2006 Philip K. Dick Award Judges Announced

For Immediate Release

2006 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 2006 award year are:

Geary Gravel
26 Pond Street
Greenfield, MA 01301-2518

Annne Harris
703 S. Laurel Street
Royal Oak, MI 48067-3105

Christine Mains
Dept. of English
University of Calgary
2500 University Dr. NW
Calgary, AB T2N 1N4
Canada

Kristine Smith
PO Box 125
WInthrop Harbor, IL 60006-0125

Mark W. Tiedemann
PO Box 160160
St. Louis, MO 63116-8160

Publishers who issue eligible titles during the calendar year 2006 are encouraged to provide copies to each of the judges as the books are published during the year.  (All works of science fiction originally published in the US as paperbacks during the year 2006 are eligible.  The nominees will be announced in January, 2007.

The Philip K. Dick Award is sponsored by the Philadelphia Science Fiction Socity.  The sponsoring convention is Norwescon (the Northwst Science Fiction Society).  The 2004 award was given to LIFE by Gwyneth Jones (published by Aqueduct Books) and a special citation was awarded to APOCALYPSE ARRAY by Lyda Morehouse (published by Roc Books).  The 2005 awards will be announced at Norweston 29 on April 14, 2006.

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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