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The Aldiss Award
WORLD BUILDING
An annual award to acknowledge endeavours in literature and gaming, specifically around world building, in the science fiction & fantasy genre.
British Science Fiction Association
UK Interactive Entertainment
British Fantasy Society
World Building Our Definition
World building in a story is about how the author or writer (in the context of games) is able to create a sense of the setting, scene and character of their fiction in the mind of their audience. It is about reaching out to the imaginations of others and creating a world for them to explore whilst engaging with the text, as well as afterwards. Good worlds linger in the mind, they spark ideas and encourage people to dream.
Why The Aldiss Award
Throughout his career Brian Aldiss, Science Fiction Grandmaster, first president of the British Science Fiction Association, and creator of worlds, helped nurture the creative spirit of modern fiction that is alive and well today. In conjunction with what would have been his centenary year and with the blessing of the Aldiss Literary Estate, this new prestigious award will help triumph this special skill within today’s cultural nebula, and embraces gaming as well as literature.
Our judging panel will be made up of select members of the British Science Fiction Association, the British Fantasy Society, and the UK Interactive Entertainment Association.
Streamed live, the award is presented at the start of the Saturday evening awards ceremony at the prestigious World Fantasy Awards on the Saturday night of the World Fantasy Convention. Held in October 2025 in front of an audience of 1,000 delegates, the inaugural award was broadcast to a global audience.
“This tremendous world I have inside of me. How to free myself, and this world, without tearing myself to pieces. And rather tear myself to a thousand pieces than be buried with this world within me.”
Kafka Franz
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Diaries, 1910-1923
Publishers & Independents can submit their work here.
Publisher: Orbit Genre: Epic Fantasy / Historical Fantasy Publication Date: May 2025 Overview From World Fantasy Award–winning author Tasha Suri comes The Isle in the Silver Sea, a captivating epic fantasy grounded in lush history and Indian myth. Rich with political intrigue, forbidden sorcery, and intricate character dynamics, Suri delivers an unforgettable tale of power,…
Publisher: Titan Books Genre: Cozy Fantasy / Urban Fantasy / Paranormal Humor Publication Date: May 2025 Overview From the author of Dreadful, The Grimoire Grammar School Parent Teacher Association serves up Big Little Lies meets magic school in an uproariously funny, sharply observed cozy fantasy. Exploring the absolute nightmare of school politics through the eyes…
Publisher: Tor / Pan Macmillan Genre: Hard Science Fiction / First Contact Publication Date: January 2026 Overview From Arthur C. Clarke Award-winner Adrian Tchaikovsky comes Shroud, an utterly gripping, hard-edged masterwork of first contact on a profoundly hostile planet. Blending uncompromising scientific worldbuilding with sheer survival terror, Tchaikovsky transports readers to a pitch-black moon where…
Publisher: Titan Books Genre: Science Fantasy / Speculative Fiction Publication Date: April 2025 Overview A vibrant, deeply emotional science fantasy about two cousins trapped in mirrored, fractured worlds—the resplendent, verdant summer city and the ice-carved wastes of the winter city. Reminiscent of Every Heart a Doorway and This Is How You Lose the Time War,…
Publisher: Penguin Books / Viking Genre: Historical Fantasy Publication Date: May 2026 Overview Set against the dark and desperate backdrop of 1940s Europe, A Resistance of Witches is a sweeping, immersive historical fantasy that blends WWII espionage with dark magic. When Prime Minister Winston Churchill is offered an unexpected alliance by the Royal Academy of…
At the start of Saturday evening’s award ceremony at this year’s Fantasycon the 2026 Aldiss Award for world building in speculative fiction and gaming was awarded to Tasha Suri for her book The Isle In The Silver Sea. And the winner is Tasha Suri for The Isle In The Silver Sea. A hearty congratulations to…
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