BSFA Award

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The British Science Fiction Association Awards, or BSFA Awards, have been given since 1970 and annually since 1974 in one or more categories for works of science fiction or fantasy. They are usually presented at the UK Eastercon and are decided by popular vote of the members of the Association and/or the convention, occasionally augmented by special or committee awards. Eligibility is usually but not always defined by British publication. The physical form of the award varies from year to year. They are sometimes referred to incorrectly as the British Science Fiction Awards.

As with any longstanding award, there have been many changes to its categories and mechanism.

From 1970 until 1979 there was usually a single winner decided without a shortlist.

In 1980 shortlists were introduced, perhaps inspired by the Hugos at the previous year's Worldcon, and there were four categories: novel, short fiction, media or dramatic presentation, and artist.

In 1986 the artist category was replaced with one for a specific piece of artwork. In 1993 the media or dramatic presentation category was dropped and in 2002 a non-fiction category was added.

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  • No award — insufficient votes.

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  • Novel: Air by Geoff Ryman
  • Short Fiction: 'Magic for Beginners' by Kelly Link
  • Artwork: Interzone 200 cover by Pawel Lewandowski
  • Non-fiction Award: Soundings: Reviews 1992-1996 by Gary K. Wolfe

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  • Novel: Jack Glass by Adam Roberts
  • Short Fiction: 'Adrift on the Sea of Rains' by Ian Sales
  • Artwork: Jack Glass cover by Blacksheep
  • Non-Fiction: 'The World SF Blog', chief editor Lavie Tidhar

2014

2015

  • Novel: Ancillary Sword by Ann Leckie
  • Short Fiction: 'The Honey Trap' by Ruth E. J. Booth
  • 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

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2018

  • Novel: The Rift by Nina Allan
  • Short Fiction: 'The Enclave' by Anne Charnock
  • Artwork: Joint winners. Cover of The Ion Raider by Jim Burns and Waiting on a Bright Moon by Victo Ngai
  • Non-Fiction: Iain M. Banks by Paul Kincaid

2019

  • Novel: Embers of War by Gareth L. Powell
  • Short Fiction: 'Time Was' by Ian McDonald
  • Non-Fiction: 'On motherhood and erasure: people-shaped holes, hollow characters and the illusion of impossible adventures' by Aliette de Bodard
  • Artwork: 'In the Vanishers' Palace: Dragon I and II' by Likhain

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Award Website 1970
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