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| Welcome to the Fantasy Newsletter. I’m spidey . I’ll be your guest editor this week, and I'll be discussing a few of the Fantasy Awards given to works of Science Fiction and Fantasy. |
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Many groups and societies award works of Science Fiction and Fantasy. Whether you're looking for a good read, or looking to get some recognition for your own work, these awards are worth checking out!
Let's look at a few of them.
Hugo Award:
The Hugo Award was named in honor of Hugo Gernsback, "The Father of Magazine Science Fiction.” Gernsback is the founder of the science fiction magazine “Amazing Stories.”
The award is also known as the Science Fiction Achievement Award, and is given annually by the World Science Fiction Society (WSFS) for science fiction and fantasy works for the previous year. Nominees and winners are chosen by members of WSFS.
Just a few of the many Hugo Awards given every year:
Best Novelette
Best Short Story
Best Related Book
Best Semiprozine
Best Professional Artist
Best Editor Long Form
Best Editor Short Form
Best Fanzine
Best Fan Artist
Best Fan Writer
The Nebula Award:
The Nebula is an award given each year by the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America (SFWA), for the best science fiction/fantasy fiction published in the United States during the two previous years.
Each work is eligible to qualify for the ballot for one year following its date of publication. During this one-year window, SFWA members can nominate the work for the Nebula ballot. When a work has received ten nominations, it immediately qualifies for the current year's preliminary Nebula ballot. Early the following year, SFWA members vote on the works on the preliminary ballot, narrowing the field down to a final ballot of about five works in each category. SFWA members then vote on the final ballot.
The first Nebulas were given for the year 1965. Frank Herbert's Dune won as best novel.
The categories for Nebula Awards:
Novel: a work of 40,000 words or more
Novella: a work of at least 17,500 words but under 40,000 words
Novelette: a work of at least 7,500 words but under 17,500 words
Short story: a work of under 7,500 words
Script: a script for movie, tv or radio show, play
World Fantasy Award
The World Fantasy awards are considered among the most prestigious awards given to speculative fiction (including science fiction and fantasy) This award began in 1975, and is given yearly at the World Fantasy Convention. What is different about this type of award (as opposed to Hugo and Nebula) is that it is overseen by judges.
Awards given by WFC:
Novel Novella (10,001 to 40,000 words)
Short Fiction (under 10,000 words)
Anthology (multiple author - original or reprint - single or multiple editors)
Collection (single author - original or reprint - single or multiple editors)
Artist Special Awards
Convention Award
Life Achievement
Special Award: Professional
Special Award: Non-Professional
British Fantasy Society Awards
These awards are given annually by the British Fantasy Society (BFS) to honor fantasy and horror fiction.
Categories for the BFSA:
Novel
Novella
Short Fiction
Collection
Anthology
Small Press
Artist
Non-Fiction
Aurora Awards
The Prix Aurora Award is Canada's fantasy award. The first Aurora was presented to expatriate Canadian author A. E. Van Vogt. It was then known as The Canadian Science Fiction and Fantasy Award.
The Arurora awards are chosen in the same manner as the Hugo Awards, by nominations and then voting by the Canadian Science Fiction and Fantasy Association.
A few of the categories of Aurora Awards:
Best Long-Form Work in English
Best Long-Form Work in French
Best Short-Form Work in English
Best Short-Form Work in French
Artistic Achievement
Fan Achievement (Publication)
Fan Achievement (Organizational)
Fan Achievement (Other)
Mythopoeic Awards
Hosted by the Mythopoeic Society, the Mythopoeic Awards are given to works that exemplify “the spirit of the Inklings”—a gathering of British Christian males at Oxford during the 1930s and 1940s which included J.R.R. Tolkien, C.S. Lewis, and Charles Williams. The finalists and winners are determined by a committee of Mythopoeic Society members and are announced every Summer at Mythcon.
Awards are given in the following categories:
Adult Literature
Children's Literature
Read more about these awards and see lists of past winners at:
http://worldcon.org/hugos.html
http://www.sfwa.org/awards/
https://www.worldfantasy.org
http://www.britishfantasysociety.org/awards.html
http://www.sentex.net/~dmullin/aurora/
http://www.mythsoc.org/awards/
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