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Gaylactic Spectrum Awards

American LGBT artistic awards (founded 1999)

American LGBT artistic awards (founded 1999)

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The Gaylactic Spectrum Awards are given to works of science fiction, fantasy and horror that explore LGBTQ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender) topics in a positive way.

The major award categories are for best novel, short fiction, and other works. The winners and short list of recommended nominees are decided by a jury. One of the most recognized authors, Melissa Scott has received the most awards overall, with five wins. She also holds the record for most nominations. Works of any format produced before the awards were first given were eligible to be inducted into the "Hall of Fame", although no work has been inducted since 2003. The list of award winners and Hall of Fame inductees has been called a "who's who of science fiction" by the GLBTQ Encyclopedia Project. This article lists the winners in each of the categories, and the inductees to the Hall of Fame.

Award process

Since their inception, the awards were given in categories for novels and best other work. Other categories were also added and removed in intervening years, including categories for short fiction (since the second year) and comic books for one year. A short lived "People's Choice" award voted by convention attendees was also awarded to one work from any of the category nominee short lists. The award for best novel was the only one to have been handed out every year since the awards began. there were three regular categories: novels, short fiction and other works. The "other works" category included comic books, graphic novels, movies, television episodes, multimedia, anthologies, story collections, gaming products, artwork, and music.

The categories are open to submission of English-language works released during the prior calendar year in North America that include "significant positive GLBT content". The time-frame of eligibility is based on copyright date for first printing for written works, cover date for magazines and comic books, release date for films, first air date for television. Works had to have been "professionally" published or distributed to be eligible for consideration and be wholly original and legal. The judges can choose to extend eligibility for a work due to oversight, confusion regarding release dates, or problems with availability. An open nomination/recommendation process is used to identify works to be considered by the judges. Works of any format produced before the inception of the awards are eligible to be inducted into the "Hall of Fame"; these inductees were selected solely by the judges.

The results are decided by a panel of judges from the list of submitted nominees; nominations can be made by anyone. The judges are volunteers from science fiction fandom and GLBT community, with one volunteer as the "Award Administrator". The judges review each recommended work and the longlist of nominees is reduced via review and discussion to a shortlist of finalists, and then one or more winners is chosen by consensus or vote. The results are generally announced and presented at Gaylaxicon, a convention dedicated to LGBT science fiction, although on occasion they are presented at Worldcon.

Each award consists of an etched image on lucite on a stand, using a spiral galaxy in a triangle logo, based on the logo of the Gaylactic Network. The award winner's name, work title, award year and category are etched on a small plaque on the base or on the plexiglass itself. A small cash stipend is also awarded to winners in the Best Novel category. The cost of the awards is paid through individual donations and fundraising events.

Winners

Melissa Scott holds the record for the most award wins (five) and nominations (thirteen). Other authors and editors who have won the award multiple times are Nicola Griffith, David Gerrold, Keith Hartman, Laurie J. Marks, and Stephen Pagel. Samuel R. Delany is notable for winning a special "Lifetime Achievement" award. Steve Berman and Tanya Huff were finalists seven times without winning.

Per Locus database, the most recent award was given in 2019 for novels, in 2010 for short fiction and in 2003 for the hall of fame.

List of winners

In the following table, the years correspond to the year of the award ceremony. The notes column details the type of media for entries in the other works category, or the name of the publication in which the entries were first published in the short fiction category. The years are linked to the appropriate year in literature, comics, television or film articles.

YearAuthor(s) / Editor(s) / Director(s)TitlePublisher / ProducerNoteCategoryRef.
1999Accidental CreaturesTorNovelNovel
Dark Water's EmbraceAvon EosNovelNovel
& Stephen PagelBending the Landscape: Science FictionOverlookAnthologyOther work
2000Meisha MerlinNovelNovel
Warner AspectNovelNovel
"Dapple"Bantam Dellin Asimov's SF 09/99Short fiction
& Charlie KaufmanBeing John MalkovichUSA FilmsFilmOther work
2001Jumping Off the PlanetTorNovelNovel
et al.Buffy the Vampire SlayerFox/Mutant Enemy Prod.Television seriesOther work
2002AlgonquinNovelNovel
"Kindred"Overlookin Bending the Landscape: HorrorShort fiction
& Stephen PagelBending the Landscape: HorrorOverlookAnthologyOther work
2003Fire LogicTorNovelNovel
"Three Letters from the Queen of Elfland"Small Beer PressLady Churchill's Rosebud Wristlet #11Short fiction
et al.The Authority issues #28-29DC ComicsComic book issuesComic/graphic novel
et al.Green Lantern issues #153-155, "Hate Crime"DC ComicsComic book issuesComic/graphic novel
(ed.)Queer Fear IIArsenal Pulp PressAnthologyOther work
2004WarnerNovelNovel
"Lark Till Dawn, Princess"Warner Aspectin Mojo: Conjure StoriesShort fiction
Angels in AmericaHBOTelevision seriesOther work
& Michael LarkGotham Central issues #6–10, "Half a Life"DC ComicsComic book issuesOther work
2005Earth LogicTorNovelNovel
"Country People"Southern Tierin Shadows of the NightShort fiction
2006CagebirdWarner AspectNovelNovel
2007VellumDel ReyNovelNovel
"In the Quake Zone"SFBCin Down These Dark SpacewaysShort fiction
"Instinct"Arsenal Pulp Pressin The Future Is QueerShort fiction
Sovereign Mediain Realms of FantasyShort fiction
& Lawrence Schimel (eds.)The Future Is QueerArsenal Pulp PressAnthologyOther work
et al.Torchwood Season 1BBCTelevision seriesOther work
James McTeigue et al.V for VendettaWarner Bros.FilmOther work
2008Wicked GentlemenBlind Eye BooksNovelNovel
Ever So Much More Than TwentyLethe Pressin So FeyShort fiction
2009The Stratford Man (Hell and Earth/Ink and Steel)RocDuologyNovel
2010The Steel RemainsDel ReyNovelNovel
The Behold of the EyeLethe Pressin Lone Star Stories/Wilde Stories 2009Short fiction
The Rocky Side of the SkyLethe Pressin PeripheryShort fiction
2011Under the PoppySmall Beer PressNovelNovel
2012Honeyed WordsTorNovelNovel
2013The Song of AchillesEcco PressNovelNovel
2014Death By SilverLethe PressNovelNovel
2015Fairs' PointLethe PressNovelNovel
2016Luna: New MoonTorNovelNovel
2017Mother of SoulsBella BooksNovelNovel
2018Passing StrangeTor.comNovelNovel
2019Stone MadTor.comNovelNovel

People's Choice award winner.

Hall of Fame

YearAuthor(s) / Editor(s)Book TitlePublisher / ProducerMediaRef.
1999China Mountain ZhangTorNovel
1999& Lyn Paleo (eds.)Uranian Worlds: A Guide to Alternative Sexuality in Science Fiction, Fantasy, and HorrorG. K. HallNon-fiction
2000Slow RiverDel ReyNovel
2000SwordspointTorNovel
2000The World Well LostUniverse (June 1953)Short fiction
2000Quantum Leap episode "Running for Honor"Belisarius Prod.Media (TV)
2000& Jim SharmanThe Rocky Horror Picture Show20th Century FoxMedia (Film)
2001Imperial EarthOrionNovel
2001The Sparrow & Children of GodFawcettNovels
2001Dangerous Angels aka The Weetzie Bat booksHarperCollinsNovel series
2002DhalgrenBantamNovel
2002The Female ManBantamNovel
2002et al.Alpha Flight issue #106Marvel ComicsComic book
2002WasHarperCollinsNovel
2003The Holdfast ChroniclesBallantine, TorNovel
2003The Left Hand of DarknessAceNovel
2003Shadow ManTorNovel
2003Tale of the Five series (aka The Middle Kingdoms)TorNovel

People's Choice Award winner.

References

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