Parsec Nominees

The nominations for this year’s Parsec Awards, presented for excellence in science fiction podcasting, have been released. The winners will be announced at Dragon*Con in Atlanta.

Best Speculative Fiction Story (Short Form)

• Clarkesworld Magazine – “The Things,” by Peter Watts
• Podcastle – “Restless in my Hand,” by Tim Pratt
• Tales of the Children – “Swimming Lessons,” by Gabrielle Harbowy
• “The Tank,” by Scott Sigler
• The Dunesteef Audio Fiction Magazine – “A Princess Of Earth,” by Mike Resnick

Best Speculative Fiction Story (Novella Form)

• “Tattoo,” by Paul Elard Cooley
• “7th Son: 7 Days,” by J.C. Hutchins
• “Heaven – Season Five: War,” by Mur Lafferty
• “Personal Effects: Sword of Blood,” by J.C. Hutchins
• “Title Fight,” by Scott Sigler & Matt Wallace

Best Speculative Fiction Story (Long Form)

• 7th Son: Descent, by J.C. Hutchins
• Captain’s Share, by Nathan Lowell
• Infected, by Scott Sigler
• Underwood and Flinch, by Mike Bennett
• Secret World Chronicle, by Mercedes Lackey, Dennis Lee, Steve Libbey, and Cody Martin, with the reading done by Veronica Giguere

Best Speculative Fiction Audio Drama (Short Form)

• The Metamor City Podcast – “Whispers in the Wood,” by Chris Lester
• In The Gloaming, by Nathaniel Tapley
• Batman: The Ace of Detectives, by Pendant Productions
• Sea of Stars: A Voyage of the Space Cruiser Argo, by Devin Cox
• The Radio Adventures of Dr. Floyd, by Grant Baciocco & Doug Price

Best Speculative Fiction Audio Drama (Long Form)

• Star Trek: Outpost, by Daniel McIntosh & Tony Raymond
• Twilight Theatre – “Sides,” by Mike Murphy
• We’re Alive, by KC Wayland, Shane Salk, & Greyson Stone
• The Byron Chronicles, by Eric Busby
• Decoder Ring Theatre, by Gregg Taylor

Best Speculative Fiction Video Story

• Calls for Cthulhu, by Brand Gamblin
• GOLD: Season 1, by David Nett & Andrew Deutsch
• Grant’s Advent Calendar, by Grant Baciocco
• The Radio Adventures of Dr. Floyd, by Grant Baciocco & Doug Price

Best Speculative Fiction Magazine or Anthology Podcast

• The Drabblecast, edited by Norm Sherman
• Erotica à la Carte, edited by P. J. Ballantine
• The Crypt, edited by Scott Sigler
• Escape Pod, edited by Mur Lafferty
• Variant Frequencies, edited by Rick Stringer

Best New Speculative Fiction Podcaster/Team

• Brass Needles, hosted by Miss Kalendar
• The Dreamer’s Thread, by Starla Huchton
• The Gearheart, by Alexander White
• In The Gloaming, by Nathaniel Tapley
• ShadowCast Audio Anthology, by Jason Warden

Best Speculative Fiction Fan or News Podcast (Specific)

• The ScapeCast, featuring Brent Barrett, Chris Polansky, Hank Shiffman, Kevin Bachelder, Kimberly Thompson, Lindy Rae, Michael Falkner, Sammy Mohr, & Wendy Hembrock
• The Signal, featuring Kari Haley, Kevin Bachelder, Kara Helgren, Les Howard, Jutta Jordans, Dave Tomasic, Andy King, Nick Edwards, Miranda Thomas, Helen Eaton, Anna Snyder, James Parkinson, & Jill Arroway
• The Babylon Podcast, featuring Tim Callender, Summer Brooks, & Jeffrey Willerth
• The ForceCast, featuring Jason Swank & Jimmy “Mac” McInerney
• The H.P. Lovecraft Literary Podcast, featuring Chris Lackey & Chad Fifer

Best Speculative Fiction Fan or News Podcast (General)

• Television Zombies, featuring Tina, Chris, Jeff, & Chuck
• PodCulture, featuring Brad, Glenn, Christina, & Adam
• Galactic Watercooler, featuring Audra, Chuck, & Sean
• Geek Radio Daily, featuring Billy Flynn, The Flynstress, & The Bruce
• WhatTheCast, featuring Brian, Stephen, Crispy, & Patrick

Best Podcast about Speculative Fiction Content Creation

• The Dead Robots’ Society, featuring Justin Macumber, Ryan Stevenson, Terry Mixon, & P.G. Holyfield
• Writing Excuses, featuring Brandon Sanderson, Dan Wells, Eric James Stone, Howard Tayler, & Stacy Whitman
• The Henson.com Podcast
• I Should Be Writing, featuring Mur Lafferty
• Unleashed featuring, James Melzer

Best Fact Behind the Fiction Podcast

• The 365 Days of Astronomy, featuring the Astrosphere New Media Association
• The Command Line Podcast, featuring Thomas Gideon
• Skepticality, featuring Derek Colanduno & Robynn “Swoopy” McCarthy
• The Skeptics’ Guide to the Universe, featuring Steven Novella, Robert Novella, Rebecca Watson, Evan Bernstein, Jay Novella, & Perry DeAngelis
• Skeptoid, featuring Brian Dunning

Best Speculative Fiction Comedy/Parody Podcast

• Dragon*ConTV, featuring Brian Richardson & crew
• Bell’s In The Batfry, featuring John Bell
• Teknikal Diffikulties, featuring Cayenne Chris Conroy
• Comedy4Cast, featuring Clinton Alvord
• Frequency of Fear, featuring Zombie Astronaut

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