The 2024 SFRA Awards were announced at our annual conference in Tartu, Estonia.
Student Paper Award
The Student Paper Award is presented to the outstanding scholarly essay read at the annual conference of the SFRA by a student. This year’s receipient was Vicky Brewster (Swansea University), for “Simulated Worlds and Digital Disruptions: Gothic Glitch in The Tenth Girl.”
Mary Kay Bray Award
The Mary Kay Bray Award is given for the best review to appear in the SFRA Review in a given year. This year’s recipient was David Welch, for “Hades” (SFRA Review 53.1).
SFRA Book Award
The SFRA Book Award is given to the author of the best first scholarly monograph in SF, in each calendar year. This year’s recipient was Mingwei Song, for Fear of Seeing: A Poetics of Chinese Science Fiction (Columbia University Press).
Thomas D. Clareson Award for Distinguished Service
The Thomas D. Clareson Award for Distinguished Service is presented for outstanding service activities-promotion of SF teaching and study, editing, reviewing, editorial writing, publishing, organizing meetings, mentoring, and leadership in SF/fantasy organizations. This year’s recipient was Jeffrey Weinstock.
Innovative Research Award
The SFRA Innovative Research Award (formerly the Pioneer Award) is given to the writer or writers of the best critical essay-length work of the year. This year’s recipient was Rebekah Sheldon for “Generativity without Reserve: Sterility Apocalypses and the Enclosure of Life-Itself” (Science Fiction Film and Television).
SFRA Award for Lifetime Contributions to SF Scholarship
Originally the Pilgrim Award, the SFRA Award for Lifetime Contributions to SF Scholarship was created in 1970 by the SFRA to honor lifetime contributions to SF and fantasy scholarship. The award was first named for J. O. Bailey’s pioneering book, Pilgrims through Space and Time and altered in 2019. This year’s recipient was Lisa Yaszek.
Congratulations to all winners!