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
Science fiction (sometimes shortened to Sci-Fi or SF) is a genre of speculative fiction which typically deals with imagination, imaginative and futuristic concepts such as advanced science and technology, space exploration, time travel, Paral ...
. 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:
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BSFA Award for Best Novel
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BSFA Award for Best Short Fiction
The British Science Fiction Association Limited is an organisation founded in 1958 by a group of British academics, science fiction fans, authors, publishers and booksellers, in order to promote the writing, criticism, and study of science fiction ...
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BSFA Award for Best Non-Fiction
The BSFA Awards are given every year by the British Science Fiction Association. The Best Non-Fiction award is open to any written work about science fiction or fantasy which appeared in its current form in the previous year. Whole collections of ...
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BSFA Award for Best Artwork
The BSFA Awards are given every year by the British Science Fiction Association. The BSFA Award for Best Artwork is open to any artwork with speculative themes that first appeared in the previous year. Provided the artwork hasn't been published be ...
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BSFA Award for Best Fiction for Younger Readers
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Previous categories:
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BSFA Award for Best Media
The BSFA Awards are given every year by the British Science Fiction Association. The BSFA Award for Best Media was given for the best media science fiction or fantasy published in the previous calendar year. It was discontinued in 1992.
Winners
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BSFA Award winners
Notes
See also
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Hugo Award
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Nebula Award
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Locus Award
The Locus Awards are an annual set of literary awards voted on by readers of the science fiction and fantasy magazine ''Locus'', a monthly magazine based in Oakland, California. The awards are presented at an annual banquet. In addition to the pl ...
References
External resources
BSFA websiteList of all winning and nominated novels
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Awards established in 1970
1970 establishments in the United Kingdom
British fiction awards
Science fiction awards