The Reader’s Corner

This past weekend, I was once again lucky enough to attend Readercon, which just so happens to occur right next door in Burlington, MA every year. Among the highlights of the convention were the Shirley Jackson Awards (complete with a surprise in-person appearance by Neil Gaiman!). The winners are listed below, and you can view a video of the ceremony here.

Winners of the Shirley Jackson Awards:

Novel: Mr. Shivers by Robert Jackson Bennett
Novella: ”Mysterium Tremendum” by Laird Barron
Novelette: ”Truth Is a Cave in the Black Mountains” by Neil Gaiman
Short story: “The Things” by Peter Watts
Collection: Occultation by Laird Barron
Anthology: Stories: All New Tales edited by Neil Gaiman and Al Sarrantonio

Also given at Readercon are the Rhysling Awards for speculative poetry, and the Cordwainer Smith Rediscovery Award, which went to Katherine MacLean, the award’s first living winner.

On a related note, the Mythopoeic Awards were also recently announced. The winner in the Adult Literature category was Redemption in Indigo by Karen Lord.

Why not check out some of this award-winning speculative fiction?