British Fantasy Awards 2014 - The Nominees

The British Fantasy Awards 2014 Nominees have been announced.  The winners will be announced at FantasyCon in York, England on September 6th or 7th. Note that links are generally to the work at the publisher.

Best Fantasy Novel (the Robert Holdstock Award)

• Between Two Thorns, Emma Newman (Angry Robot)
• Blood and Feathers: Rebellion, Lou Morgan (Solaris)
• The Glass Republic, Tom Pollock (Jo Fletcher Books)
• The Ocean at the End of the Lane, Neil Gaiman (Headline)
• A Stranger in Olondria, Sofia Samatar (Small Beer Press)

Best Horror Novel (the August Derleth Award)

• House of Small Shadows, Adam Nevill (Pan)
• Mayhem, Sarah Pinborough (Jo Fletcher Books)
• NOS4R2, Joe Hill (Gollancz)
• Path of Needles, Alison Littlewood (Jo Fletcher Books)
• The Shining Girls, Lauren Beukes (HarperCollins)
• The Year of the Ladybird, Graham Joyce (Gollancz)

Best Novella

• Beauty, Sarah Pinborough (Gollancz)
• Dogs With Their Eyes Shut, Paul Meloy (PS Publishing)
• Spin, Nina Allan (TTA Press)
• Vivian Guppy and the Brighton Belle, Nina Allan (Rustblind and Silverbright)
• Whitstable, Stephen Volk (Spectral Press)

Best Short Story

• Chalk, Pat Cadigan (This Is Horror)
• Death Walks En Pointe, Thana Niveau (The Burning Circus)
• Family Business, Adrian Tchaikovsky (The Alchemy Press Book of Urban Mythic)
• The Fox, Conrad Williams (This Is Horror)
• Golden Apple, Sophia McDougall (The Lowest Heaven)
• Moonstruck, Karin Tidbeck (Shadows & Tall Trees #5)
• Signs of the Times, Carole Johnstone (Black Static #33)

Best Collection 

• For Those Who Dream Monsters, Anna Taborska (Mortbury Press) 
• Holes for Faces, Ramsey Campbell (Dark Regions Press) 
• Monsters in the Heart, Stephen Volk (Gray Friar Press) 
• North American Lake Monsters, Nathan Ballingrud (Small Beer Press)

Best Anthology

• End of the Road, Jonathan Oliver (ed.) (Solaris)
• Fearie Tales, Stephen Jones (ed.) (Jo Fletcher Books)
• Rustblind and Silverbright, David Rix (ed.) (Eibonvale Press)
• Tales of Eve, Mhairi Simpson (ed.) (Fox Spirit Books)
• The Tenth Black Book of Horror, Charles Black (ed.) (Mortbury Press)

Best Small Press

• The Alchemy Press (Peter Coleborn)
• Fox Spirit Books (Adele Wearing)
• NewCon Press (Ian Whates)
• Spectral Press (Simon Marshall-Jones)

Best Non-Fiction

• Gestalt Real-Time Reviews, D.F. Lewis
• Doors to Elsewhere, Mike Barrett (The Alchemy Press)
• Fantasy Faction, Marc Aplin (ed.)
• Speculative Fiction 2012, Justin Landon and Jared Shurin (eds) (Jurassic London)
• “We Have Always Fought”: Challenging the “Women, Cattle and Slaves” Narrative, Kameron Hurley (A Dribble of Ink)

Best Magazine/Periodical

• Black Static, Andy Cox (ed.) (TTA Press)
• Clarkesworld, Neil Clarke and Sean Wallace (ed.) (Wyrm Publishing)
• Interzone, Andy Cox (ed.) (TTA Press)
• Shadows & Tall Trees, Michael Kelly (ed.) (Undertow Books)

Best Comic/Graphic Novel

• Demeter, Becky Cloonan (Becky Cloonan)
• Jennifer Wilde, Maura McHugh, Karen Mahoney and Stephen Downey (Atomic Diner Comics)
• Porcelain, Benjamin Read and Chris Wildgoose (Improper Books)
• Rachel Rising, Terry Moore (Abstract Studio)
• Saga, Brian K. Vaughan and Fiona Staples (Image Comics)
• The Unwritten, Mike Carey and Peter Gross (Vertigo)

Best Artist

• Adam Oehlers
• Ben Baldwin
• Daniele Serra
• Joey Hi-Fi
• Tula Lotay
• Vincent Chong

Best Film/Television Episode

• Doctor Who: The Day of the Doctor, Steven Moffat (BBC)
• Game of Thrones: The Rains of Castamere, David Benioff and D.B. Weiss (HBO)
• Gravity, Alfonso Cuarón and Jonás Cuarón (Warner Bros)
• The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug, Fran Walsh, Philippa Boyens, Peter Jackson and Guillermo del Toro (Warner Bros)
• Iron Man 3, Drew Pearce and Shane Black (Marvel Studios)

Best Newcomer (the Sydney J. Bounds Award)

• Ann Leckie, for Ancillary Justice (Orbit)
• Emma Newman, for Between Two Thorns (Angry Robot)
• Francis Knight, for Fade to Black (Orbit)
• Laura Lam, for Pantomime (Strange Chemistry)
• Libby McGugan, for The Eidolon (Solaris)
• Samantha Shannon, for The Bone Season (Bloomsbury)

2014 Locus Awards Finalists

The Locus Science Fiction Foundation on May 7th announced the top five finalists in each category of the 2014 Locus Awards. Winners will be announced during the Locus Awards Weekend in Seattle, WA, June 27 - 29, 2014.



Science Fiction Novel

-  MaddAddam, Margaret Atwood (Nan A. Talese)
-  Abaddon’s Gate, James S.A. Corey (Orbit)
-  The Best of All Possible Worlds, Karen Lord (Del Rey)
-  Shaman, Kim Stanley Robinson (Orbit)
-  Neptune’s Brood, Charles Stross (Ace)

Fantasy Novel

-  The Ocean at the End of the Lane, Neil Gaiman (William Morrow)
-  NOS4A2, Joe Hill (William Morrow)
-  River of Stars, Guy Gavriel Kay (Roc)
-  Doctor Sleep, Stephen King (Scribner)
-  The Republic of Thieves, Scott Lynch (Del Rey)

Young Adult Book

-  Zombie Baseball Beatdown, Paolo Bacigalupi (Little, Brown Books for Young Readers)
-  The Coldest Girl in Coldtown, Holly Black (Little, Brown Books for Young Readers)
-  Homeland, Cory Doctorow (Tor Teen)
-  The Summer Prince, Alaya Dawn Johnson (Arthur A. Levine Books)
-  The Girl Who Soared Over Fairyland and Cut the Moon in Two, Catherynne M. Valente (Feiwel and Friends)

First Novel

-  The Thinking Woman’s Guide to Real Magic, Emily Croy Barker (Pamela Dorman Books)
-  The Golden City, J. Kathleen Cheney (Roc)
-  Ancillary Justice, Ann Leckie (Orbit)
-  A Stranger in Olondria, Sofia Samatar (Small Beer Press)
-  The Golem and the Jinni, Helene Wecker (Harper)

Novella

-  “Wakulla Springs”, Andy Duncan and Ellen Klages (Tor.com 10/2/13)
-  Black Helicopters, Caitlín R. Kiernan (Subterranean)
-  “The Princess and the Queen”, George R.R. Martin (Dangerous Women from Tor)
-  “Precious Mental”, Robert Reed (Asimov’s 6/13)
-  Six-Gun Snow White, Catherynne M. Valente (Subterranean)

Novelette

-  “The Truth of Fact, the Truth of Feeling”, Ted Chiang (Subterranean Fall ’13)
-  “The Waiting Stars”, Aliette de Bodard (The Other Half of the Sky from Candlemark & Gleam)
-  “A Terror”, Jeffrey Ford (Tor.com 7/24/13)
-  “The Sleeper and the Spindle”, Neil Gaiman (Rags and Bones from Little, Brown Books for Young Readers)
-  “The Prayer of Ninety Cats”, Caitlín R. Kiernan (Subterranean Spring ’13)

Short Story

-  “Some Desperado”, Joe Abercrombie (Dangerous Women from Tor)
-  “The Science of Herself”, Karen Joy Fowler (The Science of Herself from PM Books)
-  “The Road of Needles”, Caitlín R. Kiernan (Once Upon a Time: New Fairy Tales from Prime Books)
-  “A Brief History of the Trans-Pacific Tunnel”, Ken Liu (F&SF Jan/Feb 2013)
-  “The Dead Sea-Bottom Scrolls”, Howard Waldrop (Old Mars from Bantam)

Anthology

-  Queen Victoria’s Book of Spells, Ellen Datlow and Terri Windling, eds. (Tor Books)
-  The Year’s Best Science Fiction: Thirtieth Annual Collection, Gardner Dozois, ed. (St. Martin’s Griffin)
-  Unnatural Creatures, Neil Gaiman and Maria Dahvana Headley, eds. (HarperCollins)
-  Old Mars, George R.R. Martin and Gardner Dozois, eds. (Bantam)
-  The Best Science Fiction and Fantasy of the Year Volume Seven, Jonathan Strahan, ed. (Night Shade Books)

Collection

-  The Best of Joe Haldeman, Joe Haldeman (Subterranean)
-  The Ape’s Wife and Other Stories, Caitlín R. Kiernan (Subterranean)
-  Kabu Kabu, Nnedi Okorafor (Prime)
-  The Bread We Eat in Dreams, Catherynne M. Valente (Subterranean)
-  The Best of Connie Willis, Connie Willis (Del Rey)

Magazine

-  Asimov’s
-  Clarkesworld
-  The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction
-  Subterranean
-  Tor.com

Publisher

-  Angry Robot
-  Orbit
-  Small Beer Press
-  Subterranean Press
-  Tor Books

Editor

-  John Joseph Adams
-  Ellen Datlow
-  Gardner Dozois
-  Jonathan Strahan
-  Ann and Jeff VanderMeer

Artist

-  Bob Eggleton
-  John Picacio
-  Shaun Tan
-  Charles Vess
-  Michael Whelan

Non-Fiction

-  Here Be Dragons: Exploring Fantasy Maps and Settings, Stefan Ekman (Wesleyan University Press)
-  Strange Matings: Science Fiction, Feminism, African American Voices, and Octavia E. Butler, Rebecca J. Holden and Nisi Shawl, eds. (Aqueduct Press)
-  The Man From Mars: Ray Palmer’s Amazing Pulp Journey, Fred Nadis (Tarcher)
-  Wonderbook: The Illustrated Guide to Creating Imaginative Fiction, Jeff VanderMeer (Abrams Image)
-  Afrofuturism: The World of Black Sci-Fi and Fantasy Culture, Ytasha L. Womack (Lawrence Hill Books)

Art Book

-  Hannes Bok, Hannes Bok: A Life in Illustration, Joseph Wrzos, ed. (Centipede Press)
-  Margaret Brundage, The Alluring Art of Margaret Brundage, Stephen D. Korshak and J. David Spurlock, eds. (Vanguard Productions)
-  Spectrum 20: The Best in Contemporary Fantastic Art, Cathy Fenner and Arnie Fenner, eds. (Underwood Books)
-  Maurice Sendak, Maurice Sendak: A Celebration of the Artist and His Work, Justin G. Schiller, Dennis M.V. David and Leonard S. Marcus, eds. (Abrams Books)
-  Shaun Tan, Rules of Summer (Arthur A. Levine 2014)

Hugo and John W. Campbell Awards 2014 Finalists

In case you missed it, the 2014 Hugo and John W. Campbell Award finalists have been announced. Winners will be announced at Loncon 3 held in London, England in mid-August. (Links provided for most works or people.)

Best Novel

• Ancillary Justice, Ann Leckie (Orbit)
• Neptune’s Brood, Charles Stross (Ace)
• Parasite, Mira Grant (Orbit)
• Warbound, Book III of the Grimnoir Chronicles, Larry Correia (Baen Books)
• The Wheel of Time, Robert Jordan and Brandon Sanderson (Tor Books)

Best Novella

• The Butcher of Khardov, Dan Wells (Privateer Press)
• “The Chaplain’s Legacy”, Brad Torgersen (Analog, Jul-Aug 2013)
• “Equoid”, Charles Stross (Tor.com, 09-2013)
• Six-Gun Snow White, Catherynne M. Valente (Subterranean Press)
• “Wakulla Springs”, Andy Duncan and Ellen Klages (Tor.com, 10-2013)

Best Novelette

• “Opera Vita Aeterna”, Vox Day (The Last Witchking, Marcher Lord Hinterlands)
• “The Exchange Officers”, Brad Torgersen (Analog, Jan-Feb 2013)
• “The Lady Astronaut of Mars”, Mary Robinette Kowal
• “The Truth of Fact, the Truth of Feeling”, Ted Chiang (Subterranean, Fall 2013)
• “The Waiting Stars”, Aliette de Bodard (The Other Half of the Sky, Candlemark & Gleam)

Best Short Story

• “If You Were a Dinosaur, My Love”, Rachel Swirsky (Apex Magazine, Mar-2013)
• “The Ink Readers of Doi Saket”, Thomas Olde Heuvelt (Tor.com, 04-2013)
• “Selkie Stories Are for Losers”, Sofia Samatar (Strange Horizons, Jan-2013)
• “The Water That Falls on You from Nowhere”, John Chu (Tor.com, 02-2013)

Best Related Work

• Queers Dig Time Lords: A Celebration of Doctor Who by the LGBTQ Fans Who Love It, Edited by Sigrid Ellis & Michael Damian Thomas (Mad Norwegian Press)
• Speculative Fiction 2012: The Best Online Reviews, Essays and Commentary, Justin Landon & Jared Shurin (Jurassic London)
• “We Have Always Fought: Challenging the Women, Cattle and Slaves Narrative”, Kameron Hurley (A Dribble of Ink)
• Wonderbook: The Illustrated Guide to Creating Imaginative Fiction, Jeff VanderMeer, with Jeremy Zerfoss (Abrams Image)
• Writing Excuses Season 8, Brandon Sanderson, Dan Wells, Mary Robinette Kowal, Howard Tayler, and Jordan Sanderson

Best Graphic Story

• Girl Genius, Volume 13: Agatha Heterodyne & The Sleeping City, written by Phil and Kaja Foglio; art by Phil Foglio; colors by Cheyenne Wright (Airship Entertainment)
• “The Girl Who Loved Doctor Who”, written by Paul Cornell, illustrated by Jimmy Broxton (Doctor Who Special 2013, IDW)
• The Meathouse Man, adapted from the story by George R.R. Martin and illustrated by Raya Golden (Jet City Comics)
• Saga, Volume 2, written by Brian K. Vaughan, illustrated by Fiona Staples (Image Comics )
• “Time”, Randall Munroe (XKCD)

Best Dramatic Presentation, Long Form

• Frozen, screenplay by Jennifer Lee, directed by Chris Buck & Jennifer Lee (Walt Disney Studios)
• Gravity, written by Alfonso Cuarón & Jonás Cuarón, directed by Alfonso Cuarón (Esperanto Filmoj; Heyday Films; Warner Bros.)
• The Hunger Games: Catching Fire, screenplay by Simon Beaufoy & Michael Arndt, directed by Francis Lawrence (Color Force; Lionsgate)
• Iron Man 3, screenplay by Drew Pearce & Shane Black, directed by Shane Black (Marvel Studios; DMG Entertainment; Paramount Pictures)
• Pacific Rim, screenplay by Travis Beacham & Guillermo del Toro, directed by Guillermo del Toro (Legendary Pictures, Warner Bros., Disney Double Dare You)

Best Dramatic Presentation, Short Form

• An Adventure in Space and Time, written by Mark Gatiss, directed by Terry McDonough (BBC Television)
• Doctor Who: “The Day of the Doctor”, written by Steven Moffat, directed by Nick Hurran (BBC Television)
• Doctor Who: “The Name of the Doctor”, written by Steven Moffat, directed by Saul Metzstein (BBC Televison)
• The Five(ish) Doctors Reboot, written and directed by Peter Davison (BBC Television)
• Game of Thrones: “The Rains of Castamere”, written by David Benioff & D.B. Weiss, directed by David Nutter (HBO Entertainment in association with Bighead, Littlehead; Television 360; Startling Television and Generator Productions)
• Orphan Black: “Variations under Domestication” written by Will Pascoe, directed by John Fawcett (Temple Street Productions; Space/BBC America)

Best Editor, Short Form

• John Joseph Adams
• Neil Clarke
• Ellen Datlow
• Jonathan Strahan
• Sheila Williams

Best Editor, Long Form

• Ginjer Buchanan
• Sheila Gilbert
• Liz Gorinsky
• Lee Harris
• Toni Weisskopf

Best Professional Artist

• Galen Dara
• Julie Dillon
• Daniel Dos Santos
• John Harris
• John Picacio
• Fiona Staples

Best Semiprozine

• Apex Magazine, edited by Lynne M. Thomas, Jason Sizemore, and Michael Damian Thomas
• Beneath Ceaseless Skies, edited by Scott H. Andrews
• Interzone, edited by Andy Cox
• Lightspeed Magazine, edited by John Joseph Adams, Rich Horton, and Stefan Rudnicki
• Strange Horizons, edited by Niall Harrison, Brit Mandelo, An Owomoyela, Julia Rios, Sonya Taaffe, Abigail Nussbaum, Rebecca Cross, Anaea Lay, and Shane Gavin

Best Fanzine

• The Book Smugglers, edited by Ana Grilo and Thea James
• A Dribble of Ink, edited by Aidan Moher
• Elitist Book Reviews, edited by Steven Diamond
• Journey Planet, edited by James Bacon, Christopher J Garcia, Lynda E. Rucker, Pete Young, Colin Harris, and Helen J.Montgomery
• Pornokitsch, edited by Anne C. Perry and Jared Shurin

Best Fancast

• The Coode Street Podcast, Jonathan Strahan and Gary K. Wolfe
• Galactic Suburbia Podcast, Alisa Krasnostein, Alexandra Pierce, Tansy Rayner Roberts (Presenters) and Andrew Finch
  (Producer)
• SF Signal Podcast, Patrick Hester
• The Skiffy and Fanty Show, Shaun Duke, Jen Zink, Julia Rios, Paul Weimer, David Annandale, Mike Underwood, and Stina Leicht
• Tea and Jeopardy, Emma Newman
• Verity! Deborah Stanish, Erika Ensign, Katrina Griffiths, L.M. Myles, Lynne M. Thomas, and Tansy Rayner Roberts
• The Writer and the Critic, Kirstyn McDermott and Ian Mond

Best Fan Writer

• Liz Bourke
• Kameron Hurley
• Foz Meadows
• Abigail Nussbaum
• Mark Oshiro

Best Fan Artist

• Brad W. Foster
• Mandie Manzano
• Spring Schoenhuth
• Steve Stiles
• Sarah Webb

The John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer
Award for the best new professional science fiction or fantasy writer of 2012 or 2013, sponsored by Dell Magazines. (Not a Hugo Award, but administered along with the Hugo Awards.)

• Wesley Chu
• Max Gladstone*
• Ramez Naam*
• Sofia Samatar*
• Benjanun Sriduangkaew

*2nd year of eligibility.