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: Small Cast (Short Form)

• “The Greater Good,” by Edwin Crowe
• “A Story to Scare My Son,” by R. D. Ovenfriend
• “Madness Above the Clouds,” by Michael Marks
• “Shimmer,” by Amanda Davis
• “Singing with All my Skin and Bone,” by Sunny Moraine

Best Speculative Fiction Story: Small Cast (Long Form)

• The Secret World Chronicles
• The Black
• “Eater of Bone,” by Robert Reed
• Bear Spirit
• The Ghost Train of New Orleans

Best Speculative Fiction Story: Large Cast (Short Form)

• “Last Contact,” by Rish Outfield and Bigg Anklevich
• “Monster!” by V. C. Morrison
• “Super-Baby-Moms Group Saves the Day,” by Tina Connolly
• “The Screwfly Solution,” by James Tiptree, Jr.
• “Red Legacy,” by Eneasz Brodski
• “Say UNcle,” by Rish Outfield

Best Speculative Fiction Audio Drama (Short Form)

• “The Philadelphia Xperiment,” by John Ballentine
• “Ghosts of Flannan Lighthouse,” by John Ballentine
• “A Prophet’s Guide,” by Matthew J. Boudreau
• “Space Casey Season 2,” by Christiana Ellis
• “Aaron’s World,” by Mike Meraz and Aaron Meraz
• “Alba Salix, Royal Physician,” by Eli McIlveen

Best Speculative Fiction Audio Drama (Long Form)

• The Once and Future Nerd
• Star Trek: Outpost
• Balancing Act, by Mike Murphy
• The Sinister Secret of StarNasty, or, A Mike in the Mechanics, by Michael McQuilkin and Richard Wentworth
• Transference, by Sydney Leigh

Best Speculative Fiction Video Story

• Mario Warfare
• Princess Scientist’s Advent Calendar
• The Ultimate Nerd-ament with Stanley & JAX
• Grant’s Advent Calendar Video Podcast

Best Speculative Fiction Magazine or Anthology Podcast

• Cast of Wonders
• Pseudopod
• Seminar: An Original Anthology Show
• The Uncanny Podcast
• The NoSleep Podcast

Best New Speculative Fiction Podcaster/Team

• PleasureTown
• Audtio Drama Production Podcast
• Women at Warp – A Star Trek Podcast
• Lost in Williamsburg
• The Ultimate Nerd-ament with Stanley and JAX

Best Speculative Fiction Fan or News Podcast (Specific)

• The Ready Room
• Cyborgs: A Bionic Podcast
• Arrow Squad
• Dusted: A Buffy Podcast
• Rachel and Miles X-Plain the X-Men
• The Scot and the Sassenach

Best Speculative Fiction Fan or News Podcast (General)

• The Incomperable
• Anomaly Podcast
• The 602 Club
• The Scifi Diner Podcast
• Geek Radio Daily

Best Podcast about Speculative Fiction Content Creation

• Literary Treks
• Axanar: The Official Podcast
• Continuing Mission
• The Journeyman Writer
• The Roundtable Podcast

Best Fact Behind the Fiction Podcast

• Blurry Photos
• Faculty of Horror
• Weird Things
• Hubblecast
• Universe Today’s Guide to Space

Best Speculative Fiction Comedy/Parody Podcast

• Blastropodcast
• Comedy4Cast
• [1] New Message
• Rude Alchemy
• I Remembered It…Better

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