| Aldiss Award | |
|---|---|
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| Awarded for | A work of speculative fiction with excellence in worldbuilding |
| Venue | World Fantasy Convention |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Presented by | British Science Fiction Association; British Fantasy Society; UK Interactive Entertainment Association |
| First award | 2025 |
| Website | thealdissaward |
The Aldiss Award is an annual award given for worldbuilding in the speculative fiction genre. It is named for British science fiction author Brian Aldiss.
The award was launched in 2025, which would have been the year in which Aldiss celebrated his one hundredth birthday. The inaugural award was announced at the World Fantasy Convention.
The Aldiss Award judging panel is composed of select members of the British Science Fiction Association (BSFA), the British Fantasy Society, and the UK Interactive Entertainment Association. The judges for 2025 and 2026 were author David Green; Janet Forbes, founder of World Anvil; and Allen Stroud, outgoing chair of the BSFA.
The winner of the award receives a commemorative bookend.
* Winners and joint winners
| Year | Author | Work | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Rogba Payne* | The Dance of Shadows | |
| Aman J. Bedi | Kavithri | ||
| Gabriella Buba | Saints of Storm and Sorrow | ||
| Veronica Roth | When Among Crows | ||
| Caitlin Rozakis | Dreadful | ||
| Wole Talabi | Shigidi and the Brass Head of Obalufon | ||
| 2026 | Tasha Suri* | The Isle in the Silver Sea | |
| Morgan Ryan | A Resistance of Witches | ||
| Oliver K. Langmead | City Of All Seasons | ||
| Aliya Whiteley | |||
| Adrian Tchaikovsky | Shroud | ||
| Caitlin Rozakis | The Grimoire Grammar School Parent Teacher Association |