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The Chesley awards for 2023

Best Cover: Hardcover Book:  Manzi Jackson – Africa Risen edited by Sheree Renee Thomas, Oghenechovwe Donald Ekpeki, & Zelda Knight (Tor; November 2022)

Best Cover: Paperback or Ebook: Luisa Preissler – The Last Stand of Mary Good Crow By Rachel Aaron (Aaron Bach LLC; June 2022)

Best Magazine Illustration: Tehani Farr – Eternus #1 Metal Variant; October 2022

Best Interior Illustration: Omar Rayyan – Animal Farm by George Orwell (Suntup Editions; December 2022)

Best Gaming Related Illustration: Ryan Pancoast – “Discover the Impossible” (WofC Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty; February 2022)

Best Product Illustration: Nico Delort – The Lighthouse (Mondo; March 2022)

Best Color Work- Unpublished: Serena Malyon – ”Steady” Watercolor and acryla gouache

Best Monochrome-  Unpublished: Ed Binkley “Listener”; Colored Pencil and Acrylic

Best Three Dimensional Art: Dug Stanant – “The Boatman”; Mixed Media

Best Art Director: Neil Clarke – Clarkesworld

Artistic Lifetime Achievement Award: Gregory Manchess

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#GeeksWhoInk

We worked with Chicon 8 to create #GeeksWhoInk, an October prompt list for all you sketchy people out there!  Join us in creating some art and the chance to display at Chicon 8 next year.  

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Welcome to the ASFA Community Network

Who are we?  The Association of Science Fiction and Fantasy Artists, or ASFA for short, is a non-profit educational 501c3 made up of artists, publishers, collectors and others with interest in the science fiction and fantasy art genres.  

Who we are & what we do...

• Build Community
• Share Information
• Provide Resources
• Recognize Excellence

ASFA provides support services for artists, publishers, fans, and literary science fiction and fantasy conventions (cons) around the globe. Our members often assist in the running of art shows, mediating disputes and assisting in charity auctions. ASFA provides member suites at large conventions such as the World Science Fiction Convention (Worldcon) , North American Science Fiction Convention (NASFiC), and work to support other regional conventions in many ways. 

In accordance with our Bylaws and Mission Statement, ASFA has set up the ASFA Community Network for our members in order to provide the services and information mentioned. The community contains forums, galleries, links and a calendar of events. We provide feedback to artists, information on convention art shows and a place to gain assistance from experienced professionals in the field. There are ongoing developments of content that will include typical art show rules, forms, updates and locations, assistance with press releases, places to find art supplies, and a workshop forum for community feedback. There is even an area for artists and publishers to seek out one another and make arrangements for work.

ASFA holds its annual meeting at the Worldcon every year unless Worldcon is held outside of North America, when the meeting is held at NASFiC.

ASFA also gives out the Chesley Awards, which were established in 1985 as ASFA's peer awards to recognize individual works and achievements not otherwise recognized by the Hugo Awards (or other literary & art awards), during a given year. The Chesleys were initially called the ASFA Awards, but were  renamed a year after their conception to honor famed astronomical artist Chesley Bonestell after his death in 1986. The awards are usually presented annually at the World Science Fiction Convention and sometimes at the North American Science Fiction Convention when the Worldcon is held outside of North America.