| The British Science Fiction Awards for 2006 were presented in a ceremony
on the evening of Saturday the 7th of April at Contemplation, the 58th
National British sciene fiction convention (Eastercon).
The award for Best Novel went to Jon Courtenay Grimwood, for End of the
World Blues (Gollancz); the award was presented to Jon by Ian McDonald.
The award for Best Short Fiction went to Ian McDonald for The Djinn's
Wife (Asimov's Science Fiction, June); the award was presented to Ian by
Liz Williams.
The award for Best Artwork went to Fangorn for Angelbot (Cover of Time
Pieces, ed. Ian Whates); Fangorn was not present at the ceremony, and
his award was accepted by John Jarrold to be passed on to Pete Weston,
who had agreed to pass it on to Fangorn.
Geoff Ryman also read out the BSFA Recommended Reading List for Best
Non-Fiction, as no individual award was presented this year; the full
list is recognised below:
- The Arthur C. Clarke Award: A Critical Anthology, ed. Paul Kincaid and
Andrew M. Butler (Serendip Foundation)
- Daughters of Earth: Feminist Science Fiction in the Twentieth Century,
Justine Larbalestier (Wesleyan University Press)
- Great British Comics, Paul Gravett (Aurum Press Ltd)
- James Tiptree, Jr.: The Double Life of Alice B. Sheldon, Julie Phillips
(St Martin's Press)
- Polder: A Festschrift for John Clute and Judith
Clute, ed. Farah Mendlesohn (Old Earth Books)
The ceremony was hosted by John Jarrold, and there was a good attendance
from members of the Eastercon.
Details of the full shortlists can be found on the BSFA website,
http://www.bsfa.co.uk .
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