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Originally Posted by HarryT
I hadn't heard of this award before, so I did a little research. It appears to be an award for the "best original science fiction paperback published for the first time during 2015 in the U.S.A.", in the opinion of five judges whose names certainly don't ring any bells for me. Anyone know who these five people actually are, and what criteria are used to make the decision? Are they people in the SF publishing industry? People picked randomly off the street? Something else?
See: http://www.philipkdickaward.org/ |
This award has been around awhile, but I never really bothered with it. It's very well known among those who keep track of the many awards that are given.
Here's the link to the WIKI list of winners (in bold), along with additional information. The award itself goes back to 1982.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philip_K._Dick_Award