For those of you unfamiliar with the BSFA Awards, they are given each year by the British Science Fiction Association to “honor works in the genre of science fiction.” Nominees and winners are selected by a vote of BSFA members and Eastercon members. (Eastercon is the common name of a long-running British sci-fi convention that dates back to 1948.)
This year’s winners, in four categories, included the following works:
Novel – “Jack Glass” by Adam Roberts
Short Fiction – “Adrift on the Sea of Rains” by Ian Sales
Art – Blacksheep for the cover of Adam Roberts’ “Jack Glass”
Non-Fiction – “The World SF Blog,” Chief Editor Lavie Tidhar
The Best Novel Award is arguably the most prestigious of the annual BSFA Awards, and what follows is a complete list of the all-time winners in that category.
1969 – Stand on Zanzibar by John Brunner
1970 – The Jagged Orbit by John Brunner
1971 – The Moment of Eclipse by Brian W. Aldiss
1972 – No award (insufficient votes)
1973 – Rendezvous with Rama by Arthur C. Clarke
1974 – Inverted World by Christopher Priest
1975 – Orbitsville by Bob Shaw
1976 – Brontomek! By Michael G. Coney
1977 – The Jonah Kit by Ian Watson
1978 – A Scanner Darkly by Philip K. Dick
1979 – The Unlimited Dream Company by J.G. Ballard
1980 – Timescape by Gregory Benford
1981 – The Shadow of the Torturer by Gene Wolfe
1982 – Helliconia Spring by Brian W. Aldiss
1983 – Tik-Tok by John Sladek
1984 – Mythago Wood by Robert Holdstock
1985 – Helliconia Winter by Brian W. Aldiss
1986 – The Ragged Astronauts by Bob Shaw
1987 – Grainne by Keith Roberts
1988 – Lavondyss by Robert Holdstock
1989 – Pyramids by Terry Pratchett
1990 – Take Back Plenty by Colin Greenland
1991 – The Fall of Hyperion by Dan Simmons
1992 – Red Mars by Kim Stanley Robinson
1993 – Aztec Century by Christopher Evans
1994 – Feersum Endjinn by Iain M. Banks
1995 – The Time Ships by Stephen Baxter
1996 – Excession by Iain M. Banks
1997 – The Sparrow by Mary Doria Russell
1998 – The Extremes by Christopher Priest
1999 – The Sky Road by Ken MacLeod
2000 – Ash: A Secret History by Mary Gentle
2001 – Chasm City by Alastair Reynolds
2002 – The Separation by Christopher Priest
2003 – Felaheen by Jon Courtenay Grimwood
2004 – River of Gods by Ian McDonald
2005 – Air by Geoff Ryman
2006 – End of the World Blues by Jon Courtenay Grimwood
2007 – Brasyl by Ian McDonald
2008 – The Night Sessions by Ken MacLeod
2009 – The City and the City by China Mieville
2010 – The Dervish House by Ian McDonald
2011 – The Islanders by Christopher Priest
2012 – Jack Glass by Adam Roberts
The BSFA began giving an award in non-fiction in 2001. What follows is a list of the all-time winners in the non-fiction category.
2001 – “Omegatropic” by Stephen Baxter
2002 – No award
2003 – “Reading Science Fiction” by Farah Mendlesohn
2004 – No award
2005 – “Soundings: Reviews, 1992-1996” by Gary K. Wolfe
2006 – No award
2007 – No award
2008 – “Rhetorics of Fantasy” by Farah Mendlesohn
2009 – “Mutant Popcorn” by Nick Lowe
2010 – “Blogging the Hugos: Decline” by Paul Kincaid
2011 – The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction, 3rd Edition” by John Clute, Peter Nicholls, David Langford and Graham Sleight
2012 – “The World SF Blog,” Chief Editor Lavie Tidhar
In the end, how many of these books have you had a chance to read? Which did you like or dislike? Which would you recommend and why? Let us know in the comments section below.
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