The judges for the Sidewise Awards for Alternate History are pleased to announce the short list of finalists for the 2025 Sidewise Awards. The winners will be announced at LAcon V, taking place in Anaheim, California the weekend of August 27-31, 2026.
Finalists for
2025
Best Short-Form Alternate History
Lee Allred.
"Two If by Seekrieg"
In
Thin Red Tales: Military Alternate History
(ed. James Young), Arc of Ares 2025.
Kelli Fitzpatrick.
"The Leavitt Space Telescope"
In
Twisting, Turning Timeshifts: HERitage Vol. 2
(ed. D.J. Stevenson), 2025.
Alan Smale.
"Caesar at Sea"
In
Skull X Bones
(ed. David B. Coe & Joshua Palmatier), ZNB Books 2025.
Alan Smale.
"Darwin's Rocket"
In
The Sunday Morning Transport, Oct. 19, 2025.
Finalists for
2025
Best Long-Form Alternate History
James Alistair Henry.
Pagans
Moonflower Publishing 2025.
R.A. Moss.
Tobacco Republic:
What If The 13 Colonies Never United?
Beck & Branch 2025.
Vaishnavi Patel.
Ten Incarnations of Rebellion
Ballantine Books 2025.
The Sidewise Awards have been presented annually since 1995 to recognize excellence in alternate historical fiction.
This year's panel of judges included Matt Mitrovich, Arturo Serrano, Kurt Sidaway, and Steven H Silver.
Please address all inquiries and correspondence to the awards secretary, Steven H Silver.