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045 PK Dick Award reading of Alien Virus Love Disaster–Stories by Abby Mie Ottis

MCed by William Sadorus (https://www.facebook.com/william.sadorus) and Gordon Van Gelder (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gordon_Van_Gelder)

PK Dick banquet:

PK Dick Award official website: https://www.philipkdickaward.org

Award Night video: https://youtu.be/cN_bcnNADi0

The Nominees:

TIME WAS by Ian McDonald (Tor.com)

THE BODY LIBRARY by Jeff Noon (Angry Robot)

84K by Claire North (Orbit)

ALIEN VIRUS LOVE DISASTER: STORIES by Abbey Mei Otis (Small Beer Press)

THEORY OF BASTARDS by Audrey Schulman (Europa Editions)

AMBIGUITY MACHINES AND OTHER STORIES by Vandana Singh (Small Beer Press)

Norwescon has had the honor of hosting the Philip K. Dick Awards since 1984. The Philip K. Dick Award and Special Citation is presented annually for distinguished science fiction books published for the first time in the United States as a paperback original. The award is sponsored by the Philadelphia Science Fiction Society, and the ceremony is sponsored by the Northwest Science Fiction Society and held annually at Norwescon. Special guests attending the ceremony often include the nominated authors and publishers, as well as an administrator of the award. There is no charge to Norwescon members to attend the ceremony. We hope to see you there!