Tähtivaeltaja Award
Annual literary award given to the best science fiction book published in Finnish.
Literary awardScience fictionFinnish-language published books (including translations)
- Established
- 1986
- Organizer
- Helsingin science fiction seura ry
- Category
- Research, Translation, and Scholarship
- Selection Method
- Selection
- Target
- Professional
- Frequency
- 1 per year
- Announcement Period
- around April–May
- Status
- Active
Description
The Tähtivaeltaja Award is an annual literary award established in 1986 by Helsingin science fiction seura ry (a Finnish SF organization), given to the best science fiction book published in Finnish (may include translations). Winners and shortlisted works (shortlist) are announced every year and featured in media and specialist sites (e.g., Locus, File770, etc.).
Selection
Selection Process
| Stage | Judges | Pass Rate | Announcement |
|---|---|---|---|
| Selection | Selection committee by the organizing body (Helsingin science fiction seura ry) | — | The winning work is officially announced around May every year (announced by the organizing body and external media) |
Selection
Judges
Selection committee by the organizing body (Helsingin science fiction seura ry)
Announcement
The winning work is officially announced around May every year (announced by the organizing body and external media)
Criteria
- Must be a science fiction work published in Finnish (may include translations)
- Comprehensive evaluation of literary value, originality, presentation and influence of themes, etc.
- Must correspond to the publication year or target period
Related Awards
- Tähtifantasia Award
- Other Finnish literary awards and SF-related awards
Past Winners
No winner
Antti Salminen
Winner
Alastair Reynolds
Nominee
Jani Saxell
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Petri Laine and Anne Leinonen
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Thomas Pynchon
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Peter Watts
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Hugh C. Howey
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Iain Banks
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Johanna Sinisalo
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Lauren Beukes
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Gene Wolfe
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Alastair Preston Reynolds
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Alastair Reynolds
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Emmi Elina Itäranta
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Ernest Cline
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Maarit Verronen
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Hal Duncan
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Margaret Atwood
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Pat Cadigan
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Philip K. Dick
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Hal Duncan
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Charlotte Perkins Gilman
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Michael Moorcock
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Teemu Kaskinen
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Ursula K. Le Guin
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Cormac McCarthy
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David Stephen Mitchell
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M. John Harrison
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Maarit Verronen
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Viivi Hyvönen
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Richard Matheson
Winner
Howard Waldrop
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J. Pekka Mäkelä
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M G Soikkeli
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Steven Hall
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Stepan Chapman
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Benoît Duteurtre
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J. Pekka Mäkelä
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Michel Houellebecq
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Steve Aylett
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Risto Isomäki
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Alastair Reynolds
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Johanna Sinisalo
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Philip Roth
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Ursula K. Le Guin
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