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The Winners have been Announced!
24th June 2023
And the Glentacle goes to...
Bisha K. Ali
for her inspirational and thought-provoking work as head writer for the Disney+ show, Ms. Marvel.
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)
Golden Tentacle (Debut)
Inky Tentacle (Cover Art)
Previous Winners 2015-2022
2022 Winners
Here are the winners from 2022.
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2020 Winners
Here are the winners from 2020.
2019 Winners
Here are the winners from 2019.
2017 Winners
Here are the winners from 2017.
2015 Winners View the entire list
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.