The 44th Annual Saturn Awards Winners Announced

The Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films have revealed the winners of the 44th Annual Saturn Awards.

The Saturn Awards are dedicated to honouring the finest in genre entertainment in film, television and home entertainment, that are sometimes overlooked in mainstream awards.

Check out the full list of winners below.

FILM AWARDS

Best Comic Book-to-Film Release 

• Black Panther (Marvel / Walt Disney Studios)

Best Science Fiction Film Release

• Blade Runner 2049 (Warner Bros.)

Best Fantasy Film Release

• The Shape of Water (Fox Searchlight) 

Best Horror Film Release

• Get Out (Universal)

Best Thriller Film Release

• Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri (Fox Searchlight)

Best Action / Adventure Film Release

• The Greatest Showman (20th Century Fox)

Best Actor in a Film

• Mark Hamill Star Wars: The Last Jedi (Lucasfilm Ltd./Walt Disney Studios)

Best Actress in a Film

• Gal Gadot Wonder Woman (Warner Bros.)

Best Supporting Actor in a Film

• Patrick Stewart Logan (20th Century Fox) 

Best Supporting Actress in a Film

• Danai Gurira Black Panther (Marvel / Walt Disney Studios)

Best Performance by a Younger Actor in a Film

• Tom Holland Spider-Man: Homecoming (Sony / Marvel) 

Best Film Director

• Ryan Coogler Black Panther (Marvel / Walt Disney Studios)

Best Film Screenplay

• Rian Johnson Star Wars: The Last Jedi (Lucasfilm Ltd./Walt Disney Studios)

Best Film Production Design

• Hannah Beachler Black Panther (Marvel / Walt Disney Studios)

Best Film Editing

• Bob Ducsay Star Wars: The Last Jedi (Lucasfilm Ltd./Walt Disney Studios)

Best Film Music

• Michael Giacchino Coco (Walt Disney Studios)

Best Film Costume Designer

• Jacqueline Durran Beauty and the Beast (Walt Disney Studios)

Best Film Make-Up

• Joel Harlow, Ken Diaz Black Panther (Marvel / Walt Disney Studios)

Best Film Special / Visual Effects

• Christopher Townsend, Guy Williams, Jonathan Fawkner, Dan Sudick Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 2 (Marvel / Walt Disney Studios)

Best Independent Film Release

• Wonder (Lionsgate)

Best International Film Release

• Baahubali 2: The Conclusion (Arka Media Works)

Best Animated Film Release

• Coco (Walt Disney Studios)

TELEVISION AWARDS

Best Superhero Television Series

• The Flash (The CW)

Best Science Fiction Television Series

• The Orville (FOX Television)

Best Fantasy Television Series

• Outlander (STARZ)

Best Horror Television Series

• The Walking Dead (AMC)

Best Action/Thriller Television Series

• Better Call Saul (AMC)

Best Presentation on Television

• Twin Peaks: The Return (Showtime)

Best Actor on a Television Series

• Kyle MacLachlan Twin Peaks: The Return (Showtime)

Best Actress on a Television Series

• Sonequa Martin-Green Star Trek: Discovery (CBS All Access)

Best Supporting Actor on a Television Series

• Michael McKean Better Call Saul (AMC)

Best Supporting Actress on a Television Series

• Rhea Seehorn Better Call Saul (AMC)

Best Performance by a Younger Actor on a Television Series

• Chandler Riggs The Walking Dead (AMC)

Best Guest-Starring Performance on Television

• David Lynch Twin Peaks: The Return (Showtime)

Best Animated Series on Television

• Star Wars: Rebels (Disney XD)

Best New Media Television Series

• Star Trek: Discovery (CBS All Access)

Best New Media Superhero Series

• Marvel’s The Punisher (Netflix)

HOME ENTERTAINMENT AWARDS

Best DVD/BD Release

• Dave Made a Maze (Gravitas Ventures)

Best DVD/BD Classic Film Release

• Lifeboat (Kino Lorber)

Best DVD/BD Special Edition Release

• Night of the Living Dead (Criterion Collection)

Best DVD/BD Collection Release

• Dracula Complete Legacy Collection (Universal)

Best DVD/BD Television Series Release

• American Gods (Season 1) (Lionsgate)

LIVE STAGE PRODUCTION

Best Local Live Theatre Production

• Something Rotten (Segerstrom Center for the Arts)

SPECIAL AWARDS

The Dr. Donald A Reed Founder's Award

• Guillermo del Toro

The Producers Showcase Award

• Jason Blum

The Filmmakers Showcase Award

• Jake Kasdan

The Dan Curtis Legacy Award

• Sarah Schechter

The Special Achievement Award

• Don Mancini

The 2017 SFWA Nebula Award Winners Announced

Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America have announced the winners for the 52nd annual Nebula Awards, along with the Ray Bradbury and Andre Norton Awards.

Each year, the organization’s members vote on which stories they consider to be the best novel, novella, novelette, short story and Young Adult story in the genre, as well as the best outstanding dramatic presentation.

The Nebula Awards Ceremony was held from Thursday May 17 through Sunday May 20 at the Pittsburgh Marriott City Center.

Novel

• The Stone Sky, N.K. Jemisin (Orbit US; Orbit UK)

Novella

• All Systems Red, Martha Wells (Tor.com Publishing)

Novelette

• “A Human Stain”, Kelly Robson (Tor.com, January 4 2017)

Short Story

• “Welcome to Your Authentic Indian Experience™”, Rebecca Roanhorse (Apex, August 2017)

The Ray Bradbury Award for Outstanding Dramatic Presentation

• Get Out (Written by Jordan Peele)

The Andre Norton Award for Outstanding Young Adult Science Fiction or Fantasy Book

• The Art of Starving, Sam J Miller (HarperTeen)

The Damon Knight Memorial Grand Master Award

• Peter S Beagle

The Kate Wilhelm Solstice Award 

in recognition of distinguished contributions to the science fiction and fantasy community

• Gardner Dozois
• Sheila Williams

The 44th Annual Saturn Awards Nominations Announced

The Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films have revealed the nominations for the 44th Annual Saturn Awards.

The Saturn Awards are dedicated to honouring the finest in genre entertainment in film, television and home entertainment, that are sometimes overlooked in mainstream awards.

The winners will be announced later in the year.

Check out the full list of nominations below.

FILM AWARDS

Best Comic Book-to-Film Release 

• Black Panther (Marvel / Walt Disney Studios)
• Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 2 (Marvel / Walt Disney Studios)
• Logan (20th Century Fox)
• Spider-Man: Homecoming (Sony / Marvel)
• Thor: Ragnarok (Marvel / Walt Disney Studios)
• Wonder Woman (Warner Bros.) 

Best Science Fiction Film Release

• Alien: Covenant (20th Century Fox)
• Blade Runner 2049 (Warner Bros.)
• Life (Columbia Pictures / Sony)
• Star Wars: The Last Jedi (Lucasfilm Ltd. / Walt Disney Studios)
• Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets (STX Films / EuropaCorp)
• War for the Planet of the Apes (20th Century Fox) 

Best Fantasy Film Release

• Beauty and the Beast (Walt Disney Studios)
• Downsizing (Paramount)
• Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle (Sony Pictures)
• Kong: Skull Island (Warner Bros.)
• Paddington 2 (Warner Bros.)
• The Shape of Water (Fox Searchlight) 

Best Horror Film Release

• 47 Meters Down (Entertainment Studios)
• Annabelle: Creation (Warner Bros.)
• Better Watch Out (Well Go USA)
• Get Out (Universal)
• It (Warner Bros.)
• Mother! (Paramount) 

Best Thriller Film Release

• Brawl in Cell Block 99 (RLJE Films)
• Murder on the Orient Express (20th Century Fox)
• The Post (20th Century Fox)
• Suburbicon (Paramount)
• Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri (Fox Searchlight)
• Wind River (TWC) 

Best Action / Adventure Film Release

• Baby Driver (TriStar / Sony Pictures)
• Dunkirk (Warner Bros.)
• The Fate of the Furious (Universal)
• The Greatest Showman (20th Century Fox)
• Hostiles (Entertainment Studios)
• Kingsman: The Golden Circle (20th Century Fox) 

Best Actor in a Film

• Chadwick Boseman Black Panther (Marvel / Walt Disney Studios)
• Ryan Gosling Blade Runner 2049 (Warner Bros.)
• Mark Hamill Star Wars: The Last Jedi (Lucasfilm Ltd./Walt Disney Studios)
• Hugh Jackman Logan (20th Century Fox)
• Daniel Kaluuya Get Out (Universal)
• Andy Serkis War for the Planet of the Apes (20th Century Fox)
• Vince Vaughn Brawl in Cell Block 99 (RLJE) 

Best Actress in a Film

• Gal Gadot Wonder Woman (Warner Bros.)
• Sally Hawkins The Shape of Water (Fox Searchlight)
• Frances McDormand Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri (Fox Searchlight)
• Lupita Nyong’o Black Panther (Marvel / Walt Disney Studios)
• Rosamund Pike Hostiles (Entertainment Studios)
• Daisy Ridley Star Wars: The Last Jedi (Lucasfilm Ltd./Walt Disney Studios)
• Emma Watson Beauty and the Beast (Walt Disney Studios) 

Best Supporting Actor in a Film

• Harrison Ford Blade Runner 2049 (Warner Bros.)
• Michael B Jordan Black Panther (Marvel / Walt Disney Studios)
• Michael Keaton Spider-Man: Homecoming (Sony / Marvel)
• Chris Pine Wonder Woman (Warner Bros.)
• Michael Rooker Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 2 (Marvel / Walt Disney Studios)
• Bill Skarsgard It (Warner Bros.)
• Patrick Stewart Logan (20th Century Fox) 

Best Supporting Actress in a Film

• Ana De Armas Blade Runner 2049 (Warner Bros.)
• Carrie Fisher Star Wars: The Last Jedi (Lucasfilm Ltd./Walt Disney Studios)
• Danai Gurira Black Panther (Marvel / Walt Disney Studios)
• Lois Smith Marjorie Prime (FilmRise)
• Octavia Spencer The Shape of Water (Fox Searchlight)
• Tessa Thompson Thor: Ragnarok (Marvel / Walt Disney Studios)
• Kelly Marie Tran Star Wars: The Last Jedi (Lucasfilm Ltd./Walt Disney Studios) 

Best Performance by a Younger Actor in a Film

• Tom Holland Spider-Man: Homecoming (Sony / Marvel)
• Dafne Keen Logan (20th Century Fox)
• Sophia Lillis It (Warner Bros.)
• Millicent Simmons Wonderstruck (Amazon / Roadside Attractions)
• Jacob Tremblay Wonder (Lionsgate)
• Letitia Wright Black Panther (Marvel / Walt Disney Studios)
• Zendaya Spider-Man: Homecoming (Sony / Marvel) 

Best Film Director

• Ryan Coogler Black Panther (Marvel / Walt Disney Studios)
• Guillermo del Toro The Shape of Water (Fox Searchlight)
• Patty Jenkins Wonder Woman (Warner Bros.)
• Rian Johnson Star Wars: The Last Jedi (Lucasfilm Ltd./Walt Disney Studios)
• Jordan Peele Get Out (Universal)
• Matt Reeves War for the Planet of the Apes (20th Century Fox)
• Denis Villeneuve Blade Runner 2049 (Warner Bros.) 

Best Film Screenplay

• Ryan Coogler, Joe Robert Cole Black Panther (Marvel / Walt Disney Studios)
• Hampton Fancher, Michael Green Blade Runner 2049 (Warner Bros.)
• Jordan Peele Get Out (Universal)
• Scott Frank, James Mangold, Michael Green Logan (20th Century Fox)
• Guillermo del Toro, Vanessa Taylor The Shape of Water (Fox Searchlight)
• Rian Johnson Star Wars: The Last Jedi (Lucasfilm Ltd./Walt Disney Studios)
• Allan Heinberg Wonder Woman (Warner Bros.) 

Best Film Production Design

• Sarah Greenwood Beauty and the Beast (Walt Disney Studios)
• Hannah Beachler Black Panther (Marvel / Walt Disney Studios)
• Dennis Gassner Blade Runner 2049 (Warner Bros.)
• Paul Denham Austerberry The Shape of Water (Fox Searchlight)
• Rick Heinrichs Star Wars: The Last Jedi (Lucasfilm Ltd./Walt Disney Studios)
• Hugues Tissandier Valerian and the City of A Thousand Planets (STX Films /EuroCorp)

Best Film Editing

• Michael P Shawver, Claudia Castello Black Panther (Marvel / Walt Disney Studios)
• Paul Rubell, Christian Wagner The Fate of the Furious (Universal)
• Gregory Plotkin Get Out (Universal)
• Michael McCusker, Dirk Westervelt Logan (20th Century Fox)
• Sidney Wolinsky The Shape of Water (Fox Searchlight)
• Bob Ducsay Star Wars: The Last Jedi (Lucasfilm Ltd./Walt Disney Studios)

Best Film Music

• Ludwig Goransson Black Panther (Marvel / Walt Disney Studios)
• Michael Giacchino Coco (Walt Disney Studios)
• John Debney, Joseph Trapanese The Greatest Showman (20th Century Fox)
• Alexandre Desplat The Shape of Water (Fox Searchlight)
• John Williams Star Wars: The Last Jedi (Lucasfilm Ltd./Walt Disney Studios)
• Carter Burwell Wonderstruck (Amazon / Roadside Attractions)

Best Film Costume Designer

• Jacqueline Durran Beauty and the Beast (Walt Disney Studios)
• Ruth E Carter Black Panther (Marvel / Walt Disney Studios)
• Ellen Mirojnick The Greatest Showman (20th Century Fox)
• Michael Kaplan Star Wars: The Last Jedi (Warner Bros.)
• Olivier Beriot Valerian and the City of A Thousand Planets (STX Films / EuroCorp)
• Lindy Hemming Wonder Woman (Warner Bros.)

Best Film Make-Up

• Joel Harlow, Ken Diaz Black Panther (Marvel / Walt Disney Studios)
• Donald Mowat Blade Runner 2049 (Warner Bros.)
• John Blake, Brian Sipe Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 2 (Marvel / Walt Disney Studios)
• Alec Gillis, Sean Sansom, Tom Woodruff, Jr., Shane Zander It (Warner Bros.)
• Mike Hill, Shane Mahan The Shape of Water (Fox Searchlight)
• Peter Swords King, Neal Scanlan Star Wars: The Last Jedi (Lucasfilm Ltd./Walt Disney Studios)
• Arjen Tuiten Wonder (Lionsgate)

Best Film Special / Visual Effects

• Geoffrey Baumann, Craig Hammack, Dan Sudick Black Panther (Marvel / Walt Disney Studios)
• John Nelson, Paul Lambert, Richard R. Hoover, Gerd Nefzer Blade Runner 2049 (Warner Bros.)
• Christopher Townsend, Guy Williams, Jonathan Fawkner, Dan Sudick Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 2 (Marvel / Walt Disney Studios)
• Stephen Rosenbaum, Jeff White, Scott Benza, Mike Meinardus Kong: Skull Island (Warner Bros.)
• Ben Morris, Mike Mulholland, Chris Corbould, Neal Scanlan Star Wars: The Last Jedi (Lucasfilm Ltd./Walt Disney Studios)
• Joe Letteri, Dan Lemmon, Daniel Barrett, Joel Whist War for the Planet of the Apes (20th Century Fox)

Best Independent Film Release

• I, Tonya (Neon)
• LBJ (Electric Entertainment)
• Lucky (Magnolia)
• Professor Marston and the Wonder Women (Annapurna Pictures)
• Super Dark Times (The Orchard)
• Wonder (Lionsgate)
• Wonderstruck (Amazon / Roadside Attractions)

Best International Film Release

• Baahubali 2: The Conclusion (Arka Media Works)
• Brimstone (Momentum Pictures)
• The Lodgers (Epic Pictures Group)
• The Man Who Invented Christmas (Bleecker Street)
• The Square (Magnolia)
• Wolf Warrior 2 (Well Go USA)

Best Animated Film Release

• Cars 3 (Walt Disney Studios)
• Coco (Walt Disney Studios)
• Despicable Me 3 (Universal)
• The Boss Baby (20th Century Fox)
• Your Name (Funimation)

TELEVISION AWARDS

Best Superhero Television Series

• Arrow (The CW)
• Black Lightning (The CW)
• The Flash (The CW)
• DC’s Legends of Tomorrow (The CW)
• Gotham (FOX Television)
• Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. (ABC)
• Supergirl (The CW)

Best Science Fiction Television Series

• The 100 (The CW)
• Colony (USA)
• Doctor Who (BBC America)
• The Expanse (SYFY)
• The Orville (FOX Television)
• Salvation (CBS)
• The X-Files (FOX Television)

Best Fantasy Television Series

• American Gods (STARZ)
• Game of Thrones (HBO)
• The Good Place (NBC)
• Knightfall (HISTORY Channel)
• The Librarians (TNT)
• The Magicians (SYFY)
• Outlander (STARZ)

Best Horror Television Series

• American Horror Story: Cult (FX)
• Ash vs Evil Dead (STARZ)
• Fear the Walking Dead (AMC)
• Preacher (AMC)
• The Strain (FX)
• Teen Wolf (MTV)
• The Walking Dead (AMC)

Best Action/Thriller Television Series

• The Alienist (TNT)
• Animal Kingdom (TNT)
• Better Call Saul (AMC)
• Fargo (FX)
• Into the Badlands (AMC)
• Mr Mercedes (Audience Network)
• Riverdale (The CW)

Best Presentation on Television

• Channel Zero (SYFY)
• Descendants 2 (Disney Channel)
• Doctor Who: Twice Upon a Time (BBC America)
• Mystery Science Theatre 3000: The Return (Netflix)
• Okja (Netflix)
• The Sinner (USA)
• Twin Peaks: The Return (Showtime)

Best Actor on a Television Series

• Jon Bernthal Marvel’s The Punisher (Netflix)
• Bruce Campbell Ash vs Evil Dead (STARZ)
• Sam Heughan Outlander (STARZ)
• Jason Isaacs Star Trek: Discovery (CBS All Access)
• Andrew Lincoln The Walking Dead (AMC)
• Seth MacFarlane The Orville (Fox Television)
• Kyle MacLachlan Twin Peaks: The Return (Showtime)
• Ricky Whittle American Gods (STARZ)

Best Actress on a Television Series

• Gillian Anderson The X-Files (FOX Television)
• Caitriona Balfe Outlander (STARZ)
• Melissa Benoist Supergirl (The CW)
• Lena Headey Game of Thrones (HBO)
• Sonequa Martin-Green Star Trek: Discovery (CBS All Access)
• Adrianne Palicki The Orville (FOX Television)
• Sarah Paulson American Horror Story: Cult (FX)
• Mary Elizabeth Winstead Fargo (FX)

Best Supporting Actor on a Television Series

• Nikolaj Coster-Waldau Game of Thrones (HBO)
• Miguel Ferrer Twin Peaks: The Return (Showtime)
• Kit Harington Game of Thrones (HBO)
• Doug Jones Star Trek: Discovery (CBS All Access)
• Christian Kane The Librarians (TNT)
• Michael McKean Better Call Saul (AMC)
• Khary Payton The Walking Dead (AMC)
• Evan Peters American Horror Story: Cult (FX)

Best Supporting Actress on a Television Series

• Odette Annable Supergirl (The CW)
• Dakota Fanning The Alienist (TNT)
• Danai Gurira The Walking Dead (AMC)
• Melissa McBride The Walking Dead (AMC)
• Candice Patton The Flash (The CW)
• Adina Porter American Horror Story: Cult (The CW)
• Krysten Ritter Marvel’s The Defenders (Netflix)
• Rhea Seehorn Better Call Saul (AMC)

Best Performance by a Younger Actor on a Television Series

• KJ Apa Riverdale (The CW)
• Millie Bobby Brown Stranger Things (Netflix)
• Max Charles The Strain (FX)
• Alycia Debnam-Carey Fear the Walking Dead (AMC)
• David Mazouz Gotham (FOX Television)
• Lili Reinhart Riverdale (The CW)
• Chandler Riggs The Walking Dead (AMC)
• Cole Sprouse Riverdale (The CW)

Best Guest-Starring Performance on Television

• Bryan Cranston Philip K Dick’s Electric Dreams (Amazon / Sony Television)
• Michael Greyeyes Fear the Walking Dead (AMC)
• David Lynch Twin Peaks: The Return (Showtime)
• Jeffrey Dean Morgan The Walking Dead (AMC)
• Rachel Nichols The Librarians (TNT)
• Jesse Plemons Black Mirror (Netflix)
• Hartley Sawyer The Flash (The CW)
• Michelle Yeoh Star Trek: Discovery (CBS All Access)

Best Animated Series on Television

• Archer (FXX)
• Bojack Horseman (Netflix)
• Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs (Cartoon Network / Sony Television)
• Family Guy (FOX)
• Rick and Morty (Adult Swim)
• The Simpsons (FOX)
• Star Wars: Rebels (Disney XD)

Best New Media Television Series

• Altered Carbon (Netflix)
• Black Mirror (Netflix)
• The Handmaid’s Tale (Hulu)
• Mindhunter (Netflix)
• Philip K Dick’s Electric Dreams (Amazon / Sony Television)
• Star Trek: Discovery (CBS All Access)
• Stranger Things (Netflix)

Best New Media Superhero Series

• Future Man (Hulu)
• Marvel’s The Defenders (Netflix)
• Marvel’s Iron Fist (Netflix)
• Marvel’s Runaways (Hulu)
• Marvel’s The Punisher (Netflix)
• The Tick (Amazon)

HOME ENTERTAINMENT AWARDS

Best DVD/BD Release

• 2:22 (Magnolia)
• Colossal (Universal)
• Cult of Chucky (Universal)
• Dave Made a Maze (Gravitas Ventures)
• The Devil’s Whisper (Sony Pictures Home Entertainment)
• The Man from Earth: Holocene (MVD Visual)

Best DVD/BD Classic Film Release

• Caltiki The Immortal Monster (Arrow)
• Deluge (Kino Lorber)
• Lifeboat (Kino Lorber)
• The Mephisto Waltz (Kino Lorber)
• The Old Dark House (Sony Pictures Home Entertainment)
• Tobor the Great (Kino Classics)

Best DVD/BD Special Edition Release

• Lost Horizon (80th Anniversary) (Sony Pictures Home Entertainment)
• The Lost World Deluxe Edition (Flicker Alley)
• Night of the Living Dead (Criterion Collection)
• Re-Animator Special Edition (Arrow)
• Speed Racer Collector’s Edition (Funimation)
• Suspiria 40th Anniversary Edition (Synapse)

Best DVD/BD Collection Release

• OSS 117 Five Film Collection (Kino Classics)
• Abbott and Costello Rarities (Thunderbean)
• The Adventures of Captain Marvel (Kino Classics)
• Christopher Nolan 4K Collection (Warner)
• Dracula Complete Legacy Collection (Universal)
• Fritz Lang: The Silent Films (Kino Lorber)
• The Mummy Complete Legacy Collection (Universal)

Best DVD/BD Television Series Release

• American Gods (Season 1) (Lionsgate)
• Grimm: The Complete Collection (Universal)
• The Rockford Files: The Complete Series (Mill Creek)
• Twin Peaks: A Limited Event Series (Paramount)
• The Vampire Diaries (The Complete Series) (Warner)
• Westworld: Season One: The Maze (Warner)

LIVE STAGE PRODUCTION

Best Local Live Theatre Production

• Finding Neverland (Segerstrom Center for the Arts)
• Miracle on 34th Street (Pasadena Playhouse)
• Oklahoma! (3D Theatricals)
• Something Rotten (Segerstrom Center for the Arts)
• Spamalot (3D Theatricals)
• Zoot Suit (Mark Taper Forum)

The 2017 SFWA Nebula Award Nominees Announced

Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America have announced the finalists for this year’s Nebula Awards, along with contenders for the Ray Bradbury and Andre Norton Awards.

Each year, the organization’s members vote on which stories they consider to be the best novel, novella, novelette, short story and Young Adult story in the genre, as well as the best outstanding dramatic presentation.

The Nebula Awards Ceremony will be held from Thursday May 17 through Sunday May 20 at the Pittsburgh Marriott City Center.

Novel

• Amberlough, Lara Elena Donnelly (Tor)
• The Strange Case of the Alchemist’s Daughter, Theodora Goss (Saga)
• Spoonbenders, Daryl Gregory (Knopf; riverrun)
• The Stone Sky, N.K. Jemisin (Orbit US; Orbit UK)
• Six Wakes, Mur Lafferty (Orbit US)
• Jade City, Fonda Lee (Orbit US; Orbit UK)
• Autonomous, Annalee Newitz (Tor; Orbit UK 2018)

Novella

• River of Teeth, Sarah Gailey (Tor.com Publishing)
• Passing Strange, Ellen Klages (Tor.com Publishing)
• “And Then There Were (N-One)”, Sarah Pinsker (Uncanny 3-4/17)
• Barry’s Deal, Lawrence M. Schoen (NobleFusion Press)
• All Systems Red, Martha Wells (Tor.com Publishing)
• The Black Tides of Heaven, JY Yang (Tor.com Publishing)

Novelette

• “Dirty Old Town”, Richard Bowes (F&SF 5-6/17)
• “Weaponized Math”, Jonathan P. Brazee (The Expanding Universe, Vol. 3)
• “Wind Will Rove”, Sarah Pinsker (Asimov’s 9-10/17)
• “A Series of Steaks”, Vina Jie-Min Prasad (Clarkesworld 1/17)
• “A Human Stain”, Kelly Robson (Tor.com 1/4/17)
• “Small Changes Over Long Periods of Time”, K.M. Szpara (Uncanny 5-6/17)

Short Story

• “Fandom for Robots”, Vina Jie-Min Prasad (Uncanny 9-10/17)
• “Welcome to Your Authentic Indian Experience™”, Rebecca Roanhorse (Apex 8/17)
• “Utopia, LOL?”, Jamie Wahls (Strange Horizons 6/5/17)
• “Clearly Lettered in a Mostly Steady Hand”, Fran Wilde (Uncanny 9-10/17)
• “The Last Novelist (or A Dead Lizard in the Yard)”, Matthew Kressel (Tor.com 3/15/17)
• “Carnival Nine”, Caroline M. Yoachim (Beneath Ceaseless Skies 5/11/17)

The Ray Bradbury Award for Outstanding Dramatic Presentation

• Get Out (Written by Jordan Peele)
• The Good Place: “Michael’s Gambit” (Written by Michael Schur)
• Logan (Screenplay by Scott Frank, James Mangold, and Michael Green)
• The Shape of Water (Screenplay by Guillermo del Toro & Vanessa Taylor)
• Star Wars: The Last Jedi (Written by Rian Johnson)
• Wonder Woman (Screenplay by Allan Heinberg)

The Andre Norton Award for Outstanding Young Adult Science Fiction or Fantasy Book

• Exo, Fonda Lee (Scholastic Press)
• Weave a Circle Round, Kari Maaren (Tor)
• The Art of Starving, Sam J. Miller (HarperTeen)
• Want, Cindy Pon (Simon Pulse)

The Geeky Nerfherder 6th Anniversary & My 2017 Favourites

And another year of pop culture geekery comes to a close. I've enjoyed travelling around the UK, visiting the various Comic/Geek Cons and events this year, meeting people from some of my favourite movies, games and books, plus some of the finest comic creators and alternative poster artists!

Highlights from 2017 include meeting lots of the cast from the 'Star Wars' movies, past and present, at the various Geek Cons and adding their autographs to my collection; meeting 'Rogue One' director, Gareth Edwards at a BAFTA talk in London; shaking hands with one of my favourite authors, Brandon Sanderson at a book signing in London for his latest book 'Oathbringer'; attending Michael Giacchino's 50th birthday concert at the Royal Albert Hall that also included some very special guests like JJ Abrams, Andrew Stanton, Gareth Edwards, Matt Reeves which was also hosted by Adam Savage; as well as finally meeting Don Thompson and Jack Woodhams, the guys behind Poster Posse and PosterSpy respectively.

It's also been 6 years since I first posted on this blog, way back on this day in 2011. The Geeky Nerfherder has come a long way since then too, with my social media profiles continuing to grow, where I sometimes post bonus content - such as highlighting my comics Pull List each week, gaining new followers on Instagram, Tumblr, Pinterest, Twitter, Ello and more. So if you’re not already following, here are the links to my profiles on each of these sites:

on Twitter (@GeekyNerfherder)

on Instagram (@geekynerfherder)

on Tumblr (GeekyNerfherder)

on Pinterest

on Google Plus

on Ello (@geekynerfherder)

on Goodreads

on Flickr (GeekyNerfherder)

Stores:

on Threadless (GeekyNerfherder)

on Red Bubble (GeekyNerfherder)

on Society6 (GeekyNerfherder)

On the blog, I've been continuing my 'Artist Spotlight.' series, where I showcase some of my favourite artists, as well as my #ArtOfTheDay series, where I post a random piece of pop culture artwork. I've also added more reviews in 2017, of the books and movies I read and watch over the year.

As always, a big thanks to everyone I've met at the Comic/Geek Cons I've been to this year, and to everyone that drops by the blog and/or follows me through the various social networks I post to. I hope that you continue to enjoy my posts of cool art and pop culture geekery.

And so, it's that time of year once again, where everybody lists all their favourites of the past year, and here are mine:

2017 World Fantasy Award Winners Announced

2017 World Fantasy Award winners have been announced. The awards were presented during the World Fantasy Convention, held during November 2-5 in San Antonio, TX.

The Lifetime Achievement Award, presented annually to individuals who have demonstrated outstanding service to the fantasy field, was awarded to to Terry Brooks and Marina Warner.

A new design for the World Fantasy Awards, sculpted by Vincent Villafranca, was also awarded this year.

Novel

• The Sudden Appearance of Hope, Claire North (Redhook; Orbit UK)

Long Fiction

• The Dream-Quest of Vellitt Boe, Kij Johnson (Tor.com Publishing)

Short Fiction

• “Das Steingeschöpf,” G.V. Anderson (Strange Horizons December 12 2016)

Anthology

• Dreaming in the Dark, Jack Dann, ed. (PS Australia)

Collection

• A Natural History of Hell, Jeffrey Ford (Small Beer)

Artist

• Jeffrey Alan Love

Special Award, Professional

• Michael Levy & Farah Mendelsohn, for Children’s Fantasy Literature: An Introduction(Cambridge University Press)

Special Award, Non-Professional

• Neile Graham, for fostering excellence in the genre through her role as Workshop Director, Clarion West

The 2017 British Fantasy Awards Winners Announced

The winners for the 2017 British Fantasy Awards were announced by the British Fantasy Society at Fantasy Con 2017 in Peterborough, UK.

Best Fantasy Novel (the Robert Holdstock Award)

• The Tiger and the Wolf – Adrian Tchaikovsky

Best Horror Novel (the August Derleth Award)

• Disappearance at Devil’s Rock – Paul Tremblay

Best Novella

• The Ballad of Black Tom – Victor LaValle

Best Short Fiction

• “White Rabbit” – Georgina Bruce

Best Collection

• Some Will Not Sleep – Adam Nevill

Best Anthology

• People of Colour Destroy Science Fiction ed. Lightspeed Magazine

Best Independent Press

• Grimbold Press

Best Non-Fiction

• The Geek Feminist Revolution – Kameron Hurley

Best Magazine/Periodical

• Tor.com

Best Comic/Graphic Novel

• Monstress, Vol 1: Awakening – Marjorie Liu & Sana Takeda

Best Artist

• Daniele Serra

Best Film/Television Production

• Arrival

Best Newcomer (the Sydney J Bounds Award)

• Erika L Satifka, for Stay Crazy

2017 Dragon Awards Winners

The 2nd annual Dragon Awards were presented at a ceremony on Sunday September 3 2017 at Dragon*Con in Atlanta.

The Dragon Awards are a program of fan-chosen awards to recognize outstanding achievement in science fiction and fantasy literature, comics, gaming and filmed entertainment, and was introduced as part of Dragon*Con’s 30th Anniversary celebration in 2016.

2017 Dragon Award Winners

Best Science Fiction Novel
Babylon’s Ashes, James S.A. Corey (Orbit)

Best Fantasy Novel
Monster Hunter Memoirs: Grunge, Larry Correia & John Ringo (Baen)

Best Young Adult / Middle Grade Novel
The Hammer of Thor, Rick Riordan (Disney-Hyperion)

Best Military Science Fiction or Fantasy Novel
Iron Dragoons, Richard Fox (Self-published)

Best Alternate History Novel
Fallout: The Hot War, Harry Turtledove (Del Rey)

Best Apocalyptic Novel
Walkaway, Cory Doctorow (Tor)

Best Horror Novel
The Changeling, Victor LaValle (Spiegel & Grau)

Best Comic Book
The Dresden Files: Dog Men (Dynamite)

Best Graphic Novel
Jim Butcher’s The Dresden Files: Wild Card, Jim Butcher, Carlos Gomez (Dynamite)

Best Science Fiction or Fantasy TV Series
Stranger Things

Best Science Fiction or Fantasy Movie
Wonder Woman

Best Science Fiction or Fantasy PC / Console Game
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild (Nintendo)

Best Science Fiction or Fantasy Mobile Game
Pokemon GO (Niantic)

Best Science Fiction or Fantasy Board Game
Betrayal at House on the Hill: Widow’s Walk (Avalon Hill)

Best Science Fiction or Fantasy Miniatures / Collectible Card / Role-Playing Game
Magic the Gathering: Eldritch Moon (Wizards Of The Coast)

2017 Hugo Award Winners Announced

The winners have been announced for the Hugo Awards, presented annually since 1955 by the World Science Fiction Society, to recognize the best in science fiction and fantasy.

They were announced at the 75th World Science Fiction Convention in Helsinki, Finland, on August 11.

2017 Hugo Award Winners

Best Novel

• The Obelisk Gate by N. K. Jemisin (Orbit Books)

Best Novella

• Every Heart a Doorway by Seanan McGuire (Tor.com Publishing)

Best Novelette

• The Tomato Thief by Ursula Vernon (Apex Magazine, January 2016)

Best Short Story

• Seasons of Glass and Iron by Amal El-Mohtar (The Starlit Wood: New Fairy Tales, Saga Press)

Best Related Work

• Words Are My Matter: Writings About Life and Books, 2000-2016 by Ursula K Le Guin (Small Beer)

Best Graphic Story

• Monstress, Volume 1: Awakening, written by Marjorie Liu, illustrated by Sana Takeda (Image)

Best Dramatic Presentation – Long Form

• Arrival, screenplay by Eric Heisserer based on a short story by Ted Chiang, directed by Denis Villeneuve (21 Laps Entertainment/FilmNation Entertainment/Lava Bear Films)

Best Dramatic Presentation – Short Form

• The Expanse: “Leviathan Wakes”, written by Mark Fergus and Hawk Ostby, directed by Terry McDonough (SyFy)

Best Editor – Short Form

• Ellen Datlow

Best Editor – Long Form

• Liz Gorinsky

Best Professional Artist

• Julie Dillon

Best Semiprozine

• Uncanny Magazine, edited by Lynne M. Thomas & Michael Damian Thomas, Michi Trota, Julia Rios, and podcast produced by Erika Ensign & Steven Schapansky

Best Fanzine

• Lady Business, edited by Clare, Ira, Jodie, KJ, Renay, and Susan

Best Fancast

• Tea and Jeopardy, presented by Emma Newman with Peter Newman

Best Fan Writer

• Abigail Nussbaum

Best Fan Artist

• Elizabeth Leggett

Best Series

• The Vorkosigan Saga by Lois McMaster Bujold (Baen)

John W Campbell Award for Best New Writer
Award for the best new professional science fiction or fantasy writer, sponsored by Dell Magazines. (Not a Hugo Award, but administered along with the Hugo Awards.)

• Ada Palmer (1st year of eligibility)

Big Heart Award

• Carolina Gómez Lagerlöf

Fandom Hall of Fame Award

• Les and Es Cole

Fandom Hall of Fame Award (Posthumous)

• Jim Harmon

Fandom Sam Moskowitz Archive Award

• Jon D. Swartz

2017 World Fantasy Award Nominees Announced

2017 World Fantasy Award nominees have been announced. The awards will be presented during the World Fantasy Convention, held during November 2-5 in San Antonio, TX.

The Lifetime Achievement Awards, presented annually to individuals who have demonstrated outstanding service to the fantasy field, will go to Terry Brooks and Marina Warner.

A new design for the World Fantasy Awards, sculpted by Vincent Villafranca, will also be awarded this year.

Novel

• Borderline, Mishell Baker (Saga)
• Roadsouls, Betsy James (Aqueduct)
• The Obelisk Gate, N.K. Jemisin (Orbit US; Orbit UK)
• The Sudden Appearance of Hope, Claire North (Redhook; Orbit UK)
• Lovecraft Country, Matt Ruff (Harper)

Long Fiction

• The Dream-Quest of Vellitt Boe, Kij Johnson (Tor.com Publishing)
• The Ballad of Black Tom, Victor LaValle (Tor.com Publishing)
• Every Heart a Doorway, Seanan McGuire (Tor.com Publishing)
• “Bloodybones,” Paul F. Olson (Whispered Echoes)
• A Taste of Honey, Kai Ashante Wilson (Tor.com Publishing)

Short Fiction

• “Das Steingeschöpf,” G.V. Anderson (Strange Horizons December 12 2016)
• “Our Talons Can Crush Galaxies,” Brooke Bolander (Uncanny November/December 2016)
• “Seasons of Glass and Iron,” Amal El-Mohtar (The Starlit Wood)
• “Little Widow,” Maria Dahvana Headley (Nightmare September 2016)
• “The Fall Shall Further the Flight in Me,” Rachael K. Jones (Clockwork Phoenix 5)

Anthology

• Clockwork Phoenix 5, Mike Allen, ed. (Mythic Delirium)
• Dreaming in the Dark, Jack Dann, ed. (PS Australia)
• Children of Lovecraft, Ellen Datlow, ed. (Dark Horse)
• The Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy 2016, Karen Joy Fowler & John Joseph Adams, eds. (Mariner)
• The Starlit Wood, Dominik Parisien & Navah Wolfe, eds. (Saga)

Collection

• Sharp Ends, Joe Abercrombie (Orbit US; Gollancz)
• On the Eyeball Floor and Other Stories, Tina Connolly (Fairwood)
• A Natural History of Hell, Jeffrey Ford (Small Beer)
• Vacui Magia, L.S. Johnson (Traversing Z Press)
• The Paper Menagerie and Other Stories, Ken Liu (Saga; Head of Zeus)

Artist

• Greg Bridges
• Julie Dillon
• Paul Lewin
• Jeffrey Alan Love
• Victo Ngai

Special Award, Professional

• L. Timmel Duchamp, for Aqueduct Press
• C.C. Finlay, for editing F&SF
• Michael Levy & Farah Mendelsohn, for Children’s Fantasy Literature: An Introduction(Cambridge University Press)
• Kelly Link, for contributions to the genre
• Joe Monti, for contributions to the genre

Special Award, Non-Professional

• Scott H. Andrews, for Beneath Ceaseless Skies
• Neile Graham, for fostering excellence in the genre through her role as Workshop Director, Clarion West
• Malcom R. Phifer & Michael C. Phifer, for their publication The Fantasy Illustration Library, Volume Two: Gods and Goddesses (Michael Publishing)
• Lynne M. Thomas & Michael Damian Thomas, for Uncanny
• Brian White, for Fireside Fiction Company

2017 Will Eisner Comic Industry Award Winners Announced

The winners for the 2017 Annual Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards, given for creative achievement in American comic books, often referred to as the Comics Industry's equivalent of the Oscar Awards, have been announced.

The awards were presented in a special ceremony during this year's San Diego Comic-Con.

The Winners:

Best Short Story

• “Good Boy,” by Tom King and David Finch, in Batman Annual #1 (DC)

Best Single Issue (or One-Shot)

• Beasts Of Burden: What The Cat Dragged In, by Evan Dorkin, Sarah Dyer, Jill Thompson (Dark Horse)

Best Continuing Series

• Saga, by Brian K. Vaughan and Fiona Staples (Image)

Best Limited Series

• The Vision, by Tom King and Gabriel Walta (Marvel)

Best New Series

• Black Hammer, by Jeff Lemire and Dean Ormston (Dark Horse)

Best Publication for Early Readers (up to age 8)

• Narwhal: Unicorn of the Sea, by Ben Clanton (Tundra)

Best Publication for Kids (ages 9-12)

• Ghosts, by Raina Telgemeier (Scholastic)

Best Publication for Teens (ages 13-17)

• The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl, by Ryan North and Erica Henderson (Marvel)

Best Humour Publication

• Jughead, by Chip Zdarsky, Ryan North, Erica Henderson, and Derek Charm (Archie)

Best Web Comic

• Bird Boy, by Anne Szabla, http://bird-boy.com

Best Digital Comic

• Bandette, by Paul Tobin and Colleen Coover (Monkeybrain/comiXology)

Best Anthology

• Love Is Love, edited by Sarah Gaydos, Jamie Rich, Marc Andreyko (IDW)

Best Reality-Based Work

• March (Book Three), by John Lewis, Andrew Aydin, and Nate Powell (Top Shelf)

Best Graphic Album—New

• Wonder Woman: The True Amazon by Jill Thompson (DC Comics)

Best Graphic Album—Reprint

• Demon, by Jason Shiga (First Second)

Best Archival Collection/Project—Strips (at least 20 years old)

• Chester Gould’s Dick Tracy, Colorful Cases of the 1930s, edited by Peter Maresca (Sunday Press)

Best Archival Collection/Project—Comic Books (at least 20 Years Old)

• The Complete Wimmen’s Comix, edited by Trina Robbins (Fantagraphics)

Best U.S. Edition of International Material

• Moebius Library: The World of Edena, by Jean “Moebius” Giraud et al. (Dark Horse)

Best U.S. Edition of International Material—Asia

• The Art of Charlie Chan Hock Chye, by Sonny Liew (Pantheon)

Best Writer

• Brian K Vaughan, Paper Girls, Saga, We Stand On Guard (Image)

Best Writer/Artist

• Sonny Liew, The Art of Charlie Chan Hock Chye (Pantheon)

Best Penciller/Inker

• Fiona Staples, Saga (Image)

Best Painter/Multimedia Artist (interior art)

• Jill Thompson, Wonder Woman: The True Amazon (DC); Beasts of Burden: What the Cat Dragged In (Dark Horse)

Best Cover Artist

• Fiona Staples, Saga (Image)

Best Colouring

• Matt Wilson, Cry Havoc, Paper Girls, The Wicked + The Divine (Image); Black Widow, The Mighty Thor, Star-Lord (Marvel)

Best Lettering

• Todd Klein, Clean Room, Dark Night, Lucifer (Vertigo/DC); Black Hammer (Dark Horse)

Best Comics-Related Periodical/Journalism

• The A.V. Club comics coverage, including Comics Panel, Back Issues, and Big Issues, by Oliver Sava et al., www.avclub.com

Best Comics-Related Book

• Krazy: George Herriman, A Life in Black and White, by Michael Tisserand (Harper)

Best Scholarly/Academic Work

• Superwomen: Gender, Power, and Representation, by Carolyn Cocca (Bloomsbury)

Best Publication Design

• The Art of Charlie Chan Hock Chye, designed by Sonny Liew (Pantheon)

Russ Manning Promising Newcomer Award

• Anne Szalba

The Spirit Of Comics Retailer Award

• Comicazi

Bill Finger Award

• William Messner-Loebs
• Jack Kirby

Bob Clampett Humanitarian Award

• Joe Ferrara
• Marc Andreyko

Eisner Hall Of Fame Award

• Gilbert Hernandez
• Jaime Hernandez
• George Perez
• Walter Simonson
• Jim Starlin

Nominees For The 2017 British Fantasy Awards Announced

The nominees for the 2017 British Fantasy Awards have been announced by the British Fantasy Society. The winners will be revealed at Fantasy Con 2017 in Peterborough, UK at the end of September.

Best Fantasy Novel (the Robert Holdstock Award)

• The High King’s Vengeance – Steven Poore
• The Silver Tide – Jen Williams
• The Summer Goddess – Joanne Hall
• The Tiger and the Wolf – Adrian Tchaikovsky

Best Horror Novel (the August Derleth Award)

• 13 Minutes – Sarah Pinborough
• Disappearance at Devil’s Rock – Paul Tremblay
• The Hidden People – Alison Littlewood
• The Searching Dead – Ramsey Campbell

Best Novella

• Arrival of Missives – Aliya Whiteley
• The Ballad of Black Tom – Victor LaValle
• Bodies of Water – VH Leslie
• Every Heart a Doorway – Seanan McGuire
• The Grieving Stones – Gary McMahon
• Hammers on Bone – Cassandra Khaw

Best Short Fiction

• “Charmed Life” – Simon Avery
• “Greenteeth” – Gary Budden
• “The Watcher” – Sammy HK Smith
• “Waxy” – Camilla Grudova
• “White Rabbit” – Georgina Bruce
• “The Women’s Song” – Nadine West

Best Collection

• The Parts We Play – Stephen Volk
• Secret Language – Neil Williamson
• Sharp Ends – Joe Abercrombie
• Some Will Not Sleep – Adam Nevill
• A Tiding of Magpies – Pete Sutton
• The Unheimlich Menoeuvre – Tracy Fahey

Best Anthology

• Asian Monsters ed. Margrét Helgadóttir
• Dead Letters ed. Conrad Williams
• Fight Like a Girl ed. Joanne Hall & Roz Clarke
• People of Colour Destroy Science Fiction ed. Lightspeed Magazine
• The Starlit Wood: New Fairy Tales ed. Dominik Larisien & Navah Wolfe
• Something Remains ed. Peter Coleborn and Pauline E Dungate

Best Independent Press

• Alchemy Press
• Fox Spirit Books
• Grimbold Press
• NewCon Press
• TTA Press

Best Non-Fiction

• Blood Spectrum – Gary Couzens
• The Geek Feminist Revolution – Kameron Hurley
• Ginger Nuts of Horror ed. Jim McLeod
• This Spectacular Darkness – Joel Lane, ed. Mark Valentine
• The Women of Harry Potter series – Sarah Gailey
• Words are my Matter: Writings about Life and Books, 2000-2016 – Ursula K Le Guin

Best Magazine/Periodical

• Black Static
• Ginger Nuts of Horror
• Interzone
• Tor.com
• Uncanny Magazine

Best Comic/Graphic Novel

• 2000AD (progs 1963-2011) ed. Matt Smith
• Monstress, Vol 1: Awakening – Marjorie Liu & Sana Takeda
• Patsy Walker, A.K.A. Hellcat! (#2-13) – Kate Leth & Brittney Williams
• Saga (#33-40) – Brian K Vaughan & Fiona Staples
• Sixpack and Dogwelder: Hard Travelin’ Heroz (#1-5) – Garth Ennis & Russ Braun
• Skal (Chapter 3, pages 1-19) – Jennie Gyllblad

Best Artist

• Ben Baldwin
• Evelinn Enoksen
• Sarah Anne Langton
• Daniele Serra

Best Film/Television Production

• Arrival
• Black Mirror series 3
• Captain America: Civil War
• Deadpool
• High Rise

Best Newcomer (the Sydney J Bounds Award)

• James Bennett, for Chasing Embers
• Daniel Godfrey, for New Pompeii
• Erika L Satifka, for Stay Crazy
• Phil Sloman, for Becoming David
• Martin Owton, for Exile

2017 Locus Award Winners Announced

The Locus Science Fiction Foundation have announced the winners of the 2017 Locus Awards during the Locus Awards Weekend in Seattle, WA, June 23-25, 2017.

The Locus Awards are presented to winners of the Locus Magazine's annual readers' poll, first presented in 1971, to recognize excellence in science fiction and fantasy literature.

2017 Locus Awards Winners

SCIENCE FICTION NOVEL

• Death’s End by Cixin Liu (Tor; Head of Zeus)

FANTASY NOVEL

• All the Birds in the Sky by Charlie Jane Anders (Tor; Titan)

HORROR NOVEL

• The Fireman by Joe Hill (Morrow)

YOUNG ADULT BOOK

• Revenger by Alastair Reynolds (Gollancz; Orbit US ’17)

FIRST NOVEL

• Ninefox Gambit by Yoon Ha Lee (Solaris US; Solaris UK)

NOVELLA

• Every Heart a Doorway by Seanan McGuire (Tor.com Publishing)

NOVELETTE

• You’ll Surely Drown Here If You Stay by Alyssa Wong (Uncanny May / June 2016)

SHORT STORY

• Seasons of Glass and Iron by Amal el-Mohtar (The Starlit Wood)

ANTHOLOGY

• The Big Book of Science Fiction, edited by Ann & Jeff VanderMeer (Vintage)

COLLECTION

• The Paper Menagerie and Other Stories by Ken Liu (Saga; Head of Zeus)

MAGAZINE

• Tor.com

PUBLISHER

• Tor

EDITOR

• Ellen Datlow

ARTIST

• Julie Dillon

NON-FICTION

• The Geek Feminist Revolution by Kameron Hurley (Tor)

ART BOOK

• Walking Through the Landscape of Faerie by Charles Vess (Faerie Magazine)

#CoolArt: 'Into The Pixel' 2017 Video Game Art Collection Announced

The Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences (AIAS) and the Entertainment Software Association (ESA) have announced the 14 winning pieces of the world-renowned 2017 Into the Pixel (ITP) collection.

Created in 2004, the annual ITP art exhibit honours video game artists who continue to push the interactive entertainment art form forward.

Co-produced by the ESA and AIAS, the 2017 ITP collection will be shown for the first time at the Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3), the world’s premier trade show for computer and video games and related products, from June 13-15 at the Los Angeles Convention Center.

All 14 pieces will be auctioned off on eBay during E3 week. Proceeds from the auction will raise funds for the ESA and AIAS Foundations to support future game makers. The auction begins Tuesday June 13 at 12pm PT, and concludes Saturday June 17 at 12pm PT.

All ITP bids can be made at the AIAS eBay page here.

Go here to see all the previous Into The Pixel winners since 2004.

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2017 Locus Awards Nominees Announced

The Locus Science Fiction Foundation have announced the nominations for the 2017 Locus Awards.

The Locus Awards are presented to winners of the Locus Magazine's annual readers' poll, first presented in 1971, to recognize excellence in science fiction and fantasy literature.

The winners will be announced during the Locus Awards Weekend in Seattle, WA, June 23-25, 2017.

2017 Locus Awards Nominees

SCIENCE FICTION NOVEL

• Company Town by Madeline Ashby (Tor)
• The Medusa Chronicles by Stephen Baxter & Alastair Reynolds (Gollancz; Saga)
• Take Back the Sky by Greg Bear (Orbit US; Orbit UK)
• Visitor by CJ Cherryh (DAW)
• Babylon’s Ashes by James SA Corey (Orbit US; Orbit UK
• Death’s End by Cixin Liu (Tor; Head of Zeus)
• After Atlas by Emma Newman (Roc)
• Central Station by Lavie Tidhar (Tachyon)
• The Underground Railroad by Colson Whitehead (Doubleday; Fleet)
• Last Year by Robert Charles Wilson (Tor)

FANTASY NOVEL

• All the Birds in the Sky by Charlie Jane Anders (Tor; Titan)
• Summerlong by Peter S Beagle (Tachyon)
• City of Blades by Robert Jackson Bennett (Broadway)
• The Obelisk Gate by NK Jemisin (Orbit US; Orbit UK)
• Children of Earth and Sky by Guy Gavriel Kay (NAL; Viking Canada; Hodder & Stoughton)
• The Wall of Storms by Ken Liu (Saga; Head of Zeus)
• The Last Days of New Paris by China Miéville (Del Rey; Picador)
• The Winged Histories by Sofia Samatar (Small Beer)
• The Nightmare Stacks by Charles Stross (Ace; Orbit UK)
• Necessity by Jo Walton (Tor)

HORROR NOVEL

• The Brotherhood of the Wheel by R.S. Belcher (Tor)
• Fellside by MR Carey (Orbit US; Orbit UK)
• The Fireman by Joe Hill (Morrow)
• Mongrels by Stephen Graham Jones (Morrow)
• The Fisherman by John Langan (Word Horde)
• Certain Dark Things by Silvia Moreno-Garcia (Dunne)
• HEX by Thomas Olde Heuvelt (Tor; Hodder & Stoughton)
• The Family Plot by Cherie Priest (Tor)
• Lovecraft Country by Matt Ruff (Harper)
• Disappearance at Devil’s Rock by Paul Tremblay (Morrow)

YOUNG ADULT BOOK

• Crooked Kingdom by Leigh Bardugo (Holt)
• The Girl Who Drank the Moon by Kelly Barnhill (Algonquin)
• Lois Lane: Double Down by Gwenda Bond (Switch)
• Truthwitch by Susan Dennard (Tor Teen; Tor UK)
• Poisoned Blade by Kate Elliott (Little, Brown)
• Burning Midnight by Will McIntosh (Delacorte; Macmillan)
• Goldenhand by Garth Nix (Harper; Allen & Unwin; Hot Key)
• Revenger by Alastair Reynolds (Gollancz; Orbit US ’17)
• This Savage Song by Victoria Schwab (Titan; Greenwillow)
• The Evil Wizard Smallbone by Delia Sherman (Candlewick)

FIRST NOVEL

• The Reader by Traci Chee (Putnam)
• Waypoint Kangaroo by Curtis Chen (Dunne)
• The Star-Touched Queen by Roshani Chokshi (St. Martin’s)
• The Girl from Everywhere by Heidi Heilig (Greenwillow; Hot Key)
• Roses and Rot by Kat Howard (Saga)
• Ninefox Gambit by Yoon Ha Lee (Solaris US; Solaris UK)
• Arabella of Mars by David D. Levine (Tor)
• Infomocracy by Malka Older (Tor.com Publishing)
• Everfair by Nisi Shawl (Tor)
• Vigil by Angela Slatter (Jo Fletcher)

NOVELLA

• The Lost Child of Lychford by Paul Cornell (Tor.com Publishing)
• The Dream-Quest of Vellitt Boe by Kij Johnson (Tor.com Publishing)
• Hammers on Bone by Cassandra Khaw (Tor.com Publishing)
• The Ballad of Black Tom by Victor LaValle (Tor.com Publishing)
• Every Heart a Doorway by Seanan McGuire (Tor.com Publishing)
• This Census-Taker by China Miéville (Del Rey; Picador)
• The Iron Tactician by Alastair Reynolds (NewCon)
• The Dispatcher by John Scalzi (Audible; Subterranean 2017)
• Pirate Utopia by Bruce Sterling (Tachyon)
• A Taste of Honey by Kai Ashante Wilson (Tor.com Publishing)

NOVELETTE

• The Art of Space Travel by Nina Allan (Tor.com July 27 2016)
• Pearl by Aliette de Bodard (The Starlit Wood)
• Red as Blood and White as Bone by Theodora Goss (Tor.com May 4 2016)
• Foxfire, Foxfire by Yoon Ha Lee (Beneath Ceaseless Skies March 3 2016)
• The Visitor from Taured by Ian R. MacLeod (Asimov’s September 2016)
• Spinning Silver by Naomi Novik (The Starlit Wood)
• Those Shadows Laugh by Geoff Ryman (F&SF September / October 2016)
• The Future is Blue by Catherynne M. Valente (Drowned Worlds)
• The Jewel and Her Lapidary by Fran Wilde (Tor.com Publishing)
• You’ll Surely Drown Here If You Stay by Alyssa Wong (Uncanny May / June 2016)

SHORT STORY

• The Story of Kao Yu by Peter S Beagle (Tor.com Decmeber 7 2016)
• Our Talons Can Crush Galaxies by Brooke Bolander (Uncanny November / December 2016)
• A Salvaging of Ghosts by Aliette de Bodard (Beneath Ceaseless Skies March 17 2016)
• Seasons of Glass and Iron by Amal el-Mohtar (The Starlit Wood)
• The City Born Great by NK Jemisin (Tor.com September 28 2016)
• Seven Birthdays by Ken Liu (Bridging Infinity)
• Afrofuturist 419 by Nnedi Okorafor (Clarkesworld November 2016)
• Sixteen Questions for Kamala Chatterjee by Alastair Reynolds (Bridging Infinity)
• That Game We Played During the War by Carrie Vaughn (Tor.com March 16 2016)
• A Fist of Permutations in Lightning and Wildflowers by Alyssa Wong (Tor.com March 2 2016)

ANTHOLOGY

• Children of Lovecraft by Ellen Datlow, ed. (Dark Horse)
• The Year’s Best Science Fiction: Thirty-Third Annual Collection, edited by Gardner Dozois (St. Martin’s Griffin; Robinson as The Mammoth Book of Best New SF 29)
• Hidden Youth: Speculative Fiction from the Margins of History, edited by Mikki Kendall & Chesya Burke (Crossed Genres)
• Tremontaine, edited by Ellen Kushner (Serial Box; Saga ’17)
• Invisible Planets, edited by Ken Liu (Tor; Head of Zeus)
• The Starlit Wood, edited by Dominik Parisien & Navah Wolfe (Saga)
• The Best Science Fiction & Fantasy of the Year: Volume Ten, edited by Jonathan Strahan (Solaris US; Solaris UK)
• Bridging Infinity, edited by Jonathan Strahan (Solaris US; Solaris UK)
• Drowned Worlds, edited by Jonathan Strahan (Solaris US; Solaris UK)
• The Big Book of Science Fiction, edited by Ann & Jeff VanderMeer (Vintage)

COLLECTION

• Sharp Ends by Joe Abercrombie (Orbit US; Gollancz)
• Hwarhath Stories: Twelve Transgressive Tales by Aliens by Eleanor Arnason (Aqueduct)
• A Natural History of Hell by Jeffrey Ford (Small Beer)
• The Complete Orsinia by Ursula K Le Guin (Library of America)
• The Found and the Lost by Ursula K Le Guin (Saga)
• The Paper Menagerie and Other Stories by Ken Liu (Saga; Head of Zeus)
• The Best of Ian McDonald by Ian McDonald (PS)
• Dreams of Distant Shores by Patricia A McKillip (Tachyon)
• Beyond the Aquila Rift: The Best of Alastair Reynolds by Alastair Reynolds (Subterranean; Gollancz)
• Not So Much, Said the Cat by Michael Swanwick (Tachyon)

MAGAZINE

• Analog
• Asimov’s
• Beneath Ceaseless Skies
• Clarkesworld
• F&SF
• File 770
• Lightspeed
• Strange Horizons
• Tor.com
• Uncanny

PUBLISHER

• Angry Robot
• Baen
• DAW
• Gollancz
• Orbit
• Saga
• Small Beer
• Subterranean
• Tachyon
• Tor

EDITOR

• John Joseph Adams
• Neil Clarke
• Ellen Datlow
• Gardner Dozois
• CC Finlay
• Jonathan Strahan
• Lynne M. Thomas & Michael Damian Thomas
• Ann & Jeff VanderMeer
• Sheila Williams
• Navah Wolfe

ARTIST

• Kinuko Y Craft
• Galen Dara
• Julie Dillon
• Bob Eggleton
• Donato Giancola
• Victo Ngai
• John Picacio
• Shaun Tan
• Charles Vess
• Michael Whelan

NON-FICTION

• Science Fiction Rebels: The Story of the Science-Fiction Magazines from 1981-1990 by Mike Ashley (Liverpool University)
• Octavia E Butler by Gerry Canavan (University of Illinois Press)
• Speculative Blackness: The Future of Race in Science Fiction by André M. Carrington (University of Minnesota Press)
• Shirley Jackson: A Rather Haunted Life by Ruth Franklin (Liveright)
• The View From the Cheap Seats by Neil Gaiman (Morrow; Headline)
• Time Travel: A History by James Gleick (Pantheon)
• The Geek Feminist Revolution by Kameron Hurley (Tor)
• Words Are My Matter: Writings about Life and Books 2000-2016 by Ursula K Le Guin (Small Beer)
• The History of Science Fiction: Second Edition by Adam Roberts (Palgrave Macmillan)
• Traveler of Worlds: Conversations with Robert Silverberg by Alvaro Zinos-Amaro (Fairwood)

ART BOOK

• Yoshitaka Amano: Illustrations by Yoshitaka Amano (VIZ Media)
• Kinuko Y Craft, Beauty and the Beast by Mahlon F Craft (Harper)
• Kinuko Y Craft, Myth & Magic: An Enchanted Fantasy Coloring Book (Amber Lotus)
• Spectrum 23: The Best in Contemporary Fantastic Art, edited byJohn Fleskes (Flesk)
• Descants & Cadences: The Art of Stephanie Law by Stephanie Law (Shadowscapes)
• Star Wars Art: Ralph McQuarrie by Ralph McQuarrie (Abrams)
• Spaceships: An Illustrated History of the Real and the Imagined by Ron Miller (Smithsonian/Elephant Book Company)
• The Art of the Film: Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, edited by Dermot Power (Harper Design; HarperCollins UK)
• The Singing Bones: Inspired by Grimms’ Fairy Tales by Shaun Tan (Allen & Unwin 2015; Arthur A. Levine; Walker UK)
• Walking Through the Landscape of Faerie by Charles Vess (Faerie Magazine)

Nominees For The 2017 Chesley Awards Announced

The Chesley Awards were established by the Association of Science Fiction and Fantasy Artists (ASFA) to recognize individual artistic works and achievements in the field of science fiction and fantasy.

The nominees for the 2017 Chesley Awards have been announced and will be presented at NorthAmeriCon 17 in San Juan, Puerto Rico July 6-9.

Click on the Award titles to see the nominated artwork

Best Cover Illustration: Hardcover

• Dan dos Santos - 'Fables: Cubs In Toyland' by Bill Willingham (Vertigo, September 2016)
• Todd Lockwood - 'Summer Dragon' by Todd Lockwood (DAW, May 2016)
• Tran Nguyen - 'Kushiel's Dart' by Jacqueline Carey (Subterranean Press, October 2016)
• Cliff Nielsen - 'Lady Midnight' by Cassandra Clare (McElderry Books, March 2016)
• David Palumbo - 'Arcanum Unbounded' by Brandon Sanderson (Tor, November 2016)
• John Picacio - 'In The House Of The Worm' by George RR Martin (Baltimore Science Fiction Society, May 2016)

Best Cover Illustration: Paperback or Ebook

• Tommy Arnold - 'A Taste of Honey' by Kai Ashante Wilson (Tor.com Publishing, October 2016)
• Julie Dillon - ''Beyond the Stars: At Galaxy's Edge' by Assorted Authors (Astral books Amazon Digital Services, August 2016)
• Sarah Anne Langton - 'Central Station' by Lavie Tidhar (Tachyon Publications, May 2016)
• Gene Mollica - 'Breath of Earth' by Beth Cato (Harper Voyager, August 2016)
• Victo Ngai - 'Forest of Memory' by Mary Robinette Kowal (Tor, March 2016)

Best Cover Illustration: Magazine

• Galen Dara - 'Uncanny' #10, (May/June 2016)
• Elizabeth Leggett  - 'Lightspeed' #69, (February 2016)
• David Palumbo - 'Swallowed Whole, Aliens - Life and Death' #1 (Dark Horse, September 2016)
• Paolo Rivera - 'Hellboy and the B.P.R.D. 1953' (Dark Horse, February 2016)
• Jeremy Wilson - 'Chimera Brigade' #1 by Serge Lehman and Fabrice Colin (Titan Comics, October 2016)

Best Interior Illustration

• Rovina Cai  - 'Tom, Thom' by K.M. Ferebee (Tor.com, February 2016)
• Kari Christensen - 'Gethsemoni, Court of the Dead: Chronicle of the Underworld' by Tom Gilliland (Sideshow Collectibles 2016)
• Tran Nguyen - 'Kushiel's Dart' by Jacqueline Carey (Subterranean Press 2016)
• Greg Ruth - 'Freedom is Space for the Spirit' by Glen Hirshberg (Tor.com, April 2016)
• Ivica Stevanovic - 'The Bestiary' edited by Ann Vandermeer (Centipede Press, March 2016)

Best Gaming Related Illustration

• Mauricio Calle - 'Encounter at Stygeon Prime', Star Wars: The Card Game (Fantasy Flight Games 2016)
• Cliff Childs - 'Long-Finned Skywhale', Kaladesh card set (WotC, Sept. 2016)
• Ryan Pancoast - 'Inventor's Apprentice', Kaladesh card set (WotC, Sept. 2016)
• Matthew Stewart - 'Mastertrinketeer', Kaladesh card set (WotC, Sept. 2016)
• Ryan Yee - 'Die Young', Kaladesh card set (WotC, Sept. 2016)

Best Product Illustration

• Donato Giancola - 'Portal' Promotional art for Illuxcon
• Clark Huggins - 'Advertisement for Reckless Deck', Imagine FX, February 2016
• John Picacio - 'La Corona (The Crown)' Loteria (Lone Boy)
• Cynthia Sheppard - '2017 Llewellyn's Astrological Calendar'
• Greg Spalenka - 'Banner art to promote Roxana Illuminated Perfume 2016'

Best Colour Work: Unpublished

• John Harris - 'The Ark', Oil
• Vanessa Lemen - 'Holding On and Letting Go', Oil on canvas
• Miranda Meeks - 'December', Digital
• Shreya Shetty - 'The Dragon Charmer', Digital
• Michael Whelan - 'In A World Of Her Own', Acrylic

Best Monochrome Work: Unpublished

• Marcela Bolivar - 'White Crown', Photoshop
• Jana Heidersdorf - 'Darkness' , Acrylics, pencil and digital
• Travis Lewis - 'Soul Engine', Graphite
• Ruth Sanderson - 'Luna', Scratchboard
• Allen Williams - 'The Fall of Night', Pencil

Best Three Dimensional Art

• Akihito Ikeda - 'Nephila', Mixed media
• Thomas Kuebler - 'Medusa', Mixed media
• Forest Rogers - 'La Belle Crustace', premier air-dry clay & washi paper
• Virginie Ropars - 'The Evil Eye', Mixed media
• Lee Shamel - 'The Scepter of the Crystal Flame', Mixed media

Best Art Director

• Neil Clarke - Clarkesworld Magazine
• Irene Gallo - Tor/tor.com
• Sheila Gilbert & Betsy Wollheim - DAW Books
• Lauren Panepinto - Orbit Books
• Cynthia Sheppard - Wizards of the Coast

Lifetime Artistic Achievement Award

• Iain McCaig
• Greg Manchess
• Hayao Miyazaki
• Wendy Pini
• Drew Struzan
• Berni Wrightson