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The Arthur C. Clarke Award
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The Arthur C. Clarke Award is the most prestigious award for science fiction in Britain. It is becoming recognised as one of the most prestigious science fiction awards in the world, the equivalent of the Booker Prize. It is awarded every year to the best science fiction novel which received its first British publication during the previous calendar year. The Award is chosen by jury.
The Award was established with a generous grant from Arthur C. Clarke with the intention of encouraging science fiction in Britain. The Award was set up in 1986 and the first winner was announced in 1987.
The award consists of an inscribed plaque in the form of a bookend, and a check the amount of which is equal to year of the award.
2009 Arthur C. Clarke List
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Selection Process
The Arthur C. Clarke Award is judged by a jury which consists of five judges, two representatives each of the BSFA and the Science Fiction Foundation, and one representative of the Science Museum. The panel of judges changes every year.
Since the Award was established in 1986, many of the most distinguished writers, critics and fans involved with science fiction in this country have acted as judges.
Among those who have judged the award are Arthur C. Clarke Award winners Gwyneth Jones, Geoff Ryman and Paul McAuley, distinguished authors Mary Gentle, John Gribbin, Neil Gaiman, David Langford, Kim Newman, Lisa Tuttle and Ian Watson, and critics John Clute editor of The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction, David Pringle former editor of Interzone, Edward James former editor of Foundation, Farah Mendlesohn current editor of Foundation, Andy Sawyer administrator of the Science Fiction Foundation, Maureen Speller former administrator of the British Science Fiction Association, Maggie McDonald review editor of New Scientist, Dr David Seed of Liverpool University and author of books on Thomas Pynchon among others, Maurice Goldsmith author of numerous books on science and scientists and Roz Kaveney contributor to the Times Literary Supplement and numerous other journals.
The chairman of the judges and administrator of the Award is Paul Kincaid, author of What It Is We Do When We Read Science Fiction, and contributor of reviews and articles to numerous books and journals.
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Arthur C. Clarke Award in Blogs
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The UK Space Conference 2010 will be held at Charterhouse School in Goldaming, Surrey from March 24-28. UKSC brings together members of the UK space. - Walker of Worlds: 2009 Arthur C Clarke Award Long List
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The Handmaid's Tale made Lisa Tuttle's critic's chart of the top Arthur C. Clarke Award winners. Also see Robert Collins' top ten list of dystopian novels and Gemma Malley's top 10 list of dystopian novels for teenagers. ... - The Handmaid's Tale (a group read)
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Charlie Stross, Arthur C. Clarke Award nominee (a new Bob Howard story) S Andrew Swann, Prometheus Award nominee Jo Walton -- novelist, Campbell and World Fantasy Award winner David Weber, NY Times best selling author (a new Honor ... - LitSutra's fab four: Denise Mina, Mark Billingham, China Mieville ...
Arthur C. Clarke Award (Perdido Street Station and Iron Council) and has also won the British Fantasy Award twice (Perdido Street Station and The Scar). The City & The City, an existential thriller, was published in 2009. ... - China Miéville in Bangalore
Miéville's novels have won the Arthur C Clarke Award and the British Fantasy Award (twice each), and his latest, a foray into crime fiction, The City and The City has been shortlisted for a Nebula Award. ...