Cat Webb AKA Kate Griffin AKA Claire North has been a judge for the Kitschies twice, for her sins. Behind the Throne – K.B.Wagers The story of green-haired gun-runner who wakes up one day to discover that she’s ruler of …
We at Tentacle HQ are very, very sad that we didn’t get to run the award last year – I mean, there are upsides, like not having to explain to house/office-mates that the 200ish books that one has built furniture …
After a year of hiatus, we are OPEN for submissions. We can’t wait to read all your lovely special snowflake books about death, giant grasshoppers, the prison industrial complex, broken cities, mothers dying, and the mare’s urine based beauty industrial …
The Kitschies, the annual literary award that recognises “the year’s most progressive, intelligent and entertaining works that contain elements of the speculative or fantastic” has announced that Blackwell’s, the nationwide chain of specialist bookshops, is to be its new headline …
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Dearest tentacle bearers, readers, writers, editors, publishers, and fans, The Kitschies are going to take 2016 off. We have exciting plans for the future, and, rather than rush to make 2016 happen, we’re going to concentrate on 2017 (and beyond) …
The year’s most progressive, intelligent and entertaining speculative fiction, sponsored by Fallen London. London — The Kitschies, the prize for “novels containing elements of the speculative and fantastic” have announced for the most “progressive, intelligent and entertaining” books of 2015. …
The year’s most progressive, intelligent and entertaining science fiction, sponsored by Fallen London. London — The Kitschies, the prize for “novels containing elements of the speculative and fantastic” have revealed their shortlists for the most “progressive, intelligent and entertaining” books …
Our lovely judges for the Inky Tentacle are here – and we are so excited at who and how they are. Sarah McIntyre writes and draws picture books and comics, and won last year’s Black Tentacle award for supporting fellow …
FOR RELEASE 12:00BST 22nd June 2015 The Kitschies announce the opening of submissions for 2015 The Kitschies, sponsored by Fallen London, literature’s most tentacular prize, are pleased to announce the 2015 judging panel and the opening of submissions for books …
We read 198 books for The Kitschies in 2014 – lots of data on the breakdown here – and I’ve got a LOT of thoughts, and at least some appeals to publishers. Doing this is a labour of love: Yes, …