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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 $13.79
RRP $38.67- $24.88
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 $5.78
RRP $24.48- $18.70
The Vegan
Design by Janay Nachel Fraizer and Stuart Wilson. Art by Arnold J. Kemp
Paperback
Published 04 Jul 2024
Save $1.56
RRP $12.88- $11.32
Julia
Design by Janay Nachel Fraizer and Stuart Wilson. Art by Arnold J. Kemp
Hardback
Published 19 Oct 2023
Save $5.21
RRP $24.48- $19.27
Out There Screaming
Design by Janay Nachel Fraizer and Stuart Wilson. Art by Arnold J. Kemp
Hardback
Published 03 Oct 2023
Save $13.79
RRP $38.67- $24.88
Lioness
Design by Janay Nachel Fraizer and Stuart Wilson. Art by Arnold J. Kemp
Hardback
Published 06 Jul 2023
Save $2.06
RRP $21.90- $19.84
Previous Winners 2015-2023
2023 Winners
Here are the winners from 2023.
2022 Winners
Here are the winners from 2022.
$3.50off
The Galaxy, and the Ground Within
Paperback
Published 03 Mar 2022
Save $3.50
RRP $12.88- $9.38
2020 Winners
Here are the winners from 2020.
2019 Winners
Here are the winners from 2019.
2018 Winners
Here are the winners from 2018.
2017 Winners
Here are the winners from 2017.
2015 Winners
2016 was a Kitschless year - so here's the latest winners from 2015.
*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.