Philip K. Dick Award

2004 Judges Announced

January 19, 2004

For Immediate Release

2004 Philip K. Dick Award Judges Announced

The five Philip K. Dick Award judges for distinguished science fiction published in paperback original format in the U.S.A. in the 2004 award year are:

Arthur Byron Cover
8740 Penfield Ave.
Northridge, CA 91324-3224

Karin Lowachee
PO Box 21146
RPO Meadowvale
Mississauga, Ont. L5N 6A2
Canada

Syne Mitchell
44522 SE 166th St.
North Bend, WA 98045-9695

James Van Pelt
2710 Rincon Dr.
Grand Junction, CO 81503-2235

Sherryl Vint (chair)
St. Francis Xavier University
P.O. Box 5000
Antigonish, NS B2G 2W5
Canada

Publishers who issue eligible titles during the calendar year 2004 are encouraged to provide copies to each of the judges as the books are published during the year. (All works of science fiction published originally in the US as paperbacks during the year 2004 are eligible.) The nominees will be announced in January, 2005. The Philip K. Dick Awards ceremony will be held in Seattle at Norwescon 28, in April, 2004.

The Philip K. Dick Award is sponsored by the Philadelphia Science Fiction Society. The sponsoring convention in Norwescon (the Northwest Science Fiction Society). The 2002 award was given to THE MOUNT by Carol Emshwiller (published by Small Beer Press) and a special citation was awarded to THE SCAR by China Miéville (published by Del Rey Books). The 2003 awards will be announced at Norwescon 27 on April 9, 2004.

For more information, contact the award administration:
David G. Hartwell (914) 769-5545
Gordon Van Gelder (201) 876-2551

For more information about the Philadelphia Science Fiction Society, http://www.psfs.org/:
Contact Gary Feldbaum (215) 563-2511

For more information about Norwescon: http://www.norwescon.org/:
Contact NorthWest SF Society: (360) 438-0871

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January 5, 2004 For

January 5, 2004

For Immediate Release

2003 Philip K. Dick Award Nominees Announced

The judges of the 2003 Philip K. Dick Award and the Philadelphia SF Society are pleased to announce six nominated works that comprise the final ballot for the award:

HYPERTHOUGHT by M. M. Buckner (Ace Books)
CLADE by Mark Budz (Bantam Spectra)
DANTE'S EQUATION by Jane Jensen (Del Rey Books)
ALTERED CARBON by Richard K. Morgan (Del Rey Books)
SPIN STATE by Chris Moriarty (Bantam Spectra)
STEEL HELIX by Ann Tonsor Zeddies (Del Rey Books)

First prize and any special citations will be announced on Friday, April 9, 2004 at Norwescon 27 at the Doubletree Seattle Airport Hotel, SeaTac, Washington.

The Philip K. Dick Award is presented annually for distinguished science fiction published in paperback original form in the United States. The award is sponsored by the Philadelphia Science Fiction Society and the award ceremony is sponsored by the NorthWest Science Fiction Society. Last year’s winner was THE MOUNT by Carol Emshwiller (Small Beer Press) with a special citation to THE SCAR by China Miéville (Del Rey). The 2003 judges are Stephen L. Burns, Suzy McKee Charnas, Craig Jacobsen (chair), Richard Parks, and Janine Ellen Young.

For more information, contact the award administration:
David G. Hartwell (914) 769-5545.
Gordon Van Gelder (201) 876-2551

For more information about the Philadelphia Science Fiction Society, http://www.psfs.org/:
Contact Gary Feldbaum (215) 563-2511

For more information about Norwescon: http://www.norwescon.org/:
Contact NorthWest SF Society: (360) 438-0871

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