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 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, [...]
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 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.
The 2008 Sidewise Awards for Alternate History finalists for Best Short-Form Alternate History were recently announced and two of the final six were from semiprozines:
“A Brief Guide to Other Histories“ by Paul McAuley from Postscripts #15, September 2008
“Night Bird Soaring“ by T. L. Morganfield from Greatest Uncommon Denominator #3 (Autumn 2008)
The winners will announced at [...]