The Arthur C Clarke Awards have announced their short list for this year’s awards.
From the Award Director:
It’s a record-breaking year for the Arthur C. Clarke Award with 124 books received by our judges, submitted by 46 UK publishing imprints and independent authors.
Today their deliberations are over, and we’re delighted to announce that the six books shortlisted for the 33rd Arthur C. Clarke Award for science fiction literature are:
Semiosis — Sue Burke (HarperVoyager)
Revenant Gun — Yoon Ha Lee (Solaris)
Frankenstein in Baghdad — Ahmed Saadawi (Oneworld)
The Electric State — Simon Stålenhag (Simon and Schuster)
Rosewater — Tade Thompson (Orbit)
The Loosening Skin — Aliya Whiteley (Unsung Stories)
Judges for 2019 are Kris Black, Rhian Drinkwater, Kari Maund, Chris Pak, and Andrew Wallace, with Andrew M. Butler serving as the non-voting Chair of the Judges.
Congratulations to all nominees!
