Parsec Award 2009 Finalists

Best Speculative Fiction Story (Short Form)
  • Best in Class by Jonathan C. Gillespie, Variant Frequencies
  • Gestalt by J. C. Hutchins, Playing For Keeps
  • The Goodbye Party by Christiana Ellis, 7th Son: Obsidian
  • St. Darwin's Spirituals by D.K. Thompson, Variant Frequencies
  • Under The Bed by Michael Natale, Variant Frequencies
Best Speculative Fiction Story (Novella Form)
  • Eden by Phil Rossi
  • The End of Flesh by Matt Wallace, Variant Frequencies
  • Nemesis by Mark Yoshimoto Nemcoff, 7th Son: Obsidian
  • Pallas & Stan by Matt Wallace, Playing For Keeps
  • Prophet of Panamindorah Book3: Fire and Flood by Abigail Hilton
  • Eusocial Networking by Scott Sigler*
Best Speculative Fiction Story (Novel)
  • Contagious by Scott Sigler
  • Double Share by Nathan Lowell
  • FETIDUS - The Foundation for the Ethical Treatment of the Innocently Damned, Undead and Supernatural by James Durham
  • Fractured Horizon by H.E. Roulo
  • Metamor City: Making the Cut by Chris Lester
Best Speculative Fiction Audio Drama (Short Form including Independents)
  • Age of the Zombies
  • The Dixie Stenberg and Brassy Battalion Adventure Theater - Pendant Productions
  • Dr Who - BrokenSea
  • Star Wars, Codename: Starkeeper - The Adventures of Indiana Jim
  • The Radio Adventures Of Dr. Floyd
Best Speculative Fiction Audio Drama (Long Form including Independents)
  • Amazing Pulp Adventures Starring Mister Adventure
  • Metamor City: Making the Cut
  • Murder at Avedon Hill
  • The Leviathan Chronicles
  • The Takeover - Mur Lafferty
Best Speculative Fiction Video Podcast
  • 7th Son: Obsidian
  • MODSonline
  • Stranger Things
  • The Totally Rad Show
  • The Underdevelopment Podcast
Best Speculative Fiction Magazine or Anthology Podcast
  • Bloodcast, Season 2
  • Erotica a la carte
  • 19 Nocturne Boulevard
  • Pseudopod
  • Variant Frequencies
Best Speculative Fiction Comedy/Parody Podcast
  • Bell's in the Batfry
  • Christiana's Shallow Thoughts
  • comedy4cast - Comedy Podcast
  • Geek Pantheon and Your Moment of Kim
  • Geek Survival Guide
Best Speculative Fiction Fan Podcast
  • The 9th - A Heroes Podcast
  • The Babylon Podcast
  • The ScapeCast
  • The Signal
  • Tuning Into SciFi TV
Best Speculative Fiction News Podcast
  • (Cool) Shite on the Tube
  • Dial P For Pulp!
  • Galactica Quorum
  • Rangercast
  • Skepticality
Best Writing-related Podcast
  • The Dead Robots' Society
  • I Should Be Writing
  • Irreverent Muse "Get Published"
  • Movie Mantras
  • Writing Excuses
Best “Infotainment” Cast
  • The 365 Days of Astronomy, the daily podcast of the International Year of Astronomy 2009
  • Geek Survival Guide
  • Geologic Podcast
  • Movie Mantras
  • Tuning in to SciFi TV
Best Gaming Podcast
  • All Games Considered
  • Brilliant Gameologists
  • City of Heroes Podcast
  • The Game Kennel
  • The Podge Cast
Best Anime Podcast
  • Anime 3000 Panel with Sean Russell
  • Anime Diet
  • Anime Roundtable
  • Anime World Order
  • Star Rabbit Tracks
Best New Speculative Fiction Podcaster/Team
  • Antithesis, Book 1: Predestination and Other Games of Chance
  • FETIDUS - The Foundation for the Ethical Treatment of the Innocently Damned, Undead and Supernatural
  • Gypsy Audio
  • The House of Grey
  • 19 Nocturne Boulevard
Best Speculative Fiction Music Podcast
  • FETIDUS - The Foundation for the Ethical Treatment of the Innocently Damned, Undead and Supernatural
  • The FuMP
  • The GeekSpin
  • Radio Free Hipster
  • Wander Radio
* 8/2/09 Eusocial Networking by Scott Sigler had been distributed in two different feeds and had been nominated twice. The story had made the finals in Short Story but was actually of Novella length. After consultation with the Author, Steering Committee and the category Judges it was decided to move the story to the Novella category for consideration. - Thomas Vincent, Parsec Steering Committee