The 2016 winners of the Parsec Awards for excellence in speculative fiction podcasting were presented at Dragon Con on September 4.

Best Speculative Fiction Comedy/Parody Podcast

• Improvised Star Trek -“The Voyages of the USS Sisyphus” by Christopher Rathjen and the USS Sisyphus Cast & Crew (Improvised)

Best Podcast about Speculative Fiction Content Creation

• The Journeyman Writer by Alastair Stephens

Best Speculative Fiction Fan or News Podcast (Specific)

• Verity Podcast  by Deborah Stanish, Erika Ensign, Katrina Griffiths, L.M. Myles, Lynne M. Thomas, Tansy Rayner Roberts

Best Speculative Fiction Magazine or Anthology Podcast

• The Uncanny Magazine Podcast  by Lynne M. Thomas, Michael Damian Thomas, Erika Ensign,  & Steven Schapansky

Best Speculative Fiction Fan or News Podcast (General)

• The Incomparable  by Jason Snell

Best Fact Behind the Fiction Podcast

• Universe Today’s Guide to Space  hosted by Fraser Cain

Best Speculative Fiction Video Story

• The Ultimate Nerd-ament  by Grant Baciocco & Russ Walko

Best New Speculative Fiction Podcaster/Team

• Uncanny County  by Todd Faulkner & Alison Crane

Best Speculative Fiction Audio Drama (Long Form)

• Uncanny County  by Todd Faulkner & Alison Crane

Best Speculative Fiction Story: Large Cast (Long Form)

• Reading Out Loud -“Property Damage Claim #1-1403986” by Ryan P. Duke

Best Speculative Fiction Story: Small Cast (Long Form)

• After the Plague by Mike Bennett

Best Speculative Fiction Story: Small Cast (Short Form)

• Tales to Terrify -“Graves” by Justin Cawthorne

Best Speculative Fiction Story: Large Cast (Short Form)

• The Voice of Free Planet X  -“Oddfellows Local” by Jared Axelrod

Best Speculative Fiction Audio Drama (Short Form)

• The Galaxy Quest Restoration Project -“Balance of Darkness” by David A. Mackenzie

[Thanks to Mark-kitteh for the story.]