====== 2020 Turtledove Awards Winners ====== The Turtledove Awards for 2019 were held in February and March 2020. [[offtopic:Gwrtheyrn Annwn]] and [[offtopic:Zagan]] oversaw the awards administration. ---- ==== I. General Alternate History Timelines ==== (Timelines from the Pre-1900 and Post-1900 and Chat forums.) **Best Ancient Timeline** ("Before 1900" Forum)\\ //**[[https://www.alternatehistory.com/forum/threads/a-horn-of-bronze-the-shaping-of-fusania-and-beyond.466988/|A Horn of Bronze - The Shaping of Fusania and Beyond]]**// by [[offtopic:metalinvader665]] - [[|award plaque]]\\ **Best Medieval Timeline** ("Before 1900" Forum)\\ //**[[https://www.alternatehistory.com/forum/threads/moonlight-in-a-jar-an-al-andalus-timeline.396342/|Moonlight in a Jar: An Al-Andalus Timeline]]**// by [[offtopic:Planet of Hats]] - [[|award plaque]]\\ **Best Early Modern Timeline** ("Before 1900" Forum)\\ //**[[https://www.alternatehistory.com/forum/threads/to-be-a-fox-and-a-lion-a-different-nordic-renaissance.438569/|To Be a Fox and a Lion - A Different Nordic Renaissance]]**// by [[offtopic:Milites]] - [[|award plaque]]\\ **Best Colonialism and Revolutions Era Timeline** ("Before 1900" Forum)\\ //**[[https://www.alternatehistory.com/forum/threads/pride-goes-before-a-fall-a-revolutionary-greece-timeline.429475/|Pride Goes Before a Fall: A Revolutionary Greece Timeline]]**// by [[offtopic:Earl Marshal]] - [[|award plaque]]\\ **Best Early 20th Century Timeline** ("After 1900" Forum)\\ //**[[https://www.alternatehistory.com/forum/threads/the-footprint-of-mussolini-tl.462444/|The Footprint of Mussolini]]**// by [[offtopic:Sorairo]] - [[|award plaque]]\\ **Best Cold War to Contemporary Timeline** ("After 1900" Forum)\\ //**[[https://www.alternatehistory.com/forum/threads/blue-skies-in-camelot-an-alternate-60s-and-beyond.431559/|Blue Skies in Camelot: An Alternate 60’s and Beyond]]**// by [[offtopic:President_Lincoln]] - [[|award plaque]]\\ **Best Pop-Culture Timeline** (timeline mainly focused on popculture)\\ //**[[https://www.alternatehistory.com/forum/threads/where-are-we-going-this-time-the-golden-age-of-science-fiction.459802/|"Where Are We Going This Time": The Golden Age of Science-Fiction]]**// by [[offtopic:Timelordtoe]] - [[|award plaque]]\\ **Best Finished Timeline** ("Finished Timelines & Scenarios" Forum)\\ No entries or winners. **Best Chat Timeline** ("Chat" Forum)\\ //**[[https://www.alternatehistory.com/forum/threads/deng-and-xi-upholding-marxism-a-tankie-message-board-joke-timeline.465933/|Deng and Xi "Upholding" Marxism: A Tankie Message Board Joke "Timeline"]]**// by [[offtopic:RiverDelta]] - [[|award plaque]]\\ ---- ==== II. Future History/Science Fiction/Fantastical Timelines ==== (Timelines from the Future History and Alien Space Bats forums.) **Best Future History Timeline**\\ //**[[https://www.alternatehistory.com/forum/threads/piecing-together-the-ashes-reconstructing-the-old-world-order.479927/|Piecing Together the Ashes: Reconstructing the Old World Order]]**// by [[offtopic:Anarcho-Occultist]] - [[|award plaque]]\\ **Best Original Alien Space Bats Timeline (The SergeantHeretic Award)**\\ //**[[https://www.alternatehistory.com/forum/threads/hurry-up-living-or-hurry-up-dying-a-ww2-polish-si-story.467055/|Hurry up living or Hurry up dying. A WW2 Polish SI Story]]**// by [[offtopic:jeandebueil]] - [[|award plaque]]\\ **Best Based on Fiction Alien Space Bats Timeline**\\ //**[[https://www.alternatehistory.com/forum/threads/the-weaver-option-a-warhammer-40000-crossover.395904/|The Weaver Option (A Warhammer 40000 Crossover)]]**// by [[offtopic:Antony444]] - [[|award plaque]]\\ **Best Based on ASOIAF Alien Space Bats Timeline**\\ //**[[https://www.alternatehistory.com/forum/threads/the-blacks-the-greens-and-the-reds-rhaenyra-si.473516/|The Blacks, The Greens and The Reds (Rhaenyra SI)]]**// by [[offtopic:Leonie46]] - [[|award plaque]]\\ ---- ==== III. Stories, Short Timelines and Flash Timelines ==== (Stories from the Writer's Forum and short-format timelines from various forums.) **Best Writer's Forum Story**\\ //**[[https://www.alternatehistory.com/forum/threads/well-met-by-starlight-a-tale-of-first-contact.476588/|Well Met By Starlight: A Tale of First Contact]]**// by [[offtopic:Thande]] - [[|award plaque]]\\ **Best Flash Timeline**\\ //**[[https://www.alternatehistory.com/forum/threads/tliaw-bring-us-together-or-tear-us-apart.474875/|Bring us Together or Tear us Apart]]**// by [[offtopic:Wolfram]] - [[|award plaque]]\\ ---- ==== IV. Shared Worlds Games ==== (Projects from the Shared Worlds forum.) **Best Shared Worlds Map Game**\\ //**[[https://www.alternatehistory.com/forum/threads/tossed-through-alternate-history.458191/|Tossed Through Alternate History]]**// by [[offtopic:ChaosCron]], [[offtopic:ZeSteel]], [[offtopic:theclerk]], [[offtopic:CannedTech]], [[offtopic:TheDetailer]] - [[|award plaque]]\\ **Best Shared Worlds Nation and Modded Game (The Kaiser K Award)**\\ //**[[https://www.alternatehistory.com/forum/threads/century-of-lights-ig.467159/|Century of Lights]]**// by [[offtopic:Karolus Rex]] - [[|award plaque]]\\ **Best Shared Worlds Election Game**\\ //**[[https://www.alternatehistory.com/forum/threads/let-sleeping-dogs-lie-a-british-election-game.480140/|Let Sleeping Dogs Lie]]**// by [[offtopic:Gonzo]] and [[offtopic:TheReformer]] - [[|award plaque]]\\ **Best Shared Worlds RPG**\\ //**[[https://www.alternatehistory.com/forum/threads/mistfall-a-post-nuclear-supernatural-rpg.480908/|Mistfall, a Post Nuclear Supernatural RPG]]**// by [[offtopic:Mr.Gatsby]] - [[|award plaque]]\\ ---- ==== V. Alternate History Artwork ==== **Best Flag**\\ //**[[https://www.alternatehistory.com/forum/threads/flag-thread-iv.310936/page-442#post-19670292|Flag of the Irish Democratic Republic (1951-2005)]]**// by [[offtopic:mikroraptor]] - [[|award plaque]]\\ **Best Map**\\ //**[[https://www.alternatehistory.com/forum/threads/flag-thread-iv.310936/page-442#post-19670292|Political Map of the World, January 2019]]**// by [[offtopic:CosmicAsh]] - [[|award plaque]]\\ **Best Graphic/Artwork**\\ //**[[https://www.alternatehistory.com/forum/threads/our-fair-country-the-commonwealth-of-new-england.434287/page-247#post-18727112|Western Europe: German Reich]]**// by [[offtopic:CosmicAsh]] - [[|award plaque]]\\ ---- ==== VI. Alternate History Features ==== **Best Featured Character**\\ [[|Kristina (Kiki) von Preußen]] from //**[[timelines:Stupid Luck and Happenstance]]**// by [[offtopic:Peabody-Martini]] - [[|award plaque]]\\ **Best Quote**\\ [[https://www.alternatehistory.com/forum/threads/blue-skies-in-camelot-an-alternate-60s-and-beyond.431559/page-332#post-18895138|"Lady Bird is going to fucking kill me for this"]] from //**[[https://www.alternatehistory.com/forum/threads/blue-skies-in-camelot-an-alternate-60s-and-beyond.431559/|Blue Skies In Camelot: An Alternate 1960s and Beyond]]**// by [[offtopic:President_Lincoln]] - [[|award plaque]]\\ **Best POD**\\ No entries and winners. Honourable mention to the POD of Washington killed during the Braddock Expedition, from //**[[https://www.alternatehistory.com/forum/threads/redcoats-on-the-red-clay-soils-an-america-without-washington.468257/|Redcoats on the Red Clay Soils: An America Without Washington]]**// by [[offtopic:bennett]] ---- ==== VIII. Personal Awards ==== **The Newcomer Award**\\ [[offtopic:HeX​]] - [[|award plaque]]\\ **Robert P. Perkins Award for Outstanding Contributions to Alternate History**\\ [[offtopic:B_Munro]] - [[|award plaque]]\\ ---- ==== Links ==== **[[https://www.alternatehistory.com/forum/threads/2020-turtledove-awards-introduction-and-rules-thread.484300/|2020 Turtledove Awards Introduction]]** - A general look at the minor changes and additions effective from this contest year onward. **[[|2020 Turtledove Awards Chat and Clarification (The Lounge)]]** - The main discussion thread for the awards. Do not post nominations, seconds or corrections of the previous two things in this thread. There are separate threads for that (see below). **[[|2020 Turtledove Awards Nominations Directory]]** - Rather than a single nomination thread, this contest year introduces several nomination threads, all linked to from this single directory (similar to the voting thread directory that comes later). **[[|2020 Turtledove Awards Poll Directory]]** - Single directory collecting all voting polls. **[[|2020 Turtledove Awards Winner Announcements, Acceptances, & Congratulations]]** - The general thread for the results of this year's awards. ---- ==== See Also ==== **[[turtledove winners by year|Turtledove Award Winners by Year]]** **[[alternate_history:2019_winners|Previous Award Year]]** | **[[alternate_history:2021_winners|Next Award Year]]** **[[turtledove winners by category|Turtledove Award Winners by Category]]** ---- ==== Navigation ==== **[[Turtledove Awards]]** **[[alternate history:alternate history|Alternate History Topics Section Main Directory]]**