Sarah Anne Langton’s cover to CENTRAL STATION and other Tachyon artists receive Chesley Award nominations

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The Association of Science Fiction & Fantasy Artists announced the 2017 Chesley Award Final Nomination List with Sarah Anne Langton for her cover to Lavie Tidhar’s acclaimed CENTRAL STATION and Tachyon contributors John Picacio, Julie Dillon, and Michael Whelan all receiving recognition.


Congratulations to all the nominees.


Best Cover
Illustration: Hardcover

  • Dan dos Santos
    FABLES: CUBS IN TOYLAND by Bill Willingham  Vertigo, September 2016
  • Todd Lockwood SUMMER
    DRAGON by Todd Lockwood DAW, May 2016
  • Tran Nguyen
    KUSHIEL’S DART by Jacqueline Carey Subterranean Press, October 2016
  • Cliff Nielsen LADY
    MIDNIGHT by Cassandra Clare McElderry Books, March 2016
  • David Palumbo
    ARCANUM UNBOUNDED by Brandon Sanderson Tor, November 2016
  • John Picacio IN
    THE HOUSE OF THE WORM by George R.R. Martin Baltimore Science Fiction
    Society, May 2016

John Picacio IN THE HOUSE OF THE WORM 


Best Cover
Illustration: Paperback or Ebook

  • Tommy Arnold  A
    TASTE OF HONEY by Kai Ashante Wilson Tor.com Publishing, October 2016
  • Julie Dillon
    BEYOND THE STARS: AT GALAXY’S EDGE by Assorted Authors Astral books
    Amazon Digital Services, August 2016
  • Sarah Anne
    Langton CENTRAL STATION by Lavie Tidhar Tachyon Publications, May
    2016      
  • Gene Mollica BREATH
    OF EARTH by Beth Cato Harper Voyager, August 2016
  • Victo Ngai FOREST OF
    MEMORY by Mary Robinette Kowal Tor, March 2016

Julie Dillon BEYOND THE STARS


Best Cover
Illustration: Magazine

  • Galen Dara UNCANNY
    Issue 10, May/June 2016
  • Elizabeth Leggett
    LIGHTSPEED #69, February 2016
  • David Palumbo
    SWALLOWED WHOLE, ALIENS – LIFE AND DEATH #1 Dark Horse, September
    2016
  • Paolo Rivera HELLBOY
    AND THE B.P.R.D. 1953 Dark Horse, February 2016
  • Jeremy Wilson
    CHIMERA BRIGADE #1 By Serge Lehman and Fabrice Colin  Titan Comics,
    October 2016

Best Interior
Illustration

  • Rovina Cai “Tom,
    Thom” by K.M. Ferebee Tor.com, February 2016
  • Kari Christensen
    Gethsemoni, COURT OF THE DEAD: CHRONICLE OF THE UNDERWORLD by Tom
    Gilliland Sideshow Collectibles 2016
  • Tran Nguyen
    KUSHIEL’S DART by Jacqueline Carey Subterranean Press 2016
  • Greg Ruth “Freedom
    is Space for the Spirit” by Glen Hirshberg Tor.com, April 2016
  • Ivica Stevanovic THE
    BESTIARY edited by Ann Vandermeer Centipede Press, March 2016

Best Gaming
Related Illustration

  • Mauricio Calle
    Encounter at Stygeon Prime- STAR WARS: THE CARD GAME Fantasy Flight
    Games 2016
  • Cliff Childs
    Long-Finned Skywhale KALADESH card set WotC, Sept. 2016
  • Ryan Pancoast
    Inventor’s Apprentice KALADESH card set  WotC, Sept. 2016
  • Matthew Stewart
    Mastertrinketeer KALADESH card set WotC, Sept. 2016
  • Ryan Yee Die Young
    KALADESH card set WotC, Sept. 2016

John Picacio La Corona (The Crown)

BEST PRODUCT
ILLUSTRATION

  • Donato Giancola
    Portal Promotional art for Illuxcon
  • Clark Huggins
    Advertisement for RECKLESS DECK Imagine FX, February 2016
  • John Picacio La
    Corona (The Crown) LOTERIA Lone Boy
  • Cynthia Sheppard
    2017 LLEWELLYN’S ASTROLOGICAL CALENDAR
  • Greg Spalenka banner
    art to promote Roxana Illuminated Perfume 2016


Michael Whelan In a World of Her Own


Best Color Work: Unpublished

  • John Harris The Ark, Oil
  • Vanessa Lemen Holding On and Letting Go, Oil on canvas
  • Miranda Meeks December, Oil
  • Shreya Shetty The Dragon Charmer, Digital
  • Michael Whelan In a World of Her Own, Acrylic


For more info about CENTRAL STATION, visit the Tachyon page.

Cover and image by Sarah Anne Langton