Parsec Award

Der Parsec Award i​st ein jährlich vergebener Literaturpreis, d​er für Podcasts u​nd deren Autoren a​us dem Bereich d​er Science-Fiction u​nd der spekulativen Literatur i​m Allgemeinen verliehen wird. Der Preis w​urde 2006 v​on Mur Lafferty, Michael R. Mennenga u​nd Tracy Hickman m​it Unterstützung v​on Farpoint Media initiiert u​nd im gleichen Jahr erstmals vergeben. Nominierungen können d​urch jeden Podcast-Hörer erfolgen, a​us den Nominierungen w​ird dann d​urch das Organisationskomitee e​ine Vorauswahl getroffen, über d​ie Finalisten u​nd Sieger entscheidet e​ine unabhängige Jury.[1] Die Zahl d​er Kategorien s​tieg von anfangs 9 a​uf 14 Kategorien i​m Jahr 2017. Die Preisverleihung findet a​m Labor-Day-Wochenende a​uf der Dragon*Con i​n Atlanta statt.

Liste der Preisträger

2017[2]

• Best Speculative Fiction Comedy/Parody Podcast: Mark Restuccia, Patch Hyde: Star Wars Best in Galaxy Season 3
• Best Podcast about Speculative Fiction Content Creation: Angie Fenimore, Michael Sheen (Dandelion Productions): Calliope Writing Coach Podcast
• Best Speculative Fiction Fan or News Podcast (Specific): John Mills, Matt Rushing: Aggressive Negotiations: A Star Wars Podcast
• Best Speculative Fiction Magazine or Anthology Podcast: Travis McMaster, Mark Whitten: The Theatre of Tomorrow
• Best Speculative Fiction Fan or News Podcast (General): Andrea Subissati, Alexandra West: The Faculty of Horror
• Best Fact Behind the Fiction Podcast: Cara Santa Maria: Talk Nerdy with Cara Santa Maria
• Best Speculative Fiction Video Story: Grant Baciocco: The Uncle Interloper Show
• Best New Speculative Fiction Podcaster/Team: Definitely Human: MarsCorp
• Best Speculative Fiction Audio Drama (Long Form): Todd Faulkner, Alison Crane, Nicole Greevy: Uncanny County
• Best Speculative Fiction Story – Large Cast (Short Form): Maia Brown-Jackson: Return Home – Genie
• Best Speculative Fiction Story – Small Cast (Long Form): Chris Lester: The Raven and the Writing Desk – Things Unseen
• Best Speculative Fiction Story – Small Cast (Short Form): K. B. Goddard: The Wicked Library – Shadows
• Best Speculative Fiction Story – Small Cast (Novella Form): KT Bryski: Six Stories, Told at Night
• Best Speculative Fiction Audio Drama (Short Form): John Ballentine: Campfire Radio Theater – Woods Ferry

2016[3]

• Best Speculative Fiction Comedy/Parody Podcast: Christopher Rathjen and the USS Sisyphus Cast & Crew (Improvised): Improvised Star Trek -The Voyages of the USS Sisyphus
• Best Podcast about Speculative Fiction Content Creation: Alastair Stephens: The Journeyman Writer
• Best Speculative Fiction Fan or News Podcast (Specific): Deborah Stanish, Erika Ensign, Katrina Griffiths, L. M. Myles, Lynne M. Thomas, Tansy Rayner Roberts: Verity Podcast
• Best Speculative Fiction Magazine or Anthology Podcast: Lynne M. Thomas, Michael Damian Thomas, Erika Ensign, Steven Schapansky: The Uncanny Magazine Podcast
• Best Speculative Fiction Fan or News Podcast (General): Jason Snell: The Incomparable
• Best Fact Behind the Fiction Podcast: Fraser Cain: Universe Today’s Guide to Space
• Best Speculative Fiction Video Story: Grant Baciocco, Russ Walko: The Ultimate Nerd-ament
• Best New Speculative Fiction Podcaster/Team: Todd Faulkner, Alison Crane: Uncanny County
• Best Speculative Fiction Audio Drama (Long Form): Todd Faulkner, Alison Crane: Uncanny County
• Best Speculative Fiction Story – Large Cast (Long Form): Ryan P. Duke: Reading Out Loud – Property Damage Claim #1-1403986
• Best Speculative Fiction Story – Small Cast (Long Form): Mike Bennett: After the Plague
• Best Speculative Fiction Story – Small Cast (Short Form): Justin Cawthorne: Tales to Terrify – Graves
• Best Speculative Fiction Audio Drama (Short Form): David A. Mackenzie: The Galaxy Quest Restoration Project – Balance of Darkness
• Best Speculative Fiction Story – Large Cast (Short Form): Jared Axelrod: The Voice of Free Planet X – Oddfellows Local

2015[4]

• Best Speculative Fiction Audio Drama (Long Form): Michael McQuilkin, Richard Wentworth, Hadron Gospel Hour: The Sinister Secret of StarNasty OR A Mike in the Mechanics
• Best Speculative Fiction Audio Drama (Short Form): Mike Meraz, Aaron Meraz: Aaron’s World
• Best Podcast about Speculative Fiction Content Creation: The Journeyman Writer
• Best Speculative Fiction Comedy/Parody Podcast: [1] New Message
• Best Fact Behind the Fiction Podcast: Universe Today’s Guide to Space
• Best Speculative Fiction Fan or News Podcast (General): The Incomparable
• Best Speculative Fiction Fan or News Podcast (Specific): The Scot and the Sassenach
• Best Speculative Fiction Story – Large Cast (Short Form): Rish Outfield, Bigg Anklevich, The Dunesteef Audio Fiction Magazine: Last Contact
• Best Speculative Fiction Magazine or Anthology Podcast: Seminar
• Best New Speculative Fiction Podcaster/Team: PleasureTown
• Best Speculative Fiction Story – Small Cast (Novella & Long Form) (Combined due to number of small numbers of nominees): The Black
• Best Speculative Fiction Story – Small Cast (Short Form): V. C. Morrison, Seminar: O’Malley’s Media Storm
• Best Speculative Fiction Video Story: Mario Warfare

2014[5]

• Best Speculative Fiction Story – Small Cast (Short Form): Paul Lorello: Growth Spurt (from Pseudopod)
• Best Speculative Fiction Story – Small Cast (Novella Form): Mike Bennett: Blood and Smoke (from Underwood and Flinch)
• Best Speculative Fiction Story – Large Cast (Short Form): Niall Kitson: Dirty Hands (from Seminar: An Original Anthology Show)
• Best Speculative Fiction Story – Long Form: William J. Meyer: Fire on the Mound
• Best Speculative Fiction Audio Drama (Short Form): Jon Thrower: Tallington (from We Are Not Alone)
• Best Speculative Fiction Audio Drama (Long Form): Kc Wayland: We’re Alive: A Story of Survival
• Best Speculative Fiction Video Story: Chris Lukeman, Anne Lukeman: Once Upon a Time in the 1970’s
• Best Speculative Fiction Magazine or Anthology Podcast: David Cummings: The NoSleep Podcast
• Best New Speculative Fiction Podcaster/Team: : Richard Wentworth, Michael McQuilkin, Lisa McQuilkin, and Michael Atkinson of Hadron Gospel Hour
• Best Speculative Fiction Fan or News Podcast (Specific): John S. Drew, Paul K. Bisson: Cyborgs: A Bionic Podcast
• Best Speculative Fiction Fan or News Podcast (General): Veronica Belmont, Tom Merritt: Sword & Laser
• Best Podcast about Speculative Fiction Content Creation: Lani Diane Rich, Alastair Stephens: StoryWonk Sunday
• Best Fact Behind the Fiction Podcast: Fraser Cain: Universe Today’s Guide to Space
• Best Speculative Fiction Comedy/Parody Podcast: Brian Richardson et al.: DragonConTV

2013[6]

• Best Speculative Fiction Story – Small Cast (Short Form): Rick Kennett: Now Cydonia (from Cast of Wonders)
• Best Speculative Fiction Story – Small Cast (Novella Form): H. P. Lovecraft, Mike Bennett: The Shadow Over Innsmouth
• Best Speculative Fiction Story – Small Cast (Long Form): Mike Bennett: Underwood and Flinch
• Best Speculative Fiction Story – Large Cast: Rick Kennett: The Road To Utopia Plain (The Dunesteef Audio Fiction Magazine)
• Best Speculative Fiction Audio Drama (Short Form): Radio Static: The Minister of Chance
• Best Speculative Fiction Audio Drama (Long Form): Tony Raymond, Daniel McIntosh: Star Trek: Outpost
• Best Speculative Fiction Video Story: Molly Crabapple, Kim Boekbinder, Jim Batt: I Have Your Heart
• Best Speculative Fiction Magazine or Anthology Podcast: Tee Morris, Pip Ballantine: Tales from the Archives, Volume 2
• Best New Speculative Fiction Podcaster/Team: David Cummings: The NoSleep Podcast
• Best Speculative Fiction Fan or News Podcast (Specific): Jimmy Mac, Jason Swank: RebelForce Radio
• Best Speculative Fiction Fan or News Podcast (General): Ash Farbrother: Nights at the Round Table
• Best Podcast about Speculative Fiction Content Creation: J. C. Hutchins, Steve Peters: StoryForward
• Best Fact Behind the Fiction Podcast: Oli Usher, Joe Liske: Hubblecast
• Best Speculative Fiction Comedy/Parody Podcast: Mark Soloff: Blastropodcast
• Best Speculative Fiction Music Podcast: Devo Spice: The Funny Music Project

2012[7]

• Best Speculative Fiction Story – Small Cast (Short Form): Pip Ballantine: Precarious Child (from The Ministry of Peculiar Occurrences)
• Best Speculative Fiction Story – Small Cast (Novella Form): nicht vergeben
• Best Speculative Fiction Story – Small Cast (Long Form): Mike Bennett: Underwood and Flinch: A Vampire Novel
• Best Speculative Fiction Story – Large Cast: P.C. Haring: The Seven (from The Ministry of Peculiar Occurrences)
• Best Speculative Fiction Audio Drama (Short Form): Rich Matheson: Keeg’s Quest: A Skyrim Adventure
• Best Speculative Fiction Audio Drama (Long Form): Alicia Goranson: The Mask of Inanna
• Best Speculative Fiction Video Story: nicht vergeben
• Best Speculative Fiction Magazine or Anthology Podcast: Drabblecast
• Best New Speculative Fiction Podcaster/Team: Tina Connolly: Toasted Cake
• Best Speculative Fiction Fan or News Podcast (Specific): The Signal
• Best Speculative Fiction Fan or News Podcast (General): The Incomparable
• Best Podcast about Speculative Fiction Content Creation: Writing Excuses
• Best Fact Behind the Fiction Podcast: MonsterTalk
• Best Speculative Fiction Comedy/Parody Podcast: Supervillain Corner
• Best Speculative Fiction Music Podcast: Radio Free Hipster

2011[8]

• Best Speculative Fiction Story (Short Form): Maggie Clark (from Lightspeed Magazine): Saying the Names
• Best Speculative Fiction Story (Novella Form): Scott Sigler: Kissyman & the Gentleman
• Best Speculative Fiction Story (Long Form): Nathan Lowell: Owner’s Share
• Best Speculative Fiction Audio Drama (Short Form): Grant Baciocco, Doug Price: The Radio Adventures of Dr. Floyd
• Best Speculative Fiction Audio Drama (Long Form): Jay Smith (3015 North Studios): HG World
• Best Speculative Fiction Video Story: Grant’s Advent Calendar Video Podcast
• Best Speculative Fiction Magazine or Anthology Podcast: Drabblecast
• Best New Speculative Fiction Podcaster/Team: Cobalt City Adventures Unlimited
• Best Speculative Fiction Fan or News Podcast (Specific): PodCulture: TARDIS Interruptus
• Best Speculative Fiction Fan or News Podcast (General): WhatTheCast
• Best Podcast about Speculative Fiction Content Creation: Fullcast Podcast
• Best Fact Behind the Fiction Podcast: Planetary Radio
• Best Speculative Fiction Comedy/Parody Podcast: Technorama
• Best Speculative Fiction Music Podcast: Renaissance Festival Podcast
• Best Youth Driven Speculative Fiction Podcast: Aaron’s World

2010[9]

• Best Speculative Fiction Story (Short Form): Scott Sigler: The Tank
• Best Speculative Fiction Story (Novella Form): J.C. Hutchins: Personal Effects: Sword of Blood
• Best Speculative Fiction Story (Long Form): Nathan Lowell: Captain’s Share
• Best Speculative Fiction Audio Drama (Short Form): Chris Lester: The Metamor City Podcast – Whispers in the Wood
• Best Speculative Fiction Audio Drama (Long Form): Gregg Taylor: Decoder Ring Theatre
• Best Speculative Fiction Video Story: David Nett, Andrew R. Deutsch: GOLD: Season 1
• Best Speculative Fiction Magazine or Anthology Podcast: Norm Sherman: The Drabblecast
• Best New Speculative Fiction Podcaster/Team: Nathaniel Tapley: In The Gloaming
• Best Speculative Fiction Fan or News Podcast (Specific): Kari Haley, Kevin Bachelder, Kara Helgren, Les Howard, Jutta Jordans, Dave Tomasic, Andy King, Nick Edwards, Miranda Thomas, Helen Eaton, Anna Snyder, James Parkinson, Jill Arroway: The Signal
• Best Speculative Fiction Fan or News Podcast (General): Audra, Chuck & Sean: Galactic Watercooler
• Best Podcast about Speculative Fiction Content Creation: Brandon Sanderson, Dan Wells, Eric James Stone, Howard Tayler, Stacy Whitman: Writing Excuses
• Best Fact Behind the Fiction Podcast: Brian Dunning: Skeptoid
• Best Speculative Fiction Comedy/Parody Podcast: Cayenne Chris Conroy: Teknikal Diffikulties
• Best Speculative Fiction Music Podcast: Z.: Radio Free Hipster

2009[10]

• Best Speculative Fiction Story (Short Form): Michael Natale: Variant Frequencies – Under The Bed
• Best Speculative Fiction Story (Novella Form): Scott Sigler: 7th Son: Obsidion – Eusocial Networking
• Best Speculative Fiction Story (Long Form / Novel): James Durham: FETIDUS: The Foundation for the Ethical Treatment of the Innocently Damned, Undead and Supernatural
• Best Speculative Fiction Audio Drama (Short Form including Independents): Grant Baciocco, Doug Price: The Radio Adventures of Doctor Floyd
• Best Speculative Fiction Audio Drama (Long Form including Independents): Chris Lester: The Metamor City Podcast – Making the Cut
• Best Speculative Fiction Magazine or Anthology Podcast: Ben Phillips, Alasdair Stuart: Pseudopod edited
• Best Speculative Fiction Video Podcast: Earl Newton, David Kanter, Cody P. Christian: Stranger Things
• Best Speculative Fiction Comedy / Parody Podcast: John Bell: Bell’s in the Batfry
• Best Speculative Fiction Writing-related Podcast: Brandon Sanderson, Howard Tayler, Dan Wells: Writing Excuses
• Best Speculative Fiction Fan Podcast: Brent Barrett, Chris Polansky, Hank Shiffman, Kevin Bachelder, Kimberly Thompson, Lindy Rae, Michael Falkner, Sammy Mohr, Wendy Hembrock: The ScapeCast
• Best Speculative Fiction News Podcast: Bruce Moyle, Chris Rattray, David Quinn, Dion Brooks, Tiarne Double: (Cool) Shite on the Tube
• Best Gaming Podcast: Josh, Meg, Zeke, & Tom: Brilliant Gameologists
• Best Speculative Fiction Infotainment Podcast: various contributors: The 365 Days of Astronomy, the daily podcast of the International Year of Astronomy 2009
• Best Speculative Fiction Music Podcast: Devo Spice, Possible Oscar, Raymond and Scum, Rob Balder, Robert Lund & Spaff.com, Luke Ski, Tom Smith, Worm Quartet: The FuMP
• Best Anime Podcast: Anime World Order
• Best New Speculative Fiction Podcaster/Team: FETIDUS (James Durham)

2008[11]

• Best Speculative Fiction Story (Short Form): Scott Sigler: Red Man
• Best Speculative Fiction Story (Novella Form): Mur Lafferty: Heaven – Season Four: Wasteland
• Best Speculative Fiction Story (Long Form): Mur Lafferty: Playing for Keeps
• Best Speculative Fiction Audio Drama (Short Form including Independents): Christiana Ellis: Space Casey
• Best Speculative Fiction Audio Drama (Long Form including Independents): Tee Morris: Billibub Baddings and the Case of the Singing Sword
• Best Speculative Fiction Video Podcast: Stranger Things
• Best Speculative Fiction Magazine or Anthology Podcast: Variant Frequencies
• Best Speculative Fiction Comedy/Parody Podcast: Short Cummings Audio
• Best Speculative Fiction Fan Podcast: Galactica Quorum
• Best Speculative Fiction News Podcast: Slice of SciFi
• Best Writing-related Podcast: Adventures in Scifi Publishing
• Best Infotainment Cast: The Weird Show
• Best Gaming Podcast: The Game Kennel

2007[12]

• Best Speculative Fiction Story (Short Form): Matt Wallace: No World for Warriors (Variant Frequencies)
• Best Speculative Fiction Story (Novella Form): Timothy P. Callahan: The Arwen
• Best Speculative Fiction Story (Novel Form): Tracy Hickman: The Immortals
• Best Audio Drama (Short Form including Independents): Grant Baciocco, Doug Price: The Radio Adventures Of Dr. Floyd
• Best Audio Drama (Long Form including Independents): Steven H. Wilson, Scott D. Farquhar: Prometheus Radio Theatre
• Best Audio Production: Grant Baciocco, Doug Price: The Radio Adventures Of Dr. Floyd
• Best Video Production: Jerome Olivier: Missing Pages
• Best Video Podcast: Jerome Olivier: Missing Pages
• Best Non-Speculative Fiction: Mark Yoshimoto Nemcoff: Number One with a Bullet
• Best Fan Podcast: Jill Arroway, Les Howard, Kari Haley & Crew: The Signal
• Best Speculative Fiction News Podcast: Derek Colanduno, Robynn “Swoopy” McCarthy: Skepticality: The Official Podcast of Skeptic Magazine
• Best Anime Podcast: Rym and Scott: GeekNights Wednesdays: Anime Manga Comics
• Best Gaming Podcast: Pulp Gamer: Inside Track
• Best Graphic Literature Podcast: J. M. Campbell, Matt Melnyk: Comics Radar
• Best Infotainment Cast: Pulp Gamer: Out of Character
• Best Reality Podcast: Leann: Tag in the Seam
• Best Tech Podcast: Thomas Gideon: The Command Line
• Best Writing Related Podcast: Mur Lafferty: I Should Be Writing

2006[13]

• Best Fiction (Short): Matt Wallace: Absolution Insured (Variant Frequencies)
• Best Fiction (Long): The Seanachai, Patrick McLean: How to Succeed in Evil
• Best Audio Production: Jeff Folchinsky: Virgin Falls
• Best Writing Podcast: Michael A. Stackpole: The Secrets
• Best Audio Drama (Long): Planet Retcon: The Stargate Café
• Best Audio Drama (Short): Grant Baciocco, Doug Price: The Radio Adventures of Dr. Floyd
• Best Fiction (Non-speculative): The Seanachai, Patrick McLean: Death of A Dish Washer
• Best Fan Podcast: Kevin Bachelder, Lindy Rae and Crew: The Scapecast featuring
• Best News Podcast: Stephen Euin Cobb: The Future And You

Weblinks

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Einzelnachweise

1. Parsec Awards – General Information, abgerufen am 11. Dezember 2018.
2. 2017 Parsec Awards Winners & Finalists, abgerufen am 11. Dezember 2018.
3. 2016 Parsec Awards Winners & Finalists, abgerufen am 11. Dezember 2018.
4. 2015 Parsec Awards Winners & Finalists, abgerufen am 11. Dezember 2018.
5. 2014 Parsec Awards Winners & Finalists, abgerufen am 11. Dezember 2018.
6. 2013 Parsec Awards Winners & Finalists, abgerufen am 11. Dezember 2018.
7. 2012 Parsec Awards Winners & Finalists, abgerufen am 11. Dezember 2018.
8. 2011 Parsec Awards Winners & Finalists, abgerufen am 11. Dezember 2018.
9. 2010 Parsec Awards Winners & Finalists, abgerufen am 11. Dezember 2018.
10. 2009 Parsec Awards Winners & Finalists, abgerufen am 11. Dezember 2018.
11. 2008 Parsec Awards Winners & Finalists, abgerufen am 11. Dezember 2018.
12. 2007 Parsec Awards Winners & Finalists, abgerufen am 11. Dezember 2018.
13. 2006 Parsec Awards Winners & Finalists, abgerufen am 11. Dezember 2018.