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March 06, 2007
Judges for Philip K. Dick Award Announced
Breaking News:
2007 Philip K. Dick Award Judges Announced
The five Philip K. Dick Award judges for distinguished science fiction published in paperback original format in the U.S.A. in the 2007 award year are:
Steve Miller
PO Box 179
Unity ME 04988-0179
Chris Moriarty
c/o Scott Hoffman
Folio Literary Management, LLC
505 8th Avenue, Suite 603
New York, NY 10018
Steven Piziks
8500 Ashton Court
Ypsilanti MI 48198-3614
Randy Schroeder
Department of English
Mount Royal College
4825 Mount Royal Gate S.W.
Calgary, AB T3E 6K6
CANADA
Ann Tonsor Zeddies
24 Waterview Rd.
West Chester, PA 19380-6384
Publishers who issue eligible titles during the calendar year 2007 are encouraged to provide copies to each of the judges as the books are published during the year. (All works of science fiction published originally in the US as paperbacks during the year 2007 are eligible.) The nominees will be announced in January, 2008.
The Philip K. Dick Award is sponsored by the Philadelphia Science Fiction Society. The sponsoring convention in Norwescon (the Northwest Science Fiction Society). The 2005 award was given to WAR SURF by M. M. Buckner (published by Ace Books) and a special citation was awarded to NATURAL HISTORY by Justina Robson (published by Bantam Spectra). The 2006 awards will be announced at Norwescon 30 on April 6, 2007.
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
Posted by GrahamMurphy at 10:13 PM | Comments (0)
IAFA Election Results
Here are the results of the IAFA election, as submitted by Mike Levy to the listserv. Congratulations to Farah Mendlesohn and Christine Mains as they take over their respective duties.
Original Posting:
The results are in in the IAFA election.
Farah Mendlesohn was elected president.
Mendlesohn 51 votes
No Choice or Abstention 14
Joe Sanders 1 (write in)
Christine Mains was elected vice president
Mains 53 votes
Palumbo 13 votes
I hope you will join me in congratulating Farah Mendlesohn and Christine Mains and in thanking Donald Palumbo for running.
Mike Levy
Posted by GrahamMurphy at 10:05 PM | Comments (0)
Pictures from ICFA-27
In preparation for ICFA-28, Steve Hooley has provided the following link for pictures of ICFA-27. Thanks Steve.
Posted by GrahamMurphy at 09:07 AM | Comments (0)