Wole Talabi and Eugen Bacon are among the British Science Fiction Awards 2024 finalists announced on Tuesday, March 18, 2025.
The British Science Fiction Awards, a production of the British Science Fiction Association, have been presented annually since 1970. The awards are voted on by members of the British Science Fiction Association and by the members of Eastercon, the national science fiction convention, held since 1955.
The longlists for work published in 2024 as voted on by the British Science Fiction Awards membership had a strong showing from writers of African descent based on five continents (Africa, Asia, Europe, America, and Australia) was announced on Saturday, February 1. The writers of African descent finalists selected by the jury of Cristina Jurado, Rachel Cordasco, and Nadya Mercik on Tuesday are;
Best Collection
- Convergence Problems, Wole Talabi, Viva Djinn (Horde) Publishing
Best Fiction (For short stories and their equivalent)
- Unquiet on the Eastern Front, Wole Talabi, Subterranean Press
Best Short Nonfiction (For short articles and their equivalent)
- An Afrofuturistic Dystopia and the Afro-irreal, Eugen Bacon, Afro-Centred Futurisms in Speculative Fiction
Wole Talabi in response said, “I am delighted to see that my collection Convergence Problems is a BSFA awards finalist! As is my short story Unquiet On The Eastern Front. Many thanks to all the members of the BSFA who read and nominated. And to @betsywollheim and @jonathanstrahan, who edited these stories and helped bring them to the world.”
Eugen Bacon said, “Happy to share that my chapter, ‘An Afrofuturistic Dystopia and the Afro-irreal’ in the #book Afro-Centered Futurisms in Our Speculative Fiction by @BloomsburyAcad is shortlisted in the @BSFA Awards. Big thanks to members, and congrats to all finalists!”
The winners will be announced at Eastercon, Reconnect which will be held in Belfast, Northern Ireland from April 18 – 21, 2025.
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