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Awards in science fiction and fantasy come in all shapes, sizes and flavours. Some
are specific to a fiction type while others are all-encompassing. However, most
are given out on an annual basis for outstanding achievement. Most have some element
of voting involved. Those who vote (and, by definition, nominate) often can be
anyone who can get their hands on a ballot. A number are associated with a particular
convention and, hence, those polled are, have been or will be members.
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World Fantasy Awards
The nine awards are presented at the banquet of the World Fantasy Convention held each year
in late October -
early November. Two of the nominees on the final ballot are determined by readers while the remainder
come from the ballots put together by a panel of judges who change annually. The judges
select the recipients in a second round of voting.
The awards are based on work done during the previous calendar year.
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Hugo Awards
The awards are presented at an evening ceremony during the World Science Fiction Convention.
Nominations are as result of ballots cast by the convention members who vote by mail. They are
counted using a weighted method whereby ballot entries, listed by preference,
are assigned a value and then tallied. Those who fail to meet the cutoff or have the least number
are dropped and the counting is redone until such time as a clear winner appears.
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Arthur C. Clarke Awards
The Arthur C. Clarke Award is awarded
every year to the best science fiction novel which received its first British
publication during the previous calendar year. The Award is chosen by jury.
The Award was established with a generous grant from Arthur C. Clarke with the intention of encouraging science fiction in
Britain. The Award was set up in 1986 and the first winner was announced in 1987.
The Award consists of an inscribed plaque in the form of a bookend, and a cheque.
The Award is administered jointly by the British Science Fiction and the Science Fiction Foundation, each of whom provides two
judges each year. Recently, the Science Museum has joined the Award and provides one judge each year.
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Nebula Awards
They are given by the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers Association for outstanding work done
in the previous year. Members of SFFWA nominate material appearing on the ballot and then
vote to determine the winners. Nominees
have the option of withdrawing their work from voting. The awards are presented annually at the Nebula
Awards Banquet.
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British Fantasy Awards
The British Weird Fantasy Society began in 1971 as an off-shoot of the British Science Fiction Association. The "Weird"
was soon dropped and the BFS was born. Dedicated to the promotion of all that is best in the Fantasy and Horror genres,
the BFS won the Special Award: Non-Professional at the World Fantasy Awards in 2000.
The membership of the BFS votes for the annual British Fantasy Awards.
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Aurora Award
When the Canadian SF and Fantasy Association was started up in 1980 there was only one award given. Since 1991, awards
have been presented in 10 categories. There are 6 professional awards (3 English and 3 French),
3 fan awards, and the artistic achievement award.
The Aurora awards are closest to the style of the Hugo awards in the method by which they are selected. First, there
is the nomination phase to select a short list. Then a voting phase to pick the winner from the short list using
the Australian voting method (voters rank their choices in each category).
The Prix Aurora Awards were initially called the Casper Awards, then renamed the Auroras in 1991.
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Philip K. Dick Award The Philip K. Dick Award is presented annually for distinguished science fiction published in paperback original form in the United States. The award is sponsored by the Philadelphia Science Fiction Society and the award ceremony is sponsored by the NorthWest Science Fiction Society.
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British Science Fiction Awards
The BSFA Awards are presented annually by the British Science Fiction Association, based on a vote of BSFA members
and -- in most recent years -- members of the British national SF convention (Eastercon).
BSFA members can nominate as many works as they like in any category -- but an individual's nomination for a
specific work will only be counted once.
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