The Association of Science Fiction & Fantasy Artists (ASFA) has just announced the final ballot for this year’s 27th annual Chesley Awards (for works done in 2011). The award winners will be announced during Chicon 7, this year’s World Science Fiction Convention (WorldCon), to be held 30 August-3 September in Chicago, Illinois.
The final ballot is:
Best Cover Illustration—Hardback Book:
Tom Kidd for Deathbird Stories by Harlan Ellison (Subterranean Press)
Stephan Martiniere for Prospero Regained by L. Jagi Lamplighter (Tor)
Lee Moyer for Two Worlds and In Between: The Best of Caitlin R. Kieran (Subterranean Press)
Cliff Nielsen for The Tempering of Men by Sarah Monette & Elizabeth Bear (Tor)
Greg Staples for The Horror Stories of Robert E. Howard (Subterranean Press)
Best Cover Illustration—Paperback Book:
Mitchell D. Bentley for The Alamo and Zombies by Jean A. Stuntz (Yard Dog Press)
Dan Dos Santos for My Life as a White Trash Zombie by Diana Rowland (DAW)
Justin Gerard for Hearts of Smoke and Steam by Andrew P. Mayer (Pyr)
Lucas Graciano for The Goblin Corps by Ari Marmell (Pyr)
David Palumbo for God’s War by Kameron Hurley (Night Shade)
Matthew Stewart for The Cloud Roads by Martha Wells (Night Shade)
Jon Sullivan for The Curious Case of the Clockwork Man by Mark Holder (Pyr)
J.P. Targete for The Sword of Darrow by Alex & Hal Malchow (BenBella Books)
Best Cover Illustration—Magazine:
Facundo Diaz for Clarkesworld #57 (July 2011)
Laura Diehl for Fantasy #53 (August 2011)
Lee Moyer for Weird Tales #357 (Winter 2010/2011)
Carly B. Sorge for Apex Magazine #28 (September 2011)
Dariusz Zawadski for Fantasy #50 (May 2011)
Best Interior Illustration:
Julie Dillon for “The Dala Horse” by Michael Swanwick (Tor.com)
Scott Gustafson for Eddie: The Lost Youth of Edgar Allan Poe by Scott Gustafson (Simon & Schuster)
Ryohei Hase for “Narco Americano” by T.J. English (Playboy)
Greg Staples for The Horror Stories of Robert E. Howard (Subterranean Press)
J.P. Targete for The Sword of Darrow by Alex & Hal Malchow (BenBella Books)
Best Gaming-Related Illustration:
E.M. Gist for “Wandering Elf” from Magic the Gathering: Tactics
Lucas Graciano for Pathfinder Player Companion: The Humans of Golarian
Michael C. Hayes for “Distress” from Magic the Gathering
Chris Rahn for “Glissa, the Traitor” from Magic: Mirrodin Beseiged
Matt Stewart for “Creepy Doll” from Magic: Innistrad
Best Product Illustration:
Stuart Craig for production design for the Harry Potter films
Lee Moyer for Check These Out, 2012 Literary Pin-up calendar
John Picacio for George R.R. Martin: A Song of Ice and Fire, 2012 Calendar
William Stout for Zombies 2012, calendar
Michael Whelan for Gift from the Sea, Dragon*Con 2011 promo art & program book
Mark Zug for IlluXCon 2011 promo poster
Best Three-Dimensional Art:
Gil Bruvel for “Dichotomy” (cupro nickel)
Thomas S. Kuebler for “Baba Yaga” (mixed)
Michael Parkes for “Moonstruck” (bronze)
Virginie Ropars for “Autumnnalis Venenata” (mixed)
Vincent Villafranca for “Robobike” (bronze)
Best Color Work—Unpublished:
Stephen Hickman for “The Hero of the Apotheosis” (acrylic)
David Palumbo for “Through a Blood Red Veil” (oil)
Omar Rayyan for “The Dragon and the Nightingale” (watercolor)
Eric Velhagen for “Fantasy Feast” (oil)
Raoul Vitale for “Turin and Glaurang” (oil)
Best Monochrome Work—Unpublished:
Justin Gerard for “St. George and the Dragon” (pencil)
Stephen Hickman for “Siegfried” (ink on toned paper)
Joāo Ruas for “Migration” (graphite on paper, vellum & acetate
Raoul Vitale for “The Yeti” (pencil)
Allen Williams for “Wood Nymph” (pencil)
Art Director:
Matt Adelsperger (Wizards of the Coast)
Lou Anders (Pyr Books)
Irene Gallo (Tor)
David Palumbo (Night Shade Books)
Jon Schindehette (Wizards of the Coast)
Lifetime Artistic Acheivement:
Jim Burns
Jean Giraud (aka “Moebius”)
Charles Vess
The Chesley Awards were established in 1985 as ASFA’s peer awards to recognize individual works and achievements during a given year. The Chesleys were initially called the ASFA Awards, but were later renamed to honor famed astronomical artist Chesley Bonestell after his death in 1986.
Links to galleries of all the nominated works are available from this page.