Norwescon » Philip K. Dick Awards https://www.norwescon.org The Pacific Northwest's Premier Science-Fiction and Fantasy Convention Thu, 18 Apr 2013 20:44:08 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 2013 Philip K. Dick Award Winner Announced https://www.norwescon.org/2013/04/01/2013-philip-k-dick-award-winner-announced/ https://www.norwescon.org/2013/04/01/2013-philip-k-dick-award-winner-announced/#comments Mon, 01 Apr 2013 16:00:30 +0000 Norwescon Executive Team https://www.norwescon.org/?p=2771 It was announced on Friday, March 29, at Norwescon 36, in SeaTac, Washington, that the winner for the distinguished original science fiction paperback published for the first time during 2012 in the U.S.A. is:

LOST EVERYTHING by Brian Francis Slattery (Tor Books)

Special citation was given to:

LOVESTAR by Andri Snær Magnason (Seven Stories 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 2012 judges were Bruce Bethke, Sydney Duncan, Daryl Gregory, Bridget McKenna, and Paul Witcover (chair).

This year’s judges are Elizabeth Bear (chair), Siobhan Carroll, Michael Kandel, Jamil Nasir, and Tim Sullivan.

For more information, contact the award administration:

Gordon Van Gelder (201) 876-2551
John Silbersack (212) 333-1513
Pat Lo Brutto (845) 516-4412

For more information about the Philip K. Dick Trust: http://www.philipkdick.com
For more information about the Philadelphia Science Fiction Society: Contact Gary Feldbaum (215) 665-5752
For more information about Norwescon: Contact NorthWest SF Society: (425) 686-9737

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2013 Philip K. Dick Award Judges Announced https://www.norwescon.org/2013/03/12/2013-philip-k-dick-award-judges-announced/ https://www.norwescon.org/2013/03/12/2013-philip-k-dick-award-judges-announced/#comments Tue, 12 Mar 2013 23:03:47 +0000 Norwescon Executive Team https://www.norwescon.org/?p=2676 The five Philip K. Dick Award judges for distinguished science fiction published in paperback original format in the United States in the 2013 award year are:

Elizabeth Bear
10 COMMON ST
BROOKFIELD MA 01506-1618

Siobhan Carroll
116 CONGRESSIONAL DR APT B
WILMINGTON DE 19807-2760

Michael Kandel
240 NORWOOD AVE
PORT JEFFERSON STATION NY 11776-2561

Jamil Nasir
9956 LAKE LANDING RD
MONTGOMERY VILLAGE MD 20886-0604

Tim Sullivan
7720 SW 62ND AVE
SOUTH MIAMI FL 33143-4909

Publishers who issue eligible titles during the calendar year 2013 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 2013 are eligible.) The nominees will be announced in January 2014.

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 2011 award was given to THE SAMUIL PETROVICH TRILOGY by Simon Morden (Orbit) with a special citation to THE COMPANY MAN by Robert Jackson Bennett (Orbit). The 2012 awards will be announced at Norwescon 36 on March 29, 2013.

For more information, contact the award administration:

Gordon Van Gelder (201) 876-2551
John Silbersack (212) 333-1513
Pat Lo Brutto (845) 516-4412

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: https://www.norwescon.org/: Contact NorthWest SF Society: (425) 686-9737

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2012 Philip K. Dick Award Nominees Announced https://www.norwescon.org/2013/01/09/2012-philip-k-dick-award-nominees-announced/ https://www.norwescon.org/2013/01/09/2012-philip-k-dick-award-nominees-announced/#comments Wed, 09 Jan 2013 23:23:27 +0000 Norwescon Executive Team https://www.norwescon.org/?p=2180 P.K. Dick Award Ceremony

The judges of the 2012 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:

First prize and any special citations will be announced on Friday, March 29, 2013 at Norwescon 36 at the Doubletree Seattle Airport Hotel, 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 THE SAMUIL PETROVICH TRILOGY by Simon Morden (Orbit) with a special citation to THE COMPANY MAN by Robert Jackson Bennett (Orbit). The 2012 judges are Bruce Bethke, Sydney Duncan, Daryl Gregory, Bridget McKenna, and Paul Witcover (chair).

For more information, contact the award administration: Pat Lo Brutto (845) 516-4412, John Silbersack (212) 333-1513, or Gordon Van Gelder (201) 876-2551.

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

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

For more information about Norwescon: https://www.norwescon.org/ or contact the NorthWest SF Society at (425) 686-9737.

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Philip K. Dick Award Winner Announced https://www.norwescon.org/2012/04/07/2012-philip-k-dick-award-winner-announced/ https://www.norwescon.org/2012/04/07/2012-philip-k-dick-award-winner-announced/#comments Sat, 07 Apr 2012 20:03:42 +0000 Norwescon Executive Team https://www.norwescon.org/?p=1355 Philip K. Dick Awards c/o PO Box 3447 Hoboken, NJ 07030 (201) 876-2551 www.philipkdickaward.org April 6, 2012

For Immediate Release 2012 Philip K. Dick Award Winner Announced

It was announced on Friday, April 6, at Norwescon 35, in SeaTac, Washington, that the winner for the distinguished original science fiction paperback published for the first time during 2011 in the U.S.A. is:

THE SAMUIL PETROVITCH TRILOGY by Simon Morden (Orbit) Special citation was given to:

THE COMPANY MAN by Robert Jackson Bennett (Orbit)

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 2011 award was given to THE STRANGE AFFAIR OF SPRING HEELED JACK by Mark Hodder (Pyr) with a special citation given to HARMONY by Project Itoh (Haikasoru). The 2011 judges were Scott Baker (chair), Mark Budz, Roby James, Darrell Schweitzer, and Alice K. Turner.

This year’s judges are Bruce Bethke, Sydney Duncan, Daryl Gregory, Bridget McKenna, and Paul Witcover,

For more information, contact the award administration: Gordon Van Gelder (201) 876-2551 John Silbersack (212) 333-1513 Pat Lo Brutto (845) 516-4412

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: https://www.norwescon.org/: Contact NorthWest SF Society: (425) 686-9737

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