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The Last Blade Priest
Paperback
Published 12 Jul 2022
- $15.34
The Winners have been Announced!
26th November 2024
Inky Tentacle
Out There Screaming
Design by Janay Nachel Fraizer and Stuart Wilson. Art by Arnold J. Kemp
Hardback
Published 03 Oct 2023
Save $14.38
- RRP $41.64
- $27.26
Awards
Red Tentacle
(Novel)
Awarded annually to the novel containing speculative or fantastic elements that best fulfills the criteria of intelligent, progressive and entertaining.
Prize
£1,000 & a hand-crafted tentacle trophy
Golden Tentacle
(Debut)
Awarded annually to the debut novel that best fits the criteria of progressive, intelligent and entertaining. The book must be the author's first published work of novel-length fiction in any genre.
Prize
£500 & a hand-crafted tentacle trophy
Inky Tentacle
(Cover Art)
Awarded to the year's finest cover art, as selected by a panel of visual arts experts from wide range of disciplines.
Prize
£500 & a hand-crafted tentacle trophy
Glentacle
(Special)
A discretionary award named in honour of The Kitschies' former director, Glen Mehn, intended to recognise extraordinary service to the SFF industry.
Prize
A hand-crafted tentacle trophy
Red Tentacle (Novel) Shortlist
Golden Tentacle (Debut) Shortlist
Inky Tentacle (Cover Art) Shortlist
Remember, Mr Sharma
Design by Janay Nachel Fraizer and Stuart Wilson. Art by Arnold J. Kemp
Hardback
Published 06 Jul 2023
Save $5.75
- RRP $26.36
- $20.61
The Vegan
Design by Janay Nachel Fraizer and Stuart Wilson. Art by Arnold J. Kemp
Paperback
Published 04 Jul 2024
- $13.89
Julia
Design by Janay Nachel Fraizer and Stuart Wilson. Art by Arnold J. Kemp
Hardback
Published 19 Oct 2023
Save $5.14
- RRP $26.36
- $21.22
Out There Screaming
Design by Janay Nachel Fraizer and Stuart Wilson. Art by Arnold J. Kemp
Hardback
Published 03 Oct 2023
Save $14.38
- RRP $41.64
- $27.26
Lioness
Design by Janay Nachel Fraizer and Stuart Wilson. Art by Arnold J. Kemp
Hardback
Published 06 Jul 2023
Save $4.32
- RRP $23.58
- $19.26
Previous Winners 2015-2023
2023 Winners
Here are the winners from 2023.
The Last Blade Priest
Our Wives Under the Sea
Paperback
Published 16 Mar 2023
- $13.87
Paper Crusade
Paperback
Published 21 Jun 2022
- $14.86
2022 Winners
Here are the winners from 2022.
$3.34off
The Galaxy, and the Ground Within
Paperback
Published 03 Mar 2022
Save $3.34
- RRP $13.87
- $10.53
$3.33off
Temporary
Paperback
Published 18 Feb 2021
Save $3.33
- RRP $18.03
- $14.70
The Seep
Paperback
Published 22 Jan 2021
- $11.41
2020 Winners
Here are the winners from 2020.
$6.79off
Piranesi
Hardback
Published 15 Sep 2020
Save $6.79
- RRP $26.36
- $19.57
2019 Winners
Here are the winners from 2019.
The Fire Starters
Paperback
Published 05 Mar 2020
- $14.10
Jelly
Paperback
Published 01 Aug 2019
- $12.31
$0.06off
The Memory Police
Paperback
Published 06 Aug 2020
Save $0.06
- RRP $13.87
- $13.81
2018 Winners
Here are the winners from 2018.
Frankenstein in Baghdad
Paperback
Published 06 Sep 2018
- $14.30
Killing Commendatore
Paperback
Published 03 Oct 2019
- $17.20
2017 Winners
Here are the winners from 2017.
The Rift
Paperback
Published 11 Jul 2017
- $11.89
Hunger Makes the Wolf
Paperback
Published 02 Mar 2017
- $14.71
$1.60off
The History of Bees
Paperback
Published 29 Mar 2018
Save $1.60
- RRP $13.87
- $12.27
2015 Winners
2016 was a Kitschless year - so here's the latest winners from 2015.
The Heart Goes Last
Paperback
Published 04 Aug 2016
- $16.49
$0.53off
Making Wolf
Paperback
Published 07 May 2020
Save $0.53
- RRP $12.48
- $11.95
$0.79off
The Door That Led to Where
Paperback
Published 01 Jan 2015
Save $0.79
- RRP $11.09
- $10.30
*The Black Tentacle (renamed the Glentacle in 2021), a discretionary award given to an outstanding achievement in encouraging and elevating the conversation around genreliterature, went to the genre community, personified by Patrick Ness, for the response to the humanitarian refugee crisis.