Parsec Awards 2011 Finalists

Finalists for the 2011 Parsec Awards, honoring excellence in speculative fiction podcasting, have been announced:

Best Speculative Fiction Story (Short Form)

• “Saying the Names”, Maggie Clark (Lightspeed)
• “The Taste of Starlight”, John R. Fultz (Lightspeed)
• “Neighbors”, Eddy Jones; read by Arioch Morningstar (Tuesday Terror)
• “Loyalty”, Renee Jordan; edited and performed by Arioch Morningstar (Tuesday Terror)
• “The Astonishing Amulet of Amenartas”, Nathan Lowell (Tales from the Archives)

Best Speculative Fiction Story (Novella Form)

• FRANK – Vol.01: Boiling Point, Neil Colquhoun
• The Hidden Institute, Brand Gamblin
• Marco and the Red Granny, Mur Lafferty
• Kissyman and the Gentleman, Scott Sigler
• Act of Will, M. Darusha Wehm

Best Speculative Fiction Story (Long Form)

• Valhai, Gillian Andrews
• Secret World Chronicle, Veronica Giguere
• The Prince of Hazel and Oak, John Lenahan
• Owner’s Share, Nathan Lowell
• Ancestor (2010 edit), Scott Sigler

Best Speculative Fiction Audio Drama (Short Form)

• “The Radio Adventures of Dr. Floyd”, Grant Baciocco & Doug Price
• “This Must Be The Place”, Elliot Bangs (Dunesteef)
• “A Place So Foreign”, Cory Doctorow (Dunesteef)
• “BrokenSea Doctor Who”, Paul Mannering, Mark Kalita, & Stevie K. Farnaby
• “The Dixie Stenberg and Brassy Battalion Adventure Theater”, Pendant Productions

Best Speculative Fiction Audio Drama (Long Form)

• The Account, Cayenne Chris Conroy (Teknikal Diffikulties)
• HG World, Jay Smith (3015 North Studios)
• Decoder Ring Theatre, Gregg Taylor
• We’re Alive, Kc Wayland & Shane Salk (Modern Myth Productions)
• The GearHeart, Alex White

Best Speculative Fiction Video Story

• Grant’s Advent Calendar Video Podcast

Best Speculative Fiction Magazine or Anthology Podcast

• Dark Fiction Magazine
• Drabblecast
• The Dunesteef Audio Fiction Magazine
• Escape Pod
• Flash Pulp

Best New Speculative Fiction Podcaster/Team

• The Ballad of Iron Percy
• Cobalt City Adventures Unlimited
• The Doctor Who Podcast
• Redline Theatre
• Tuesday Terror

Best Speculative Fiction Fan or News Podcast (Specific)

• The H.P. Lovecraft Literary Podcast
• Pendant Backstage
• PodCulture: TARDIS Interruptus
• This Week in Pendant
• Tuning in to SciFi TV

Best Speculative Fiction Fan or News Podcast (General)

• Geek Out With Mainframe
• PodCulture
• Scifi Diner
• StarShipSofa
• WhatTheCast

Best Podcast about Speculative Fiction Content Creation

• Adventures in Scifi Publishing
• Fullcast Podcast
• Get Published
• I Should Be Writing
• Podcast Teardown

Best Fact Behind the Fiction Podcast

• Astronomy Cast
• Planetary Radio
• Skepticality
• The Skeptics’ Guide to the Universe
• Skeptoid

Best Speculative Fiction Comedy/Parody Podcast

• comedy4cast
• Dragon*ConTV
• Geologic Podcast
• Requiem of the Outcast
• Technorama

Best Speculative Fiction Music Podcast

• The Funny Music Podcast
• The GeekSpin
• Radio Free Hipster
• Renaissance Festival Podcast

Best Youth Driven Speculative Fiction Podcast (Trial Category for 2011)

• Aaron’s World
• Princess Scientist’s Book Club