Science Fiction Awards Watch

Seiun winners

Winners of this year’s Seiun Awards, Japan’s equivalent to the Hugos, were announced at Donbura Con L this past weekend.

  • Japanese – long form: Kyonen wa Ii Toshi ni Narudarou (Last Year Was Probably a Good Year)
  • Japanese – short form:“Arisuma-oo no Aishita Mamono” (“King Arisuma’s Beloved Demon”)
  • Foreign – long form: Eifelheim, Michael Flynn
  • Foreign – short form:“Carry the Moon in My Pocket”, James Lovegrove
  • Media: District 9
  • Comics: Hagane no Renkinjutsushi (Fullmetal Alchemist)
  • Art: Naoyuki Katou
  • Nonfiction: Sa wa Science no Sa
  • Open category: Hayabusa (MUSES-C) space probe