Author: Tim
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And the winner is… Tasha Suri for The Isle In The Silver Sea
At the start of Saturday evening’s award ceremony at this year’s Fantasycon the 2026 Aldiss Award for world building in speculative fiction and gaming was awarded to Tasha Suri for her book The Isle In The Silver Sea. And the winner is Tasha Suri for The Isle In The Silver Sea. A hearty congratulations to… Read more
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The 2026 Aldiss Award Shortlist
We’re delighted to reveal the shortlist for the 2026 Aldiss Award for World Building in speculative fiction. Our Chair of Judges, Allen Stroud, said: “This year’s shortlist casts a wide net over the genres, demonstrating that world building is not a practice solely for one or the other, but that a reader’s imagination can be… Read more
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Why World‑Building & why Brian Aldiss?
Some worlds behave like weather. You don’t simply read them, or play them, and move on. They settle in you—quietly at first—then you notice they’ve changed your internal climate. You look at real streets and real skies and feel, briefly, that you’ve returned from somewhere else with mud on your boots. Read more
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The 2026 Aldiss Award Long List
We’re absolutely thrilled to have such an excellent list of publications for consideration for The Aldiss Award for world-building in speculative fiction this year. Amongst the list, there are plenty of well-known names, previous award winners, and lots of well-regarded 2025 publications. Read more
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The Aldiss Award 2026 Launch
The Aldiss Award, dedicated to celebrating exceptional world-building in science fiction and fantasy across literature and gaming, is excited to announce its 2026 submissions window opening. Read more
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And the winner is… Rogba Payne for The Dance of Shadows
At the start of the Saturday evening’s award ceremony at this year’s World Fantasy Convention I (Tim, Brian’s son) was proud to be able to stand up and introduce not only the concept of an award for world-building in speculative fiction, but to also announce the winner of this, the inaugural year. Read more
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Shortlist close-up: When Among Crows by Veronica Roth
Pain is Dymitr’s calling. His family is one in a long line of hunters who sacrifice their souls to slay monsters. Now he’s tasked with a deadly mission: find the legendary witch Baba Jaga. To reach her, Dymitr must ally with the ones he’s sworn to kill. Read more
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Shortlist close-up: The Dance of Shadows by Rogba Payne
ROGBA PAYNE was born in London and raised across both London and Lagos, Nigeria. He is a descendant of John Augustus Otunba-Payne; the noted lawyer, writer and murdered prince of the Ijebu-Ode royal family. Read more
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Shortlist close-up: Shigidi and the Brass Head of Obalufon, Wole Talabi
Shigidi is the god of nightmares.Once a feared and powerful member of the Yoruba spirit world, these days he haunts people for scraps of power, which he must give up to the executives of the Orisha Spirit Company.Nneoma is a deadly succubus.Fierce, independent and unpredictable, she’s not afraid to take dangerous risks to free herself… Read more
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2025 Award Ceremony @ World Fantasy Con
We’ll be announcing the inaugural winner of The Aldiss Award for world-building in speculative fiction on Saturday 1st November, and we look forward to seeing you all for the announcement! BOOK YOUR TICKET FOR FANTASYCON 2025 We have the prime billing of 7.30pm on the Saturday night! Read the 2025 Shortlist With two weeks to… Read more