian W. Aldiss
Short: "Cube Root" by David Langford (Interzone 11)
Media: Brazil film
Artist: Jim Burns
1986[4]
Novel: The Ragged Astronauts by Bob Shaw
Short: "Kaeti and the Hangman" by Keith Roberts (in collection Kaeti & Company)
Media: Aliens film
Artwork: The Clocktower Girl by Keith Roberts
1987[5]
Novel: Grainne by Keith Roberts
Short: "Love Sickness" by Geoff Ryman (Interzone 20/21)
Media: Star Cops television series
Artwork: Cover of Worldcon Programme Book by Jim Burns
1988[6]
Novel: Lavondyss by Robert Holdstock
Short: "Dark Night in Toyland" by Bob Shaw (Interzone)
Media: Who Framed Roger Rabbit film
Artwork: Cover of Lavondyss by Alan Lee
1989[7]
Novel: Pyramids by Terry Pratchett
Short: "In Translation" by Lisa Tuttle (Zenith)
Media: Red Dwarf television series
Artwork: Cover of Other Edens III by Jim Burns
1990[8]
Novel: Take Back Plenty by Colin Greenland
Short: "The Original Doctor Shade" by Kim Newman (Interzone 36)
Media: Twin Peaks television series
Artwork: Covers of The Difference Engine and Interzone 40 by Ian Miller
1991[9]
Novel: The Fall of Hyperion by Dan Simmons
Short: "Bad Timing" by Molly Brown (Interzone)
Media: Terminator 2: Judgment Day film
Artwork: Cover of Interzone 45 by Mark Harrison
1992[10]
Novel: Red Mars by Kim Stanley Robinson
Short: "Innocent" by Ian McDonald (New Worlds 2)
Artwork: Cover of Hearts, Hands and Voices by Jim Burns
1993[11]
Novel: Aztec Century by Christopher Evans
Short: "The Ragthorn" by Robert Holdstock and Garry Kilworth (Interzone)
Artwork: Jim Burns (cover for Red Dust by Paul J. McAuley)
Special Award: The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction ed. John Clute and Peter Nicholls
1994[12]
Novel: Feersum Endjinn by Iain M. Banks
Short: "The Double Felix" by Paul di Filippo (Interzone)
Artwork: Jim Burns (cover for Interzone 79)
1995[13]
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[14]
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[15]
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[16]
Novel: The Extremes, by Christopher Priest
Short: "La Cenerentola" by Gwyneth Jones (Interzone 136)
Artwork: Jim Burns, 'Lord Prestimion' (cover, Interzone 138)
1999[17]
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[18]
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[19]
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[20]
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[21]
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[22]
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[23]
Novel: End of the World Blues by Jon Courtenay Grimwood
Short Fiction: The Djinn's Wife by Ian McDonald
Artwork: Angelbot, cover of Time Pieces, 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[24]
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[25]
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[26]
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[27]
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: Three 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
2016[28]
Novel: Europe in Winter by Dave Hutchinson
Short Fiction: Liberty Bird by Jaine Fenn
Artwork: cover of Central Station by Sarah Anne Langton
Non-Fiction: 100 African Writers of SFF by Geoff Ryman
2017
Novel: The Rift by Nina Allan
Short Fiction: The Enclave by Anne Charnock
Artwork: Joint winners. Cover of The Ion Raider by Jim Burns and Waiting on a Bright Moon by Victo Ngai
Non-Fiction: Iain M. Banks (University of Illinois Press) by Paul Kincaid
2018[29]
Novel: Embers of War by Gareth L Powell
Short Fiction: Time Was by Ian McDonald
Artwork: In the Vanishers’ Palace: Dragon I and II by Likhain
Non-Fiction: On motherhood and erasure: people-shaped holes, hollow characters and the illusion of impossible adventures by Aliette de Bodard
2019[30]
Novel: Children of Ruin by Adrian Tchaikovsky
Short Fiction: This is How You Lose the Time War by Amal El-Mohtar & Max Gladstone
Artwork: cover of Wourism and Other Stories (Luna Press) by Chris "Fangorn" Baker
Non-Fiction: The Pleasant Profession of Robert A. Heinlein by Farah Mendlesohn

See also

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