Readercon Small Press Award

The Readercon Small Press Award was an American literary prize which was awarded from 1987 to 1992 at the SF Convention Readercon , which took place annually in the vicinity of Boston , Massachusetts , by the Small Press Writers and Artists Organization for works from the field of science fiction . Prize winners and award-winning works mainly came from the environment of small and independent publishers. The price categories changed from year to year.

List of award winners

1992

• Cover photo: Alicia Austin for Lewis Shiner : The Edges of Things (WSFA Press)
• Non-fiction: Jack L. Chalker & Mark Owings : The Science Fantasy Publishers: A Critical and Bibliographic History: Third Edition
• Magazine: Stephen Brown: Science Fiction Eye
• Anthology: Brian Stableford (Ed.): Tales of the Wandering Jew
• Collection: Terry Dowling : Wormwood
• Book art: Ray Garton : The New Neighbor

1991

• Book art: Gardner Dozois : Slow Dancing Through Time
• Novel: Misha: Red Spider, White Web
• Magazine: Mark Ziesing & Andy Watson : Wired
• Journal: David G. Hartwell , Kathryn Cramer & Gordon Van Gelder : The New York Review of Science Fiction
• Magazine Design: Andy Watson: Wired
• Anthology: Elizabeth Saunders : When the Black Lotus Blooms
• Short Story: Dan Simmons : Entropy's Bed at Midnight
• Reprint: JG Ballard : The Atrocity Exhibition
• Nonfiction: Larry McCaffery : Across the Wounded Galaxies
• Cover photo: HR Giger for HR Giger's Biomechanics (Morpheus International)
• Illustration: HR Giger for HR Giger's Biomechanics (Morpheus International)
• Collection: Michael Blumlein : The Brains of Rats

1990

• Collection: Richard Matheson : Collected Stories
• Reprint: Tim Powers : The Anubis Gates
• Short story: Howard Waldrop : A Dozen Tough Jobs
• Anthology: Jessica Amanda Salmonson (Ed.): What Did Miss Darlington See? : An Anthology of Feminist Supernatural Fiction
• Non-fiction book: Philip K. Dick : The Dark-Haired Girl
• Illustration: Mark Ferrari for Tom Sullivan: S. Peterson's Field Guide to Creatures of the Dreamlands (Chaosium)
• Book art: Richard Matheson : Collected Stories
• Magazine: David Pringle : Interzone
• Journal: Stephen P. Brown & Daniel J. Steffan : Science Fiction Eye
• Magazine Design: Stephen P. Brown & Daniel J. Steffan : Science Fiction Eye
• Cover photo: JK Potter for Tim Powers: The Anubis Gates (Mark V. Ziesing)

1989

• Short story: Charles de Lint : The Drowned Man's Reef
• Novel: Matt Ruff : Fool on the Hill
• Anthology: Night Visions 6
• Literary review: John Clute : Strokes: Essays and Reviews 1966-1986
• Cover photo: Don Maitz for First Maitz (Ursus Imprints)
• Illustration: Michael W. Kaluta for Thea von Harbou : Metropolis (Donning Starblaze)
• New edition: Philip K. Dick : VALIS
• Magazine: David Pringle et al .: Interzone
• Journal: Mystery Scene / David G. Hartwell , Patrick Nielsen Hayden , Teresa Nielsen Hayden & Susan Palwick : The New York Review of Science Fiction
• Magazine design: Jessie Horsting : Midnight Graffiti
• Collection: Robert Frazier : Co-Orbital Moons
• Book Art: Chris Drumm

1988

• Poetry: Bruce Boston
• Editor: Peggy Nadramia
• Author (non-fiction book): Jeanette M. Hooper
• Artist: Allen Koszowski
• Comic: Marge Simon
• Dale Donaldson Memorial: David B. Silva
• Author (fiction): Janet Fox

1987

• Editor: Peggy Nadramia for Grue
• Dale Donaldson Memorial: David B. Silva / W. Paul Ganley
• Graphic Novel: Larry Dickinson
• Non-fiction author: Joe Lansdale
• Poetry: DM Vosk
• Artist: Allen Koszowski
• Author: Colleen Crippe

Web links

• Readercon Awards , entry in the Science Fiction Awards + Database (English)