Philip K. Dick Award

Philip K. Dick Award
Awarded for The best science fiction paperback novel published in the United States in the previous calendar year
Country United States
Presented by Philadelphia Science Fiction Society, Philip K. Dick Trust, Northwest Science Fiction Society
First awarded 1983
Website philipkdickaward.org

The Philip K. Dick Award is a science fiction award given annually at Norwescon and sponsored by the Philadelphia Science Fiction Society and (since 2005) the Philip K. Dick Trust. Named after science fiction and fantasy writer Philip K. Dick, it has been awarded since 1983, the year after his death. It is awarded to the best original paperback published each year in the US.[1]

The award was founded by Thomas Disch with assistance from David G. Hartwell, Paul S. Williams, and Charles N. Brown. As of 2016, it is administered by Gordon Van Gelder. Past administrators include Algis Budrys, David G. Hartwell, and David Alexander Smith.

Winners and nominees

Winners are listed in bold.
Authors of special citation entries are listed in italics. The year in the table below indicates the year the book was published – winners are announced the following year.

AuthorTitle

1982
Rudy RuckerSoftware
Ray NelsonThe Prometheus Man
J. M. CoetzeeWaiting for the Barbarians
R. A. LaffertyAurelia
John SladekRoderick
Steve Rasnic TemThe Umbral Anthology of Science Fiction Poetry

1983
Tim PowersThe Anubis Gates
R. A. MacAvoyTea with the Black Dragon
Barrington J. BayleyThe Zen Gun
Zoe FairbairnsBenefits
M. John HarrisonThe Floating Gods
John VarleyMillennium

1984
William GibsonNeuromancer
Kim Stanley RobinsonThe Wild Shore
C. J. CherryhVoyager in Night
Geary GravelThe Alchemists
David R. PalmerEmergence
Lucius ShepardGreen Eyes
Lewis ShinerFrontera
Howard WaldropThem Bones

1985
Tim PowersDinner at Deviant's Palace
Richard GrantSaraband of Lost Time
Russell GriffinThe Timeservers
Michael P. Kube-McDowellEmprise
Barry N. MalzbergThe Remaking of Sigmund Freud
Scott Russell SandersTerrarium
Walter Jon WilliamsKnight Moves

1986
James P. BlaylockHomunculus
Jack McDevittThe Hercules Text
Karen Joy FowlerArtificial Things
Robert Charles WilsonA Hidden Place

1987
Patricia GearyStrange Toys
Mike McQuayMemories
Richard BowkerDover Beach
Pat CadiganMindplayers
K. W. JeterDark Seeker
Rebecca OreBecoming Alien
Lucius ShepardLife During Wartime

1988
Paul J. McAuley (tie)Four Hundred Billion Stars
Rudy Rucker (tie)Wetware
Roger MacBride AllenOrphan of Creation
Marc LaidlawNeon Lotus
David Alexander SmithRendezvous

1989
Richard Paul RussoSubterranean Gallery
Dave WolvertonOn My Way to Paradise
Barry B. LongyearInfinity Hold
James LucenoA Fearful Symmetry
Rebecca OreBeing Alien
Susan ShwartzHeritage of Flight

1990
Pat MurphyPoints of Departure
Raymond HarrisThe Schizogenic Man
Gregory FeeleyThe Oxygen Barons
Elizabeth HandWinterlong
Allen M. SteeleClarke County, Space

1991
Ian McDonaldKing of Morning, Queen of Day
Emma BullBone Dance
Douglas BellMojo and the Pickle Jar
Kathe KojaThe Cipher
Robert Charles WilsonBridge of Years

1992
Richard GrantThrough the Heart
Élisabeth VonarburgIn the Mothers' Land
Colin GreenlandTake Back Plenty
Elizabeth HandAestival Tide
R. A. LaffertyIron Tears

1993
John M. Ford (tie)Growing Up Weightless
Jack Womack (tie)Elvissey
Wilhelmina BairdCrash Course
David R. BunchBunch!
Elizabeth HandIcarus Descending

1994
Robert Charles WilsonMysterium
Jack CadyInagehi
Alexander BesherRim: A Novel of Virtual Reality
Ian McDonaldScissors Cut Paper Wrap Stone
Lisa MasonSummer of Love
Lance OlsenTonguing the Zeitgeist

1995
Bruce BethkeHeadcrash
Richard Paul RussoCarlucci's Edge
Shale AaronVirtual Death
Greg EganPermutation City
Amy ThomsonThe Color of Distance
Élisabeth VonarburgReluctant Voyagers

1996
Stephen BaxterThe Time Ships
Michael BishopAt the City Limits of Fate
William BartonThe Transmigration of Souls
George FoyThe Shift
Sarah ZettelReclamation

1997
Stepan ChapmanThe Troika
William BartonActs of Conscience
Susan R. MatthewsAn Exchange of Hostages
Richard Paul RussoCarlucci's Heart
Denise VitolaOpalite Moon
Catherine WellsMother Grimm

1998
Geoff Ryman253: The Print Remix
Paul Di FilippoLost Pages
Nalo HopkinsonBrown Girl in the Ring
Steve AylettSlaughtermatic
Paul J. McAuleyThe Invisible Country

1999
Stephen BaxterVacuum Diagrams
Jamil NasirTower of Dreams
Kristine SmithCode of Conduct
Constance Ash, ed.Not of Woman Born
Toni AnzettiTyphon's Children
William BartonWhen We Were Real

2000
Michael Marshall SmithOnly Forward
Scott WesterfeldEvolution's Darling
Stephen L. BurnsCall from a Distant Shore
Nalo HopkinsonMidnight Robber
Maggy ThomasBroken Time
Janine Ellen YoungThe Bridge

2001
Richard Paul RussoShip of Fools
Ken WhartonDivine Intervention
Julie E. CzernedaIn the Company of Others
Mark W. TiedemannCompass Reach
Ray VukcevichMeet Me in the Moon Room
Liz WilliamsThe Ghost Sister

2002
Carol EmshwillerThe Mount
China MiévilleThe Scar
Carol EmshwillerReport to the Men’s Club
Kay KenyonMaximum Ice
Karin LowacheeWarchild
Liz WilliamsEmpire of Bones
Jeff VanderMeer, Forrest Aguirre (eds.)Leviathan Three

2003
Richard K. MorganAltered Carbon
Jane JensenDante's Equation
M. M. BucknerHyperthought
Mark BudzClade
Chris MoriartySpin State
Ann Tonsor ZeddiesSteel Helix

2004
Gwyneth JonesLife
Lyda MorehouseApocalypse Array
Geoff RymanAir
Liz WilliamsBanner of Souls
Karen TravissCity of Pearl
Minister FaustThe Coyote Kings of the Space-Age Bachelor Pad
Eileen GunnStable Strategies and Others

2005
M. M. BucknerWar Surf
Justina RobsonNatural History
Neal AsherCowl
Karin LowacheeCagebird
Justina RobsonSilver Screen
Wil McCarthyTo Crush the Moon

2006
Chris MoriartySpin Control
Elizabeth BearCarnival
Andrea HairstonMindscape
Nina Kiriki HoffmanCatalyst: A Novel of Alien Contact
Tony BallantyneRecursion
Mark BudzIdolon
Justina RobsonLiving Next Door to the God of Love

2007
M. John HarrisonNova Swing
Minister FaustFrom the Notebooks of Dr. Brain
Jon ArmstrongGrey
Elizabeth BearUndertow
Adam RobertsGradisil
Karen TravissAlly
Sean WilliamsSaturn Returns

2008
Adam-Troy Castro (tie)Emissaries from The Dead[2]
David Walton (tie)Terminal Mind[2]
Lou AndersFast Forward 2[2]
Karen TravissJudge[2]
Jeff CarlsonPlague War[2]
K. A. BedfordTime Machines Repaired While-U-Wait[2]

2009
C. L. AndersonBitter Angels
Ian McDonaldCyberabad Days
Carlos J. CortesThe Prisoner
Eric GarciaThe Repossession Mambo
Daryl GregoryThe Devil's Alphabet
Rebecca OreCenturies Ago and Very Fast
S. Andrew SwannProphets

2010
Mark HodderThe Strange Affair of Spring-Heeled Jack
Project Itoh (trans. Alexander O. Smith)Harmony
Jon ArmstrongYarn
Elizabeth BearChill
Alden BellThe Reapers are the Angels
Sara CreasySong of Scarabaeus
James KnappState of Decay

2011
Simon MordenThe Samuil Petrovitch Trilogy
Robert Jackson BennettThe Company Man
Jean JohnsonA Soldier's Duty
Maureen F. McHughAfter the Apocalypse
Mira GrantDeadline
Matthew HughesThe Other
Drew MagaryThe Postmortal

2012
Brian Francis SlatteryLost Everything[3]
Andri Snær MagnasonLoveStar
Ryan BoudinotBlueprints of the Afterlife
Keith BrookeHarmony
Eric BrownHelix Wars
Moira Cronethe not yet
Nancy KressFountain of Age: Stories

2013[4]
Ben H. WintersCountdown City[5]
Toh EnJoeSelf-Reference Engine
Anne CharnockA Calculated Life
Cassandra Rose ClarkeThe Mad Scientist’s Daughter
Ann LeckieAncillary Justice
Jack SkillingsteadLife on the Preservation
Ian Whates (ed.)Solaris Rising 2: The New Solaris Books of Science Fiction

2014[6]
Meg ElisonThe Book of the Unnamed Midwife[7]
Jennifer Marie BrissettElysium
Rod DuncanThe Bullet-Catcher’s Daughter
Emmi ItärantaMemory of Water
Cherie PriestMaplecroft: The Borden Dispatches
Jonathan Strahan (ed.)Reach for Infinity

2015[8]
Ramez NaamApex[9]
Marguerite ReedArchangel
Brenda CooperEdge of Dark
Douglas LainAfter the Saucers Landed
PJ Manney(R)evolution
Adam RakunasWindswept

2016[10]
Claudia CasperThe Mercy Journals[11]
Susan diRendeUnpronounceable
Kristy AcevedoConsider
Eleanor ArnasonHwarhath Stories: Transgressive Tales by Aliens
Matt HillGraft
YossSuper Extra Grande

2017[12]
Carrie VaughnBannerless
Deji Bryce OlukotunAfter the Flare
Meg ElisonThe Book of Etta
Mur LaffertySix Wakes
Tim PrattThe Wrong Stars
Alastair ReynoldsRevenger
Martha WellsAll Systems Red

References

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  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "2008 Philip K. Dick Award Nominees Announced". Philip K. Dick Award. Philip K. Dick Trust. Retrieved 20 July 2018.
  3. DeNardo, John (March 30, 2013). "WINNER: 2013 Philip K. Dick Award". SF Signal. Retrieved March 31, 2013.
  4. "2013 Philip K. Dick Nominees Announced". Locus. 10 January 2014. Retrieved 11 January 2014.
  5. "2014 Philip K. Dick Award Announced". Philip K. Dick Award press release. April 18, 2014. Retrieved April 19, 2014.
  6. "2014 Philip K. Dick Award Nominees Announced". Retrieved April 5, 2015.
  7. "2015 Philip K. Dick Award Winner Announced". April 3, 2014. Retrieved April 5, 2015.
  8. "2016 Philip K. Dick Award Nominees Announced". Retrieved March 11, 2016.
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  10. "2017 Philip K. Dick Award Nominees Announced". Retrieved April 26, 2016.
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