Parsec Awards

The Parsec Awards for podcasting were presented at Dragon*Con on September 4. The winners are listed below.

• Best Speculative Fiction Story (Short Form): “The Tank,” Scott Sigler
• Best Speculative Fiction Story (Novella Form): “Personal Effects: Sword of Blood,” by J.C. Hutchins
• Best Speculative Fiction Story (Long Form): Captain’s Share, by Nathan Lowell
• Best Speculative Fiction Audio Drama (Short Form): “Whispers in the Wood,” Chris Lester
• Best Speculative Fiction Audio Drama (Long Form): Decoder Ring Theatre, by Gregg Taylor
• Best Speculative Fiction Video Story: GOLD: Season 1, by David Nett & Andrew Deutsch
• Best Speculative Fiction Magazine or Anthology Podcast: The Drabblecast, Norm Sherman, ed.
• Best New Speculative Fiction Podcaster/Team: In The Gloaming, Nathaniel Tapley
• Best Speculative Fiction Fan or News Podcast (Specific): 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
• Best Speculative Fiction Fan or News Podcast (General): Galactic Watercooler, featuring Audra, Chuck, & Sean
• Best Podcast about Speculative Fiction Content Creation: Writing Excuses, featuring Brandon Sanderson, Dan Wells, Eric James Stone, Howard Tayler, & Stacy Whitman
• Best Fact Behind the Fiction Podcast: Skeptoid, featuring Brian Dunning
• Best Speculative Fiction Comedy/Parody Podcast: Teknikal Diffikulties, featuring Cayenne Chris Conroy
• Best Speculative Fiction Music Podcast: Radio Free Hipster, featuring Z.

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