This is the official final nomination list for the 33rd annual ASFA awards, the Chesleys. The Chesley, named for the great astronomical artist Chesley Bonestell, started in 1985 as a means for the SF & Fantasy art community to recognize individual works and achievements in a given year. This year’s awards are for works and achievements in the period from January 1st to December 31st 2017.
Best Cover Illustration – Hardback Book
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- Tommy Arnold – Horizon by Fran Wilde, Tor, September 2017
- Marcela Bolívar – Julia by Peter Straub, Centipede Press, December 2017
- Julie Dillon – Final Girls by Mira Grant, Subterranean Press, April 2017
- Donato Giancola – Assassin’s Price by L.E. Modesitt Jr., Tor, July 2017
- John Harris – The Man in the Tree by Sage Walker, Tor, September 2017
- Elizabeth Leggett – Retrograde by Peter Cawdron, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, September 2017
- Marc Simonetti -The Sword of Shannara by Terry Brooks, Grim Oak Press, August 2017
Best Cover Illustration – Paperback Book or Ebook
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- Julie Dillon – Beyond the Stars: New Worlds, New Suns – A Space Opera Anthology edited by Ellen Campbell, CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, April 2017
- Aly Fell -Magic for Nothing by Seanan McGuire, DAW, March 2017
- Jaime Jones – The Tiger’s Daughter by K. Arsenault Rivera, Tor, October 2017
- Miranda Meeks – The Fisher of Bones by Sarah Gailey, Fireside Fiction, October 2017
- Gene Mollica – Call of Fire by Beth Cato, Harper Voyager, August 2017
- Dave Palumbo – Binti: Home by Nnedi Okorafor, Tor, January 2017
- Stephen Youll -Acadie by Dave Hutchinson,Tor, September 2017
Best Magazine Illustration
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- Julie Dillon – Clarkesworld #128 May 2017
- Ingrid Kallick – Cricket Magazine January 2017
- Eddie Mendoza – Clarkesworld #130 July 2017
- Reiko Murakami – Lightspeed #82 March 2017
- Sergei Sarichev – Clarkesworld #126 March 2017
Best Interior Illustration
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- Gregory Manchess Above the Timberline by Gregory Manchess Saga Press, October 2017
- John Picacio “When the Devil Drives” by Melinda Snodgrass Tor.com July 2017
- Dan Dos Santos The Name of the Wind: 10th Anniversary Deluxe Edition by Patrick Rothfuss DAW, October 2017
- Omar Rayyan Goblin Market by Christine Rosetti Donald M. Grant, Jan. 2017
- Marc Simonetti The Sword of Shannara by Terry Brooks Grim Oak Press, August 2017
- Sam Weber “These Deathless Bones” by Cassandra Khaw Tor.com, July 26, 2017
Best Gaming Related Illustration
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- Kari Christensen – Chandra Gremlin Wrangler Heroes of the Realm WotC September 2017
- Melissa Gay – Offering Sagaborn RPG Core Rule Book Lone Wanderer Entertainment August 2017
- Piotr Jabloński – Moaning Wall Magic card for Hour of Devastation WotC July 2017
- Jaime Jones – The Ur- Dragon Magic card for Commander 2017 WotC, August 2017
- Sara Winters – Compulsive Research Magic card for Modern Masters 2017 WotC, March 2017
Best Product Illustration
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- Kari Christensen – Call of Cthulhu, FilmQuest Festival, 2017
- Julie Dillon – American Gods Promo art for Black Phoenix Alchemy Lab/Trading Post, 2017
- Annie Stegg Gerard – Stormy Serenade, DragonCon Tshirt art 2017
- Adam Hughes – In a Galaxy Far, Far Away LE Art Print by Acme Archives, July 2017
- James Jean – The Shape of Water teaser poster FOX Searchlight, December 2017
- Rachel Quinlan – Knight of Cups, 78 Tarot Astral 2017
Best Color Work – Unpublished
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- Serena Malyon – Erebor Watercolor and Gouache
- Alessandra Pisano – Kindred Spirits Oils
- Cynthia Sheppard – Deconstructing Wonderland Digital
- Charles Urbach – Not All Treasure is Gold Colored Pencil
- Eric Velhagen – Respite Oils
Best Monochrome – Unpublished
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- Ed Binkley -“Thistledown” Digital
- Bobby Chiu – “Romeo and Juliet” Digital
- Karla Ortiz – “Ada” Oil
- Christine Rhee – “Gumiho” Graphite
- Shawn E. Russell -“Release” Graphite
- Ruth Sanderson – “Dragon Drum” Ink
- Kaysha Siemens – “Pensive” Oils
Best Three Dimensional Art
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- Skink Chen – “Resentful Beast” Painted cast resin
- Ellen Jewett – “The Burden of Motion and Ambition” Cold porcelain and polymer clay
- Colin & Kristine Poole – “Gift of the Faun” Bronze
- Forest Rogers – “Octopoid Descending” Kato polyclay
- Lisa Sell – “Manifesting Orb Dragon” Aves Apoxie Sculpt
- Vincent Villafranca – “Fever Dream #17” Bronze
Best Art Director
- Neil Clarke – Clarkesworld
- Christine Foltzer – Tor.com Publishing
- Irene Gallo – Tor Books/Tor.com
- Lauren Panepinto – Orbit Books and for Muddy Colors blog articles
- Cynthia Sheppard – Wizards of the Coast
Lifetime Achievement
- Richard Hescox
- Alan Lee
- Gregory Manchess
- William O’Connor
- Allen Williams