Science Fiction Awards Watch

Two awards were announced at the recent Finnish national science fiction convention (Finncon).
The Tähtifantasia Award (given by the Helsinki Science Fiction Society for fantasy translated into Finnish) went to Kafka rannalla (Kafka on the Shore) by Haruki Murakami.
The Atorox Award (given by the Turku Science Fiction Society for Finnish-language short fiction) went to Koneesta sinä [...]

This year’s Tähtivaeltaja Award (for science fiction published in Finnish) was given to Vellum by Hal Duncan (published in Finland by Like). This year’s jury was comprised of critic Hannu Blommila, editor Toni Jerrman, critic Elli Leppä, and journalist Vesa Sisättö. Tero Ykspetäjä reports on the announcement.

The Helsinki Science Fiction Society has announced the finalists for this year’s Tähtivaeltaja Award, which is for science fiction (original Finnish or translated). As is so often the case with awards for translated literature, the field is fascinating:

Hal Duncan: Vellum (Vellum, Like)
Charlotte Perkins Gilman: Herland (Herland, Savukeidas)
Teemu Kaskinen: Sinulle, yö (WSOY)
Ursula Le Guin: Kahdesti haarautuva [...]

The nominees for this year’s Tähtifantasia prize, for fantasy novels translated into Finnish, have been announced. They are:

Joe Abercrombie: Ase itse (The Blade Itself, Kirjava)
Jorge Luis Borges: Kuvitteellisten olentojen kirja (El libro de los seres imaginarios, Teos)
Joe Hill: Bobby Conroy palaa kuolleista ja muita kertomuksia (20th Century Ghosts, Tammi)
Ursula K. Le Guin: Lavinia (Lavinia, WSOY)
Haruki [...]

This year’s Tähtifantasia for fantasy works translated into Finnish has been won by Ellen Kushner’s Thomas Riiminiekka (Thomas the Rhymer). The book was translated by Johanna Vainikainen-Uusitalo and published by Vaskikirjat. Johanna was also the translator for Jeff VanderMeer’s City of Saints and Madmen, which won the Tähtifantasia in 2007, so fantasy writers looking for [...]

Via Tero Ykspetäjä we learn that The Road (Tie in Finnish) by Cormac McCarthy has won the Tähtivaeltaja Award, presented by the Helsinki Science Fiction Society for the best science fiction novel of 2008. This is a juried award, and those responsible were: critic Hannu Blommila, editor Toni Jerrman, critic Elli Leppä, and journalist Vesa [...]

Via Tero we learn that the Helsinki Science Fiction Society has announced the nominees for this year’s Tähtifantasia Award (for fantasy translated into Finnish). They are as follows:

Thomas Riiminiekka (Thomas the Rhymer), Ellen Kushner (Vaskikirjat)
Noita (Wicked), Gregory Maguire (Sammakko)
Basiliskin laulu (A Song for the Basilisk), Patricia McKillip (Karisto)
Oikukas kuolema (As Intermitências da Morte), José Saramago [...]

Tero Ykspetäjä went to the award ceremonies at Finncon because Cheryl was too busy doing other things. Here are the winners:
Tähtifantasia Award (best translated fantasy book): Variksen velho (Wizard of the Crow) by Ngugi wa Thiong’o.
Atorox Award (best Finnish Short Story): Susi Vaasjoki for “Taruntekijä” (“Story Maker”). Tero has the runners up.
Nova Award (best new [...]

This year’s Tähtivaeltaja Award (Finland’s premier SF award) has been won by Richard Matheson for I Am Legend. Tero Ykspetäjä has details.

The short list for this year’s Tähtifantasia Award, given for fantasy novels translated into Finnish, has been announced by the Helsinki Science Fiction Society. The lucky books are as follows:

Haltiamaan kuninkaantytär (The King of Elfland’s Daughter), Lord Dunsany (Vaskikirjat)
Locke Lamoran valheet (The Lies of Locke Lamora), Scott Lynch (WSOY)
Variksen velho (M?rogi was Kagogo), Ngugi wa [...]

The folks at the Helsinki Science Fiction Society have been busy again. Tero has the full list of nominees for the Tähtivaeltaja (their science fiction award). There are three translated works and two originally in Finnish. Nice to see Finland getting a dose of Howard Waldrop.

This piece of news was actually announced earlier this week when we were preparing to launch, but it doesn’t seem to have made it into Locus Online so it is worth repeating here. The Tähtifantasia Award is a brand new award given by the Helskinki Science Fiction Society for fantasy works (including collections and anthology) [...]