The 2019 Kitschies have been announced via virtual ceremony.
The Kitschies are a “prize for the year’s most progressive, intelligent and entertaining novels containing elements of the speculative and the fantastic”. The award is famous for it’s unique Tentacle trophies.
The Red and Golden Tentacle awards were judged by Claire North, Kirsty Logan, Alasdair Stuart, Tasha Suri, and Michaela Grey. The Inky was judged by Sharan Matharu, Kaiya Shang, James Spackman, and Kim Curran.
The Red Tentacle (Novel)
- The Fire Starters by Jan Carson
The Golden Tentacle (Debut)
- Jelly by Clare Rees
The Inky Tentacle (Cover Art)
- The Memory Police by Yoko Ogawa, Cover Art by Tyler Comrie (Vintage)
The Black Tentacle (Special), AKA The Glentacle
A discretionary award in memory of Glen Mehn, aka The Glentacle, for services to the SF/F community. It was awarded to three people this year.
- Nazia Khatun
- Claire North
- Leila Abu El Hawa
