Spectrum Awards shortlists

[andyhat]

I tweeted the winners last night, but I should post the Gaylactic Spectrum Awards shortlists, too, which were announced last night here at Gaylaxicon. Unfortunately, I didn't write down the "other works" shortlist, so keep checking the official site for that when it's posted.

Best Novel

Winner: Wicked Gentlemen by Ginn Hale

Shortlist:

• Lady Knight by L-J Baker
  
• Dust by Elizabeth Bear
  
• New Amsterdam by Elizabeth Bear
  
• Whiskey and Water by Elizabeth Bear
  
• Vintage by Steve Berman
  
• Ink by Hal Duncan
  
• Daughters of the North by Sarah Hall
  
• Hero by Perry Moore
  
• Hex by Darieck Scott
  
• Spaceman Blues by Brian Francis Slattery
  
• Ha'penny by Jo Walton
  

Best Short Fiction

Winner: "Ever So Much More Than Twenty" by Joshua Lewis (So Fey)

Shortlist:

• "Prime Suspect" by K.S. Augustin (Total E-Bound)
  
• "Bittersweet" by Steve Berman (Journal of Mythic Arts)
  
• "The Coat of Stars" by Holly Black (So Fey)
  
• "Charming, A Tale of True Love" by Cassandra Clare & Ruby deBrazier (So Fey)
  
• "Side Effects" by M. Decker (Alleys & Doorways)
  
• "The Healing" by Leigh Ellwood (Phaze)
  
• "A Bird of Ice" by Craig Gidney (So Fey)
  
• "Dividing the Sustain" by James Patrick Kelly (New Space Opera)
  
• "Dancing on the Head of a Pin" by Kiernan Kelly (Torquere)
  
• "The Steel Anniversary" by Valerie Z. Lewis (Alleys & Doorways)
  
• "Medusa's Touch" by Catherine Lundoff (Crave)
  
• "The Reflection of Love" by Julia Talbot (Alleys & Doorways)
  
• "Were" by JoSelle Vanderhooft (Alleys & Doorways)
  

Unfortunately, the original Haworth Press edition of the wonderful anthology So Fey is no longer available, but Lethe Press Prime Books will be reprinting it soon (thanks to mroctober for correction).

I was one of the judges in the short fiction category this year, so I can attest that those are all excellent stories.

Comments

[kiernankelly.livejournal.com]

Someone forwarded me the link to your journal, and I wanted to let you know how honored I am that my story made the short list. I also wanted to thank you and the other judges for the time and effort you put forth in judging the competition. Thank you so much!

Kiernan