The Reader’s Corner

Last weekend, I was shocked to find out that right around the corner (in Burlington, MA) the Shirley Jackson Awards were being presented (as part of a larger conference, Readercon) and I hadn’t heard about it! I hopped right over and attended, and was glad I did. The presenter of the awards, Nalo Hopkinson, was a wonderful speaker and charming woman. and the winners who were present gave excellent speeches. Then I found out that several other speculative fiction awards were given out over the weekend as well. The winners of all are listed below.

Shirley Jackson Awards

• Novel - Big Machine by Victor LaValle
• Novella - Midnight Picnic, by Nick Antosca
• Novelette - “Morality” by Stephen King
• Short Story - “The Pelican Bar” by Karen Joy Fowler
• Collection - Tunneling to the Center of the Earth by Kevin Wilson and Love Songs for the Shy and Cynical by Robert Shearman (TIE)
• Anthology - Poe by Ellen Datlow

Rhysling Award

• Long Form - “In the Astronaut Asylum,” Kendall Evans and Samantha Henderson
• Short Form - “To Theia,” Ann K. Schwader Grand Master - Jane Yolen

Mythopoeic Award

• Adult Literature - Lifelode by Jo Walton
• Children’s Literature - Where the Mountain Meets the Moon by Grace Lin

John W. Campbell Memorial Award

• The Windup Girl Paolo Bacigalupi

Theodore Sturgeon Memorial Award

• Shambling Towards Hiroshim James Morrow

A special nod to Science Fiction Awards Watch for many of these listings.