BSFA Awards
Awarded forAwarded each year to the best Novel, Short fiction, Artwork and work of Non-Fiction published in the previous calendar year as voted for by the members of the British Science Fiction Association.
CountryUK
Presented byBritish Science Fiction Association
First awarded1970
Websitebsfa.co.uk/awards

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. Categories for short works and artists were added in 1980. The 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 media category was awarded from 1979 to 1992. 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:

Previous categories:

BSFA Award winners

Year Category Work Author(s)
1969 NovelStand on ZanzibarJohn Brunner
1970 NovelThe Jagged OrbitJohn Brunner
1971 CollectionThe Moment of EclipseBrian W. Aldiss
1972 No award insufficient votes.
1973 NovelRendezvous with RamaArthur C. Clarke
Special AwardBillion Year SpreeBrian W. Aldiss
1974 NovelInverted WorldChristopher Priest
1975 NovelOrbitsvilleBob Shaw
1976 NovelBrontomek!Michael G. Coney
Special AwardA Pictorial History of Science FictionDavid Kyle
1977 NovelThe Jonah KitIan Watson
1978 NovelA Scanner DarklyPhilip K. Dick
CollectionDeathbird StoriesHarlan Ellison
MediaThe Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (original radio series)Douglas Adams
1979 NovelThe Unlimited Dream CompanyJ. G. Ballard
Short"Palely Loitering"Christopher Priest (F&SF)
MediaThe Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
ArtistJim Burns
1980 NovelTimescapeGregory Benford
Short"The Brave Little Toaster"Thomas M. Disch (F&SF)
MediaThe Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy second radio seriesDouglas Adams
ArtistPeter Jones
1981 NovelThe Shadow of the TorturerGene Wolfe
Short"Mythago Wood"Robert Holdstock (F&SF)
MediaTime Bandits film
ArtistBruce Pennington
1982 NovelHelliconia SpringBrian W. Aldiss
Short"Kitemaster"Keith Roberts (Interzone 1)
MediaBlade Runner film
ArtistTim White
1983[1] NovelTik-TokJohn Sladek
Short"After-Images"Malcolm Edwards (Interzone 4)
MediaAndroid film
ArtistBruce Pennington
1984[2] NovelMythago WoodRobert Holdstock
Short"The Unconquered Country"Geoff Ryman (Interzone 7)
MediaThe Company of Wolves film
ArtistJim Burns
1985[3] NovelHelliconia WinterBrian W. Aldiss
Short"Cube Root"David Langford (Interzone 11)
MediaBrazil film
ArtistJim Burns
1986[4] NovelThe Ragged AstronautsBob Shaw
Short"Kaeti and the Hangman"Keith Roberts (in collection Kaeti & Company)
MediaAliens film
ArtistThe Clocktower Girl by Keith Roberts
1987[5] NovelGrainneKeith Roberts
Short"Love Sickness"Geoff Ryman (Interzone 20/21)
MediaStar Cops television series
ArtworkCover of Worldcon Programme BookJim Burns
1988[6] NovelLavondyssRobert Holdstock
Short"Dark Night in Toyland"Bob Shaw (Interzone 26)
MediaWho Framed Roger Rabbit film
ArtworkCover of LavondyssAlan Lee
1989[7] NovelPyramidsTerry Pratchett
Short"In Translation"Lisa Tuttle (Zenith)
MediaRed Dwarf television series
ArtworkCover of Other Edens IIIJim Burns
1990[8] 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
1991 [9] NovelThe Fall of HyperionDan Simmons
Short"Bad Timing"Molly Brown (Interzone 54)
MediaTerminator 2: Judgment Day film
ArtworkCover of Interzone 45Mark Harrison
1992[10] NovelRed MarsKim Stanley Robinson
Short"Innocents"[lower-alpha 1]Ian McDonald (New Worlds 2)
ArtworkCover of Hearts, Hands and VoicesJim Burns
1993[14] 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
1994[15] NovelFeersum EndjinnIain M. Banks
Short"The Double Felix"Paul di Filippo (Interzone 87)
ArtistCover for Interzone 79Jim Burns
1995[16] NovelThe Time ShipsStephen Baxter
Short"The Hunger and Ecstasy of Vampires"Brian Stableford (shorter version, Interzone 91/92)
Artistcover for Seasons of PlentyJim Burns
1996[17] NovelExcessionIain M. Banks
Short"A Crab Must Try"Barrington J. Bayley (Interzone 103)
Artistcover for Ancient ShoresJim Burns
1997[18] NovelThe SparrowMary Doria Russell
Short"War Birds"Stephen Baxter (Interzone 126)
Artist'The Black Blood of the Dead' cover Interzone 116SMS
1998[19] NovelThe ExtremesChristopher Priest
Short"La Cenerentola"Gwyneth Jones (Interzone 136)
Artwork'Lord Prestimion' (cover, Interzone 138)Jim Burns
1999[20] NovelThe Sky RoadKen MacLeod
Short"Hunting the Slarque"Eric Brown (Interzone 141)
ArtworkDarwinia (cover of Darwinia, Robert Charles Wilson)Jim Burns
2000[21] NovelAsh: A Secret HistoryMary Gentle
Short"The Suspect Genome"Peter F. Hamilton (Interzone 156)
ArtworkHideaway (Cover, Interzone 157)Dominic Harman
2001[22] NovelChasm CityAlastair Reynolds
Short Story"Children of Winter"Eric Brown (Interzone 163)
Artworkcover of OmegatropicColin Odell
Non-fictionOmegatropicStephen Baxter
2002[23] NovelThe SeparationChristopher Priest
Short FictionCoralineNeil Gaiman
Artworkcover, Interzone 179Dominic Harman
Related PublicationIntroduction to Maps: The Uncollected John SladekDavid Langford
2003[24] 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
2004 NovelRiver of GodsIan McDonald
Short FictionMayflower IIStephen Baxter
Artworkcover, Newton's Wake (US Edition)Stephan Martinière
2005[25] NovelAirGeoff Ryman
Short FictionMagic for BeginnersKelly Link
Artworkcover, Interzone 200Pawel Lewandowski
Non-fiction AwardSoundings: Reviews 1992-1996Gary K. Wolfe
2006[26] 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
2007 NovelBrasylIan McDonald
Short FictionLighting OutKen MacLeod (disLocations)
ArtworkCracked World, cover of disLocationsAndy Bigwood
2008 NovelThe Night SessionsKen MacLeod
Short FictionExhalationTed Chiang
Artworkcover of SubterfugeAndy Bigwood
Non-fictionRhetorics of FantasyFarah Mendlesohn
2009 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
2010[27] NovelThe Dervish HouseIan McDonald
Short FictionThe Ship MakerAliette de Bodard
Artworkcover of Zoo CityJoey Hi-Fi
Non-FictionBlogging the Hugos: DeclinePaul Kincaid
2011[28] 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
2012 NovelJack GlassAdam Roberts
Short FictionAdrift on the Sea of RainsIan Sales
Artworkcover of Jack GlassBlacksheep
Non-FictionThe World SF Blogchief editor Lavie Tidhar
2013[29] Novels (tie)
Ancillary JusticeAnn Leckie
Ack-Ack MacaqueGareth L. Powell
Short FictionSpinNina Allan
Artworkcover of Dream LondonJoey Hi-Fi
Non-FictionWonderbookJeff VanderMeer
2014[30] 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
2015 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
2016[31] NovelEurope in WinterDave Hutchinson
Short FictionLiberty BirdJaine Fenn
Artworkcover of Central StationSarah Anne Langton
Non-Fiction100 African Writers of SFFGeoff Ryman
2017 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
2018[32] 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
2019[33] NovelChildren of RuinAdrian Tchaikovsky
Short 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
2020[34] 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
2021[35][36] NovelShards of EarthAdrian Tchaikovsky
Short FictionFireheart TigerAliette de Bodard
ArtworkGlasgow Green WomanIain Clark
Non-FictionWorlds Apart: Worldbuilding in Fantasy and Science Fictionedited by Francesca T. Barbini
Best Book for Younger ReadersIron WidowXiran Jay Zhao
2022[37] NovelCity of Last ChancesAdrian Tchaikovsky
Short FictionOf Charms, Ghosts and GrievancesAliette de Bodard
ArtworkCover of The Red Scholar's Wake (Gollancz)Alyssa Winans
Non-FictionTerry Pratchett: A Life with FootnotesRob Wilkins
Best Book for Younger ReadersUnravellerFrances Hardinge

Notes

  1. The BSFA website gives the title of this story as "Innocent",[11] but other sources indicate that the correct title is "Innocents". See, for example, the Locus Magazine Index to Science Fiction[12] and the Internet Speculative Fiction Database.[13]

See also

References

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  3. Matrix issue 63 (April/May 1986) p1
  4. Matrix issue 70 (June/July 1987) p4
  5. Matrix issue 76 (June/July 1988) p7
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  10. Matrix issue 106 (June/July 1993) p3
  11. "Previous BSFA Award Winners". British Science Fiction Association. Retrieved March 22, 2021.
  12. "The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 1984-1998: Contents List". Retrieved March 22, 2021.
  13. "Publication: New Worlds 2". ISFDB. Retrieved March 22, 2021.
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  27. "BSFA Award 2010 - Winners". Archived from the original on 2011-05-13. Retrieved 2011-04-28. "BSFA Award 2010 - Winners", accessed on 4 May 2011
  28. http://www.worldswithoutend.com/blog.asp?view=plink&id=832 "2011 BSFA Award winners announced", accessed on 9 April 2012
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  30. http://www.bsfa.co.uk/the-bsfa-awards-2014-winners-announced/ Archived 2017-02-20 at the Wayback Machine "The BSFA Awards 2014 Winners Announced", accessed on 10 April 2015
  31. https://bsfa.co.uk/bsfa-awards-2016-winners-announced/ "BSFA Awards 2016 Winners Announced", accessed on 21 September 2019
  32. https://bsfa.co.uk/bsfa-awards-2018-announced/ "BSFA Awards 2018 Announced", accessed on 21 September 2019
  33. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5RO2uB3E-U0 "BSFA 2019 Awards Announcement", accessed on 17 May 2020
  34. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Alt55nkjXGI "BSFA 2020 Awards Announcement", accessed on 4 April 2021
  35. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZT4IPV-b2WE "BSFA 2021 Awards Announcement", accessed on 25 April 2022
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  37. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oa7AP81YTu8 "BSFA 2022 Awards Announcement", accessed on 8 April 2023

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