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The Winners have been Announced!
6th April 2020
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
Black Tentacle
(Special)
A special achievement award. It is handed out at the discretion of The Kitschies' board, which is comprised of editors, authors, marketers and entrepreneurs.
Prize
A hand-crafted tentacle trophy
Red Tentacle (Novel) Shortlist
Judged by Claire North, Kirsty Logan, Alasdair Stuart, Tasha Suri and Michaela Grey.
Golden Tentacle (Debut) Shortlist
Judged by Claire North, Kirsty Logan, Alasdair Stuart, Tasha Suri and Michaela Grey.
Inky Tentacle (Cover Art) Shortlist
Judged by James Spackman, Kim Curran, Sharan Matharu and Kaiya Shang.
Judges
We present the judges for the eighth year of The Kitschies.
Claire North
RED & GOLDEN tentacles
Kirsty Logan
RED & GOLDEN tentacles
Alasdair Stuart
RED & GOLDEN tentacles
Tasha Suri
RED & GOLDEN tentacles
Michaela Grey
RED & GOLDEN tentacles
James Spackman
INKY tentacle
Kim Curran
INKY tentacle
Sharan Matharu
INKY tentacle
Kaiya Shang
INKY tentacle
2019 Winners
Here are the winners from 2019.
2017 Winners
Here are the winners from 2017. View the entire list
2015 Winners
2016 was a Kitschless year - so here's the latest winners from 2015. View the entire list
*The Black Tentacle, 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.