Description
The Kitschies have always been a joyous affair and we are delighted to host the awards ceremony celebrating the best speculative and fantasy fiction from 2022.
The annual, tentacle-themed, Kitschies cover a broad church where the only rule is that the prizes go to ’novels containing elements of the speculative and fantastic’, which means anything from satirical science fiction to genre-twisting books that almost defy description.
The categories include the Red Tentacle, for best novel, the Golden Tentacle, for best debut book, and the Inky Tentacle, for best cover art, with the winners receiving a total of £2,500 in prize money and an iconic hand-crafted Tentacle trophy. The Kitschies celebrate books that are as rich as they are varied, so expect the unexpected.
This is a ticketed event. Book now to avoid disappointment.
About the Hosts
Jared Shurin
Jared is the head of strategic communications for the Greater London Authority. He has worked in communications and marketing for over twenty years, working with global brands, governments and NGOs. He’s a frequent lecturer on behaviour change communications, and works with research institutions on programmes studying and utilising the power of narratives.
Dr Adam Roberts
Adam Roberts is Professor of Nineteenth-Century Literature at Royal Holloway University of London. He is the author of 24 novels, and many non-fiction and academic works, including The Riddles of the Hobbit. His most recent novel is The This. He is presently writing The Short History of Fantasy.
Leila Abu El Hawa
Leila Abu El Hawa runs the Post-Apocalyptic Book Club, as well as a series of author events called Dark Societies. She has judged literary awards including The Kitschies awards for progressive, intelligent and entertaining fiction with a speculative element. She runs events and speaks at conventions and as a result has built a community around the post-apocalyptic and dystopian genre. A group of people who are like-minded coming from very diverse backgrounds – the books aren’t just your typical horror books, they create discussions about things that people care about and the reason so many people come back is because they focus on these issues.
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