SF Signal: NOMINEES: 2007 British Science Fiction Association Awards

NOMINEES: 2007 British Science Fiction Association Awards

[UPDATE: It's called the 2007 British Science Fiction Association Awards, not the 2007 British Science Fiction Awards. ]

The British Science Fiction Association has announced the nominees for the 2007 British Science Fiction Association Awards:

BEST NOVEL

BEST SHORT FICTION

"Lighting Out" by Ken MacLeod (disLocations; NewCon Press)
"Terminal" by Chaz Brenchley (disLocations; NewCon Press)
"The Merchant and the Alchemist's Gate" by Ted Chiang (F&SF, September)
"The Gift of Joy" by Ian Whates (TQR)
"The Sledge-Maker's Daughter" by Alastair Reynolds (Interzone #209) [See SF Signal review]

BEST ARTWORK

"Cracked World" by Andy Bigwood (cover of disLocations anthology, published by NewCon Press)
"H P Lovecraft in Britain" by Les Edwards (cover of chapbook by Stephen Jones, published by the British Fantasy Society)
"Lunar Flare" by Richard Marchand (cover of Interzone #211)
"Metal Dragon Year" by Kenn Brown (cover of Interzone #212)

BSFA FIFTIETH ANNIVERSARY AWARD: BEST NOVEL OF 1958

A Case of Conscience by James Blish (first published by Ballantine) [See SF Signal review]
Have Spacesuit, Will Travel by Robert A Heinlein (first published in F&SF, August - October 1958)
Non-Stop by Brian Aldiss (first published by Faber & Faber)
The Big Time by Fritz Leiber (first published in Galaxy, March/April 1958)
The Triumph of Time by James Blish (first published by Avon; subsequent UK title A Clash of Cymbals)
Who? by Algis Budrys (first published by Pyramid)

This proves, once again, that JP has a knack for reading books that turn out to be award winners.