Blog – Alice Goldfuss
The Astounding Award for Best New Writer is given to the best new science fiction or fantasy writer whose first work of science fiction or fantasy was published in a professional publication in the previous two years. For the 2023 award, which will be presented at Chengdu Worldcon, the 81st World Science Fiction Convention (WorldCon) , the qualifying work must have been published in 2021 or 2022.
There can be confusion over the term “professional publication” since the Science Fiction & Fantasy Writers of America (SFWA), the World Science Fiction Society (WSFS), and the award sponsor define it differently. For the purposes of the Award, professional publications are works sold for more than a nominal amount and published anywhere in the world.
Please refer to the Eligibility F.A.Q. for an explanation of qualifying publications and answers to common questions.
Blog – Alice Goldfuss