The judges for the Sidewise Awards for Alternate History are pleased to announce the winners of the 2016 Sidewise Awards, presented Aug. 20, 2017.
Winners for
2016
Best Short-Form Alternate History
(TIE)
Daniel Bensen.
"Treasure Fleet"
In Tales from Alternate Earths (ed. Stephen Hunt),
Inklings Press 2016
and
Adam Rovner.
"What If the Jewish State Had Been Established in East Africa"
In What Ifs of Jewish History: From Abraham to Zionism
(ed. Gavriel D. Rosenfeld),
Cambridge University Press 2016
Other Finalists for 2016 Best
Short-Form Alternate History
Anna Belfrage."The Danish Crutch"
In 1066 Turned Upside Down (eds. Helen Hollick & Joanna Courtney), Matador 2016
Brent A. Harris & Ricardo Victoria.
"Twilight of the Mezozoic Moon"
In Tales from Alternate Earths (ed. Stephen Hunt),
Inklings Press 2016
G.K. Holloway.
"The Battle of London Bridge"
In 1066 Turned Upside Down
(eds. Helen Hollick & Joanna Courtney),
Matador 2016
Bruce Sterling.
Pirate Utopia
Tachyon Press 2016
Winner for
2016
Best Long-Form Alternate History
Ben Winters.
Underground Airlines
Mulholland 2016 and
Century 2016.
Also
Mulholland 2017
and
Arrow 2017
Other Finalists for 2016 Best
Long-Form Alternate History
Richard Beard.Acts of the Assassins
Harvill Secker 2015
a.k.a. The Apostle Killer
Melville House 2016
Nick Wood.
Azanian Bridges
NewCon Press 2016
The Sidewise Awards have been presented annually since 1995 to recognize excellence in alternate historical fiction.
The panel of judges for the 2016 awards included Stephen Baxter, Karen Hellekson, Matt Mitrovich, Jim Rittenhouse, Kurt Sidaway, and Steven H Silver.
Please address all inquiries and correspondence to the awards secretary, Steven Silver.