Norwescon has had the honor of hosting the Philip K. Dick Awards since 1984. The Philip K. Dick Award and Special Citation is presented annually for distinguished science fiction books published for the first time in the United States as a paperback original. The award is sponsored by the Philadelphia Science Fiction Society, and the ceremony is sponsored by the Northwest Science Fiction Society and held annually at Norwescon. Special guests attending the ceremony often include the nominated authors and publishers, as well as an administrator of the award. There is no charge to Norwescon members to attend the ceremony. We hope to see you there!
A list of previous years’ winners can be found at the official Philip K. Dick website.
This Year’s Nominees
The 2011 Philip K. Dick Award nominees, as announced on January 10th, are:
- A SOLDIER’S DUTY by Jean Johnson (Ace Books)
- AFTER THE APOCALYPSE by Maureen F. McHugh (Small Beer Press)
- DEADLINE by Mira Grant (Orbit)
- THE COMPANY MAN by Robert Jackson Bennett (Orbit)
- THE OTHER by Matthew Hughes (Underland Press)
- THE POSTMORTAL by Drew Magary (Penguin Books)
- THE SAMUIL PETROVICH TRILOGY by Simon Morden (Orbit)
First prize and any special citations will be announced at the award ceremony on Friday, April 6, 2012 at Norwescon 35.
This Year’s Judges
As announced by the Philip K. Dick website on March 6, 2011, this year’s judges are: Scott Baker, of Pacific Grove, CA; Mark Budz, of Ben Lomond, CA; Roby James, of Bellingham, WA; Darrell Schweitzer, of Philadelphia, PA; and Alice K. Turner, of New York, NY.
