- Sidewise Award for Alternate History
The Sidewise Award for Alternate History were established in 1995 to recognize the best
alternate history stories and novels of the year.The awards take their name from the 1934 short story "
Sidewise in Time " byMurray Leinster , in which a strange storm causes portions of Earth to swap places with their analogs from other timelines.The awards were created by
Steven H Silver ,Evelyn C. Leeper , andRobert B. Schmunk . Over the years, the number of judges has fluctuated between three and eight, including judges in the UK andSouth Africa .Each year, two awards are presented, usually at
Worldcon . The Short-Form award is presented to a work under 60,000 words in length. The Long-Form award may be presented to a work longer than 60,000 words, including both novels or complete series. At their discretion, the judges may also elect to recognize an individual or work with a Special Achievement Award in recognition of works that were published prior to the award's inception.Award Winners
Long Form
:2007
Michael Chabon , "The Yiddish Policemen's Union ":2006Charles Stross , "The Family Trade ", "The Hidden Family ", and "The Clan Corporate ":2005Ian R. MacLeod , "The Summer Isles " :2004Philip Roth , "The Plot Against America ":2003Murray Davies , "Collaborator":2002 (tie)Martin J. Gidron , "The Severed Wing " &Harry Turtledove , "Ruled Britannia ":2001J. N. Stroyar , "The Children's War ":2000Mary Gentle , "":1999Brendan DuBois , "Resurrection Day ":1998Stephen Fry , "Making History":1997Harry Turtledove , "How Few Remain ":1996Stephen Baxter , "Voyage":1995Paul J. McAuley , "Pasquale's Angel "hort Form:
:2007 (tie) Michael Flynn, "Quaestiones Super Caelo Et Mundo" &
Kristine Kathryn Rusch , "Recovering Apollo 8":2006Gardner Dozois , "Counterfactual":2005Lois Tilton , "Pericles the Tyrant":2004Warren Ellis , "The Ministry of Space":2003 Chris Roberson, "O One":2002 William Sanders, "Empire":2001Ken MacLeod , "The Human Front":2000Ted Chiang , "Seventy-two Letters":1999Alain Bergeron , "The Eighth Register" (translated by Howard Scott):1998Ian R. MacLeod , "The Summer Isles":1997 William Sanders, "The Undiscovered":1996Walter Jon Williams , "Foreign Devils" (in ""):1995Stephen Baxter , "Brigantia's Angels"pecial Achievement:
:1999
Randall Garrett : The Lord Darcy Series:1997Robert N. Sobel : "For Want of a Nail ":1995L. Sprague de Camp , lifetime achievementExternal links
* [http://www.uchronia.net/sidewise/ The Sidewise Award website] .
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