Norwescon is proud to sponsor and host the 2003 Philip K. Dick Award Ceremony. The ceremony will be held on Friday, April 9th, at Norwescon 27 and marks the 22nd year that the Philip K. Dick Award will be presented. The Philip K. Dick Award is presented annually for a distinguished science fiction paperback published, in the U.S.A., for the first time during the award year. The award is sponsored by the Philadelphia Science Fiction Society. David G. Hartwell will represent the Philip K. Dick Award board of trustees at this year’s presentation.

The Philip K. Dick winner for 2002 was THE MOUNT by Carol Emshwiller, published by Small Beer Press, with a special citation to THE SCAR by China Miéville published by Del Rey Books.

For more information on the Philp K. Dick Award, please visit the Official Philip K. Dick Award web site.

Philip K. Dick Awards
c/o 153 Deerfield Lane
Pleasantville, NY 10570
(914) 769-5545
www.philipkdickaward.org
January 5, 2004

For Immediate Release

2003 Philip K. Dick Award Nominees Announced

The judges of the 2003 Philip K. Dick Award and the Philadelphia SF Society are pleased to announce six nominated works that comprise the final ballot for the award:

    HYPERTHOUGHT by M. M. Buckner (Ace Books)
    CLADE by Mark Budz (Bantam Spectra)
    DANTE'S EQUATION by Jane Jensen (Del Rey)
    ALTERED CARBON by Richard K. Morgan (Del Rey)
    SPIN STATE by Chris Moriarty (Bantam Spectra)
    STEEL HELIX by Ann Tonsor Zeddies (Del Rey)

First prize and any special citations will be announced on Friday, April 9, 2004 at Norwescon 27 at the Doubletree Seattle Airport Hotel, SeaTac, Washington.

The Philip K. Dick Award is presented annually 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 MOUNT by Carol Emshwiller (Small Beer Press) with a special citation to THE SCAR by China Miéville (Del Rey Books). The 2003 judges are Stephen L. Burns, Suzy McKee Charnas, Craig Jacobsen (chair), Richard Parks, and Janine Ellen Young.

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

2002 Philip K. Dick Award Winners

Philip K. Dick Awards
c/o PO Box 3447
Hoboken, NJ 07030
(201) 876-2551
www.philipkdickaward.org

April 18, 2003

For Immediate Release

2002 Philip K. Dick Award Winner Announced

The Philadelphia Science Fiction Society was pleased to announce Friday at Norwescon 26, in SeaTac, Washington, that the winner for the distinguished original science fiction paperback published for the first time during 2002 in the U.S.A. is:

THE MOUNT by Carol Emshwiller (Small Beer Press)

Special citation was given to:

THE SCAR by China Miéville (Del Rey Books)

The Philip K. Dick Award is presented annually for distinguished science fiction published in paperback original form in the United States. The award is sponsored by the Philadelphia Science Fiction Society. The 2002 judges were Shelley Rodrigo Blanchard, Michael Blumlein, Nalo Hopkinson (chair), Donna McMahon, Lois Tilton.

The 2003 judges are Stephen L. Burns, Suzy McKee Charnas, Craig Jacobsen, Richard Parks, Janine Ellen Young

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