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Tuesday 19 April 2011

Arthur C Clarke Award - 25th Anniversary

Check out the short list for the Arthur C Clarke Award which is celebrating its 25th Anniversary this year. If you fancy a decent sci-fi novel you can't go wrong with a novel nominated for this prestigious award:

The six shortlisted books are:

• Zoo City – Lauren Beukes (Angry Robot)
• The Dervish House – Ian McDonald (Gollancz)
• Monsters of Men – Patrick Ness (Walker Books)
• Generosity – Richard Powers (Atlantic Books)
• Declare – Tim Powers (Corvus)
• Lightborn – Tricia Sullivan (Orbit)

Commenting on this years shortlist, Award Director Tom Hunter said:

“The twenty-fifth anniversary of the Arthur C. Clarke Award was always going to be a landmark year, and we couldn’t have asked for a more fascinating and exciting shortlist to get the celebrations started.

“Fifty-four eligible books is one of the highest submission years we’ve ever had, and when you look at all of the reviews, debate and online commentary that’s surrounded many of these titles you can see just how hard the judges’ deliberations were this year.

“For me this list is a great indication of just how deep, rich and complex the literature of science fiction can be. I think this list is a definite keeper, as they say, and my hope is that twenty-five years from now people will still be coming back to it as a representation of everything that’s best about the diversity and strength of our genre.”

As mentioned in my last blog, the winner will be announced on Wednesday 27th April 2011 at the Sci-Fi Film Festival.

Get ready for a Sci-Fi Bank Holiday...


The tenth annual Sci-Fi London Film Festival is kicking off on April 23rd and running throughout the two easter bank holidays.

The full line up can been seen on the wesbite Sci-Fi London Festival

The event looks set to showcase a brilliant selection of Sci-Fi movies from around the globe at The Apollo Piccadilly Circus Cinema and the BFI Southbank. Not to mention they will be hosting the Arthur C. Clarke Awards on April 27th.