BSFA Award

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:

• BSFA Award for Best Novel
• BSFA Award for Best Short Fiction
• BSFA Award for Best Non-Fiction
• BSFA Award for Best Artwork

Previous categories:

• BSFA Award for Best Media

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

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• Nebula Award
• Locus Award

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• List of all winning and nominated novels