Sidewise Award for Alternate History
Overview
The awards take their name from the 1934 short story "Sidewise in Time
Sidewise in Time
"Sidewise in Time" is a science fiction short story by Murray Leinster that was first published in the June 1934 issue of Astounding Stories...
" by Murray Leinster
Murray Leinster
Murray Leinster was a nom de plume of William Fitzgerald Jenkins, an award-winning American writer of science fiction and alternate history...
, in which a strange storm causes portions of Earth to swap places with their analogs from other timelines.
The awards were created by Steven H Silver
Steven H Silver
Steven H Silver is an American science fiction fan and bibliographer, publisher, and editor. He has been nominated for the Hugo Award for Best Fan Writer ten times and Best Fanzine three times without winning....
, Evelyn C. Leeper
Evelyn C. Leeper
Evelyn C. Leeper is an American writer, critic, and active member of science fiction fandom.She was a member and officer of the UMass Science Fiction Society from 1968 to 1972. In 1978 she and her husband Mark founded the Science Fiction Club at Bell Labs....
, and Robert B. Schmunk. Over the years, the number of judges has fluctuated between three and eight, including judges in the UK
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
and South Africa
South Africa
The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...
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Each year, two awards are presented, usually at Worldcon
Worldcon
Worldcon, or more formally The World Science Fiction Convention, is a science fiction convention held each year since 1939 . It is the annual convention of the World Science Fiction Society...
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