History
First awarded in 1976.
Not all the works for which this award is given are about Australian science fiction. If, however, it has been awarded to an Australian writer, that award is included here with a note about the work for which it was given.
The award was not given in 2002.
Notes
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Awarded for excellence in science fiction criticism.
The award is named after the pseudonym used by the American science fiction writer James Blish for his science fiction critiques.
Latest Winners / Recipients
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Year: 2024
winner Claire Fitzpatrick as editor of 'A Vindication of Monsters: Essays on Mary Shelley and Mary Wollstonecraft'. -
Year: 2023
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Year: 2022
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Year: 2020
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Year: 2019
winner y
Capitalocene Dreams : Dark Tales of Near Futures & The 21st Century Catastrophe : Hyper-capitalism and Severe Climate Change in Science Fiction
Perth
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2018
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2018
single work
thesis
'This thesis investigates the research question: What is the role of speculative fiction in a climate changed world? The short story collection: Capitalocene Dreams: Dark Tales of Near Futures explores life on the fringes of disintegrating Australian enclaves during the dying days of neoliberal excess. The exegesis: The 21st Century Catastrophe: Hyper-capitalism and Severe Climate Change in Science Fiction, contrasts ecocatastrophe science fiction of the sixties and seventies with contemporary climate or Anthropocene fiction.'
Source: Curtin University.
for 'The 21st Century Catastrophe: Hyper-capitalism and Severe Climate Change in Science Fiction' (exegesis component).
