Previous BSFA Award winners
The awards are named after the year that the eligible works were published, but given out in the following year. Thus the 2023 awards will be presented in 2024.
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2022
Novel: City of Last Chances by Adrian Tchaikovsky (Head of Zeus)
Short Fiction: ‘Of Charms, Ghosts and Grievances’ by Aliette de Bodard (JABberwocky Literary Agency)
Artwork: Cover of The Red Scholar’s Wake by Alyssa Winans (Gollancz)
Non-Fiction: Terry Pratchett: A Life with Footnotes by Rob Wilkins (Doubleday)
Best Book for Younger Readers: Unraveller by Frances Hardinge (MacMillan Children’s Books)
2021
Novel: Shards of Earth by Adrian Tchaikovsky (Tor)
Short Fiction: ‘Fireheart Tiger’ by Aliette de Bodard (Tor.com)
Artwork: Glasgow Green Woman by Iain Clark
Non-Fiction: Worlds Apart: Worldbuilding in Fantasy and Science Fiction edited by Francesca T. Barbini (Luna Press)
Best Book for Younger Readers: Iron Widow by Xiran Jay Zhao (Rock the Boat)
2020
Novel: The City We Became by N.K. Jemisin (Orbit)
Short Fiction: ‘Infinite Tea in the Demara Cafe’ by Ida Keogh (in London Centric: Tales of Future London, NewCon Press)
Artwork: Shipbuilding Over the Clyde by Iain Clark
Non-Fiction: It’s the End of the World: But What Are We Really Afraid Of by Adam Roberts (Elliot & Thompson)
2019
Novel: Children of Ruin by Adrian Tchaikovsky (Tor)
Shorter Fiction: ‘This is How You Lose the Time War’ by Amal El-Mohtar & Max Gladstone (Jo Fletcher Books)
Artwork: Cover of Wourism and Other Stories by Chris “Fangorn” Baker (Luna Press)
Non-Fiction: The Pleasant Profession of Robert A. Heinlein by Farah Mendlesohn (Unbound)
2018
Novel: Embers of War by Gareth L. Powell (Titan)
Short Fiction: ‘Time Was’ by Ian McDonald (Tor.com)
Artwork: In the Vanishers’ Palace: Dragon I and II by Likhain (Inprnt)
Non-Fiction: On motherhood and erasure: people-shaped holes, hollow characters and the illusion of impossible adventures by Aliette de Bodard (Intellectus Speculativus blog)
2017
Novel: The Rift by Nina Allan (Titan)
Short Fiction: ‘The Enclave’ by Anne Charnock (NewCon Press)
Artwork (joint award): Cover for The Ion Raider by Jim Burns (NewCon Press)
Artwork (joint award): Illustration for Waiting on a Bright Moon by Victo Ngai (Tor.com, 12 July 2017)
Non-Fiction Award: Iain M. Banks by Paul Kincaid (University of Illinois Press)
2016
Novel: Europe in Winter by Dave Hutchinson (Solaris)
Short Fiction: ‘Liberty Bird’ by Jaine Fenn (in Now We Are Ten, NewCon Press)
Artwork: Cover for Central Station by Sarah Anne Langton (Tachyon Publications)
Non-Fiction: 100 African Writers of SFF by Geoff Ryman (Tor.com)
2015
Novel: The House of Shattered Wings by Aliette de Bodard (Gollancz)
Short Fiction: ‘Three Cups of Grief, by Starlight’ by Aliette de Bodard (Clarkesworld 100)
Artwork: Cover of Pelquin’s Comet by Jim Burns
Non-Fiction: Rave and Let Die: The SF and Fantasy of 2014 by Adam Roberts (Steel Quill Books)
2014
Novel: Ancillary Sword by Ann Leckie (Orbit)
Short Fiction: ‘The Honey Trap’ by Ruth E.J. Booth (in La Femme, NewCon Press)
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
2013
Novel (joint award): Ack-Ack Macaque by Gareth L. Powell (Solaris)
Novel (joint award): Ancillary Justice by Ann Leckie (Orbit)
Short Fiction: ‘Spin’ by Nina Allan (TTA Press)
Artwork: Cover of Dream London by Joey Hi-Fi
Best Non-Fiction: Wonderbook by Jeff Vandermeer (Abrams Image)
2012
Novel: Jack Glass by Adam Roberts (Gollancz)
Short Fiction: ‘Adrift on the Sea of Rains’ by Ian Sales (Whippleshield Books)
Artwork: Cover of Jack Glass by Blacksheep
Non-Fiction: The World SF Blog, Chief Editor Lavie Tidhar
2011
Novel: The Islanders by Christopher Priest (Gollancz)
Short Fiction: ‘The Copenhagen Interpretation’ by Paul Cornell (Asimov’s Vol. 35, No. 7)
Artwork: Cover of The Noise Revealed by Dominic Harman (Solaris)
Non-fiction: The SF Encyclopedia 3rd edition edited by John Clute, Peter Nicholls, David Langford and Graham Sleight (Gollancz website)
Specially Commended: This British Library’s Out of This World exhibition
2010
Novel: The Dervish House by Ian McDonald (Gollancz)
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
2009
Novel: The City & the City by China Miéville (Macmillan)
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
2008
Novel: The Night Sessions by Ken MacLeod (Orbit)
Short Fiction: ‘Exhalation’ by Ted Chiang
Artwork: Cover of Subterfuge by Andy Bigwood
Non-fiction: Rhetorics of Fantasy by Farah Mendlesohn (Wesleyan University Press)
2007
Novel: Brasyl by Ian McDonald (Gollancz)
Short Fiction: ‘Lighting Out’ by Ken MacLeod
Artwork: ‘Cracked World’ (cover of disLocations) by Andy Bigwood
2006
Novel: End of the World Blues by Jon Courtenay Grimwood (Gollancz)
Short Fiction: ‘The Djinn’s Wife’ by Ian McDonald
Artwork: Angelbot (cover of Time Pieces) by Chris “Fangorn” Baker
2005
Novel: Air by Geoff Ryman (Gollancz)
Short Fiction: ‘Magic for Beginners’ by Kelly Link
Artwork: Cover of Interzone #200 by Pawel Lewandowski
Non-fiction: Soundings: Reviews 1992-1996 by Gary K. Wolfe (Beccon Publications)
2004
Novel: River of Gods by Ian McDonald (Simon & Schuster)
Short Fiction: ‘Mayflower II’ by Stephen Baxter
Artwork: Cover of Newton’s Wake by Stephan Martinière (US Edition)
2003
Novel: Felaheen by Jon Courtenay Grimwood (Earthlight)
Short Fiction: ‘The Wolves in the Walls’ by Neil Gaiman and Dave McKean
Artwork: Cover of The True Knowledge of Ken MacLeod by Colin Odell
Non-fiction: Reading Science Fiction by Farah Mendlesohn (Cambridge University Press)
2002
Novel: The Separation by Christopher Priest (Scribner)
Short Fiction: ‘Coraline’ by Neil Gaiman
Artwork: Cover of Interzone 179 by Dominic Harman
Related Publication: ‘Introduction’ to Maps: The Uncollected John Sladek by David Langford
2001
Novel: Chasm City by Alastair Reynolds (Gollancz)
Short: ‘The Children of Winter’ by Eric Brown (Interzone 163)
Artwork: Cover of Omegatropic by Colin Odell
Non-fiction: Omegatropic by Stephen Baxter (British Science Fiction Association)
2000
Novel: Ash: A Secret History by Mary Gentle (Gollancz)
Short: ‘The Suspect Genome’ by Peter F. Hamilton (Interzone 156)
Artwork: Hideaway (cover of Interzone 157) by Dominic Harman
1999
Novel: The Sky Road by Ken MacLeod (Orbit)
Short: ‘Hunting the Slarque’ by Eric Brown (Interzone 141)
Artwork: Cover of Darwinia by Jim Burns
1998
Novel: The Extremes by Christopher Priest (Simon & Schuster)
Short: ‘La Cenerentola’ by Gwyneth Jones (Interzone 136)
Artwork: Lord Prestimion (cover of Interzone 138) by Jim Burns
1997
Novel: The Sparrow by Mary Doria Russell (Black Swan)
Short: ‘War Birds’ by Stephen Baxter (Interzone 126)
Artwork: The Black Blood of the Dead (cover of Interzone 116) by SMS
1996
Novel: Excession by Iain M. Banks (Orbit)
Short: ‘A Crab Must Try’ by Barrington J. Bayley (Interzone 103)
Artwork: Cover of Ancient Shores by Jim Burns
1995
Novel: The Time Ships by Stephen Baxter (HarperPrism)
Short: ‘The Hunger and Ecstasy of Vampires’ by Brian Stableford (shorter version, Interzone 91/92)
Artwork: Cover of Seasons of Plenty by Jim Burns
1994
Novel: Feersum Endjinn by Iain M. Banks (Orbit)
Short: ‘The Double Felix’ by Paul di Filippo (Interzone 87)
Artist: Jim Burns
1993
Novel: Aztec Century by Christopher Evans (Gollancz)
Short: ‘The Ragthorn’ by Robert Holdstock and Garry Kilworth (Interzone 74)
Artist: Jim Burns
Special Award: The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction 2nd edition edited by John Clute and Peter Nicholls (Orbit)
1992
Novel: Red Mars by Kim Stanley Robinson (HarperCollins)
Short: ‘Innocents’ by Ian McDonald (New Worlds 2)
Artist: Jim Burns
1991
Novel: The Fall of Hyperion by Dan Simmons (Headline)
Short: ‘Bad Timing’ by Molly Brown (Interzone 54)
Media: Terminator 2: Judgment Day directed by James Cameron
Artist: Mark Harrison
1990
Novel: Take Back Plenty by Colin Greenland (Allen & Unwin)
Short: ‘The Original Doctor Shade’ by Kim Newman (Interzone 36)
Media: Twin Peaks created by Mark Frost and David Lynch
Artist: Ian Miller
1989
Novel: Pyramids by Terry Pratchett (Gollancz)
Short: ‘In Translation’ by Lisa Tuttle (Zenith)
Media: Red Dwarf TV series created by Rob Grant and Doug Naylor
Artist: Jim Burns
1988
Novel: Lavondyss by Robert Holdstock (Gollancz)
Short: ‘Dark Night in Toyland’ by Bob Shaw (Interzone 26)
Media: Who Framed Roger Rabbit? directed by Robert Zemeckis
Artist: Alan Lee
1987
Novel: Grainne by Keith Roberts (Kerosina)
Short: ‘Love Sickness’ by Geoff Ryman (Interzone 20/21)
Media: Star Cops TV series created by Chris Boucher
Artist: Jim Burns
1986
Novel: The Ragged Astronauts by Bob Shaw (Gollancz)
Short: ‘Kaeti and the Hangman’ by Keith Roberts (in collection Kaeti & Company)
Media: Aliens directed by James Cameron
Artist: Keith Roberts
1985
Novel: Helliconia Winter by Brian W. Aldiss (Jonathan Cape)
Short: ‘Cube Root’ by David Langford (Interzone 11)
Media: Brazil directed by Terry Gilliam
Artist: Jim Burns
1984
Novel: Mythago Wood by Robert Holdstock (Gollancz)
Short: ‘The Unconquered Country’ by Geoff Ryman (Interzone 7)
Media: The Company of Wolves directed by Neil Jordan
Artist: Jim Burns
1983
Novel: Tik-Tok by John Sladek (Gollancz)
Short: ‘After-Images’ by Malcolm Edwards (Interzone 4)
Media: Android directed by Aaron Lipstadt
Artist: Bruce Pennington
1982
Novel: Helliconia Spring by Brian W. Aldiss (Jonathan Cape)
Short: ‘Kitemaster’ by Keith Roberts (Interzone 1)
Media: Blade Runner directed by Ridley Scott
Artist: Tim White
1981
Novel: The Shadow of the Torturer by Gene Wolfe (Sidgwick & Jackson)
Short: ‘Mythago Wood’ by Robert Holdstock (F&SF Vol. 61, No. 3)
Media: Time Bandits directed by Terry Gilliam
Artist: Bruce Pennington
1980
Novel: Timescape by Gregory Benford (Simon & Schuster)
Short: ‘The Brave Little Toaster’ by Thomas M. Disch (F&SF Vol. 59, No. 2)
Media: The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy second radio series by Douglas Adams
Artist: Peter Jones
1979
Novel: The Unlimited Dream Company by J.G. Ballard (Jonathan Cape)
Short: ‘Palely Loitering’ by Christopher Priest (F&SF Vol. 56, No. 1)
Media: The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy record (Original Records)
Artist: Jim Burns
1978
Novel: A Scanner Darkly by Philip K. Dick (Doubleday)
Collection: Deathbird Stories by Harlan Ellison (Harper & Row)
Media: The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy first radio series by Douglas Adams
1977
Novel: The Jonah Kit by Ian Watson (Gollancz)
1976
Novel: Brontomek! by Michael G. Coney (Gollancz)
Special Award: A Pictorial History of Science Fiction by David Kyle
1975
Novel: Orbitsville by Bob Shaw (Gollancz)
1974
Novel: Inverted World by Christopher Priest (Faber & Faber)
1973
Novel: Rendezvous with Rama by Arthur C. Clarke (Gollancz)
Special Award: Billion Year Spree by Brian W. Aldiss (Doubleday)
1972
No award — insufficient votes
1971
Collection: The Moment of Eclipse by Brian W. Aldiss (Faber & Faber)
1970
Novel: The Jagged Orbit by John Brunner (Ace)
1969
Novel: Stand on Zanzibar by John Brunner (Doubleday)