Award Years for The Kitschies
| 2010's: | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | - | 2018 | 2019 |
| 2020's: | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Red Tentacle (Best Novel) | ||
| Win | The Heart Goes Last | Margaret Atwood |
| Nomination | Europe at Midnight | Dave Hutchinson |
| Nomination | The Fifth Season | N. K. Jemisin |
| Nomination | The Reflection | Hugo Wilcken |
| Nomination | The Thing Itself | Adam Roberts |
| Golden Tentacle (Best Debut Novel) | ||
| Win | Making Wolf | Tade Thompson |
| Nomination | Blackass | A. Igoni Barrett |
| Nomination | The Gracekeepers | Kirsty Logan |
| Nomination | The Night Clock | Paul Meloy |
| Nomination | The Shore | Sara Taylor |
| Invisible Tentacle (Best Natively Digital Fiction) | ||
| Win | Life is Strange (IMDB) | Dontnod Entertainment |
| Nomination ⓘPer a review in The Guardian, this was "simultaneously published as a hardback book and on the iPad and iPhone", where "(i)n addition to what seems to be the entire text of the novel, the app also includes extra material...". It was the app version which was nominated for this award. |
Arcadia | Iain Pears |
| Nomination | Bloodborne (IMDB) | Hidetaka Miyazaki and FromSoftware |
| Nomination ⓘNomination credited to author's Twitter handle on Wikipedia and The Kitschies' website. |
Daniel Barker's Birthday | Nate Crowley |
| Nomination | The Last Hours of Laura K | BBC Writers Room |
| Black Tentacle (Judges' Discretion) | ||
| Win ⓘFrom The Kitschies' site:
"The Black Tentacle, a discretionary award given to an outstanding achievement in encouraging and elevating the conversation around genre literature, went to the genre community, personified by Patrick Ness, for the response to the humanitarian refugee crisis. The fund Ness began raised £689,793.56 for Save the Children, from over 6,000 donors, including a marathon series of £10,000+ matching prizes from over 20 authors. Virgin Giving even waived their fees." |
---- | Patrick Ness |