The finalists for the 2014 Parsec Awards have been announced. The Parsecs recognize the best in speculative fiction podcasting.

Shows are nominated by fans, finalists are chosen by a steering committee, and the winners are voted on by an independent panel of judges. The winners will be announced at Dragon*Con.

Best Speculative Fiction Story: Small Cast (Short Form)

• A Christmas Feast by Michael Whitehouse (from The NoSleep Podcast)
• Growth Spurt by Growth Spurt (from Pseudopod)
• How the Moon Got Its Cousin by Lee Hallison (from Toasted Cake)
• Just Another Night by Andrew MacDougall (from The NoSleep Podcast)
• Why the Sea is Boiling Hot by Michael Spence (from Tales from the Archives Vol. III)

Best Speculative Fiction Story: Small Cast (Novella Form)

• Blood and Smoke by Mike Bennett (from Underwood and Flinch)
• The Merchant Adventurer by Patrick E. McLean
• Paris Pas De Deux by Andrew Wheeler (from Valentin and the Widow)

Best Speculative Fiction Story: Large Cast (Short Form)

• Dirty Hands by Niall Kitson (from Seminar: An Original Anthology Show)
• Fear of Thought by Veronica Giguere (from Outer Colonies)
• Harry Potter and the Methods of Rationality by Eliezer Yudkowsky
• Night Waking by Benjamin Rosenbaum (from Journey Into…)
• Under Oak Island by K.T. Bryski (from Tales from the Archives Vol. III)

Best Speculative Fiction Story: Long Form

• Broken by Cedric Johnson and Veronica Giguere
• Cast of Wonders by Chris Lewis Carter (from Cast of Wonders)
• Fire on the Mound by William J. Meyer
• The Guild of the Cowry Catchers, Book 5: Shores beyond the World by Abigail Hilton
• Secret World Chronicle by Mercedes Lackey, Dennis Lee, Cody Martin, Larry Dixon, and Veronica Giguere
• Tales of the Left Hand, Book 3 by John Meagher

Best Speculative Fiction Audio Drama (Short Form)

• Dreaming of a Dead Christmas by John Ballentine (from Campfire Radio Theater)
• The Incomparable Radio Theater of the Air: Christmas Spectacular by David J. Loehr
• The Pen is Mightier by Mike Murphy (from Misfits Audio)
• Tallington by Jon Thrower (from We Are Not Alone)
• The War of the Worlds by H. G. Wells (from Campfire Radio Theater)

Best Speculative Fiction Audio Drama (Long Form)

• Edict Zero – FIS (Season Three) by Jack Kincaid
• Our Fair City created by Clayton Faits and produced by Jeffrey Gardner
• Star Trek: Outpost by Daniel McIntosh and Tony Raymond
• Tales of the Extraordinary by Michael T. Coleman
• We’re Alive: A Story of Survival by Kc Wayland

Best Speculative Fiction Video Story

• Grant’s Advent Calendar Video Podcast by Grant Baciocco
• Once Upon a Time in the 1970?s by Chris & Anne Lukeman
• Pilgrim of the Sky Live by Natania Barron

Best Speculative Fiction Magazine or Anthology Podcast

• Cast of Wonders edited by Marguerite Kenner
• The NoSleep Podcast edited by David Cummings
• Pseudopod edited by Shawn M. Garrett
• Seminar: An Original Anthology Show edited by Pendant Productions
• Toasted Cake edited by Tina Connolly

Best New Speculative Fiction Podcaster/Team

• Drew Stewart and Mike Schindler of Standard Orbit
• Peter Bryant, Mike Kafes, Brian Olvera, Allegra, Adrian Perez, and Jay Libby of MythWits
• Ralff, Kim, and Johnny of Catching Up
• Richard Wentworth, Michael McQuilkin, Lisa McQuilkin, and Michael Atkinson of Hadron Gospel Hour
• William Chappell, Mike Mudd, Samantha Gee, and Madame Galiana of Society of Arozea

Best Speculative Fiction Fan or News Podcast (Specific)

• Cyborgs: A Bionic Podcast hosted by John S. Drew and Paul K. Bisson
• Greetings from Storybrooke: A Once Upon a Time Podcast hosted by Bill Meeks and Anne Marie DeSimone
• Mission Log: A Roddenberry Star Trek Podcast hosted by Ken Ray and John Champion
• PodCulture: TARDIS Interruptus hosted by Brad, Glenn, Christina, and Adam
• SpecFicMedia.com Presents: Beyond the Wall – A Game of Thrones Podcast hosted by P.G. Holyfield, Nuchtchas, Chooch, and Vivid Muse

Best Speculative Fiction Fan or News Podcast (General)

• Geek Radio Daily hosted by Billy Flynn, The Flynstress, and The Bruce
• Generations Geek hosted by Scott Pearson and Daughter
• PodCulture: Equal Opportunity Geekness hosted by Brad, Glenn, Christina, and Adam
• SpecFicMedia.com Presents: Consumption hosted by P.G. Holyfield, Christiana Ellis, Chooch, and Vivid Muse
• Sword & Laser hosted by Veronica Belmont and Tom Merritt

Best Podcast about Speculative Fiction Content Creation

• The Baen Free Radio Hour hosted by Tony Daniel
• Commentary: Trek Stars hosted by Mike Schindler and Max Hegel
• Get Published hosted by Michell Plested
• The Shared Desk hosted by Tee Morris and Pip Ballentine
• StoryWonk Sunday hosted by Lani Diane Rich and Alastair Stephens

Best Fact Behind the Fiction Podcast

• Blurry Photos hosted by David Flora and Dave Stecco
• Daily Tech News Show hosted by Tom Merritt
• Guide to Space hosted by Fraser Cain
• Skeptoid hosted by Brian Dunning
• The Titanium Physics Podcast hosted by Ben Tippett, David Tsang, Jocelyn Read, et al.

Best Speculative Fiction Comedy/Parody Podcast

• Blastropodcast hosted by Mark Soloff
• Comedy4cast hosted by Clinton Alvord
• DragonConTV hosted by Brian Richardson
• FSL Tonight hosted by Justin Robert Young and Tom Merritt
• Society of Arozea hosted by William Chappell, Mike Mudd, Samantha Gee, and Madame Galiana