Sidewise Award for Alternate History

The Sidewise Award for Alternate History was established in 1995 to recognize the best alternate history stories and novels of the year.

The award takes its name from the 1934 short story "Sidewise in Time" by Murray Leinster, in which a strange storm causes portions of Earth to swap places with their analogs from other timelines.

Each year, two awards are presented at Worldcon. The Short Form award is presented to a work under 60,000 words in length. The Long Form award may be presented to a work longer than 60,000 words, including both novels or complete series.

At their discretion, the Sidewise Award judges (a panel of seven) may elect to recognize an individual or work with a Special Achievement Award. The Special Achievement Awards recognize works that were published prior to the award's inception.

Award Winners: Long Form:

2003 Martin J. Gidron, The Severed Wing & Harry Turtledove, Ruled Britannia

2001 Mary Gentle, Ash: A Secret History

1999 Stephen Fry, Making History

1997 Harry Turtledove, How Few Remain

1996 Stephen Baxter, Voyage

1995 Paul McAuley, Pasquale's Angel

Short Form:

2003 Ken MacLeod, "The Human Front"

2000 Ted Chiang, "Seventy-two Letters"

1999 Alain Bergeron, "The Eighth Register" (translated by Ian R. MacLeod, "The Summer Isles"

1997 Walter Jon Williams, "Foreign Devils"

1995 Stephen Baxter, "Brigantia's Angels"

Special Achievement:

1999 Randall Garrett: Lord Darcy Series

1997 L. Sprague de Camp