Madame Askew and The Grand Arbiter

Since 2022, the Grand Arbiter, Eve Riot and I host our annual awards show, the Tippy Golden Teacup Awards, at the beginning of Lunar New Year. These awards are very dear to us as they are an opportunity to celebrate our CommuniTea and some of the incredible humans and cryptids who keep the teapots steeping, make sure there are plenty of seats at the tea table, and inspire so many of us to be kinder and to embrace our own creativity.

2022

Bibliomancy Award — The Master of Djinn by P. Djèlí Clark

The Macaroni Artist — Phil Powell

Tea Maven of the Year — The Tea Tzar- Miah

The Grand Fascination — Marlena Lewis

The Textile Transformer — Eve Riot

Connoisseur de CommuniTea — Gabby Isabel

The Altogether Altruist — Charity Myhre

The Golden Hatpin Award — Andie Ruiz

The Steampunk Advocacy Award — Sterling Johanna Silverman & Marlene Kammueller

Colludiofile Award — Night in the Woods developed by Secret Lab & Infinite Fall

2023

Bibliomancy Award — Atahualpa’s Mummy by Susan Wachowski and Nan Sampson

The Macaroni Artist — Justin Cider

Tea Maven of the Year — Gail Carriger

The Grand Fascination — Sarah Jean

the Textile Transformer — Deena Jo Drotman

Connoisseur de CommuniTea — Freddy Prinze Charming

The Altogether Altruist — Marshall Azar

The Golden Bookwyrm Award — Bill Bodden

LifeTime Achievement Award — The Airship Ambassador

2024

Bibliomancy Award — Karen Memory by Elizabeth Bear

The Macaroni Artist — Tony Ballard Smoot

Tea Maven of the Year — Tea Punk Teas – Lloyd and Genevieve Dodd

The Brass Forge – Charles E. Mason II

the Textile Transformer — Bianca Hernandez-Knight

Dynamo Duos — Lady Scientists Danaus and Sidonne

Connoisseur de CommuniTea — Stephen Beale with the Steampunk Explorer

The Altogether Altruist — Christine Holt

The Steampunk Advocacy Award — The Airship Ashanti

The Golden Award — Ian Peterson, The Golden Katana