Attention:

The Parse Awards Steering Committee has re-verified all of our scoring, categories and the eligibility of our finalists, due to several issues which have been brought to our attention since our original announcement of these finalists. Now we are in the unenviable and embarrassing position of correcting several errors in our list of eligible finalists.

We endeavor to maintain fairness and integrity in these awards above all else, so we must make the corrections explained below. Our sincerest apologies to the creators of the works that were eligible yet incorrectly determined to be finalists:

“Shimmer” by Amanda Davis, Cast of Wonders

“Singing with All my Skin and Bone” by Sunny Moraine, Nightmare Magazine

“Transference” by Sydney Leigh, The Wicked Library

These works are well worth your time to listen, and we hope you will go and enjoy them. We regret any embarrassment these errors on our part have caused to these fine nominees and their podcasts.

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Best Speculative Fiction Audio Drama (Long Form)

Long audio presentations containing elements of science fiction, fantasy or horror in which storytelling is effected through the dialogue of its characters and sound effects/scenery presenting action and scene as it’s primary mechanism.

Correction: There was a transcription mistake in identifying one of the finalists in the category of Best Speculative Fiction Audio Drama (Long Form). The correct list of finalists (there are 6 due to a tie) for this category is below.

And the Parsec goes to:

“The Sinister Secret of StarNasty” OR “A Mike in the Mechanics” by Michael McQuilkin and Richard Wentworth, Hadron Gospel Hour

Finalists:

The Once and Future Nerd

Star Trek: Outpost

“Balancing Act” by Mike Murphy, Strange Stories

Edict Zero – FIS, Season 3

Wolf 359

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Best Speculative Fiction Audio Drama (Short Form)

Short audio presentations containing elements of science fiction, fantasy or horror in which storytelling is effected through the dialogue of its characters and sound effects/scenery presenting action and scene as it’s primary mechanism.

And the Parsec goes to:

Aaron’s World by Mike Meraz and Aaron Meraz

Finalists:

“The Philadelphia Xperiment” by John Ballentine, Campfire Radio Theater

“Ghosts of Flannan Lighthouse” by John Ballentine, Campfire Radio Theater

A Prophets Guide by Matthew J Boudreau

Space Casey Season 2 by Christiana Ellis

Alba Salix, Royal Physician by Eli McIlveen

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Best Podcast about Speculative Fiction Content Creation

Podcasts about the creative process and/or the technical aspects of speculative fiction podcast creation.

And the Parsec goes to:

Finalists:

Literary Treks

Axanar: The Official Podcast

Continuing Mission

The Roundtable Podcast

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Best Speculative Fiction Comedy/Parody Podcast

Whether they make fun of bad movies or or poke fun at our own geekdom, these podcasts keep us laughing.

And the Parsec goes to:

Finalists:

Blastropodcast

Comedy4cast

Rude Alchemy

I Remembered It…Better

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Best Fact Behind the Fiction Podcast

Podcasts that explore the facts that influence the fictions – the science, history, culture, and mythology that inspire these stories.

And the Parsec goes to:

Finalists:

Blurry Photos

Faculty of Horror

Weird Things

Hubblecast

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Best Speculative Fiction Fan or News Podcast (General)

News and commentary podcasts created by and for the fans of speculative fiction. (e.g. Anime, Gaming, General Spec Fic)

And the Parsec goes to:

Finalists:

Anomaly Podcast

The 602 Club

The Scifi Diner Podcast

Geek Radio Daily

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Best Speculative Fiction Fan or News Podcast (Specific)

News and commentary podcasts created by and for the fans of a given type of literary or entertainment work or series of works that have elements of speculative fiction (e.g. podcasts focused on H. P. Lovecraft, Buffy The Vampire Slayer or the World of Time).

And the Parsec goes to:

Finalists:

The Ready Room

Cyborgs: A Bionic Podcast

Arrow Squad

Dusted: A Buffy Podcast

Rachel and Miles X-Plain the X-Men

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Best Speculative Fiction Story: Large Cast (Short Form)

Stories less than four hours in length containing elements of science fiction, fantasy or horror in which storytelling uses narration as its primary means to convey scene and action and uses more than two people for the story presentation.

And the Parsec goes to:

“Last Contact” by Rish Outfield and Bigg Anklevich, The Dunesteef Audio Fiction Magazine

Finalists:

“Monster!” by V. C. Morrison, Seminar

“Super-Baby-Moms Group Saves the Day” by Tina Connolly, Podcastle

“The Screwfly Solution” by James Tiptree, Jr., PseudoPod

“Red Legacy” by Eneasz Brodski, Harry Potter and The Methods of Rationality

“Say Uncle” by Rish Outfield, The Dunesteef Audio Fiction Magazine

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Best Speculative Fiction Magazine or Anthology Podcast

Podcasts that regularly present short stories from different authors containing elements of science fiction, fantasy or horror.

And the Parsec goes to:

Finalists:

Cast of Wonders

PseudoPod

The Uncanny Magazine Podcast

The NoSleep Podcast

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Best New Speculative Fiction Podcaster/Team

This person or team is new to podcasting in the past Parsec eligibility year, becoming a significant voice that has contributed to the community as a whole.

And the Parsec goes to:

Finalists:

Audio Drama Production Podcast

Women at Warp – A Star Trek Podcast

Lost in Williamsburg

The Ultimate Nerd-ament with Stanley & JAX

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Best Speculative Fiction Story: Small Cast (Novella & Long Form) (Combined due to number of small numbers of nominees)

Novella-length and Novel-length, containing elements of science fiction, fantasy or horror where the storytelling uses narration as its primary means to convey scene and action and uses fewer than three people for the story presentation.

And the Parsec goes to:

Finalists:

The Secret World Chronicles

“Eater of Bone” by Robert Reed, Escape Pod

Bear Spirit

The Ghost Train to New Orleans

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Best Speculative Fiction Story: Small Cast (Short Form)

Short stories containing elements of science fiction, fantasy or horror where the storytelling uses narration as its primary means to convey scene and action and uses fewer than three people for the story presentation.

Correction: The Steering Committee was made aware of a violation of the eligibility criteria for two of the finalists in the Best Speculative Fiction Story: Small Cast (Short Form). While a portion of the episodes in which they appeared are available for free, the stories themselves are behind a paywall. Those two stories have been disqualified. In identifying replacement finalists, the Steering Committee discovered an error in the original finalist calculation. The corrected finalist list for the category is as follows:

And the Parsec goes to:

Finalists:

“A Story to Scare My Son” by R.D. Ovenfriend, The NoSleep Podcast

SKALD by Aubrey Sitterson

“The Mummer Man” by Stan Studdens; Peter Joseph Lewis, narrator, The NoSleep Podcast

“No Sweeter Art” by Tony Pi, Beneath Ceaseless Skies

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And the Parsec goes to:

Best Speculative Fiction Video Story

Video podcasts that tell a speculative fiction story.

Finalists:

Princess Scientist’s Advent Calendar

The Ultimate Nerd-ament with Stanley & JAX

Grant’s Advent Calendar Video Podcast

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