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The Gaylactic Spectrum Awards are given to works of science fiction, fantasy and horror which explore LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender) topics in a positive way. They were founded in 1998, first presented by the Gaylactic Network in 1999, and in 2002 they were given their own organization, the Gaylactic Spectrum Awards Foundation.[1]
Awards are given in categories for novels, short fiction and best other work, although in some years the award for short fiction has not been presented due to lack of sufficient nominees or no nominee of high enough quality. Other categories have also been added and removed in intervening years, and works produced before the inception of the awards are eligible to be inducted into the "Hall of Fame". Each award consists of an etched image on lucite on a stand, using a spiral galaxy in a triangle logo, based on the logo of the Gaylactic Network. The award winner's name, work title, award year and award category are etched on a small plaque on the base or on the plexiglass itself. No cash award is associated with the other work award, and the cost of the awards is paid for through individual donations and fundraising events.[2]
The other works category is open to submissions of works in any non-novel, non-short-fiction medium released during the prior calendar year in North America that includes "significant positive GLBT content". This includes: comic books, graphic novels, movies, television episodes, multimedia, anthologies, story collections, gaming products, artwork, music. The time-frame of eligibility is based on copyright date for first printing for written works, cover date for magazines and comic books, release date for films, and the first air date for television. The long list of nominees is reduced to a short list of finalists, and the results are generally announced and presented at Gaylaxicon, although they have also been presented at Worldcon in the past.[3][4] This article lists all the "Best short fiction" award nominees and winners, and short fiction hall of fame inductees.[2]
Nicola Griffith is the only creator to have won the other work award more than once, having won twice for editing anthologies; she was also nominated for once for her writing. The creators of Buffy the Vampire Slayer have the record for most nominations, with five, one of which won the award. Cecilia Tan has the record for most nominations without winning, having been a finalist three times for editing anthologies.[5] The most recent winners of the award are an anthology of LGBT themed science fiction entitled The Future Is Queer, edited by Richard Labonte and Lawrence Schimel, the television series Torchwood, created by Russell T Davies, and the film V for Vendetta, all in 2007. No award was presented to any of the works in the 2008 shortlist.
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In the following table, the years correspond to the year of work's release; the ceremonies are always held the following year. Entries in bold and with a lavender background have won the relevant award; those that are neither highlighted nor in bold are the finalist nominees. Superscript letters after the result indicate simultaneous nominations in other categories, or other notes.
| Year | Author(s) / Editor(s) / Director(s) | Title | Publisher | Note | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 |
Nicola Griffith & Stephen Pagel | Bending the Landscape: Science Fiction | Overlook | Anthology | Won | [6] |
| 1999 |
Bill Condon(dir.) | Gods and Monsters | Lions Gate Entertainment | Film | Nom | [6] |
| 1999 |
Lawrence Schimel (ed.) | Things Invisible to See | Ultra Violet | Anthology | Nom | [6] |
| 2000 |
Spike Jonze & Charlie Kaufman | Being John Malkovich | Single Cell Pictures / Gramercy Pictures / Propaganda Films | Film | Won | [6] |
| 2000 |
Trey Parker & Matt Stone | South Park: Bigger, Longer, Uncut | Paramount / Warner Bros. / Comedy Central | Film | Nom | [6] |
| 2000 |
Peter David | Supergirl issue #39, "On Ice" | DC Comics | Comic book issues | Nom | [6] |
| 2001 |
Joss Whedon et al. | Buffy the Vampire Slayer | Fox/WB | Television series | Won[A] | [7] |
| 2001 |
Warren Ellis, Mark Millar et al. | The Authority: Under New Management | DC Comics | Graphic novel | Nom | [7] |
| 2001 |
Colleen Doran | A Distant Soil | Image comics | Comic book | Nom | [7] |
| 2001 |
Greg Egan | "Oracle" | Asimov's SF 07/00 | Short fiction | Nom | [8] |
| 2001 |
Michael Rowe (ed.) | Queer Fear | Arsenal Pulp | Anthology | Nom | [8] |
| 2002 |
Nicola Griffith & Stephen Pagel | Bending the Landscape: Horror | Overlook | Anthology | Won | [9] |
| 2002 |
Joss Whedon et al. | Buffy the Vampire Slayer | Fox/WB/UPN | Television series | Nom | [9] |
| 2002 |
Elizabeth Watasin | Charm School #4 | Slave Labor | Comic book issue | Nom | [9] |
| 2002 |
Robert Rodi | Codename: Knockout #0-#6 | DC / Vertigo Comics | Comic book issues | Nom | [9] |
| 2002 |
Judd Winick | Green Lantern #137 & #140 | DC Comics | Comic book issues | Nom | [9] |
| 2002 |
Cecilia Tan (ed.) | Sextopia | Circlet Press | Anthology | Nom | [9] |
| 2002 |
Steve Berman | Trysts | Lethe Press | Collection | Nom | [9] |
| 2002 |
Judd Winick | X-Force #117-118 | Marvel Comics | Comic book issues | Nom | [9] |
| 2003 |
Mark Millar et al. | The Authority issues #28-29 | DC comics / Wildstorm | Comic book issues | Won[B] | [10] |
| 2003 |
Judd Winick et al. | Green Lantern issues #154-155, "Hate Crime" | DC comics | Comic book issues | Won[B] | [10] |
| 2003 |
Amber Benson & Christopher Golden | Buffy the Vampire Slayer - Willow and Tara: Wilderness | Dark Horse | Comic book series | Nom[B] | [10] |
| 2003 |
Neil Gaiman & Craig Russell | Murder Mysteries | Dark Horse | Comic book series | Nom[B] | [10] |
| 2003 |
Various | Uncanny X-Men #414 | Marvel comics | Comic book issue | Nom[B] | [10] |
| 2003 |
Various | X-Statix #1-5 | Marvel comics | Comic book issues | Nom[B] | [10] |
| 2003 |
Michael Rowe (ed.) | Queer Fear II | Arsenal Pulp | Anthology | Won | [10] |
| 2003 |
Joss Whedon et al. | Buffy the Vampire Slayer episode, "Seeing Red" | Fox/WB/UPN | Television episode | Nom | [10] |
| 2003 |
R.H. Barlow, S. T. Joshi, Douglas Anderson & David Schultz | Eyes of the God: The Weird Fiction and Poetry of R.H. Barlow | Hippocampus Press | Academic collection | Nom | [10] |
| 2003 |
Cecilia Tan (ed.) | Mind & Body | Circlet Press | Anthology | Nom | [10] |
| 2003 |
Cecilia Tan (ed.) | Wired Hard 3 | Circlet Press | Anthology | Nom | [10] |
| 2004 |
Tony Kushner | Angels in America | HBO | Television series | Won | [11] |
| 2004 |
Greg Rucka & Michael Lark | Gotham Central issues #6 - 10, "Half a Life" | DC comics | Comic book issues | Won | [11] |
| 2004 |
Joss Whedon et al. | Buffy the Vampire Slayer | Fox/UPN | Television series | Nom | [11] |
| 2004 |
Various | Carnivàle | HBO | Television series | Nom | [11] |
| 2004 |
Stephen Godchaux & Bridget Carpenter | Dead Like Me episode "The Bicycle Thief" | Showtime | Television episode | Nom | [11] |
| 2004 |
Warren Ellis & Steve Dillon | Global Frequency #3 | DC Comics | Comic book issue | Nom | [11] |
| 2005 |
No Award | — | — | — | — | [12] |
| 2005 |
Various | Drawn Together | Comedy Central | Television series | Nom | [12] |
| 2005 |
Ian Iqbal Rashid et al. | A Touch of Pink | Sony Pictures Classics | Film | Nom | [12] |
| 2005 |
Greg Herren (ed.) | Shadows of the Night | Southern Tier | Anthology | Nom | [12] |
| 2005 |
Nicola Griffith | With Her Body | Aqueduct | Collection | Nom | [12] |
| 2006 |
No Award, nominees carried over to 2007 | — | — | — | — | [13] |
| 2007 |
Richard Labonte & Lawrence Schimel (eds.) | The Future Is Queer | Arsenal Pulp | Anthology | Won | [14] |
| 2007 |
Russell T Davies et al. | Torchwood Season 1 | BBC | Television series | Won | [14] |
| 2007 |
James McTeigue et al. | V for Vendetta | Warner Bros. | Film | Won | [14] |
| 2007 |
Catherynne M Valente | "The Dance of Uzume-no-Ama" | Prime Books | Poem, from Apocrypha | Nom | [14] |
| 2007 |
Russell T Davies et al. | Doctor Who episodes, "The Empty Child" & "The Doctor Dances" | BBC | Television episodes | Nom | [14] |
| 2007 |
Dave Jeser, Matthew Silverstein et al. | Drawn Together | Comedy Central | Television series | Nom | [14] |
| 2007 |
Shori Shiozu et al. | Eerie Queerie | TokyoPop | Manga | Nom | [14] |
| 2007 |
Don Sakers (ed.) | Gaylaxicon 2006 Sampler | Speed-of-C | Anthology | Nom | [14] |
| 2007 |
John Baumgartner et al. | Hard Pill | Stoebner / Baumgartner | Film | Nom | [14] |
| 2007 |
Joselle Vanderhooft (ed.) | Sleeping Beauty, Indeed | Torquere | Anthology | Nom | [14] |
| 2007 |
Allan Heinberg et al. | Young Avengers | Marvel Comics | Comic book series | Nom | [14] |
| 2008 |
No Award | — | — | — | — | [15] |
| 2008 |
Greg Rucka, Grant Morrison, Mark Waid, Geoff Johns et al. | 52 (comic) | DC Comics | Comic book series | Nom | [15] |
| 2008 |
Meredith Schwartz (ed.) | Alleys and Doorways | Torquere | Anthology | Nom | [15] |
| 2008 |
Ronald D Moore, Michael Taylor et al. | Battlestar Galactica: Razor | Universal, Sci-Fi Channel | Television episode | Nom | [15] |
| 2008 |
Joss Whedon et al. | Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season 8 | Dark Horse Comics | Comic book series | Nom | [15] |
| 2008 |
Steve Berman (ed.) | So Fey: Queer Fairy Fiction | Lethe Press | Anthology | Nom | [15] |
| 2008 |
Sean Abley et al. | Socket | Dark Blue Films, Velvet Candy | Film | Won | [14] |
| 2008 |
Jane Goldman, Matthew Vaughn et al. | Stardust | Paramount Pictures | Film | Won | [14] |
| 2008 |
Catherine Tregenna, Russell T Davies, et al. | Torchwood episode, "Captain Jack Harkness" | BBC Wales | Television episode | Nom | [15] |
| 2008 |
Brian K Vaughan and Pia Guerra | Y: The Last Man | Vertigo, DC Comics | Comic book series | Nom | [15] |
A People's Choice award winner. B A separate Best Comic Book / Graphic novel category was created for one year.
In the following table, the years correspond to the year of the award ceremonies; the works were all first published or broadcast before the founding of the awards in 1998. Listed here are all the works short listed for entry in the Hall of Fame that are not novels or short stories. A separate "Hall of Fame Media" category was created for the year 2000.
| Year | Author(s) / Editor(s) / Director(s) | Title | Publisher | Note | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 |
Eric Garber & Lyn Paleo (eds.) | Uranian Worlds: A Guide to Alternative Sexuality in Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Horror | G K Hall | Non-fiction | Inducted | [16] |
| 2000 |
Donald P. Bellisario | Quantum Leap episode "Running for Honor" | Belisarius Productions | Media (TV) | Inducted | [6] |
| 2000 |
Richard O'Brien & Jim Sharman | The Rocky Horror Picture Show | 20th Century Fox | Media (Film) | Inducted | [6] |
| 2000 |
Avery Brooks et al. | Star Trek: Deep Space Nine episode "Rejoined" | Paramount Television | Media (TV) | NI | [6] |
| 2002 |
Scott Lobdell et al. | Alpha Flight issue #106 | Marvel comics | Comic book | Inducted | [9] |
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