The Kitschies Book Awards Shortlist Announced

The shortlist for The Kitschies Awards, for works published in the UK during 2020, have been announced.

The Kitschies are presented annually for 'the year’s most progressive, intelligent and entertaining works that contain elements of the speculative or fantastic.'

 

The winners will be announced in an online ceremony on Wednesday July 21 2021.

The Red Tentacle (Novel)

• 'A Tall History Of Sugar' by Curdella Forbes (Canongate)
• 'The City We Became' by NK Jemisin (Orbit)
• 'The Lost Future Of Pepperharrow' by Natasha Pulley (Bloomsbury)
• 'Piranesi' by Susanna Clarke (Bloomsbury)
• 'The Ministry For The Future' by Kim Stanley Robinson (Orbit)

The Golden Tentacle (Debut)

• 'Sharks In The Time Of Saviours' by Kawai Strong Washburn (Canongate)
• 'The Animals In That Country' by Laura Jean McKay (Scribe)
• 'The Space Between Worlds' by Micaiah Johnson (Hodder & Stoughton)
• 'Djinn Patrol On The Purple Line' by Deepa Anappara (Chatto & Windus)
• 'Raybearer' by Jordan Ifueko (Hot Key Books)

The Inky Tentacle (Cover Art)

• 'The Arrest' by Jonathan Lethem, Cover Design by Allison Saltzman and Illustration by Dexter Maurer (Atlantic Books)
• 'Little Eyes' by Samanta Schweblin, Cover Design by Ben Summers (Oneworld)
• 'Monstrous Heart' by Claire McKenna, Cover Design by Andrew Davis (Harper Voyager)
• 'The Harpy' by Megan Hunter, Cover Design by Lucy Scholes and Illustration by Amy Judd (Picador)
• 'The City We Became' by NK Jemisin, Cover Design by Lauren Panepinto (Orbit)