Parsec Awards 2009 Finalists

The Parsec Awards finalists for 2009 have been announced!

Best Speculative Fiction Story (Short Form)

• Best in Class by Jonathan C. Gillespie, Variant Frequencies
• Eusocial Networking by Scott Sigler, 7th Son: Obsidian
• Gesalt by J. C. Hutchins, Playing For Keeps
• The Goodbye Party by Christiana Ellis, 7th Son: Obsidian
• St. Darwin’s Spirituals by D.K. Thompson, Variant Frequencies
• Under The Bed by Michael Natale, Variant Frequencies

Best Speculative Fiction Story (Novella Form)

• Eden by Phil Rossi
• The End of Flesh by Matt Wallace, Variant Frequencies
• Nemesis by Mark Yoshimoto Nemcoff, 7th Son: Obsidian
• Pallas & Stan by Matt Wallace, Playing For Keeps
• Profit of Panamindorah Book3: Fire and Flood by Abigail Hilton

Best Speculative Fiction Story (Novel)

• Contagious by Scott Sigler
• Double Share by Nathan Lowell
• FETIDUS – The Foundation for the Ethical Treatment of the Innocently Damned, Undead and Supernatural by James Durham
• Fractured Horizon by H.E. Roulo
• The Metamor City by Chris Lester

Best Speculative Fiction Audio Drama (Short Form including Independents)

• Age of the Zombies
• The Dixie Stenberg and Brassy Battalion Adventure Theater – Pendant Productions
• Dr Who – BrokenSea
• Star Wars, Codename: Starkeeper – The Adventures of Indiana Jim
• The Radio Adventures Of Dr. Floyd

Best Speculative Fiction Audio Drama (Long Form including Independents)

• Amazing Pulp Adventures Starring Mister Adventure
• The Metamor City
• Murder at Avedon
• The Leviathan Chronicles
• The Takeover – Mur Lafferty

Best Speculative Fiction Video Podcast

• 7th Son: Obsidian
• MODSonline
• Stranger Things
• The Totally Rad Show
• The Underdevelopment Podcast

Best Speculative Fiction Magazine or Anthology Podcast

• Bloodcast, Season 2
• Erotica a la carte
• NeoHooDoo Studio
• Pseudopod
• Variant Frequencies

Best Speculative Fiction Comedy/Parody Podcast

• Bell’s in the Batfry
• Christiana’s Shallow Thoughts
• comedy4cast – Comedy Podcast
• Geek Pantheon and Your Moment of Kim
• Geek Survival Guide

Best Speculative Fiction Fan Podcast

• The 9th – A Heroes Podcast
• The Babylon Podcast
• The ScapeCast
• The Signal
• Tuning Into SciFi TV

Best Speculative Fiction News Podcast

• (Cool) Shite on the Tube
• Dial P For Pulp!
• Galactica Quorum
• Rangercast
• Skepticality

Best Writing-related Podcast

• The Dead Robots’ Society
• I Should Be Writing
• Irrevent Muse “Get Published”
• Movie Mantras
• Writing Excuses

Best “Infotainment” Cast

• The 365 Days of Astronomy, the daily podcast of the International Year of Astronomy 2009
• Geek Survival Guide
• Geologic Podcast
• Movie Mantras
• Tuning in to SciFi TV

Best Gaming Podcast

• All Games Considered
• Brilliant Gameologists
• City of Heros Podcast
• The Game Kennel
• The Podge Cast

Best Anime Podcast

• Anime 3000 Panel with Sean Russell
• Anime Diet
• Anime Roundtable
• Anime World Order
• Star Rabbit Tracks

Best New Speculative Fiction Podcaster/Team

• Antithesis, Book 1: Predestination and Other Games of Chance
• FETIDUS – The Foundation for the Ethical Treatment of the Innocently Damned, Undead and Supernatural
• Gypsy Audio
• The House of Grey
• NeoHooDoo Studio

Best Speculative Fiction Music Podcast

• FETIDUS – The Foundation for the Ethical Treatment of the Innocently Damned, Undead and Supernatural
• The FuMP
• The GeekSpin
• Radio Free Hipster
• Wander Radio