Literary award · internationality · since 1995
Sidewise Award for Alternate History
Annual award for best alternative history stories and novels. Established 1995 in internationality.
About Sidewise Award for Alternate History
The Sidewise Awards for Alternate History are literary awards given to English-language works in the alternate history genre. The awards were first awarded in 1996 for works published in the 1995 calendar year.
From the Wikipedia article “Sidewise Awards for Alternate History”, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Recent winners
| Year | Winner | Winning work |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Cahokia Jazz | — |
| 2021 | Civilizations | — |
| 2019 | The Future of Another Timeline | — |
| 2018 | Mary Robinette Kowal | The Calculating Stars |
| 2017 | Harry Turtledove | Zigeuner |
| 2017 | Bryce Zabel | Once There Was a Way |
| 2016 | Ben H. Winters | Underground Airlines |
| 2015 | Julie Mayhew | The Big Lie |
| 2014 | Kristine Kathryn Rusch | The Enemy Within |
| 2013 | The Weight of the Sunrise | — |
| 2013 | Bryce Zabel | Surrounded by Enemies: What If Kennedy Survived Dallas? |
From Wikidata; the list may be incomplete for some years.
Eligibility and entering
Check the official rules of the Sidewise Award for Alternate History for the current eligibility window, accepted formats, residency or language requirements and any entry fee. For most established prizes the publisher submits on the author's behalf, often with a limit on entries per imprint.
If you are self-published, look for an explicit statement that independently published books are accepted, and budget for entry fees and copies for judges.
Sources & data
- Structured data from Wikidata Q1079400 (CC0).
- Summary text from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).