Chesley Awards

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[edit]

• 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• Chesley Award for Best Color Work – Unpublished
• Chesley Award for Best Monochrome Work – Unpublished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[edit]

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

Further reading[edit]

• The Chesley Awards: A Retrospective, John Grant and Elizabeth Humphrey. Artists' and Photographers' Press Ltd. 2003 ( It won a Hugo Award in 2004).

References[edit]

External links[edit]

• ASFA Homepage
• Chesley past winners: https://asfa-art.com/the-chesley-awards/past-winners/
• The Locus Index to SF Awards: Chesley Awards
• "2014 Chesley Awards". ASFA– Association of Science Fiction and Fantasy Artists. Archived from the original on 2015-02-23. Retrieved 1 September 2015.
• "Recent Chesley Award Winners [2010–2013]". ASFA– Association of Science Fiction and Fantasy Artists. Archived from the original on 2015-02-02. Retrieved 1 September 2015.