for the Phillip K Dick Award. This is an annual award for distinguished scifi published in paperback original form in the US. The award is sponsored by the Philadelphia Science Fiction Society and the award ceremony is sponsored by the Northwest Science Fiction Society.

STABLE STRATEGIES AND OTHERS by Eileen Gunn
LIFE by Gwyneth Jones
APOCALYPSE ARRAY by Lyda Morehouse
AIR by Geoff Ryman
CITY OF PEARL by Karen Traviss
BANNER OF SOULS by Liz Williams