THE BRITISH SCIENCE FICTION ASSOCIATION AWARDS
The British Science Fiction Association is delighted to announce the shortlists of nominees for the BSFA Awards, for work published in 2024. The BSFA Awards have been presented annually since 1970. The awards are voted on by members of the British Science Fiction Association and by the members of the year’s Eastercon, the national science fiction convention, held since 1955. This year’s Eastercon, Reconnect , will be at the Beflast ICC , 18th April to 21st April 2025, where the winners will be announced.
We would be delighted if you circulated this shortlist. #BSFAAwards2024
BSFA members and attendees of the convention Reconnect 2025 may vote for the winners of the award. The voting form is available here
Voting is open to all BSFA members and attendees of the convention. Voting will close at 23:59 on Friday the 18th of April.
Best Audio Fiction
| Title | Author | Publisher | Link |
| The Personal Touch | Rick Danforth | Manawaker Studio's Flash Fiction Podcast | https://www.manawaker.com/podcast/the-personal-touch-0937 |
| The Dex Legacy: Shadows of Trauma | Emily Inkpen |
Alternative Stories and Fake Realities |
https://www.thedexlegacy.com/ |
| Doctor Who: The Quin Dilemma |
Chris Chapman, Robert Valentine, Jacqueline Rayner | Big Finish | https://www.bigfinish.com/releases/v/doctor-who-the-sixth-doctor-adventures-the-quin-dilemma-2873 |
| Torchwood: The Hollow Choir | Helen Marshall, Malcolm Devli | Big Finish | https://www.bigfinish.com/releases/v/torchwood-the-hollow-choir-2988 |
| Mother Death Learns a Trick | Addison Smith | Escape Pod | https://escapepod.org/2024/10/31/escape-pod-965-t-rex-tex-mex-mother-death-learns-a-trick/ |
Best Artwork
Newcon Press| Title | Author | Publisher | Link |
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Cover - Fathomfolk |
Kelly Chong | Orbit | https://www.orbitbooks.net/2023/08/23/fathomfolk-by-eliza-chan-cover/ |
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Cover - Nova Scotia Vol 2 |
Jenni Coutts | Luna Press Publishing | https://www.lunapresspublishing.com/product-page/nova-scotia-vol-2 |
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Cover - A Jura for Julia |
Fangorn | Newcon Press |
https://www.newconpress.co.uk/info/book.asp?id=243&referer=Catalogue |
| Cover - ParSec Magazine #11 | Fangorn | PS Publishing | https://pspublishing.co.uk/parsec-digital-magazine---issue-11-6349-p.asp |
Best Collection
(For collections and anthologies)
Best Non-Fiction (Long)
| Title | Author | Publisher | Link |
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Track Changes |
Abigail Nussbaumer | Briardene Books | https://briardenebooks.uk/2024/03/28/announcing-track-changes-by-abigail-nussbaum |
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Spec Fic for Newbies Vol 2: A Beginner's Guide to Writing More Subgenres of Science Fiction |
Tiffani Angus and Val Nolan |
Luna Press Publishing | https://www.lunapresspublishing.com/product-page/spec-fic-for-newbies-vol-2 |
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The Book Blinders |
John Clute | Norstrilia Press | https://www.norstriliapress.com/the-book-blinders |
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Keith Roberts's Pavane: A Critical Companion |
Paul Kincaid | Palgrave | https://peregrinebookcompany.com/book/9783031715662 |
| JG Ballard's Crash: A Critical Companion | Paul March Russell | Palgrave | https://www.amazon.co.uk/J-G-Ballards-Crash-Companion/dp/3031730933 |
BesT Novel*
| Title | Author | Publisher | Link | |
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Calypso |
Oliver K Langmead | Titan Books | https://titanbooks.com/71531-calypso |
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| Rabbit in the Moon | Fiona Moore | Epic Publishing | https://www.waterstones.com/book/rabbit-in-the-moon/fiona-moore/9781734648676 | |
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Three Eight One |
Aliya Whiteley | Rebellion Publishing | https://rebellionpublishing.com/product/three_eight_one/ |
*Alien Clay by Adrian Tchaikovsky was removed at the request of the author.
Best Short Fiction
(For short written works of fiction and their equivalent)
| Title | Author | Publisher | Link |
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'Unquiet on the Eastern Front' |
Wole Talabi | Subterranean Press | https://subterraneanpress.com/unquiet-on-the-eastern-front-ebook |
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'Why Don't We Just Kill the Kid in the Omelas Hole' |
Isabel J. Kim | Clarkesworld | https://clarkesworldmagazine.com/kim_02_24/ |
| 'Intrinsic - Extrinsic - Terrific' | Aliya Whiteley | Luna Press Publishing | https://www.lunapresspublishing.com/product-page/the-utopia-of-us |
| 'The Portmeirion Road' | Fiona Moore | Clarkesworld | https://clarkesworldmagazine.com/moore_05_24 |
Best Non-Fiction (Short)
(For short written works and their equivalent)
| Title | Author | Publisher | Link | ||
| 'Why A.I. Isn’t Going to Make Art' | Ted Chiang |
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https://www.newyorker.com/culture/the-weekend-essay/why-ai-isnt-going-to-make-art |
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| 'Beyond Conventions: Unleashing the Palestinian Struggle Through the Science Fiction Lens' | Yasmin Kanaan | Shoreline of Infinity | https://www.shorelineofinfinity.com/product/shoreline-of-infinity-37 |
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| 'Considering the Cosy Turn in SFF: Who Gets to be Comforted?' | Liz Bourke | Self-Published | https://lizbourke.wordpress.com/2024/04/10/67-considering-the-cosy-turn-in-sff-who-gets-to-be-comforted/ |
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| 'An Afrofuturistic Dystopia and the Afro-irreal' | Eugen Bacon | Bloomsbury | https://www.bloomsbury.com/uk/afrocentered-futurisms-in-our-speculative-fiction-9798765114674 |
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'Science Fiction and Abolishing the Police' |
S J Groenewegen | Shoreline of Infinity | https://www.shorelineofinfinity.com/product/shoreline-of-infinity-38 |
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| 'The 2023 Hugo Awards: A Report on Censorship and Exclusion' | Chris M Barkley and Jason Sanford | File770 and Genre Grapevine | https://jasonsanford.substack.com/p/the-2023-hugo-awards-a-report-on |
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| 'Machine Learning in Contemporary Science Fiction' | by Jo Lindsay Walton | SFRA Review | https://sfrareview.org/2024/01/26/machine-learning-in-contemporary-science-fiction |
Best Shorter Fiction
(For novellas, novelettes and other works that are not novel length).
| Title | Author | Publisher | Link |
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Navigational Entanglements |
Aliette de Bodard | Tordotcom | https://us.macmillan.com/books/9781250324887/navigationalentanglements |
| Charlie Says | Neil Williamson | Black Shuck Books | |
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What Happened at the Pony Club |
Fiona Moore | Fusion Fragment | https://www.fusionfragment.com/issue-22/ |
| Saturation Point | Adrian Tchaikovsky | Solaris | https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Saturation-Point/Adrian-Tchaikovsky/9781837861743 |
Best Translated Short Fiction
This award is selected by an appointed BSFA Jury. Our Jurors for this award are Cristina Jurado, Rachel Cordasco and Nadya Mercik.
| Title | Author | Publisher | Link |
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'The Coffee Machine' |
Celia Corral-Vázquez, translated from Spanish by Sue Burke | Clarkesworld | |
| 'The Rambler' | Shen Dacheng, translated from Chinese by Cara Healey | Clarkesworld | |
| 'Bone by Bone' | Mónika Rusval, translated from Hungarian by Vivien Urban | Samovar |
http://samovar.strangehorizons.com/2024/07/22/bone-by-bone-csontrol-csontra |
| 'Songs of the Snow Whale' | K.A. Teryna translated from Russian by Alex Shvartsman | Reactor | https://reactormag.com/songs-of-the-snow-whale-k-a-teryna |
| 'You Glow in the Dark' | Liliana Colanzi translated from Spanish by Chris Andrews | You Glow in the Dark | https://www.ndbooks.com/book/you-glow-in-the-dark |
| 'Unicorn 2512' | by Nora Nagi translated from the Arabic by Mayada Ibrahim | Egypt + 100 | https://commapress.co.uk/books/egypt-100 |
Best Fiction for Younger Readers
| Title | Author | Publisher | Link | |||
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Doctor Who: Caged |
Una McCormack | Penguin | https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/462319/doctor-who-caged-by-mccormack-una/9781785949180 |
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Somewhere Beyond the Sea |
T J Klune | Tor | https://www.amazon.co.uk/Somewhere-Beyond-Sea-hugely-anticipated-life-affirming/dp/1035009374 |
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Rebel Dawn |
Ann Sei Lin | Walker Books | https://www.walker.co.uk/9781406399615/rebel-dawn/#:~:text=by%20Ann%20Sei%20Lin,key%20to%20releasing%20shikigami...t/ | |||
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Benny Ramirez and the Nearly Departed |
Jose Pablo Iriarte |
Alfred A. Knopf Books for Young Readers |
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