The Parsec Awards were a set of annual awards created to recognize excellence in science fiction podcasts and podcast novels. The awards were created by Mur Lafferty,[1]Tracy Hickman and Michael R. Mennenga and awarded by FarPoint Media. They were first presented in 2006 at DragonCon.[2][3][4][5] In 2009 the awards were described as "one of the most recognizable honors in science and fiction podcasting".[6] The awards were given from 2006 to 2018.
Nominations were accepted from the listening public annually in each of the categories. The list was vetted for eligibility by the steering committee before producers were invited to submit samples of work for consideration by a panel of judges. The panel reduced the list of nominees to five finalists in each category. The finalists' work was submitted for judging and the winner was selected by that panel of authors, podcasters, and others knowledgeable in the field of speculative fiction, podcasting, and/or publishing.[7] Past finalist judges have included Catherine Asaro, Charles de Lint, Cory Doctorow, and Evo Terra.[8]
The awards were last presented in 2018.
Winners
2018
Category
Winner
Creator
Ref.
Best Speculative Fiction Audio Drama (Long Form)
Uncanny County
Todd Faulkner, Alison Crane, William Franke, Nicole Greevy, and Jessica Walker
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Best Speculative Fiction Audio Drama (Short Form)
The Axe and Crown
Eli McIlveen and Sean Howard
Best Speculative Fiction Story: Large Cast (Short Form)
"Buddies for Hire", The Gray Area
Edward Champion
Best Speculative Fiction Story: Small Cast (Long Form)
Derelict: Tomb
Paul E. Cooley (Shadow Publications)
Best Speculative Fiction Story: Small Cast (Short Form)
Kari Haley, Kevin Bachelder, Kara Helgren, Les Howard, Jutta Jordans, Dave Tomasic, Andy King, Nick Edwards, Miranda Thomas, Helen Eaton, Anna Snyder, James Parkinson, and Jill Arroway
Best Speculative Fiction Fan or News Podcast (General)
Galactic Watercooler
Audra, Chuck, and Sean
Best Podcast about Speculative Fiction Content Creation
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^"2007 Parsec Awards Winners & Finalists". parsecawards.com. Archived from the original on January 12, 2020. Retrieved January 19, 2021.
^"2006 Parsec Awards Winners & Finalists – Parsec Awards". parsecawards.com. Archived from the original on September 18, 2020. Retrieved January 19, 2021.
External links
Parsec Awards official website at the Wayback Machine (archived 2019-12-11)