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The '''James Tiptree, Jr. Award''' is an annual literary prize for works of [[science fiction]] or [[fantasy]] that expand or explore our understanding of [[gender|gender]]. It was initiated in February of 1991 by authors [[Pat Murphy]] and [[Karen Joy Fowler]], subsequent to a discussion at [[WisCon]] (the world's only [[feminism|feminist]]-oriented [[science fiction convention]]).
The '''James Tiptree, Jr. Award''' is an annual literary prize for works of [[science fiction]] or [[fantasy]] that expand or explore our understanding of [[gender]]. It was initiated in February of 1991 by authors [[Pat Murphy]] and [[Karen Joy Fowler]], subsequent to a discussion at [[WisCon]] (then the world's only [[feminism|feminist]]-oriented [[science fiction convention]]).


The award is named for [[James Tiptree, Jr.|Alice B. Sheldon]], who wrote under the pseudonym [[James Tiptree, Jr.]]  By choosing a masculine ''nom de plume,'' having her stories accepted under that name and winning awards with them, Sheldon helped demonstrate that the division between male and female SF writing was illusory.  Years after "Tiptree" first published SF, Sheldon wrote some work under the female pen name "Raccoona Sheldon"; later, the SF world discovered that "Tiptree" had been female all along.  According to the Tiptree Award council, this discovery led to widespread discussion over which aspects of writing, if any, have an intrinsic gender.  To remind audiences of the complicated role gender plays in both reading and writing, the award was named in Sheldon's honor.
The award is named for [[James Tiptree, Jr.|Alice B. Sheldon]], who wrote under the pseudonym [[James Tiptree, Jr.]]  By choosing a masculine ''nom de plume,'' having her stories accepted under that name and winning awards with them, Sheldon helped demonstrate that the division between male and female SF writing was illusory.  Years after "Tiptree" first published SF, Sheldon wrote some work under the female pen name "Raccoona Sheldon"; later, the SF world discovered that "Tiptree" had been female all along.  According to the Tiptree Award Council, this discovery led to widespread discussion over which aspects of writing, if any, have an intrinsic gender.  To remind audiences of the complicated role gender plays in both reading and writing, the award was named in Sheldon's honor.


Fundraising efforts for the Tiptree have included publications, auctions, and feminist bake sales.  
Fundraising efforts for the Tiptree have included publications, auctions, and feminist bake sales.
 
==Discussion==
 
The Tiptree Award is one of the few awards that embodies science fiction-ness in its award process. It's not a popularity contest; it's not an award for literary quality; it's not an award based on sales. It's an award for "exploring" a concept -- a fundamentally science fictional thing to do.  Popularity and attention to a work give it impact; literary quality makes it possible to deliver the exploration and make it work.  But the science fictional notion of ''exploration'' is at the heart of the Tiptree Award.


== Winners ==
== Winners ==
*2005: ''Air'' by [[Geoff Ryman]]
*2009: ''[[Ooku: The Inner Chambers]]'' by [[Fumi Yoshinaga]] and ''[[Cloud and Ashes: Three Winter Tales]]'' by [[Greer Gilman]]
*2004: ''[[Camouflage (book)|Camouflage]]'' by [[Joe Haldeman]] and ''Not Before Sundown'' by [[Johanna Sinisalo]]
*2008: ''[[The Knife of Never Letting Go]]'' by [[Patrick Ness]] and ''[[Filter House]]'' by [[Nisi Shawl]]
*2003: ''Set This House In Order: A Romance Of Souls'' by [[Matt Ruff]]
*2007: ''[[The Carhullan Army]]'' by [[Sarah Hall]] (U.S. title, ''Daughters of the North'')
*2002: ''Light'' by [[M. John Harrison]] and "Stories for Men" by [[John Kessel]]
*2006: ''[[The Orphan's Tales: In the Night Garden]]'' by [[Catherynne M. Valente]] and ''[[Half Life]]'' by [[Shelley Jackson]]; with special recognition for ''[[James Tiptree, Jr.: The Double Life of Alice B. Sheldon]]'', a biography of Alice Sheldon written by [[Julie Phillips]].
*2001: ''The Kappa Child'' by [[Hiromi Goto]]
*2005: ''[[Air (novel)|Air]]'' by [[Geoff Ryman]]
*2000: ''Wild Life'' by [[Molly Gloss]]
*2004: ''[[Camouflage (book)|Camouflage]]'' by [[Joe Haldeman]] and ''[[Not Before Sundown]]'' by [[Johanna Sinisalo]]
*1999: ''The Conqueror's Child'' by [[Suzy McKee Charnas]]
*2003: ''[[Set This House In Order|Set This House In Order: A Romance Of Souls]]'' by [[Matt Ruff]]
*1998: "Congenital Agenesis of Gender Ideation" by [[Raphael Carter]]
*2002: ''[[Light (novel)|Light]]'' by [[M. John Harrison]] and "[[Stories for Men]]" by [[John Kessel]]
*1997: ''Black Wine'' by [[Candas Jane Dorsey]] and "Travels With The Snow Queen" by [[Kelly Link]]
*2001: ''[[The Kappa Child]]'' by [[Hiromi Goto]]
*1996: "Mountain Ways" by [[Ursula K. Le Guin]], and ''[[The Sparrow]]'' by [[Mary Doria Russell]]
*2000: ''[[Wild Life]]'' by [[Molly Gloss]]
*1995: ''Waking The Moon'' by [[Elizabeth Hand]] and ''The Memoirs Of Elizabeth Frankenstein'' by [[Theodore Roszak]]
*1999: ''[[The Conqueror's Child]]'' by [[Suzy McKee Charnas]]
*1994: "The Matter of Seggri" by [[Ursula K. Le Guin]] and ''Larque on the Wing'' by [[Nancy Springer]]
*1998: "[[Congenital Agenesis of Gender Ideation]]" by [[Raphael Carter]]
*1997: ''[[Black Wine]]'' by [[Candas Jane Dorsey]] and "[[Travels With The Snow Queen]]" by [[Kelly Link]]
*1996: "[[Mountain Ways]]" by [[Ursula K. Le Guin]], and ''[[The Sparrow]]'' by [[Mary Doria Russell]]
*1995: ''[[Waking The Moon]]'' by [[Elizabeth Hand]] and ''[[The Memoirs Of Elizabeth Frankenstein]]'' by [[Theodore Roszak]]
*1994: "[[The Matter of Seggri]]" by [[Ursula K. Le Guin]] and ''[[Larque on the Wing]]'' by [[Nancy Springer]]
*1993: ''[[Ammonite (novel)|Ammonite]]'' by [[Nicola Griffith]]
*1993: ''[[Ammonite (novel)|Ammonite]]'' by [[Nicola Griffith]]
*1992: ''[[China Mountain Zhang]]'' by [[Maureen F. McHugh]]
*1992: ''[[China Mountain Zhang]]'' by [[Maureen F. McHugh]]
*1991: ''[[A Woman of the Iron People]]'' by [[Eleanor Arnason]], and ''White Queen'' by [[Gwyneth Jones]]
*1991: ''[[A Woman of the Iron People]]'' by [[Eleanor Arnason]], and ''[[White Queen]]'' by [[Gwyneth Jones]]
* Retrospective Award:
: [[Suzy McKee Charnas]], ''[[Motherlines]]'' and ''[[Walk to the End of the World]]'';
: [[Ursula K. Le Guin]], ''[[The Left Hand of Darkness]]''
: [[Joanna Russ]], ''[[When It Changed]]'' and ''[[The Female Man]]''


== See also ==
==Anthologies==
* [[Gender role]]
 
* [[Gender and sexuality studies]]
* ''[[Flying Cups and Saucers]]'' (1998). reprinted 2008 through Lulu.com
* [[Sex in science fiction]]
* ''[[The James Tiptree Award Anthology 1]]'' (Tachyon Publications, 2004)
* [[Women in science fiction]]
* ''[[The James Tiptree Award Anthology 2]]'' (Tachyon Publications, 2005)
* [[Women science fiction authors]]
* ''[[The James Tiptree Award Anthology 3]]'' (Tachyon Publications, 2007)


== External links ==
== External links ==
* [http://www.tiptree.org/ James Tiptree, Jr. Literary Award Council]
* [http://www.tiptree.org/ James Tiptree, Jr. Literary Award Council]
* [http://www.scifi.com/sfw/issue22/tiptree.html "On James Tiptree, Alice Sheldon and bake sales", by Karen Joy Fowler]
* [http://www.scifi.com/sfw/issue22/tiptree.html "On James Tiptree, Alice Sheldon and bake sales", by Karen Joy Fowler]
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Latest revision as of 13:31, 7 June 2011

The James Tiptree, Jr. Award is an annual literary prize for works of science fiction or fantasy that expand or explore our understanding of gender. It was initiated in February of 1991 by authors Pat Murphy and Karen Joy Fowler, subsequent to a discussion at WisCon (then the world's only feminist-oriented science fiction convention).

The award is named for Alice B. Sheldon, who wrote under the pseudonym James Tiptree, Jr. By choosing a masculine nom de plume, having her stories accepted under that name and winning awards with them, Sheldon helped demonstrate that the division between male and female SF writing was illusory. Years after "Tiptree" first published SF, Sheldon wrote some work under the female pen name "Raccoona Sheldon"; later, the SF world discovered that "Tiptree" had been female all along. According to the Tiptree Award Council, this discovery led to widespread discussion over which aspects of writing, if any, have an intrinsic gender. To remind audiences of the complicated role gender plays in both reading and writing, the award was named in Sheldon's honor.

Fundraising efforts for the Tiptree have included publications, auctions, and feminist bake sales.

Discussion

The Tiptree Award is one of the few awards that embodies science fiction-ness in its award process. It's not a popularity contest; it's not an award for literary quality; it's not an award based on sales. It's an award for "exploring" a concept -- a fundamentally science fictional thing to do. Popularity and attention to a work give it impact; literary quality makes it possible to deliver the exploration and make it work. But the science fictional notion of exploration is at the heart of the Tiptree Award.

Winners

Suzy McKee Charnas, Motherlines and Walk to the End of the World;
Ursula K. Le Guin, The Left Hand of Darkness
Joanna Russ, When It Changed and The Female Man

Anthologies

External links

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