James White Award

The James White Award is an annual short story competition open to writers from around the world. It was established in 2000 to commemorate the life and work of Irish science fiction author James White.

The competition was created to encourage new writers and is not open to professional authors. "Professional author" is defined as one who is eligible for active membership of the Science Fiction Writers of America – that is, a writer with three short story sales to qualifying markets or one novel sale to a qualifying market. Entries must be 6,000 words or less and written in English.

The winning story receives a cash prize and publication in Interzone magazine.

The award is sponsored by Interzone and the British Science Fiction Association, who took over the administration of the award in 2010.

Award history

The winners and judges of the Award, from 2000 until present.[1] Bold is winner, others are shortlisted entries.

2015

The 2015 James White Award was presented at Dysprosium (the 2015 Eastercon) in London). The judging panel consisted of the authors Dave Hutchinson, Stephanie Saulter and Gareth L Powell.

2014

The judges awarded a special commendation to Vina Jie-Min Prasad’s Flesh and Bone.

The 2014 James White Award was presented at Satellite4 (the 2014 Eastercon) in Glasgow). The judging panel consisted of authors Sophia McDougall, Emma Newman and BSFA Award winner Adam Roberts.

The winning story published in Interzone 253 and in the The Year's Best Science Fiction: Thirty-Second Annual Collection (2015) edited by Gardner Dozois.

2012/13

The 2012 award was presented at EightSquaredCon (2013’s Eastercon) in Bradford. The judging panel consisted of Hugo award winner Ian McDonald, Nebula award winner Aliette de Bodard and the Interzone editors Andrew Cox and Andrew Hedgecox.

The winning story was published in Interzone issue 246.

This year the judges awarded a runner up prize to Philip Suggars for his story Automatic Diamanté. This story was published in Interzone issue 247.

The James White Award changed the date given to the competition in this year - future dates reflect the year the award was presented rather than the date on which the competition opened for entries.

2011

The award was presented at Olympus 2012 on 7 April. The judging panel consisted of novelists Jon Courtenay Grimwood and Juliet E. McKenna, and Interzone editor Andrew Cox.

2010

The award was presented at the British Science Fiction Association AGM in June 2010 and the judges included novelist Ian Whates and Interzone editor Andy Cox. The winning story was printed in Interzone 232.

2008-9

No competition.

2007

The judges made the decision not to make an award.

2006

The Award was presented at Octocon, the National Science Fiction Convention in Ireland on Saturday the 14th of October, 2006. The final judging was conducted by a panel drawn from the science fiction field in Europe: Kelly Link, Alastair Reynolds, Andy Cox and Michael Carroll.

2005

The Award was presented at Interaction, The World Science Fiction Convention 2005, during the Hugo Award ceremony in the Scottish Exhibition Centre on Sunday the 7th of August 2005. The final judging was conducted by a panel made up of: Andy Cox, Jasper Fforde, Michael Carroll, Teresa Nielsen Hayden and the late Robert Sheckley.

2004

The Award was presented at a ceremony at Winter Gardens, in Blackpool, on Sunday the 11th of April 2004. This was the venue for Concourse, the National British Convention, also known as Eastercon. The final judging was conducted by a panel drawn from the science fiction field in the USA and Europe: Lois McMaster Bujold, Michael Carroll, Peter F. Hamilton, Christopher Priest and David Pringle.

2003

The Award was presented at a ceremony at the Quality Inn, Walsall immediately following the Novacon 32 Science Fiction Convention. The final judging was conducted by a panel drawn from the science fiction field in the USA and Europe: Michael Carroll, David Pringle, Orson Scott Card, Christopher Fowler and Graham Joyce.

2002

The Award ceremony took place in Queens University Belfast. The judging panel was made up of Ian McDonald, Mike Resnick, Kim Newman, Michael Carroll and David Pringle.

2001

The judging panel was made up of Morgan Llywelyn, Dave Langford, Michael Scott, David Pringle and Michael Carroll. The award ceremony took place at the Dublin Writers’ Museum.

References

  1. ↑ History of the James White Award http://www.jameswhiteaward.com/award-history
  2. ↑ "Paget Wins 2011 James White Award". Locus. 9 April 2012. Retrieved September 23, 2012.

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