In addition to the BCS Audio Fiction Podcast named a finalist for the Ignyte Award for Best Fiction Podcast, several BCS authors had other work named finalists for the 2021 Ignyte Awards, presented by FiyahCon.

• P. Djèlí Clark (“A Tale of Woe” in BCS #253) for Best Novella

• R.B. Lemberg (“To Balance the Weight of Khalem” in BCS #300, Special Double-Issue) for Best Novella

• Nghi Vo (“Boiled Bones and Black Eggs” in BCS #275) for Best Novella

• Aliette de Bodard (“Court of Birth, Court of Strength” in BCS #261, “The Breath of War” in BCS #142 and podcast BCS 121, “The Moon Over Red Trees” in BCS #157 and podcast BCS 136, and many others) for Best Novelette

• C.L. Clark (“The Captain and the Quartermaster” in BCS #326 and podcast BCS 275; “Forgive Me, My Love, for the Ice and the Sea” in BCS #296 and podcast BCS 252) for Best Short Story

• Maria Haskins (“It’s Easy to Shoot A Dog” in BCS #260; “The Root Cellar” in BCS #251) for Critics Award

• Charles Payseur (“Undercurrents” in BCS #274 and podcast BCS 235; “Rivers Run Free” in BCS #230 and podcast BCS 201) for Critics Award

• Tamara Jerée (“In Case You’re the One to Devour a Star,” forthcoming in BCS later this year) for Best in Creative Nonfiction

Congratulations, all!