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The judges of the 2026 Philip K. Dick Award and the Philadelphia Science Fiction Society, along with the Philip K. Dick Trust, are pleased to announce the seven nominated works published in 2025 that comprise the final ballot for the award:

• Sunward by William Alexander (Saga Press)
• Outlaw Planet by M. R. Carey (Orbit)
• Casual by Koji A. Dae (Tenebrous Press)
• The Immeasurable Heaven by Caspar Geon (Solaris)
• Uncertain Sons and Other Stories by Thomas Ha (Undertow Publications)
• Scales by Christopher Hinz (Angry Robot)
• City of All Seasons by Oliver K. Langmead and Aliya Whiteley (Titan Books)

First prize and any special citations will be announced on Friday, April 3, 2026 at Norwescon 48. Plans for the ceremony will be posted at Norwescon’s website.

The Philip K. Dick Award is presented annually with the support of the Philip K. Dick Trust for distinguished science fiction published in paperback original form in the United States during the previous calendar year. The award is sponsored by the Philadelphia Science Fiction Society and the Philip K. Dick Trust and the award ceremony is sponsored by Norwescon. Last year’s winner was TIME’S AGENT by Brenda Peynado (Tordotcom) with a special citation to ALIEN CLAY by Adrian Tchaikovsky (Orbit). The judges for this year’s award are Jim Aikin (chair), Kim Antieau, J. D. Goff, Abbey Mei Otis, and Lisa Swanstrom.

For more information, contact the award administration:

Gordon Van Gelder (201) 876–2551
John Silbersack [email protected]
Pat LoBrutto [email protected]

For more information about the Philadelphia Science Fiction Society: Contact Gary Feldbaum (215) 665–5752

For more information about Norwescon: Norwescon’s website.

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