Country United States Currently held by Ramez Naam (Apex) | First awarded 1983 Official website philipkdickaward.org | |
Awarded for The best science fiction paperback novel published in the United States in the previous calendar year Presented by Philadelphia Science Fiction Society, Philip K. Dick Trust, Northwest Science Fiction Society | ||
The Philip K. Dick Award is a science fiction award given annually at Norwescon sponsored by the Philadelphia Science Fiction Society and (since 2005) supported by the Philip K. Dick Trust, and named after science fiction and fantasy writer Philip K. Dick. It has been awarded since 1983, the year after Dick's death. Works that have received the award are identified on their covers as Best Original SF Paperback. They are awarded to the best original paperback published each year in the US.
The award was founded by Thomas Disch with assistance from David G. Hartwell, Paul S. Williams, and Charles N. Brown. As of 2016, it is administered by Gordon Van Gelder. Past administrators include Algis Budrys, David G. Hartwell, and David Alexander Smith.
Winners and nominees
Winners are listed in bold.
Authors of special citation entries are listed in italics. The year in the table below indicates the year the book was published – winners are announced the following year.