The 2009 Nebula Awards ballot is now available and includes the following works originally appearing in semiprozines:
Short Story
“Non-Zero Probabilities” by N. K. Jemisin (Clarkesworld, November 09)
“Spar” by Kij Johnson (Clarkesworld, October 2009)
Novelette
“Sinner, Baker, Fabulist, Priest; Red Mask, Black Mask, Gentleman, Beast” by Eugie Foster (Interzone, February 2009 and later reprinted by Apex Magazine)
Novella
“Sublimation Angels” by [...]
The 2009 Locus Recommended Reading list has been published. The following short stories from semiprozines made the list:
Clarkesworld Magazine
“In the Lot and in the Air” by Lisa Hannett, July ‘09
“Spar” by Kij Johnson, October ‘09
“Of Melei, of Ulthar” by Gord Sellar, October ‘09
“The Dying World” by Lavie Tidhar, April ‘09
“The Radiant Car Thy Sparrows Drew” [...]
The winners of the 2009 Aurealis Awards* were announced at the Judith Wright Centre of Contemporary Arts in Brisbane on January 24th, 2010. Semiprozines were well-represented among the winners:
Best Science Fiction Short Story
“Clockwork, [...]
Ellen Datlow’s Best Horror of the Year 1 includes honorable mentions for the following semiprozine stories:
“deathmask” by Mike Allen (Helix, Winter)
“Will the Real Veronica LeBarr Stand Down” by John Grant (Postscripts 16)
“The Talion Moth” by John Kirk (Weird Tales, #349)
“Painlessness” by Kirstyn McDermott (GUD, #2)
“All Mouth” by Paul Meloy (Black Static, [...]
Neo-opsis Science Fiction Magazine won the 2009 Aurora Award in the category Best Work in English: Other. Editor Karl Johanson and art director/assistant editor Stephanie Johanson both attended the Aurora Awards Banquet, held at Anticipation, The 67th World Science Fiction Convention, in Montréal, Québec, Canada. For more information about the Aurora Awards go to www.prix-aurora-awards.ca
The results from the annual Locus Magazine poll are detailed in the July issue and highlights the accomplishments of many semiprozines:
Best Magazine
#6 Interzone
#7 Lady Churchill’s Rosebud Wristlet
#8 The New York Review of Science Fiction
#9 Clarkesworld Magazine
#10 Strange Horizons
#11 Weird Tales
#14 Ansible
#15 Postscripts
#19 Fantasy Magazine
#20 Black Gate
#21 Internet Review of Science Fiction
Best Novelette
#7 “Crystal Nights” by [...]
The shortlist for this year’s British Fantasy Awards has been announced and voting is now open between now and the 1st of August. Semiprozines are represented in the following categories:
BEST SHORT FICTION
“All Mouth” by Paul Meloy, Black Static 6, Ed. Andy Cox - TTA Press
“Winter Journey” by Joel Lane, Black Static 5, Ed. Andy [...]
The Ditmar Awards have been awarded at the Australian National Science Fiction conventions since 1969 in order to recognise achievements in Australian science fiction, fantasy and horror.
Nominees and Winning Stories from Semiprozines
Best Novella
“Night Heron’s Curse”, Thoraiya Dyer (in Andromeda Spaceways Inflight Magazine, #37)
“Painlessness”, Kirstyn McDermott (in GUD: Greatest Uncommon Denominator, Issue 2, Spring 2008) [...]
The BSFA Awards are presented annually by the British Science Fiction Association, based on a vote of BSFA members and – in recent years – members of the British national science fiction convention (Eastercon). Although semiprozines weren’t represented in this year’s winners, they were a few on the short list and several nominated works.
Nominees
Best Short [...]
Among the finalists for the Theodore Sturgeon Memorial Award for best short science fiction is the following story from a semiprozine:
“His Master’s Voice” by Hannu Rajaniemi, Interzone 218
The Award will be presented during the Campbell Conference Awards Banquet at the University of Kansas in Lawrence this July.
