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Adri Joy @adrijjy.bsky.social · Aug 10

Yay Subjective Chaos winners!

(Also if anyone is seeing this who can help us distribute rocks from Worldcon, or if our winners want to designate an acceptor, I currently have a bag full of rocks and a dream...)

The Subjective Chaos Kind of Awards @subjectivechaos.bsky.social · Aug 10

We’ve read, we’ve discussed, we’ve agonised, and we’ve gathered in the fair city of Glasgow to the sound of pipes (yes, literally) to announce the winner’s of this year’s Subjective Chaos Kind of Awards!

Drumroll / pipe skirl please…

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Niall Harrison @niallharrison.bsky.social · Aug 10

Just took half an hour out to download the July-Aug 2023 F&SF and read this story, and don't regret it. Engaging, ironic voice; inventive, right-side-of-whimsy (just) setting; classically solid structure with a sting at the end.

The Subjective Chaos Kind of Awards @subjectivechaos.bsky.social · Aug 10

The BEST SHORT FICTION - and the pipe band are super excited for this category! - is:

APPROVED METHODS OF LOVE DIVINATION IN THE FIRST-RATE CITY OF DUSHAGOROD by Kristina Ten (@kristinaten.bsky.social)

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The Subjective Chaos Kind of Awards @subjectivechaos.bsky.social · Aug 10

Our chaos cloud strikes again! We will find a way to get your rock to you

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DAW Books @dawbooks.bsky.social · Aug 10

Coming to the US next summer!

The Subjective Chaos Kind of Awards @subjectivechaos.bsky.social · Aug 10

First up, our subjectively BEST FANTASY NOVEL of 2023 is:

MAD SISTERS OF ESI by Tashan Mehta (@tashanmehta.bsky.social)

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The Subjective Chaos Kind of Awards @subjectivechaos.bsky.social · Aug 10

A huge congratulations to all our nominees and our winners - it’s been another excellent year of fiction. Thank you for fuelling our chaos and igniting our imaginations. We look forward to regrouping in January to consider the Best Works of 2024

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The Subjective Chaos Kind of Awards @subjectivechaos.bsky.social · Aug 10

The BEST SHORT FICTION - and the pipe band are super excited for this category! - is:

APPROVED METHODS OF LOVE DIVINATION IN THE FIRST-RATE CITY OF DUSHAGOROD by Kristina Ten (@kristinaten.bsky.social)

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The Subjective Chaos Kind of Awards @subjectivechaos.bsky.social · Aug 10

The BEST NOVELLA:

THE LAST DRAGONERS OF BOWBAZAR by Indra Das (@indrapramitdas.bsky.social)

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The Subjective Chaos Kind of Awards @subjectivechaos.bsky.social · Aug 10

The BEST BLURRED BOUNDARIES for a book spanning multiple genres:

OKPSYCHE by Anya Johanna DeNiro (@adeniro.bsky.social)

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The Subjective Chaos Kind of Awards @subjectivechaos.bsky.social · Aug 10

The BEST SCIENCE FICTION NOVEL is:

CHAIN-GANG ALL-STARS by Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah

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The Subjective Chaos Kind of Awards @subjectivechaos.bsky.social · Aug 10

First up, our subjectively BEST FANTASY NOVEL of 2023 is:

MAD SISTERS OF ESI by Tashan Mehta (@tashanmehta.bsky.social)

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The Subjective Chaos Kind of Awards @subjectivechaos.bsky.social · Aug 10

We’ve read, we’ve discussed, we’ve agonised, and we’ve gathered in the fair city of Glasgow to the sound of pipes (yes, literally) to announce the winner’s of this year’s Subjective Chaos Kind of Awards!

Drumroll / pipe skirl please…

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The Subjective Chaos Kind of Awards @subjectivechaos.bsky.social · Aug 10

Brace for incoming chaos! We will be announcing the winners of this year’s Subjective Chaos Kind of Awards live from Kelvingrove Park at 10am!

(Umbrellas at the ready…)

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The Subjective Chaos Kind of Awards @subjectivechaos.bsky.social · Aug 7

Watch out for the big announcement this weekend as we declare this year’s winners of the Subjective Chaos Kind Of Awards at Worldcon!

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Ed Morland @edmorland.bsky.social · Jun 30

Absolutely worth your time to check out, the Subjective Chaos crew consistently pick a bunch of bangers including drawing from areas other SFF awards don't often tread.

The Subjective Chaos Kind of Awards @subjectivechaos.bsky.social · Jun 30

Our website is now updated with our glorious finalists!
You’ll also find there the works we shortlisted and they’re all worthy of your attention.

Give authors some love by buying their books / getting them from the library and then spread the word!

subjectivechaoskindofawards.wordpress.com/2024-2/

Current year

FANTASY FINALISTS Vajra Chandrasekera, The Saint Of Bright Doors (Tor / St Martin’s Press) Tashan Mehta, Mad Sisters Of Esi (HarperCollins India) Nominees Vajra Chandrasekera, The Saint Of Bright Door...

subjectivechaoskindofawards.wordpress.com

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The Subjective Chaos Kind of Awards @subjectivechaos.bsky.social · Jun 30

Our website is now updated with our glorious finalists!
You’ll also find there the works we shortlisted and they’re all worthy of your attention.

Give authors some love by buying their books / getting them from the library and then spread the word!

subjectivechaoskindofawards.wordpress.com/2024-2/

Current year

FANTASY FINALISTS Vajra Chandrasekera, The Saint Of Bright Doors (Tor / St Martin’s Press) Tashan Mehta, Mad Sisters Of Esi (HarperCollins India) Nominees Vajra Chandrasekera, The Saint Of Bright Door...

subjectivechaoskindofawards.wordpress.com

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The Subjective Chaos Kind of Awards @subjectivechaos.bsky.social · Jun 30

Oops! It looks like it didn’t thread.
Sorry!

Well, don’t we love chaos to bits?

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The Subjective Chaos Kind of Awards @subjectivechaos.bsky.social · Jun 30

* We tend to do that by going to a pub and shouting the results to whoever is around. No song and dance for us. Come as you are if you want to join us.

(6/6)

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The Subjective Chaos Kind of Awards @subjectivechaos.bsky.social · Jun 30

Congratulations to all our finalists!
Another round of reading and debating will now follow. Our winners will be announced during WorldCon* in Glasgow and simultaneously on our social media accounts. They’ll be available on our website soon after.

(5/6)

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The Subjective Chaos Kind of Awards @subjectivechaos.bsky.social · Jun 30

SHORTS
- Jeannette Ng, The Girl With a City Inside of Her
- @foxesandroses.bsky.social , Always Be Returning
- @kristinaten.bsky.social , Approved Methods of Love Divination in the First-Rate City of Dushagorod

(4/)

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The Subjective Chaos Kind of Awards @subjectivechaos.bsky.social · Jun 30

NOVELLA
- @aknighton.bsky.social , Ashes of the Ancestors
- @indrapamitdas.bsky.social, The Last Dragoners of Bowbazar

(3/n)

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The Subjective Chaos Kind of Awards @subjectivechaos.bsky.social · Jun 30

FANTASY
- @vajra.me, The Saint of Bright Doors
- @tashanmehta.bsky.social, The Mad Sisters of Esi

BLURRED BOUNDARIES
- @adeniro.bsky.social , OK Psyche
- Isabel Waidner, Corey Fah Does Social Mobility

(2/n)

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The Subjective Chaos Kind of Awards @subjectivechaos.bsky.social · Jun 30

And our 2024 finalists for the Subjective Chaos Kind of Awards are…

SCIFI
- @lavanya.bsky.social , The Ten Percent Thief
- Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah, Chain Gang All Stars
- @laurenbeukes.bsky.social , The Bridge

(1/n)

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The Subjective Chaos Kind of Awards @subjectivechaos.bsky.social · Jun 29

Roll of drums...

The Subjective Chaos Kind of Awards have finalists for 2024! Find out who they are here tomorrow around noon (UK time)!

Good SFF books! Very good SFF books! You don’t want to miss them!

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The Subjective Chaos Kind of Awards @subjectivechaos.bsky.social · Mar 4

No worries, and many thanks!

The Subjective Chaos Kind of Awards @subjectivechaos.bsky.social · Mar 3

Many thanks for the shout out! While we embrace chaos, may we request a minor correction? We have our nominees, but not yet our finalists (they will follow late spring once we’ve all done our reading 😄)

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