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BSFA Award

British science fiction awards


Summary

British science fiction awards

FieldValue
nameBSFA Awards
awarded_forAwarded 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.
presenterBritish Science Fiction Association
countryUK
year1970
website

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 Award categories

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:

  • BSFA Award for Best Novel (from 1969)
  • BSFA Award for Best Shorter Fiction (from 2023)
  • BSFA Award for Best Short Fiction (from 1980)
  • BSFA Award for Best Collection (from 2023)
  • BSFA Award for Best Fiction for Younger Readers (from 2021)
  • BSFA Award for Best Translated Short Fiction (from 2023)
  • BSFA Award for Best Artwork (from 1979)
  • BSFA Award for Best Original Audio Fiction (from 2023)
  • BSFA Award for Best Non-Fiction (from 2001)
  • BSFA Award for Best Short Non-Fiction (from 2023)

Previous categories:

  • BSFA Award for Best Media (1978 to 1991)

BSFA Award winners

YearCategoryWorkAuthor(s)19691970197119721973197419751976197719781979198019811982198319841985198619871988198919901991199219931994199519961997199819992000200120022003200420052006200720082009201020112012201320142015201620172018201920202021202220232024
NovelStand on ZanzibarJohn Brunner
NovelThe Jagged OrbitJohn Brunner
CollectionThe Moment of EclipseBrian W. Aldiss
No award — insufficient votes.
NovelRendezvous with RamaArthur C. Clarke
Special AwardBillion Year SpreeBrian W. Aldiss
NovelInverted WorldChristopher Priest
NovelOrbitsvilleBob Shaw
NovelBrontomek!Michael G. Coney
Special AwardA Pictorial History of Science FictionDavid Kyle
NovelThe Jonah KitIan Watson
NovelA Scanner DarklyPhilip K. Dick
CollectionDeathbird StoriesHarlan Ellison
MediaThe Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (original radio series)Douglas Adams
NovelThe Unlimited Dream CompanyJ. G. Ballard
Short"Palely Loitering"Christopher Priest (F&SF)
MediaThe Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
ArtistJim Burns
NovelTimescapeGregory Benford
ShortThe Brave Little Toaster (novel)"The Brave Little Toaster"Thomas M. Disch (F&SF)
MediaThe Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy second radio seriesDouglas Adams
ArtistPeter Jones
NovelThe Shadow of the TorturerGene Wolfe
Short"Mythago Wood"Robert Holdstock (F&SF)
MediaTime Bandits film
ArtistBruce Pennington
NovelHelliconia SpringBrian W. Aldiss
Short"Kitemaster"Keith Roberts (Interzone 1)
MediaBlade Runner film
ArtistTim White
NovelTik-TokJohn Sladek
Short"After-Images"Malcolm Edwards (Interzone 4)
MediaAndroid film
ArtistBruce Pennington
NovelMythago WoodRobert Holdstock
Short"The Unconquered Country"Geoff Ryman (Interzone 7)
MediaThe Company of Wolves film
ArtistJim Burns
NovelHelliconia WinterBrian W. Aldiss
Short"Cube Root"David Langford (Interzone 11)
MediaBrazil film
ArtistJim Burns
NovelThe Ragged AstronautsBob Shaw
Short"Kaeti and the Hangman"Keith Roberts (in collection Kaeti & Company)
MediaAliens film
ArtistThe Clocktower Girl by Keith Roberts
NovelGrainneKeith Roberts
Short"Love Sickness"Geoff Ryman (Interzone 20/21)
MediaStar Cops television series
ArtworkCover of Worldcon Programme BookJim Burns
NovelLavondyssRobert Holdstock
Short"Dark Night in Toyland"Bob Shaw (Interzone 26)
MediaWho Framed Roger Rabbit film
ArtworkCover of LavondyssAlan Lee
NovelPyramidsTerry Pratchett
Short"In Translation"Lisa Tuttle (Zenith)
MediaRed Dwarf television series
ArtworkCover of Other Edens IIIJim Burns
NovelTake Back PlentyColin Greenland
Short"The Original Doctor Shade"Kim Newman (Interzone 36)
MediaTwin Peaks television series
ArtistCovers of The Difference Engine and Interzone 40Ian Miller
NovelThe Fall of HyperionDan Simmons
Short"Bad Timing"Molly Brown (Interzone 54)
MediaTerminator 2: Judgment Day film
ArtworkCover of Interzone 45Mark Harrison
NovelRed MarsKim Stanley Robinson
Short"Innocents"Ian McDonald (New Worlds 2)
ArtworkCover of Hearts, Hands and VoicesJim Burns
NovelAztec CenturyChristopher Evans
Short"The Ragthorn"Robert Holdstock and Garry Kilworth (Interzone 74)
ArtworkCover for Red Dust by Paul J. McAuleyJim Burns
Special AwardThe Encyclopedia of Science Fictioned. John Clute and Peter Nicholls
NovelFeersum EndjinnIain M. Banks
Short"The Double Felix"Paul di Filippo (Interzone 87)
ArtistCover for Interzone 79Jim Burns
NovelThe Time ShipsStephen Baxter
Short"The Hunger and Ecstasy of Vampires"Brian Stableford (shorter version, Interzone 91/92)
Artistcover for Seasons of PlentyJim Burns
NovelExcessionIain M. Banks
Short"A Crab Must Try"Barrington J. Bayley (Interzone 103)
Artistcover for Ancient ShoresJim Burns
NovelThe SparrowMary Doria Russell
Short"War Birds"Stephen Baxter (Interzone 126)
Artist'The Black Blood of the Dead' cover Interzone 116SMS
NovelThe ExtremesChristopher Priest
Short"La Cenerentola"Gwyneth Jones (Interzone 136)
Artwork'Lord Prestimion' (cover, Interzone 138)Jim Burns
NovelThe Sky RoadKen MacLeod
Short"Hunting the Slarque"Eric Brown (Interzone 141)
ArtworkDarwinia (cover of Darwinia, Robert Charles Wilson)Jim Burns
NovelAsh: A Secret HistoryMary Gentle
Short"The Suspect Genome"Peter F. Hamilton (Interzone 156)
ArtworkHideaway (Cover, Interzone 157)Dominic Harman
NovelChasm CityAlastair Reynolds
Short Story"Children of Winter"Eric Brown (Interzone 163)
Artworkcover of OmegatropicColin Odell
Non-fictionOmegatropicStephen Baxter
NovelThe SeparationChristopher Priest
Short FictionCoralineNeil Gaiman
Artworkcover, Interzone 179Dominic Harman
Related PublicationIntroduction to Maps: The Uncollected John SladekDavid Langford
NovelFelaheenJon Courtenay Grimwood
Short FictionThe Wolves in the WallsNeil Gaiman & Dave McKean
Artworkcover, The True Knowledge of Ken MacLeodColin Odell
Non-fictionReading Science FictionFarah Mendlesohn
NovelRiver of GodsIan McDonald
Short FictionMayflower IIStephen Baxter
Artworkcover, Newton's Wake (US Edition)Stephan Martinière
NovelAirGeoff Ryman
Short FictionMagic for BeginnersKelly Link
Artworkcover, Interzone 200Pawel Lewandowski
Non-fiction AwardSoundings: Reviews 1992-1996Gary K. Wolfe
NovelEnd of the World BluesJon Courtenay Grimwood
Short FictionThe Djinn's Wife (Asimov's Science Fiction, July 2006)Ian McDonald
ArtworkAngelbot, cover of Time PiecesChristopher "Fangorn" Baker
NovelBrasylIan McDonald
Short FictionLighting OutKen MacLeod (disLocations)
ArtworkCracked World, cover of disLocationsAndy Bigwood
NovelThe Night SessionsKen MacLeod
Short FictionExhalationTed Chiang
Artworkcover of SubterfugeAndy Bigwood
Non-fictionRhetorics of FantasyFarah Mendlesohn
NovelThe City & the CityChina Miéville
Short FictionThe Beloved Time of Their LivesIan Watson and Roberto Quaglia
Artworkcover of Desolation RoadStephan Martinière
Non-fictionMutant PopcornNick Lowe
NovelThe Dervish HouseIan McDonald
Short FictionThe Ship MakerAliette de Bodard
Artworkcover of Zoo CityJoey Hi-Fi
Non-FictionBlogging the Hugos: DeclinePaul Kincaid
NovelThe IslandersChristopher Priest
Short FictionThe Copenhagen InterpretationPaul Cornell
Artworkcover of The Noise RevealedDominic Harman
Non-FictionThe Encyclopedia of Science Fiction 3rd editionJohn Clute, Peter Nicholls, David Langford and Graham Sleight
NovelJack GlassAdam Roberts
Short FictionAdrift on the Sea of RainsIan Sales
Artworkcover of Jack GlassBlacksheep
Non-FictionThe World SF Blogchief editor Lavie Tidhar
Novels (tie)Ancillary JusticeAnn Leckie
Ack-Ack MacaqueGareth L. Powell
Short FictionSpinNina Allan
Artworkcover of Dream LondonJoey Hi-Fi
Non-FictionWonderbookJeff VanderMeer
NovelAncillary SwordAnn Leckie
Short FictionThe Honey TrapRuth E. J. Booth, La Femme
ArtworkThe Wasp Factory after Iain BanksTessa Farmer
Non-FictionScience Fiction and Fantasy Writers and the First World WarEdward James
NovelHouse of Shattered WingsAliette de Bodard
Short FictionThree Cups of Grief, by StarlightAliette de Bodard
Artworkcover of Pelquin's CometJim Burns
Non-FictionRave and Let Die: the SF and Fantasy of 2014Adam Roberts
NovelEurope in WinterDave Hutchinson
Short FictionLiberty BirdJaine Fenn
Artworkcover of Central StationSarah Anne Langton
Non-Fiction100 African Writers of SFFGeoff Ryman
NovelThe RiftNina Allan
Short FictionThe EnclaveAnne Charnock
Artwork (tie)Cover of The Ion RaiderJim Burns
Waiting on a Bright MoonVicto Ngai
Non-FictionIain M. Banks (University of Illinois Press)Paul Kincaid
NovelEmbers of WarGareth L Powell
Short FictionTime WasIan McDonald
ArtworkIn the Vanishers' Palace: Dragon I and IILikhain
Non-FictionOn motherhood and erasure: people-shaped holes, hollow characters and the illusion of impossible adventuresAliette de Bodard
NovelChildren of RuinAdrian Tchaikovsky
Shorter FictionThis Is How You Lose the Time WarAmal El-Mohtar & Max Gladstone
ArtworkCover of Wourism and Other Stories (Luna Press)Chris "Fangorn" Baker
Non-FictionThe Pleasant Profession of Robert A. HeinleinFarah Mendlesohn
NovelThe City We BecameN. K. Jemisin
Short FictionInfinite Tea in the Demara CafeIda Keogh
ArtworkShipbuilding over the ClydeIain Clark
Non-FictionIt's the End of the World: But What Are We Really Afraid OfAdam Roberts
NovelShards of EarthAdrian Tchaikovsky
Short FictionFireheart TigerAliette de Bodard
Best Fiction for Younger ReadersIron WidowXiran Jay Zhao
ArtworkGlasgow Green WomanIain Clark
Non-FictionWorlds Apart: Worldbuilding in Fantasy and Science Fictionedited by Francesca T. Barbini
NovelCity of Last ChancesAdrian Tchaikovsky
Short FictionOf Charms, Ghosts and GrievancesAliette de Bodard
Best Fiction for Younger ReadersUnravellerFrances Hardinge
ArtworkCover of The Red Scholar's Wake (Gollancz)Alyssa Winans
Non-FictionTerry Pratchett: A Life with FootnotesRob Wilkins
NovelThe Green Man's QuarryJuliet E. McKenna
Shorter FictionAnd Put Away Childish ThingsAdrian Tchaikovsky
Short Fiction"How to Raise a Kraken in Your Bathtub"P. Djèlí Clark
CollectionThe Best of British Science Fiction 2022Donna Scott
Best Fiction for Younger ReadersThe Library of Broken WorldsAlaya Dawn Johnson
Long Non-FictionA Traveller in Time: The Critical Practice of Maureen Kincaid SpellerNina Allan
Short Non-FictionProject Management Lessons from Rogue OneFiona Moore
Translated Short FictionVanishing Tracks in the SandJana Bianchi, tr. Rachael Amoruso
ArtworkCover of The Surviving Sky (Titan)Leo Nickolls
Original Audio FictionThe Dex LegacyEmily Inkpen
NovelThree Eight OneAliya Whiteley
Shorter FictionSaturation PointAdrian Tchaikovsky
Short FictionWhy Don't We Just Kill the Kid In the Omelas HoleIsabel J. Kim
CollectionPunks4Palestine: An Anthology of Hopeful SciFi for an Uncertain FutureJasen Bacon
Best Fiction for Younger ReadersDoctor Who: CagedUna McCormack
Long Non-FictionTrack ChangesAbigail Nussbaum
Short Non-FictionWhy A.I. Isn’t Going to Make ArtTed Chiang
Translated Short FictionBone by BoneMónika Rusval, translated from Hungarian by Vivien Urban
ArtworkCover of Nova Scotia Vol 2Jenni Coutts
Original Audio FictionThe Personal TouchRick Danforth

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