2009 Parsec Award Winners & Finalists

Thanks to all who participated in the 2009 Parsec Awards. This not only marked our fifth year of awarding excellence in speculative fiction, but also brought in the most nominations and submissions of any year. We look forward to an even bigger and better Parsec Awards in 2010, with more amazing work to be recognized. In closing for this year, the Parsec Awards would like to congratulate all the Finalists, and of course all the winners.

Best Speculative Fiction Story (Short Form)

Variant Frequencies – “Under The Bed” by Michael Natale [subscribe]

Finalists: Coming Soon

Category Description: Short stories containing elements of science fiction, fantasy or horror. Word counts under 20K.

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Best Speculative Fiction Story (Novella Form)

7th Son: Obsidion – “Eusocial Networking by Scott Sigler [subscribe]

Finalists: Coming Soon

Category Description: Intermediate length stories containing elements of science fiction, fantasy or horror. Word counts between 20K and 70K.

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Best Speculative Fiction Story (Long Form / Novel)

FETIDUS: The Foundation for the Ethical Treatment of the Innocently Damned, Undead and Supernatural by James Durham [subscribe]

Finalists: Coming Soon

Category Description: Novel length stories containing elements of science fiction, fantasy or horror. Word counts greater than 70K.

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Best Speculative Fiction Audio Drama (Short Form including Independents)

The Radio Adventures of Doctor Floyd by Grant Baciocco & Doug Price [subscribe]

Finalists: Coming Soon

Category Description: Short audio presentations containing elements of science fiction, fantasy or horror. Total Season’s complete running time for dramatic content only (excluding host commentary, listener e-mail, behind-the-scenes editions, etc.) under 15 hours.

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Best Speculative Fiction Audio Drama (Long Form including Independents)

The Metamor City Podcast – “Making the Cut” by Chris Lester [subscribe]

Finalists: Coming Soon

Category Description: Long audio presentations containing elements of science fiction, fantasy or horror. Total Season’s complete running time for dramatic content only (excluding host commentary, listener e-mail, behind-the-scenes editions, etc.) 15 hours or longer.

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Best Speculative Fiction Magazine or Anthology Podcast

Pseudopod edited by Ben Phillips and read by Alasdair Stuart [subscribe]

Finalists: Coming Soon

Category Description: These podcasts return week after week with great short stories.

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Best Speculative Fiction Video Podcast

Stranger Things by Earl Newton, David Kanter, & Cody P. Christian [subscribe]

Finalists: Coming Soon

Category Description: Video podcasts that include elements of speculative fiction.

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Best Speculative Fiction Comedy / Parody Podcast

Bell’s in the Batfry by John Bell [subscribe]

Finalists: Coming Soon

Category Description: Whether they make fun of bad movies or or poke fun at our own geekdom, these podcasts keep us laughing.

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Best Speculative Fiction Writing-related Podcast

Writing Excuses by Brandon Sanderson, Howard Tayler, & Dan Wells [subscribe]

Finalists: Coming Soon

Category Description: Podcasts that focus on the process, challenges and rewards of writing and publishing written works.

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Best Speculative Fiction Fan Podcast

The ScapeCast featuring Brent Barrett, Chris Polansky, Hank Shiffman, Kevin Bachelder, Kimberly Thompson, Lindy Rae, Michael Falkner, Sammy Mohr, & Wendy Hembrock [subscribe]

Finalists: Coming Soon

Category Description: Podcasts created by and for the fans of a given type, style or genre of literary or entertainment work or series of works that have elements speculative fiction.

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Best Speculative Fiction News Podcast

(Cool) Shite on the Tube featuring Bruce Moyle, David Quinn, Tiarne Double, & Chris Rattray [subscribe]

Finalists: Coming Soon

Category Description: Podcasts that focus on providing news of speculative fiction in its myriad forms.

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Best Gaming Podcast

Brilliant Gameologists featuring Josh, Meg, Zeke, & Tom [subscribe]

Finalists: Coming Soon

Category Description: Podcasts that focus on one or more styles of gaming (video, role playing, tabletop and board games, non-traditional card games, etc.).

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Best Speculative Fiction Infotainment Podcast

The 365 Days of Astronomy, the daily podcast of the International Year of Astronomy 2009 featuring various contributors [subscribe]

Finalists: Coming Soon

Category Description: Podcasts that have content of an educational nature, presented in an entertaining format.

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Best Speculative Fiction Music Podcast

The FuMP featuring Devo Spice, Possible Oscar, Raymond and Scum, Rob Balder, Robert Lund and Spaff.com, the great Luke Ski, Tom Smith, & Worm Quartet [subscribe]

Finalists: Coming Soon

Category Description: Podcasts where artists presents their original music with a speculative fiction bent or podcasts where original music with a speculative fiction theme is presented.

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Best Anime Podcast

Anime World Order [subscribe]

Finalists: Coming Soon

Category Description: Podcasts that focus on Anime.

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Best New Speculative Fiction Podcaster/Team

James Durham [subscribe]

Finalists: Coming Soon

This person or team is new to podcasting in this past Parsec eligibility year, becoming a significant voice that has contributed to the community as a whole.