The Kitschies, the annual tentacle-themed prize for works containing elements of the “speculative and fantastic,” have announced the winners for the most “progressive, intelligent, and entertaining” fiction of 2017.


The hand-crafted tentacle trophies were awarded at a ceremony held at London’s Star of Kings on April 9. The winners included a science fiction tale in a future of mercenaries and interstellar monopolies; the tale of sisters reunited and the struggle to believe memories over reality; and an epic narrative following three generations of beekeepers from the past, present, and future.


Below find the complete shortlist, with winners in bold.



The Red Tentacle (Novel), judged by Jon Courtenay Grimwood, Leila Abu El Hawa, Joshua Idehen, Ewa Scibor-Rylska, and Alasdair Stuart:

Winner: The Rift by Nina Allan (Titan)
Black Wave by Michelle Tea (& Other Stories)
We See Everything by William Sutcliffe (Bloomsbury)
Fever by Deon Meyer, translated by L. Seegers (Hodder)
City of Circles, by Jess Richards (Hodder)



The Golden Tentacle (Debut), also judged by Jon Courtenay Grimwood, Leila Abu El Hawa, Joshua Idehen, Ewa Scibor-Rylska, and Alasdair Stuart:

Winner: Hunger Makes the Wolf, by Alex “Acks” Wells (Angry Robot)
How Saints Die by Carmen Marcus (Harville Secker)
Age of Assassins by RJ Barker (Orbit)
The Black Tides of Heaven by JY Yang (Tor.com Publishing)
Mandelbrot the Magnificent, by Liz Ziemska (Tor.com Publishing)



The Inky Tentacle (Cover Art), judged by Dapo Adeola, Sharan Dhaliwal, Jet Purdie, and Stuart Taylor:

Winner: The History of Bees by Maja Lunde, design by Jack Smyth and the S&S Art Department (Scribner)
The Land of Neverendings by Kate Saunders, illustrated by David Dean (Faber and Faber)
Black Wave by Michelle Tea, illustrated by Rose Stafford at Print Club, design by Hannah Naughton (& Other Stories)
The Real-Town Murders by Adam Roberts, jacket design and illustration by Black Sheep (Gollancz)
Our Memory Like Dust by Gavin Chait, design by Richard Shailer (Transworld)


Congratulations to all of the winners!

 2018 Heinlein Award


Neal Stephenson is the winner of the 2018 Robert A. Heinlein Award, given for “outstanding published works in science fiction and technical writings that inspire the human exploration of space,” recognizing his body of work, including 15 novels and many non-fiction articles.

The winner was chosen by a committee of SF authors chaired by Michael F. Flynn, and will receive a plaque, a sterling silver medallion, and two lapel pins, all featuring the likeness of Robert A. Heinlein. The award will be presented May 25, 2018 at the Renaissance Harborplace Hotel in Baltimore MD during the opening ceremonies of Balticon 52.

Nađa Petrović, To je to - Samizdat B92 (Našao Krip)

Oblast: Mladi književni supertalenti
Broj strana: 100
Težina: 0.135
ISBN: 978-86-7963-416-0
Format: 21 cm
Pismo: latinica

Edicija „Mladi književni supertalenti“ promoviše dela izuzetno mladih autora čiji je spisateljski talenat vanserijski. U ovoj ediciji objavljuju se tri romana godišnje, koja su delo tri mlada autora (od 12 do 18 godina), čiji književni talenat i stvaralačka zrelost nadrastaju njihove godine.

Na drugom konkursu „Mladi književni supertalenti“ 2015. godine treće mesto osvojila je Nađa Petrović iz Beograda romanom To je to.

Nađa Petrović rođena je 1997. u Beogradu. Učenica je Pete beogradske gimnazije. Voli da piše, a inspiracija joj je muzika. Voli „The Doors“, „The Blacolik keys“, „The Vaccines“. Osim što piše, u slobodno vreme gleda filmove i serije. Volela bi da se jednog dana bavi filmom i pozorištem.

Osvojivši treće mesto na konkursu, Nađa nam je pokazala da se upornost i trud uvek isplate, jer se ona dve godine zaredom javljala na konkurs – posle prvog konkursa doradila je svoj roman i ponovo ga poslala.

Reč je o romanu u kom se mešaju fantastični i realistični elementi. Akcenat priče je na ljubavi dvoje mladih ljudi koji prolaze kroz nekoliko života na planeti Zemlji, a žive i paralelni život u nekim višim sferama, van Zemlje. Posle života na Zemlji dobri ljudi dospevaju u više sfere i povremeno ih viša božanstva vraćaju na Zemlju, ostavljajući im sećanja na život u višoj sferi, ali im brišu sećanja na prethodne živote i veštine koje su stekli u tim životima. Glavni junak Anduskandal vraća se na Zemlju u liku 17-ogodišnjeg Aleka, a Ana, njegova velika ljubav iz prethodnog života, takođe se vraća, ali se oni ne prepoznaju u prvi mah. Alek uspeva, vođen snagom svoje ljubavli, da uništi vojsku zla, prepoznaje svoju ljubav iz prošlog života i bira da nastavi da živi svoj poslednji život, kao običan smrtnik.

Roman Nađe Petrović složena je i dobro strukturirana priča, s mnoštvom junaka, fantastičnih događaja, izmaštanih svetova, a, opet, u delićima on ostaje potpuno savremen, realističan i u finom skladu s autorkinim godinama.

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