Chesley Awards Explained

The Chesley Awards are the "pinnacle award" for art in the science fiction and fantasy genre.^[1] Established in 1985 by the Association of Science Fiction and Fantasy Artists, the awards recognize individual artistic works and achievements during a given year. The Chesleys were initially called the ASFA Awards, but were later renamed to honor famed astronomical artist Chesley Bonestell following his death in 1986.^{[2] [3]} The awards are presented annually, typically at the World Science Fiction Convention (Worldcon).^[4]

Chesley Award categories

• Chesley Award for Best Cover Illustration – Hardcover
• Chesley Award for Best Cover Illustration – Paperback/Ebook
• Chesley Award for Best Cover Illustration – Magazine
• Chesley Award for Best Interior Illustration
• Chesley Award for Best Three-Dimensional Art
• Chesley Award for Best Color Work – Unpublished
• Chesley Award for Best Monochrome Work – Unpublished
• Chesley Award for Best Product Illustration
• Chesley Award for Best Gaming-Related Illustration
• Chesley Award for Best Art Director
• Chesley Award for Artistic Achievement
• Chesley Award for Contribution to ASFA (through 2006)

Chesley Award results

Award Winners are listed on the ASFA website here: https://asfa-art.com/the-chesley-awards/past-winners/

Further reading

• , John Grant and Elizabeth Humphrey. Artists' and Photographers' Press Ltd. 2003 (It won a Hugo Award in 2004).

External links

• ASFA Homepage
• Chesley past winners: https://asfa-art.com/the-chesley-awards/past-winners/
• The Locus Index to SF Awards: Chesley Awards
• Web site: 2014 Chesley Awards. ASFA– Association of Science Fiction and Fantasy Artists. 1 September 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150223224922/http://www.asfa-art.org/pages/06-currentawardspage.html. 2015-02-23.
• Web site: Association of Science Fiction and Fantasy Artists. Recent Chesley Award Winners [2010–2013]]. ASFA– Association of Science Fiction and Fantasy Artists. 1 September 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150202143620/http://asfa-art.org/pages/07-previousawardspage.html. 2015-02-02.

Notes and References

1. "Critic’s Choice—Reviewing the 2021 Chesley Awards Nominations" by Donny Caltrider, Hipsters of the Coast, November 26, 2021.
2. The Chesley Awards for Science Fiction & Fantasy Art: A Retrospective by John Grant, AAPPL Artists' and Photographers' Press, Windsor Books, 2003, page 9.
3. News: December 1999 . Chesley Awards . . 21 . 1 . 4.
4. News: . . People in Business . E5 . https://archive.today/20130131182959/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/tennessean/access/1753929081.html?FMT=CITE&FMTS=CITE:FT . dead . January 31, 2013 . September 24, 2006 . August 28, 2012 . The Chesley Awards, established in 1985 by the Association of Science Fiction and Fantasy Artists, are annual international awards presented during the World Science Fiction Convention and on some occasions when WSFC is on another continent, the North American Science Fiction Convention. .