March 21, 2008
For Immediate Release
2007 Philip K. Dick Award Winner Announced
It was announced today at Norwescon 31, in SeaTac, Washington, that the winner for the distinguished original science fiction paperback published for the first time during 2007 in the United States is:
Special citation was given
to:
Both winners received a cash prize. The Philip K. Dick Award is presented annually with the support of the Philip K. Dick Trust 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. The 2006 award was
given to SPIN CONTROL by Chris Moriarty (published by Bantam Spectra) and a
special citation was awarded to CARNIVAL by Elizabeth Bear (published by Bantam
Spectra). This year's judges were Steve Miller, Chris Moriarty (chair), Steven
Piziks, Randy Schroeder, and Ann Tonsor Zeddies.
The judges for next year's award are Tobias Buckell, M. M. Buckner, Walter Hunt, Rosemary Kirstein, and William Senior.
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
