SEND YOUR NOMINATIONS FOR WORKS PUBLISHED IN 2011 NOW!

What are the categories?

The Best Novel award is open to any novel-length work of science fiction or fantasy that has been published in the UK for the first time in 2011. (Serialised novels are eligible, provided that the publication date of the concluding part is in 2011). If a novel has been previously published elsewhere, but it hasn’t been published in the UK until 2011, it is eligible.

The Best Short Fiction award is open to any shorter work of science fiction or fantasy, up to and including novellas (40,000 words or under), first published in 2011 (in a magazine, in a book, in audio format, or any electronic or web-based format). This includes short fiction published in books and magazines published outside the UK

The Best Artwork award is open to any single science fictional or fantastic image that first appeared in 2011. Again, provided the artwork hasn’t been published before 2011 it doesn’t matter where it appears.

The Best Non-Fiction award is open to any written work about science fiction and/or fantasy which appeared in its current form in 2011. Whole collections comprised entirely of unrevised work that has been published elsewhere previous to 2011 are ineligible.

Subject to these other rules, you may nominate as many works in each category as you wish. You may not make multiple nominations for a single work. The shortlists for these four awards will normally comprise the five works in each category that receive the most individual nominations by the deadline. In the event of a tie for fifth place, the number of shortlisted works may be reduced to four or increased to six, for example, as appropriate. Works published by the BSFA, or in association with the BSFA, are ineligible for a BSFA award.

Not sure if the work you want to nominate fits the above criteria? Don’t worry, the definitions are kept as open as possible to allow for multifarious multimedia interpretation… if you’re not sure, just ask!

Please do not vote for your own work.

Please return your nominations to Donna Scott, BSFA Awards Administrator awards@bsfa.co.uk / 11 Stanhope Road, Northampton NN2 6JU

What happens with my nomination?

Following the official opening of nominations, keep an eye on the BSFA site and we’ll update the lists of received nominations as often as we get new ones in – the list changes on a daily basis as we draw close to the deadline.

After the deadline, a shortlist gets drawn up for each category, and then BSFA members and members of Eastercon can vote on these.

The shortlist will be displayed after 16^th January 2012 and advance postal/email votes from BSFA members and Eastercon members who cannot attend the convention must then be received by me on Monday 2^nd April 2012, to ensure I can bring them with me to the convention. Please note, I will attempt to acknowledge all nominations and votes sent electronically at my earliest convenience. Forms for advance voting will go out to the membership and a PDF will also be made available on the website. You do not have to use the forms, but if you do, I will be forever grateful! Attendees of the convention will be able to vote until midday on the day of the ceremony at the ballot boxes. Full names only, please! And no voting twice!

How can I find out who has won?

If you are a member of Eastercon, you are invited to come along to the award ceremony. If you are not able to attend, follow #bsfaawards on Twitter for the live results, and check the BSFA website shortly after.