Awards

Lezli Robyn & Mike Resnick won the 2014 Premi Ictineu Award for Best Translated Story, for “Benchwarmer” (“L’Escalfabanqueta”), which was translated into Catalan by Alfons Boldú and Carmen Acuña, for Issue 13 of Catarsi, with a cover and illustration done by Ion Ander Ramirez. “Benchwarmer” was originally published in the September 2009 Tor anthology, Twilight Zone: 19 Original Stories on the 50th Anniversary.

Lezli Robyn & Mike Resnick won the 2011 Premi Ictineu Award for Best Translated Story, for “Soulmates” (“Ànimes Bessones”), which was translated into Catalan by Pep Burillo, and illustrated by Gerard Tauste for Issue 3 of Catarsi, featuring cover art by Juanmi Aguilera (Juan Miguel Aguilera). “Soulmates” was originally published in the September 2009 issue of Asimov’s Magazine.

Lezli Robyn & Mike Resnick were nominated for the Spanish 2010 Premio Ignotus Award for Best Foreign Short Story, for “Soulmates” (“Ànimes Bessones”), which was translated into Catalan by Pep Burillo, and illustrated by Gerard Tauste for Issue 3 of Catarsi, featuring cover art by Juanmi Aguilera (Juan Miguel Aguilera). “Soulmates” was originally published in the September 2009 issue of Asimov’s Magazine.

Lezli Robyn was a finalist for the 2010 Campbell Award (now known as the Astounding Award) for Best New Writer, which was won by Seanan McGuire. She also found out that “Soulmates” (co-written with Mike Resnick, and first appearing in the September 2009 issue of Asimov’s) missed out being a 2010 Hugo Award finalist for Best Novelette by one position.

Lezli Robyn & Mike Resnick were nominated for the Australian 2010 Aurealis Award for Best SF Short Story, for “Soulmates”, which first appeared in the September 2009 issue of Asimov’s Magazine. As the one of the juried judges said: “The authors weave themes of loss and friendship together well in this poignant tale about a man who has lost his wife and finds himself spending time discussing serious issues with a maintenance robot. The story uses dialogue very effectively to advance both plot and characterisation.”