Kitchies Shortlist Announced

The Kraken Rum has announced the nominees for the 2011 Kitschies, presented for the most progressive, intelligent, and entertaining works of genre fiction. Winners will receive a cash prize, a trophy, and a bottle of Kraken Rum. The winners will be announced on February 3 at the SFX Weekender 3.

Red Tentacle (Novel)

• The Enterprise of Death, by Jesse Bullington
• Embassytown, by China Miéville
• A Monster Calls, by Patrick Ness and Siobhan Dowd
• The Testament of Jessie Lamb, by Jane Rogers
• Osama: A Novel, by Lavie Tidhar

Golden Tentacle (Debut)

• Among Thieves, by Douglas Hulick
• God’s War, by Kameron Hurley
• The Night Circus, by Erin Morgenstern
• Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children, by Ransom Riggs
• The Samaritan, by Fred Venturini

Inky Tentacle (Cover art)

• Rivers of London, by Ben Aaronovitch; illustration by Stephen Walter, design by Patrick Knowles
• The Last Werewolf, by Glen Duncan; design by Peter Mendelsund
• The Prague Cemetery, by Umberto Eco; design by Suzanne Dean, illustration by John Spencer
• Equations of Life, by Simon Morden; design by Lauren Panepinto
• A Monster Calls, by Patrick Ness and Siobhan Dowd; illustration by Jim Kay

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