the bsfa awards are literary awards presented annually since 1970 by the british science fiction association (bsfa) to honour works in the genre of science fiction. nominees and winners are chosen based on a vote of bsfa members. more recently, members of the eastercon convention have also been elibigle to vote. ==bsfa award categories== the award originally included only a category for novels. categories for short works and artists were added in 1980. the artists category became artwork in 1995 and a category for related non-fiction was added in 2002. a media category was awarded from 1979 to 1992. the current standard award categories are: * bsfa award for best novel * bsfa award for best short fiction * bsfa award for best non-fiction * bsfa award for best artwork previous categories: * bsfa award for best media ==bsfa award winners== ;1969 :novel: stand on zanzibar by john brunner ;1970 :novel: the jagged orbit by john brunner ;1971 :collection: the moment of eclipse by brian w. aldiss ;1972 :no award &mdash; insufficient votes. ;1973 :novel: rendezvous with rama by arthur c. clarke :special award: billion year spree by brian w. aldiss ;1974 :novel: inverted world by christopher priest ;1975 :novel: orbitsville by bob shaw ;1976 :novel: brontomek! by michael g. coney :special award: a pictorial history of science fiction by david kyle ;1977 :novel: the jonah kit by ian watson ;1978 :novel: a scanner darkly by philip k. dick :collection: deathbird stories by harlan ellison :media: the hitchhiker's guide to the galaxy (original radio series) - douglas adams ;1979 :novel: the unlimited dream company by j. g. ballard :short: "palely loitering" by christopher priest (f&sf) :media: the hitchhiker's guide to the galaxy record :artist: jim burns ;1980 :novel: timescape by gregory benford :short: "the brave little toaster" by thomas m. disch (f&sf) :media: the hitchhiker's guide to the galaxy second radio series - douglas adams :artist: peter jones ;1981 :novel: the shadow of the torturer by gene wolfe :short: "mythago wood" by robert holdstock (f&sf) :media: time bandits :artist: bruce pennington ;1982 :novel: helliconia spring by brian w. aldiss :short: "kitemaster" by keith roberts (interzone) :media: blade runner :artist: tim white ;1983 :novel: tik-tok by john sladek :short: "after-images" by malcolm edwards (in
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