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The 'Age of Men' is not going well ... last few days to read my essay 'Should Galadriel have taken the Ring?' for free at Speculative Insight. If you're in the BSFA, please remember the voting deadline is 23.59 GMT on 19 February.
#tolkien #lotr #galadriel #fairyqueen #faeriemagic #fantasy #sff #bookstodon #criticism #literarycriticism #essay #bsfa #bsfa2026awards #bsfaawards #elf #elves #fairyland #hobbits #aragorn #arwen #beren #Lúthien #thesilmarillion

Nick Hubble Feb 1

BSFA Awards Longlists 2026: Some Thoughts and Recommendations – Prospective Cultures
#bsfa #bsfaawards2026 #bsfaawards #sciencefiction #fantasy #books #bookstodon
https://prospectiveculture.wordpress.com/2026/02/01/bsfa-awards-longlists-2026-some-thoughts-and-recommendations/

BSFA Awards Longlists 2026: Some Thoughts and Recommendations

The longlist of nominations is here. They are longlists but I think that is good. It’s good for writers and artists because it helps promote their work to a wider audience. It’s good for voters bec…

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Laura Blackwell (she/her)Jan 26

My story "Breathing Night" is on the BSFA Longlist in the Short Fiction category! And thanks to its reading by @spacecowboybooks
for Simultaneous Times, in Audio Fiction, too! And it's in such great company in both categories. I'm swooning. Catch me. #sff #shortfiction #bsfa #audio #podcast https://www.bsfa.co.uk/bsfa-awards-longlist

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Nick Hubble Jan 23

Delighted to report that my essay 'Should Galadriel have taken the Ring?' has been nominated for the BSFA Award for Best Short Non Fiction and Speculative Insight have made it free to read for the voting period. So, be my guest (and BSFA members please consider voting for it).
#galadriel #lotr #tolkien #bookstodon #fantasy #sff #fairyqueen #bsfaawards2026 #bsfa #bsfaawards #essay
https://www.speculativeinsight.com/extras/galadriel

Should Galadriel have taken the Ring? — Speculative Insight

The Fourth Age under the dominion of men isn’t going too well, is it? Did the free peoples of Middle-earth really combine to overthrow Sauron so that the world would be delivered on a plate to the likes of Donald Trump and Elon Musk? I think not. But how might things have worked out differently? One

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Ada Palmer Jan 22

Wow, an exciting and unexpected honor seeing INVENTING THE RENAISSANCE on the #BSFA awards l long list for best nonfiction long-form. It does indeed relate to SFF reflecting on the myth of dark & golden ages in fiction. (And quoting Firefly & Babylon 5 😉🚀)

https://www.bsfa.co.uk/bsfa-awards-longlist

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The BSFA Awards Longlist Page

Stelliform Press Jan 22

We're so excited to see two Stelliform titles make the absolutely stacked BSFA Longlist! Rebecca Campbell’s “Wider Than the Sky, Deeper Than the Sea” (The Other Shore) is nominated in Best Short Fiction and Syr Hayati Beker’s What a Fish Looks Like in Best Shorter Fiction.

See the full list here: https://www.bsfa.co.uk/bsfa-awards-longlist

#BSFAAwards2026 #BSFA #bookawards #literaryawards #bestshortstory #bestshortfiction #bestnovella #shortfiction #shortstories #shortstorycollection

Stars and Sabers Publishing Jan 22

We are thrilled to announce several BSFA Award Longlist nominations for our writers and cover artists! Congratulations to Eugen Bacon, @voidcricket, Stephen Embleton, Niall C. Grant, and Raúl Cruz!
#BSFA #BSFAAwards #books #horror #scifi #fantasy #coverart

Jendia Gammon Nov 19

The BSFA nominations for the longlist are open! I have four eligible works: 3 novels (one for younger readers specifically) and 1 collection. I greatly appreciate any nominations. Thank you!!
Here's everything: https://jendiagammon.com/2025/09/21/2025-awards-eligibility-post-for-jendia-gammon/
#BSFA #BSFAAwards

2025 Awards Eligibility Post for Jendia Gammon - Jendia Gammon

2025 Awards Eligibility Post for Jendia Gammon

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Ian Robinson Apr 21, 2025

The BSFA winners were announced in Belfast today. Official site hasn’t been updated yet. Assuming this is correct. #SciFi #BSFA #AwardsSeason https://www.sffworld.com/2025/04/news-bsfa-award-2025-winners-announced/

NEWS: BSFA Award 2025 Winners Announced – SFFWorld

Nick Hubble Apr 15, 2025

Thoughts on the BSFA Award Shortlists.
#sff #sf #bsfa #bsfaawards
https://prospectiveculture.wordpress.com/2025/04/15/thoughts-on-the-bsfa-awards-shortlists-2025/

Thoughts on the BSFA Awards Shortlists 2025

The BSFA shortlists have been out for a while and winners will be announced on Sunday week at EasterCon, Reconnect. I wrote about the longlists here. In particular, I discussed how the introduction…

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