Philip K. Dick Award

This year's PKD Award ceremony

The PKD Award was presented at Norwescon 39 on March 26.  Here's a link to a video recording of the event.

 

PKD Award ceremony - 2016

2016 Philip K. Dick Award Winner Announced

It was announced on Friday, March 29, at Norwescon 39, in SeaTac, Washington, that the winner for the distinguished original science fiction paperback published for the first time during 2015 in the U.S.A. is:

            APEX by Ramez Naam (Angry Robot Books)

Special citation was given to:

            ARCHANGEL by Marguerite Reed (Arche Press)

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 2015 award was given to THE BOOK OF THE UNNAMED MIDWIFE by Meg Elison (Sybaritic Press) with a special citation to ELYSIUM by Jennifer Marie Brissett (Aqueduct Press). 

The 2015 judges were Eric James Fullilove, James C. Glass, David M. Higgins, Lisa Mason (chair), and Jack Skillingstead.

This year’s judges are Michael Armstrong, Brenda Clough, Meg Elison, Lee Konstantinou, and Ben Winters.

For more information, contact the award administration:

                                                            Gordon Van Gelder (201) 876-2551

                                                            John Silbersack (212) 333-1513

                                                            Pat LoBrutto (301) 460-3164

For more information about the Philadelphia Science Fiction Society, http://www.psfs.org/:

                                                            Contact Gary Feldbaum (215) 665-5752

For more information about Norwescon:  http://www.norwescon.org/: 

                                                            NorthWest SF Society: info@norwescon.org

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2016 Philip K. Dick Award Judges Announced

Feb. 9, 2016

For Immediate Release

 

 

The five Philip K. Dick Award judges for distinguished science fiction published in paperback original format in the United States in the 2016 award year are:

 

Michael Armstrong

65240 Diamond Ridge Rd

Homer AK 99603-9242

 

Brenda Clough

1941 Barton Hill Rd
Reston VA 20191-5009

 

Meg Elison

2837 Linden St
Oakland CA 94608-4553

 

Lee Konstantinou

2119 Tawes Hall

Department of English

University of Maryland, College Park

College Park MD 20742

 

Ben Winters

12313 Navy Street

Los Angeles CA 90066-1048

                               

 

Publishers who issue eligible titles during the calendar year 2016 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 United States as paperbacks during the year 2016 are eligible.) The nominees will be announced in January 2017.

 

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 2015 award was given to THE BOOK OF THE UNNAMED MIDWIFE by Meg Elison (Sybaritic Press) with a special citation to ELYSIUM by Jennifer Marie Brissett (Aqueduct Press). The 2016 awards will be announced at Norwescon 39 on March 25. 2016.

 

For more information, contact the award administration:

                                                            Gordon Van Gelder (201) 876-2551

                                                            John Silbersack (212) 333-1513

                                                            Pat LoBrutto (845) 516-4412

 

For more information about the Philadelphia Science Fiction Society, http://www.psfs.org/:

                                                            Contact Gary Feldbaum (215) 665-5752

 

For more information about Norwescon: http://www.norwescon.org/:

                                                            NorthWest SF Society: info@norwescon.org

 

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2016 Philip K. Dick Award Nominees Announced

The judges of the 2016 Philip K. Dick Award and the Philadelphia SF Society, along with the Philip K. Dick Trust, are pleased to announce six nominated works that comprise the final ballot for the award:

EDGE OF DARK by Brenda Cooper (Pyr)
AFTER THE SAUCERS LANDED by Douglas Lain (Night Shade Books)
(R)EVOLUTION by PJ Manney (47North)
APEX by Ramez Naam (Angry Robot Books)
WINDSWEPT by Adam Rakunas (Angry Robot Books)
ARCHANGEL by Marguerite Reed (Arche Press)

First prize and any special citations will be announced on Friday, March 25, 2016 at Norwescon 39 at the DoubleTree by Hilton Seattle Airport, SeaTac, Washington.

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.  Last year’s winner was THE BOOK OF THE UNNAMED MIDWIFE by Meg Elison (Sybaritic Press) with a special citation to ELYSIUM by Jennifer Marie Brissett (Aqueduct Press). The current judges are Eric James Fullilove, James C. Glass, David Higgins, Lisa Mason (chair), and Jack Skillingstead.
 
For more information, contact the award administration:
                                                                        Pat Lo Brutto (301) 460-3164
                                                                        John Silbersack (212) 333-1513
                                                                        Gordon Van Gelder (201) 876-2551
 
For more information about the Philadelphia Science Fiction Society, http://www.psfs.org/ :
                                                                        Contact Gary Feldbaum (215) 665-5752
 
For more information about Norwescon:  http://www.norwescon.org/ : info@norwescon.org.

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2015 Philip K. Dick Award Winner Announced

April 3, 2015

 

 

For Immediate Release

 

2015 Philip K. Dick Award Winner Announced

 

It was announced on Friday, April 3, at Norwescon 38, in SeaTac, Washington, that the winner for the distinguished original science fiction paperback published for the first time during 2014 in the U.S.A. is:

 

            THE BOOK OF THE UNNAMED MIDWIFE by Meg Elison (Sybaritic Press)

Special citation was given to:

 

            ELYSIUM by Jennifer Marie Brissett (Aqueduct Press)

 

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 Philip K. Dick Trust and the award ceremony is sponsored by the NorthWest Science Fiction Society.  The 2014 award was given to COUNTDOWN CITY by Ben H. Winters (Quirk Books) with a special citation given to SELF-REFERENCE ENGINE by Toh EnJoe (Haikasoru). The judges for the 2015 Award were Jon Armstrong, Ritchie Calvin, Ellen Klages, Laura J. Mixon (chair), and Michaela Roessner-Herman.

 

This year’s judges are Eric James Fullilove, James Glass, David Higgins, Lisa Mason, and Jack Skillingstead.

 

 

For more information, contact the award administration:

                                                            Gordon Van Gelder (201) 876-2551

                                                            John Silbersack (212) 333-1513

                                                            Pat LoBrutto (301) 460-3164

 

For more information about the Philadelphia Science Fiction Society, http://www.psfs.org/:

                                                            Contact Gary Feldbaum (215) 665-5752

 

For more information about Norwescon:  http://www.norwescon.org/:

                                                           

 

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2015 Philip K. Dick Award Judges Announced

March 25, 2015

 

For Immediate Release

 

 

2015 Philip K. Dick Award Judges Announced

 

The five Philip K. Dick Award judges for distinguished science fiction published in paperback original format in the United States in the 2015 award year are:

 

Eric James Fullilove

420 S. San Pedro #613

Los Angeles CA 90013-1887

 

James C. Glass (March 1 – May 15 and Oct. 31 – Dec. 31)  

17640 Corkill Rd Spc 70

Desert Hot Springs CA 92241-9483

 

James C. Glass (May 15 – Oct. 30)

4423 S Hogan Street

Spokane WA 99223-4320

 

David M. Higgins

1921 Ford Pkwy # 5

Saint Paul MN 55116-1952

 

Lisa Mason

330 Park View Terr Apt. 110

Oakland CA 94610-4670

 

Jack Skillingstead

4429A 44th Ave SW

Seattle WA 98116-4114

 

Publishers who issue eligible titles during the calendar year 2015 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 United States as paperbacks during the year 2015 are eligible.) The nominees will be announced in January 2016.

 

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 Norwescon.  The 2013 award was given to COUNTDOWN CITY by Ben H. Winters (Quirk Books) with a special citation to SELF-REFERENCE ENGINE by Toh Enjoe (Haikasoru).  The 2014 awards will be announced at Norwescon 38 on April 3, 2015.

 

For more information, contact the award administration:

                                                            Pat LoBrutto (301) 460-3164

                                                            John Silbersack (212) 333-1513

                                                            Gordon Van Gelder (201) 876-2551

 

For more information about the Philadelphia Science Fiction Society, http://www.psfs.org/:

                                                            Contact Gary Feldbaum (215) 665-5752

 

For more information about Norwescon:  http://www.norwescon.org/:

                                                           

 

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2014 Philip K. Dick Award Nominees Announced

 

 

The judges of the 2014 Philip K. Dick Award and the Philadelphia SF Society, along with the Philip K. Dick Trust, are pleased to announce six nominated works that comprise the final ballot for the award:

            ELYSIUM by Jennifer Marie Brissett (Aqueduct Press)

            THE BULLET-CATCHER'S DAUGHTER by Rod Duncan (Angry Robot)

            THE BOOK OF THE UNNAMED MIDWIFE by Meg Elison (Sybaritic Press)

            MEMORY OF WATER by Emmi Itäranta (Harper Voyager)

            MAPLECROFT: THE BORDEN DISPATCHES by Cherie Priest (Roc)

            REACH FOR INFINITY edited by Jonathan Strahan (Solaris)

 

First prize and any special citations will be announced on Friday, April 3, 2015 at Norwescon 38 at the DoubleTree by Hilton Seattle Airport, SeaTac, Washington.

 

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 Philip K. Dick Trust and the award ceremony is sponsored by the Northwest Science Fiction Society. Last year’s winner was COUNTDOWN CITY by Ben H. Winters (Quirk Books) with a special citation to SELF-REFERENCE ENGINE by Toh EnJoe (Haikasoru).

The 2014 judges are Jon Armstrong, Ritchie Calvin, Ellen Klages, Laura J. Mixon (chair), and Michaela Roessner.

 

For more information, contact the award administration:

    Pat Lo Brutto (301) 460-3164

    John Silbersack (212) 333-1513

    Gordon Van Gelder (201) 876-2551

For more information about the Philadelphia Science Fiction Society, http://www.psfs.org/ : Contact Gary Feldbaum (215) 665-5752

For more information about Norwescon: http://www.norwescon.org/ : (425) 243-4692

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2014 Philip K. Dick Award Judges Announced

Philip K. Dick Awards

c/o PO Box 3447

Hoboken, NJ 07030

(201) 876-2551

http://www.philipkdickaward.org

 

 

 

For Immediate Release

 

 

2014 Philip K. Dick Award Judges Announced

 

The five Philip K. Dick Award judges for distinguished science fiction published in paperback original format in the United States in the 2014 award year are:

 

Jon Armstrong

1876 Willoughby Avenue

Ridgewood, NY 11385-1153

 

Ritch Calvin

Department of Cultural Analysis and Theory

2119 Humanities

SUNY Stony Brook

Stony Brook, NY 11794-5355

 

Ellen Klages

232 Winfield Street

San Francisco, CA  94110-5145

 

Laura J. Mixon (M. J. Locke)

1625 Cornell Drive SE

Albuquerque, NM 87106-3305

 

Michaela Roessner-Herman

Box 1911, #150

Tehachapi, CA 93581

 

Publishers who issue eligible titles during the calendar year 2014 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 United States as paperbacks during the year 2014 are eligible.) The nominees will be announced in January 2015.

 

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.

 

For more information, contact the award administration:

                                                            Pat Lo Brutto (301) 460-3164

                                                            John Silbersack (212) 333-1513

                                                            Gordon Van Gelder (201) 876-2551

 

For more information about the Philip K. Dick Trust: http://www.philipkdick.com

 

For more information about the Philadelphia Science Fiction Society, http://www.psfs.org/:

                                                            Contact Gary Feldbaum (215) 665-5752

 

For more information about Norwescon:  http://www.norwescon.org/:

                                                            Contact NorthWest SF Society: (425) 686-9737

 

 

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2014 Philip K. Dick Award Winner Announced

Philip K. Dick Awards

c/o PO Box 3447

Hoboken, NJ 07030

(201) 876-2551

www.philipkdickaward.org

 

April 18, 2014

 

 

For Immediate Release

 

2014 Philip K. Dick Award Winner Announced

 

It was announced on Friday, April 18, at Norwescon 37, in SeaTac, Washington, that the winner for the distinguished original science fiction paperback published for the first time during 2013 in the U.S.A. is:

 

            COUNTDOWN CITY by Ben H. Winters (Quirk Books)

Special citation was given to:

 

            SELF-REFERENCE ENGINE by Toh EnJoe, trans. Terry Gallagher (Haikasoru)

 

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 Philip K. Dick Trust and the award ceremony is sponsored by the NorthWest Science Fiction Society.  The 2013 award was given to LOST EVERYTHING by Brian Francis Slattery (Tor Books) with a special citation given to LOVESTAR by Andri Snær Magnason (Seven Stories Press). The judges for the 2014 Award were Elizabeth Bear (chair), Siobhan Carroll, Michael Kandel, Jamil Nasir, and Timothy Sullivan.

 

This year’s judges are Jon Armstrong, Ritch Calvin, Ellen Klages, Laura J. Mixon, and Michaela Roessner,

 

 

For more information, contact the award administration:

                                                            Gordon Van Gelder (201) 876-2551

                                                            John Silbersack (212) 333-1513

                                                            Pat Lo Brutto (301) 460-3164

 

For more information about the Philip K. Dick Trust: http://www.philipkdick.com

 

For more information about the Philadelphia Science Fiction Society, http://www.psfs.org/:

                                                            Contact Gary Feldbaum (215) 665-5752

 

For more information about Norwescon:  http://www.norwescon.org/:

                                                            Contact NorthWest SF Society: (425) 686-9737

 

 

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Review Copies 15 April 2014

 

Galleys

 

1) ROGUES edited by George R.R. Martin & Gardner Dozois (Bantam, June 2014)

2) THE WURMS OF BLEARMOUTH: a Malazan Tale of Bauchelain and Korbal Broach by Steven Erikson (Tor Books, July 2014)

3) THE LITTLE GREEN BOOK OF CHAIRMAN RAHMA by Brian Herbert (Tor Books, July 2014)

4) NEW FRONTIERS, a Collection of tales about The Past, The Present, and the Future by Ben Bova (Tor Books, July 2014)

5) THE ULTRA THIN MAN by Patrick Swenson (Tor Books, August 2014)

6) CONVERSION by Katherine Howe (Putnam, July 2014)

7) THE SHADOW THRONE, Book 2 of The Shadow Campaigns, by Django Wexler (Roc, July 2014)

8) THE RETURN OF THE DISCONTINUED MAN, A Burton & Swinburne Adventure by Mark Hodder (Pyr, July 2014)

9) DEAD MAN’S HAND, An anthology of The Weird West, edited by John Joseph Adams (Titan, May 2014)

10) THE TOWER LORD, A Raven’s Shadow Novel, by Anthony Ryan (Ace, July 2014)

11) VEIL OF THE DESERTERS, Bloodsounder’s Arc Book 2, by Jeff Salyards (Night Shade July 2014)

12) ROBOGENESIS, sequel to Robopocalypse, by Daniel H. Wilson (Doubleday, June 2014)

13) YEAR’S BEST SF FICTION: 31^st Annual, edited by Gardner Dozois (St Martin’s Griffin, July 2014)

 

 

 

Hardcovers

 

1) TRANS/HUMAN by Ben Bova (Tor Books, April 2014)

2) AFTERPARTY by Daryl Gregory (Tor Books, April 2014)

3) EXPIRATION DAY by William Campbell Powell (Tor Books, April 2014)

4) MIDNIGHT CROSSROAD by Charlaine Harris (Ace, May 2014)

5) GEMSIGNS, Revolution Book 1 by Stephanie Saulter (Jo Fletcher Books, May 2014)

6) THE SCHOOL FOR GOOD AND EVIL: A WORLD WITHOUT PRINCES, BOOK 2, By Soman Chainani (Harper, April 2014)

7) LOST FLEET: BEYOND THE FRONTIER: STEADFAST by Jack Campbell (Ace, May 2014)

8) DEADLY SHORES: DESTROYERMEN by Taylor Anderson (Roc, May 2014)

9) WHAT I THOUGHT WAS TRUE by Huntley Fitzpatrick (Dial, April 2014)

10) EARTH STAR by Janet Edwards (Pyr, April 2014)

11) THE SERPENT OF VENICE by Christopher Moore (Wm Morrow, April 2014)

12) Professor Whiskerton Presents STEAMPUNK ABC by Lisa Falkenstern (Two Lions, April 2014)

13) MIRROR SIGHT, The Sequel to Blackveil, By Kristen Britain (DAW Books, May 2014)

14) THE FORBIDDEN LIBRARY by Django Wexler (Kathy Dawson Books, Penguin Young Readers, April 2014)

 

 

Paperbacks

 

1) LEAVING EARTH by Dean Warren (self published)

2) DRAGON AGE: THE MASKED EMPIRE by Patrick Weekes/Bioware tie in (Tor Books, April 2014)

3) DEADROADS by Robin Riopelle (Night Shade/Skyhorse, April 2014)

4) WITCHES IN RED, a novel of the Mist-Torn Witches, by Barb Hendee (Roc, May 2014)

5) SCIENCE FICTION 101: EXPLORING THE CRAFT OF SCIENCE FICTION  by Robert Silverberg (Roc, May 2014) (classic stories followed by Silverberg analytical essays)

6) ALIEN COLLECTIVE by Gini Koch (DAW Books, May 2014)

7) FIRE KIN, A Novel of the Half-Light City by M.J. Scott (Roc, May 2014)

8) SILVER MIRRORS, an Apparatus Infernum Novel, by A. A. Aguirre (Ace, May 2014)

9) THE BEST OF CONNIE WILLIS, Award Winning Stories, by Connie Willis (Del Rey, April 2014)

10) SHADOW HAND, Tales of Goldstone Wood, by Anne Elisabeth Stengl (Bethany House, March 2014)

 

 

2014 Philip K. Dick Award Nominees Announced

The judges of the 2014 Philip K. Dick Award and the Philadelphia SF Society, along with the Philip K. Dick Trust, are pleased to announce seven nominated works that comprise the final ballot for the award:

 

A CALCULATED LIFE by Anne Charnock (47North)

THE MAD SCIENTIST’S DAUGHTER by Cassandra Rose Clarke (Angry Robot)

SELF-REFERENCE ENGINE by Toh EnJoe, trans. Terry Gallagher (Haikasoru)

ANCILLARY JUSTICE by Ann Leckie (Orbit)

LIFE ON THE PRESERVATION by Jack Skillingstead (Solaris)

SOLARIS RISING 2: THE NEW SOLARIS BOOK OF SCIENCE FICTION edited by Ian Whates (Solaris)

COUNTDOWN CITY by Ben H. Winters (Quirk Books)

First prize and any special citations will be announced on Friday, April 18, 2014 at Norwescon 37 at the DoubleTree by Hilton Seattle Airport, SeaTac, Washington.

 

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 Philip K. Dick Trust and the award ceremony is sponsored by the Northwest Science Fiction Society.  Last year’s winner was LOST EVERYTHING by Brian Francis Slattery (Tor Books) with a special citation to THE LOVESTAR by Andri Snær Magnason (Seven Stories Press). The 2014 judges are Elizabeth Bear (chair), Siobhan Carroll, Michael Kandel, Jamil Nasir, and Timothy Sullivan.

 

For more information, contact the award administration:

                                                                        Pat Lo Brutto (301) 460-3164

                                                                        John Silbersack (212) 333-1513

                                                                        Gordon Van Gelder (201) 876-2551

 

For more information about the Philadelphia Science Fiction Society, http://www.psfs.org/ :

                                                                        Contact Gary Feldbaum (215) 665-5752

 

For more information about the Philip K. Dick Trust: www.philipkdick.com

 

For more information about Norwescon:  http://www.norwescon.org/ :

                                                                        Contact NorthWest SF Society: (425) 686-9737

 

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