The shortlists for the British Science Fiction Association (BSFA)‘s 2009 awards have been released. The winners will be announced at this year’s Eastercon, Odyssey 2010, the weekend of 2-5 April.
The nominees are:
Best Novel:
Ark by Stephen Baxter (published by Gollancz)
Lavinia by Ursula K. Le Guin (Gollancz)
The City and the City by China Mieville (Macmillan)
Yellow Blue Tibia by Adam Roberts (Gollancz)
Best Short Fiction:
“Sinner, Baker, Fabulist, Priest; Red Mask, Black Mask, Gentleman, Beast” by Eugie Foster (Interzone)
“The Push” by Dave Hutchinson (Newcon Press)
“Johnnie and Emmie-Lou Get Married” by Kim Lakin-Smith (Interzone)
“Vishnu at the Cat Circus” by Ian McDonald
“The Beloved Time of Their Lives” by Ian Watson & Roberto Quaglia (The Beloved of My Beloved)
“The Assistant” by Ian Whates (The Solaris Book of Science Fiction #3)
Best Non-Fiction:
Canary Fever by John Clute (Beccon)
I Didn’t Dream of Dragons by Deepa D
Ethics and Enthusiasm by Hal Duncan
Mutant Popcorn by Nick Lowe (Interzone column)
A Short History of Fantasy by Farah Mendlesohn and Edward James
Best Artwork:
Nitzan Klamer for the cover of 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
Stephanie Pui-Min Law for Emerald
Stephan Martiniere for the cover of Desolation Road by Ian McDonald
Adam Tredowski for the covers of Interzone numbers 220, 224, and 225
The full list of nominees, along with links to most of the nominated works, is available on this page.
BSFA members and attendees of the Eastercon convention are eligible to vote. For voting information, again, see this page. Balloting deadline is 29 March.