Gaylactic Spectrum Award2001

Given by Gaylactic Spectrum Awards Foundation

Other Names: Gaylactic Spectrum
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The Gaylactic Spectrum Awards are given to works of science fiction, fantasy and horror that explore LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender) topics in a positive way. Established in 1998, the show more awards were initially presented by the Gaylactic Network, with awards first awarded in 1999. In 2002 the awards were given their own organization, the Gaylactic Spectrum Awards Foundation. The most recent awards were presented in October 2008 at the Gaylaxicon science fiction convention in Washington, D.C.
The major award categories are for best novel, short fiction, and other works. The winners and short list of recommended nominees are decided by a jury.
Works of any format produced before the awards were first given are eligible to be inducted into the "Hall of Fame", although no work has been inducted since 2003. The list of award winners and Hall of Fame inductees has been called a "who's who of science fiction" by GLBTQ.com Site: http://www.spectrumawards.org show less
Stages:
All, Winner (51), Finalist (1), Shortlist (196), Nominee (417)
Categories:
Years:
All, 2019 (8), 2018 (1), 2017 (9), 2016 (35), [Published in 2014], 2014/2015 (13), Novel [Published in 2014], 2014/2015 (1), 2014/2015 (48), 2015 (1), 2014 (1), 2013 (23), 2012 (30), 2011 (21), 2010 (20), 2009 (26), 2008 (64), 2007 (55), 2006 (33), 2005 (49), 2004 (41), 2003 (39), 2002 (39), 2001 (45), 2000 (26), 1999 (36)

Winner 5

WorkCategoryYear
Dangerous Angels by Francesca Lia BlockHall of Fame2001
Imperial Earth by Arthur C. ClarkeHall of Fame2001
Children of God by Mary Doria RussellHall of Fame2001
The Sparrow by Mary Doria RussellHall of Fame2001
Jumping Off The Planet by David GerroldNovel2001

Shortlist 10

WorkCategoryYear
The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. Le GuinHall of Fame2001
Teranesia by Greg EganNovel2001
Kirith Kirin by Jim GrimsleyNovel2001
The Chosen by Ricardo PintoNovel2001
A Face without a Heart by Rick R. ReedNovel2001
The Jazz by Melissa ScottNovel2001
Oracle {novella} by Greg EganOther Work2001
The Authority: Under New Management by Warren EllisOther Work2001
Queer Fear: Gay Horror Fiction by Michael RoweOther Work2001
The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay by Michael Chabon2001

Nominee 30

WorkCategoryYear
Ed Wood [1994 film] by Tim BurtonHall of Fame2001
Wraeththu by Storm ConstantineHall of Fame2001
Dhalgren by Samuel R. DelanyHall of Fame2001
The Man Who Folded Himself by David GerroldHall of Fame2001
Death's Head by Mel KeeganHall of Fame2001
Daughters of Darkness: Lesbian Vampire Stories by Pam KeeseyHall of Fame2001
Dryland's End by Felice PicanoHall of Fame2001
Interview with the Vampire by Anne RiceHall of Fame2001
Through a Brazen Mirror : The Famous Flower of Servingmen by Delia ShermanHall of Fame2001
Status Quotient: The Carrier by Ralph A. SperryHall of Fame2001
Wired Hard: Erotica for a Gay Universe by Cecilia TanHall of Fame2001
The Merro Tree by Katie WaitmanHall of Fame2001
Resisting Adonis by Timothy J. AndersonNovel2001
The Keep of Fire by Mark AnthonyNovel2001
Angel Lust : An Erotic Novel of Time Travel by Perry BrassNovel2001
Feast of the King's Shadow by Chaz BrenchleyNovel2001
Plastic Jesus by Poppy Z. BriteNovel2001
The Crown of Silence by Storm ConstantineNovel2001
Sex Rites by Brandon FoxNovel2001
Midnight Robber by Nalo HopkinsonNovel2001
Burn by Jonathan LyonsNovel2001
Tales of Emoria: Past Echoes by C.A. CaseyNovel2001
The Fifth Elephant by Terry PratchettNovel2001
The Truth by Terry PratchettNovel2001
A Density of Souls by Christopher RiceNovel2001
Brain Plague by Joan SlonczewskiNovel2001
Alternate Channels: The Uncensored Story of Gay and Lesbian Images on Radio and Television, 1930s to the Present by Steven CapsutoOther Work2001
Tales of Pain and Wonder by Caitlín R. KiernanOther Work2001
Radiant green star {novella} by Lucius ShepardOther Work2001
Slow Engines of Time by Élisabeth VonarburgOther Work2001

Descriptions

The Gaylactic Spectrum Awards are given to works of science fiction, fantasy and horror that explore LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender) topics in a positive way. Established in 1998, the awards were initially presented by the Gaylactic Network, with awards first awarded in 1999. In 2002 the awards were given their own organization, the Gaylactic Spectrum Awards Foundation. The most recent awards were presented in October 2008 at the Gaylaxicon science fiction convention in Washington, D.C.
The major award categories are for best novel, short fiction, and other works. The winners and short list of recommended nominees are decided by a jury.
Works of any format produced before the awards were first given are eligible to be inducted into the "Hall of Fame", although no work has been inducted since 2003. The list of award winners and Hall of Fame inductees has been called a "who's who of science fiction" by GLBTQ.com Site: http://www.spectrumawards.org (English, Member-written)
The Gaylactic Spectrum Awards are given to works of science fiction, fantasy and horror that explore LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender) topics in a positive way. Site: http://www.spectrumawards.org (English, Member-written)

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