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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/
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I have always assumed you could compare it to the Clarke award with respect of the selection of judges.
Lisa Mason is an SF author.