http://cache.io9.com/assets/base/img/thumbs140x140/io9.com.png http://io9.com/tag/awards http://io9.com/tag/awards Congratulations to Genevieve Valentine, who won the 2012 William L. Crawford Fantasy Award for her novel Mechanique: A Tale of the Circus Tresaulti. This award celebrates the best debut fantasy novel published in the previous year, and the runners up were Erin Morgenstern for The Night Circus, Téa Obreht for The Tiger's Wife, Stina Leicht for Of Blood and Honey, and Ransom Riggs for Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children. More »
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James Gunn's Center for the Study of Science Fiction at Kansas University has always been a locus of awesomeness in the consideration of the genre we all love. Among other things, the Center hosts the John W. Campbell Memorial Award every year, celebrating "the best science-fiction novel of the year." More »
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For the first time in ages, Publishers Weekly's list of the year's top 10 books (of any genre) includes a science fiction title, Maureen McHugh's new story collection After the Apocalypse. Over at Genreville, PW's Rose Fox lists her top SF/fantasy books of the year, including McHugh's — and all six of them are from small presses. Also notable: three out of six are short story collections rather than novels. Chances are, you haven't read all (or any) of these titles yet, so this is a great chance to add to your "to read" list. [PW] More »
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The verdict is in, and we watched it happen. The World Fantasy Awards at yesterday's World Fantasy Convention in San Diego were a star-studded celebration of fantasy writers, publishers and readers. Connie Willis riffed and joked about her love of Starbucks and the TV show Primeval, Neil Gaiman talked about the importance of the fantasy community, and Peter S. Beagle graciously accepted a lifetime achievement award while insisting this didn't mean he was going to drop dead any time soon. More »
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Last night's Scream Awards was an epic celebration of horror, science fiction and comics, as the Hollywood elite gathered to toast Ed Brubaker, Peter Dinklage and gore. Here are our favorite weird and awesome moments. More »
]]> http://io9.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5851272&view=rss&microfeed=true Canadian SF/fantasy authors, you have a new chance to get recognized for your children's and young-adult novels. The Monica Hughes Award, named after the late author of 40 young-adult novels, will give $5,000 each year to the author of the best science fiction or fantasy novel for children. The prize is funded by HarperCollins Canada, but administered by the Canadian Children's Book Centre. [Quill and Quire] More »
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The 2011 Hugo Award winners were just announced, and it's a good year for time-travel stories, including Connie Willis' Blackout/All Clear and Doctor Who's fifth season finale. Plus it's an excellent night for Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine. More »
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Yesterday Locus magazine announced the 2011 Locus Award Winners. Here's the full list, and congrats to all the winners and nominees. More »
]]> http://io9.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5815596&view=rss&microfeed=true Over the past few days, the winners of the Bram Stoker Awards (for horror fiction) and the finalists for the Sidewise Awards (for alternate history) were announced. Want to know what the best terrifying stories and allohistories are? More »
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And the 2011 Nebula Award Winners are: More »
]]> http://io9.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5804377&view=rss&microfeed=true The Locus Awards announced their 2011 finalists, and the slate is pretty similar to the Hugo Awards finalists — except noticeably a bit less female-dominated. In particular, the "best novel" nominees are the same except that Mira Grant and N.K. Jemisin are replaced by William Gibson and Iain M. Banks. Here's the full list: More »
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Lauren Beukes won the 2011 Arthur C. Clarke Award for her novel Zoo City, a jarring urban fantasy about an alternate Johannesburg where criminals are matched with magical animals. More »
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A Visit from the Goon Squad by Jennifer Egan just won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction, after beating out Jonathan Franzen's Freedom for the prestigious National Book Critics Circle prize earlier this month. More »
]]> http://io9.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5793719&view=rss&microfeed=true We've been noticing for a while now that anthologies of original fiction and electronic magazines have been edging out print magazines for award nominations, but this year's Nebula Awards shortlist sees a bit of a reversal of that trend. Asimov's, Analog and Realms of Fantasy all did quite well. Also, the "Best Novel" nominees include only one dude, which is a nice change after a few years of dude-heavy nominees lists. More »
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The awards show dedicated to the worst movies has finally released its nominations for 2011. They've added a brand new category: Worst Eye-Gouging Mis-Use of 3-D! Our prediction: The Last Airbender will clean house. More »
]]> http://io9.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5741863&view=rss&microfeed=true The Philip K. Dick Award, for science fiction books originally published in paperback instead of hardcover, put out its shortlist for the year, and chances are a few books on the list haven't been on your radar. (The list does include Project Itoh's Harmony, which was one of our favorite books of 2010.) Since these books are all out in paperback, they're pretty inexpensive, and they all sound pretty intriguing. Here's the list: More »
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Over the past several years, the Arthur C. Clarke Award has honored some of science fiction's most provocative, mind-expanding novels, among its winners as well as its finalists. Now the award's funding is running out. More »
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The prestigious World Fantasy Awards for fantastic fiction were announced over the weekend at World Fantasy Con in Ohio. Here are the winners. More »
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Can you name the 10 greatest science fiction novels by women authors published in the past decade? That's a meme that's been making the rounds, in response to a perceived increase in the marginalization of women in SF. More »
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Paolo Bacigalupi continues his incredible awards sweep: His young-adult novel Ship Breaker was nominated for a National Book Award for young people's literature. Also nominated, for fiction: magical realism/science fiction maven Karen Tei Yamashita, for I Hotel. [L.A. Times] More »
]]> http://io9.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5663077&view=rss&microfeed=true If you're looking for some awesome tales of the fantastic to check out in the last days of summer, then the 2010 World Fantasy Award's shortlist has arrived just in time. There are stories of bizarre cities and harrowing adventures. Here's the complete list, via Locus: More »
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For your consideration: We nominate Piranha 3D in the "best penis being gobbled up and spit out in 3D" Oscar category. Here is Piranha 3D's plea to the Academy for some nominations. More »
]]> http://io9.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5615166&view=rss&microfeed=true Two of the field's most respected authors will receive recognition for the ways in which they transformed science fiction. Samuel R. Delany and Harlan Ellison will receive, respectively, the 2010 and 2011 Eaton Awards for Lifetime Achievement in Science Fiction from the University of California, Riverside. Ellison will accept his award at the 2011 Eaton Science Fiction Conference in February. Says conference organizer and associate English professor Rob Latham: More »
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This year at the World Science Fiction Convention, two works will be honored with Prometheus Awards for best works of libertarian futurism. And the winners are . . . More »
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Remember when we threatened to BURN THIS PLACE TO THE GROUND if John Noble was Emmy-snubbed? It's time to rally people. When will Hollywood start recognizing people with genuine talent? Walter Bishop is the best character on prime time. [Emmys] More »
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Captain Jean-Luc Picard got a bit of a promotion from her royal majesty the Queen. Patrick Stewart, 69, was knighted yesterday. We're so happy for the Captain we could sing about it. [BBC] More »
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Steampunk made its mark on the Nebula Awards this year, with the best novel award going to Paolo Bacigalupi's Windup Girl and the best novella going to Kage Baker's Women Of Nell Gwynne's. Full results below. More »
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China Miéville's foray into crime fiction, The City And The City, has already paid off handsomely. It's garnered the British Science Fiction Association's "best novel" prize, a Nebula nomination... and now, his third Arthur C. Clarke Award. More »
]]> http://io9.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5526775&view=rss&microfeed=true Locus Magazine announced the finalists for its reader-selected Locus Awards — and the five best science fiction novels of 2009 include three female authors. The winners will be announced during the Science Fiction Awards Weekend in Seattle WA, June 25-27, and tickets are still available. Here are the finalists: More »
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The mighty James Tiptree Jr. Awards have surveyed another year of science fiction and fantasy relating to gender. This year's best gender-related SF books: Greer Gilman's trippy folk tales and, for the first time, a Manga series. More »
]]> http://io9.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5496707&view=rss&microfeed=true The 2009 Nebula Awards final ballot is out, and it's "as fine a reading list as you're apt to find," says Cory Doctorow. Best novel finalists are Cherie Priest's Boneshaker, Paolo Bacigalupi's The Windup Girl, Laura Anne Gilman's Flesh and Fire, Finch by Jeff VanderMeer and The Love We Share Without Knowing by Christopher Barzak. (And just a reminder: Windup Girl is this month's io9 book club pick, starting next week.) More »
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Hollywood has finally revealed the massive new list of Academy Award nominations — and a few other awards for "excellence" — this week. You'll never guess which nominations Land of The Lost and Transformers 2 snagged. More »
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First Time Magazine named Paolo Bacigalupi's The Windup Girl one of the best novels of 2009 (of any genre), and now the American Library Association's named it 2009's best science-fiction book. And just a reminder: It's our February book-club book. More »
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Hot on the heels of Christopher Lee's knighthood, it seems another science-fiction legend is getting his proper acknowledgment. Rumor has it that Patrick Stewart will be knighted by the Queen at this year's New Year's Honours. [UK Mirror] More »
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Stop-motion animation edged out computer-generated effects in this year's Annie Award nominations, with Coraline topping the list at ten nods. But CGI is nipping at its heels with big nominations for Pixar's Up and Disney's Prep and Landing. More »
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As if Dollhouse's fate wasn't enough, the Producers Guild of America is also giving Joss Whedon broad hints that his future may not be in broadcast television, by recognizing him for all the good work he's done... in new media. More »
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Amazon.com's editors have released their list of the top ten science fiction and fantasy books of 2009, and it includes some pleasant surprises. More »
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We're over the moon with the news that genre movie legend Christopher Lee has been Knighted. The 87-year-old, and world's greatest Dracula, has appeared in over 250 films stretching over 61 years. Congratulations. [USA Today] More »
]]> http://io9.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5395774&view=rss&microfeed=true Scrappy indie movie Outlander satisfied our need for cool aliens as well as our love for viking glory and swordfights. And now it's up for "Best Science Fiction Movie" in Spike's Scream Awards. Also in the running: Duncan Jones' justly acclaimed Moon. The other contenders are all big studio productions like Star Trek, Transformers 2, Terminator 4 and Knowing. So it's nice to see a couple smaller movies making the ballot — and especially one that slid under the radar, like Outlander. More »
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Last night, the 2009 Hugo Awards Ceremony brought together many of the genre's leading lights, and we were there. A few victories surprised us, and a couple of speeches moved us. Here's our gallery of the parties and the glamor. More »
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