The Parsec Awards ceremony was held at 6:00PM Sunday in Regency V in the Hyatt. The awards honor the best in speculative fiction podcasting, with nominations by fans and winners selected by an independent panel of judges from outside of podcasting. Hosts were Tom Merritt and Justin Robert Young, and the musical guest was singer/songwriter Sarah Donner.
Best Speculative Fiction Story: Small Cast (Short Form): Growth Spurt by Paul Lorello (from Pseudopod)
Best Speculative Fiction Story: Small Cast (Novella Form): Blood and Smoke by Mike Bennett (from Underwood and Flinch)
Best Speculative Fiction Story: Large Cast (Short Form): Dirty Hands by Niall Kitson (from Seminar: An Original Anthology Show)
Best Speculative Fiction Story: Long Form: Fire on the Mound by William J. Meyer
Best Speculative Fiction Audio Drama (Short Form): Tallington by Jon Thrower (from We Are Not Alone)
Best Speculative Fiction Audio Drama (Long Form): We’re Alive: A Story of Survival by Kc Wayland
Best Speculative Fiction Video Story: Once Upon a Time in the 1970′s by Chris & Anne Lukeman
Best Speculative Fiction Magazine or Anthology Podcast: The NoSleep Podcast, edited by David Cummings
Best New Speculative Fiction Podcaster/Team: Richard Wentworth, Michael McQuilkin, Lisa McQuilkin, and Michael Atkinson of Hadron Gospel Hour
Best Speculative Fiction Fan or News Podcast (Specific): Cyborgs: A Bionic Podcast, hosted by John S. Drew and Paul K. Bisson
Best Speculative Fiction Fan or News Podcast (General): Sword & Laser, hosted by Veronica Belmont and Tom Merritt
Best Podcast about Speculative Fiction Content Creation: StoryWonk Sunday, hosted by Lani Diane Rich and Alastair Stephens
Best Fact Behind the Fiction Podcast: Guide to Space, hosted by Fraser Cain
Best Speculative Fiction Comedy/Parody Podcast: DragonConTV, hosted by Brian Richardson