Kitschies

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The Kitschies are literary prizes presented annually for works of speculative fiction (such as science fiction and fantasy) that were published in the United Kingdom in the year of the award. The Kitschies were established in 2009 by the website pornokitsch.com, which organizes the award.[1]

Awards and criteria

The Kitschies award was established in 2009 by pornokitsch.com, a review website created by Anne C. Perry and Jared Shurin. Along with other judges they choose "those books which best elevate the tone of genre literature". Perry and Shurin have said that they seek to bring attention to works with a fantastic or speculative element that are progressive in terms of content and composition.[1]

Qualifying books must contain "an element of the fantastic or speculative" and have been published in the UK.[2] Winners receive a sum of prize money and a textile tentacle trophy, while shortlisted entries receive a bottle of The Kraken Rum (which sponsors the awards).[1]

As of 2011, the Kitschies are awarded in four categories:

  • Red Tentacle for the best novel (£1,000, since 2009)
  • Golden Tentacle for the best debut novel (£500, since 2010)
  • Inky Tentacle for the best cover art (£500, since 2011)
  • Black Tentacle; awarded at the judges' discretion (since 2010)

The judging panels change every year. In 2011, the literary judges were Perry, Shurin, Lauren Beukes and Rebecca Levene, and the Inky category was judged by Hayley Campbell, Craig Kennedy, Catherine Hemelryk and Darren Banks. In 2012, the literary judges were Shurin, Levene and Patrick Ness, and the cover art judges are Lauren O'Farrell, Gary Northfield and Ed Warren. For 2013, the literary judges are authors Nick Harkaway, Kate Griffin and Will Hill, as well as Anab Jain and Annabelle Wright. The cover art judges are Hazel Thompson, Sarah Anne Langton, Emma Vieceli and Craig Kennedy.

Recipients

Red Tentacle (best novel)

2013
2012
2011
2010
2009

Golden Tentacle (best debut novel)

2013
2012
2011
2010
King Maker by Maurice Broaddus[8]

Inky Tentacle (best cover art)

2013
  • Dreams and Shadows by C. Robert Cargill; design and illustration by Sinem Erkas
  • The Age Atomic by Adam Christopher; art by Will Staehle
  • Homeland and Pirate Cinema by Cory Doctorow; design by Amazing15
  • Stray by Monica Hesse; art by Gianmarco Magnani
  • Apocalypse Now Now by Charlie Human; art by Joey Hi-Fi
2012
  • Winner: A Boy and a Bear in a Boat by Dave Shelton; illustration by Dave Shelton[4]
  • Finalists:[5]
  • The Teleportation Accident by Ned Beauman; design by La Boca
  • The Terrible Thing That Happened to Barnaby Brocket by John Boyne; illustration by Oliver Jeffers
  • Costume Not Included by Matthew Hughes; illustration by Tom Gauld
  • Flame Alphabet by Ben Marcus; design by Peter Mendelsund
2011

Black Tentacle (discretionary)

  • 2012: Lavie Tidhar for the World SF Blog, a website showcasing international speculative fiction[4]
  • 2011: SelfMadeHero, comics publisher[6]
  • 2010: Memory, novel by Donald Westlake[8]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Barnett, David (13 January 2012). "The Kitschie awards have their Tentacles in the best genre fiction". The Guardian Books Blog. Retrieved 13 January 2012. 
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 "The Kitschies: 2011 Finalists". Pornokitsch.com. 13 January 2012. Retrieved 13 January 2012. 
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 "Announcing the Shortlists for The Kitschies!". Tor.com. 23 January 2014. Retrieved 23 January 2014. 
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 Alison Flood (27 February 2013). "Nick Harkaway takes Kitschies Red Tentacle award". The Guardian. Retrieved February 27, 2013. 
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 "The 2012 Kitschies, presented by The Kraken Rum". 18 January 2013. Retrieved 18 January 2013. 
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 "The 2011 Kitschies, presented by The Kraken Rum". 4 February 2012. Retrieved 4 February 2012. 
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 Jordan Farley (January 13, 2012). "Finalists announced for The Kitschies 2011". SFX. Retrieved January 19, 2013. 
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 "2010". The Kitschies. Retrieved 13 January 2012. 
  9. ↑ "2009". The Kitschies. Retrieved 13 January 2012. 

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