The Parsec Awards committee has announced the 2017 awardees for excellence in speculative fiction podcasting.

Best Speculative Fiction Comedy/Parody Podcast

Winner: Star Wars Best in Galaxy Season 3 by Mark Restuccia & Patch Hyde

Finalists

• Kakos Industries by Conrad Miszuk
• Are You Scared of These Stories? by Robert Hibbs, Robbie Owens, & Josh Jenkins
• Wynabego Warrior The Tale of John Waynnabe by Audioblivious Productions
• Nerdy Show: Nerdcasting the Multiverse: Thanksgiving Special by The Nerdy Show Network
• GnomeMatter: Cadavorue & Macoy in 2016 by Susan C. Tolly & Cary Michael Ayers

Best Podcast about Speculative Fiction Content Creation

Winner: Calliope Writing Coach Podcast by Angie Fenimore & Michael Sheen (Dandelion Productions)

Finalists

• Two Gay Geeks by Keith Lane & Ben Ragunton
• Lightning Dogs: The Official Paw’dcast by The Nerdy Show Network
• Audio Drama Production Podcast by Fiona Thraille & Sarah Golding
• Stage Nine by Mike Schindler & John Mills

Best Speculative Fiction Fan or News Podcast (Specific)

Winner: Aggressive Negotiations: A Star Wars Podcast by John Mills & Matt Rushing

Finalists

• Trek Geeks: A Star Trek Podcast by Dan Davidson & Bill Smith
• Back to the Future Minute by Scott Carelli & Nick Jimenez
• Beyond Westworld by Aaron Peterson & Troy Heinritz
• Mission Log: A Roddenberry Star Trek Podcast by John Champion & Ken Ray

Best Speculative Fiction Magazine or Anthology Podcast

The Theatre of Tomorrow by Travis McMaster & Mark Whitten

Finalists

• Seminar by Pendant Productions
• Escape Pod by Escape Artists
• Brick Moon Fiction published by Jason T. Reed
• The Wicked Library by Daniel Foytik & Nelson W. Pyles

Best Speculative Fiction Fan or News Podcast (General)

Winner: The Faculty of Horror by Andrea Subissati & Alexandra West

Finalists

• Nutty Bites by Nuchtchas
• Piper’s Picks TV by Piper Reese & Adam Feinsilver
• The 602 Club by Matthew Rushing
• MegaPodTastic by Krazy Joe

Best Fact Behind the Fiction Podcast

Talk Nerdy with Cara Santa Maria by Cara Santa Maria

Finalists

• Universe Today’s Guide to Space by Fraser Cain
• Planetary Radio by Mat Kaplan, The Planetary Society
• Meta Treks: A Star Trek Philosophy Podcast by Zachary Fruhling & Mike Morrison
• decipherSciFi by Christopher Peterson & Lee Colbert

Best Speculative Fiction Video Story

Winner: The Uncle Interloper Show by Grant Baciocco

Finalists

• Grant’s Advent Calendar by Grant Baciocco
• Country Bear Collector Show by Grant Baciocco

Best New Speculative Fiction Podcaster/Team

Winner: MarsCorp by Definitely Human

Finalists

• Beyond Westworld by Aaron Peterson and Troy Heinritz
• Synesthesia Theatre by Burning Brigid Media
• Lesser Gods by Colleen Scriven
• Aural Traditions: Crosswired by Straight Talk Entertainment

Best Speculative Fiction Audio Drama (Long Form)

Winner: Uncanny County by Todd Faulkner, Alison Crane, & Nicole Greevy

Finalists

• The Byron Chronicles by Eric L. Busby
• MarsCorp by Definitely Human
• Radio Icebox Season 02: Rise of the Sirens by Jeffrey Adams
• We’re Alive: Lockdown by Wayland Productions
• Our Fair City by Clayton Feits

Best Speculative Fiction Story: Large Cast (Short Form)

Return Home – “Genie” by Maia Brown-Jackson

Finalists

• Return Home – “Hooves in the Dirt” by Jeff Heimbuch
• The Voice of Free Planet X – “A Good Guy With A Magic Sword” by Jared Axelrod
• Suspense – “The Black Madonna” by John C. Alsedek & Dana Perry-Hayes, from the short story by Harold Lawlor
• Suspense – “Jinx of the Jellicoe Jasper” by John C. Alsedek & Dana Perry-Hayes

Best Speculative Fiction Story: Small Cast (Long Form)

The Raven and the Writing Desk – “Things Unseen” by Chris Lester

Finalists

• The Black: Outbreak by Paul Elard Cooley
• The Adventures of Elizabeth Crowne – “The Woman in the Sky” by Robert Isenberg
• Sable by Lane Lloyd
• The Alien Adventures of Finn Caspian by Jonathan Messinger

Best Speculative Fiction Story: Small Cast (Short Form)

Winner: The Wicked Library – “Shadows” by K. B. Goddard

Finalists

• The Lift – “The Lost Library” by K. B. Goddard
• Seminar – “True Horror” by Jeffrey Bridges
• The Junto Presents – “The Jack Of Lanterns” by David Parkin
• The Junto Presents – “The Ghosts Of Christmas Eve: Tiny Tim” by David Parkin

Best Speculative Fiction Story: Small Cast (Novella Form)

Six Stories, Told at Night by KT Bryski

Finalists

• The Gray Area by Edward Champion
• The Alien Adventures of Finn Caspian by Typedrawer Media

Best Speculative Fiction Audio Drama (Short Form)

Winner: Campfire Radio Theater – “Woods Ferry” by John Ballentine

Finalists

• Punch It: Writing in Pop Culture – “The Last Will Be First” by Tristan Riddell & The Girl
• The Theater in Your Mind – “Anything Helps” by Jon Holland
• The Junto Presents – “Driver For The Dead” by David Parkin
• Campfire Radio Theater – “Abduction at Willow Woods” by John Ballentine