The Sidewise Awards for Alternate History

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Anders Mann Pratchett Roberson Roberts Walton

The judges for the Sidewise Awards for Alternate History are pleased to announce the short list of finalists for the 2008 Sidewise Awards. The winners will announced at Anticipation, the 67th World Science Fiction Convention, the week of August 6-10, 2009, in Montréal. Please address all inquiries and correspondence to the awards secretary, Steven Silver.

Finalists for 2008 Best
Short-Form Alternate History

Tobias Buckell. "The People's Machine"
In Sideways in Crime: An Alternate Mystery Anthology
(ed. Lou Anders), BL/Solaris 2008

Albert E. Cowdrey. "Poison Victory"
In The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, July 2008

Paul McAuley. "A Brief Guide to Other Histories"
Postscripts #15, September 2008.
(Available on author's website)

T. L. Morganfield. "Night Bird Soaring"
In Greatest Uncommon Denominator #3 (Autumn 2008). (Available on GUD website)

Mary Rosenblum. "Sacrifice"
In Sideways in Crime: An Alternate Mystery Anthology
(ed. Lou Anders), BL/Solaris 2008

Kristine Kathryn Rusch. "G-Men"
In Sideways in Crime: An Alternate Mystery Anthology
(ed. Lou Anders), BL/Solaris 2008

Finalists for 2008 Best
Long-Form Alternate History

George Mann. The Affinity Bridge Snowbooks 2008. Also Tor 2009

Terry Pratchett. Nation
Doubleday UK 2008 and HarperCollins 2008

Chris Roberson. The Dragon's Nine Sons
BL/Solaris 2008

Adam Roberts. Swiftly
Gollancz 2008 (hb) and Gollancz 2008 (pb)

Jo Walton. Half a Crown
Tor 2008

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