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'''The Arthur C. Clarke Award''' is the most prestigious award for science fiction in Britain. 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 Arthur C. Clarke Award''' is the most prestigious award for science fiction in Britain. 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 a panel of judges from the British Science Fiction Association, the Science Fiction Foundation and the Science Museum of London. It is now administrated by the Serendip Foundation.
 
The Award was established with a 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 cheque. The value of the prize matches the year. In 2001, the award was £2001. In 2007, it will be £2007.
 
==Previous winners==
* [[1987]]: [[The Handmaid's Tale|''The Handmaid's Tale'']] by [[Margaret Atwood]]
* [[1988]]: [[Drowning Towers|''Drowning Towers'']] by [[George Turner (writer)|George Turner]]
* [[1989]]: [[Unquenchable Fire|''Unquenchable Fire'']] by [[Rachel Pollack]]
* [[1990]]: [[The Child Garden|''The Child Garden'']] by Geoff Ryman
* [[1991]]: [[Take Back Plenty|''Take Back Plenty'']] by [[Colin Greenland]]
* [[1992]]: [[Synners|''Synners'']] by [[Pat Cadigan]]
* [[1993]]: [[Body of Glass|''Body of Glass'']] by [[Marge Piercy]] (published as ''He, She and It'' in the U.S.)
* [[1994]]: [[Vurt|''Vurt'']] by [[Jeff Noon]]
* [[1995]]: [[Fools (novel)|''Fools'']] by Pat Cadigan
* [[1996]]: [[Fairyland (novel)|''Fairyland'']] by [[Paul McAuley]]
* [[1997]]: [[The Calcutta Chromosome|''The Calcutta Chromosome'']] by [[Amitav Ghosh]]
* [[1998]]: [[The Sparrow (novel)|''The Sparrow'']] by [[Mary Doria Russell]]
* [[1999]]: [[Dreaming in Smoke|''Dreaming in Smoke'']] by [[Tricia Sullivan]]
* [[2000]]: [[Distraction (novel)|''Distraction'']] by [[Bruce Sterling]]
* [[2001]]: [[Perdido Street Station|''Perdido Street Station'']] by [[China Miéville]]
* [[2002]]: [[Bold as Love|''Bold As Love'']] by [[Gwyneth Jones (novelist)|Gwyneth Jones]]
* [[2003]]: ''[[The Separation]]'' by [[Christopher Priest (science fiction writer)|Christopher Priest]]
* [[2004]]: ''[[Quicksilver (novel)|''Quicksilver'']]'' by [[Neal Stephenson]]
* [[2005]]: ''[[Iron Council]]'' by [[China Miéville]]
* [[2006]]: ''[[Air (novel)|Air]]'' by [[Geoff Ryman]]


==External links==
==External links==
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[[Category:SF awards]]
[[Category:SF awards]]
[[Category:British SF]]
[[Category:1986 establishments]]

Revision as of 05:51, 24 April 2007

The Arthur C. Clarke Award is the most prestigious award for science fiction in Britain. 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 a panel of judges from the British Science Fiction Association, the Science Fiction Foundation and the Science Museum of London. It is now administrated by the Serendip Foundation.

The Award was established with a 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 cheque. The value of the prize matches the year. In 2001, the award was £2001. In 2007, it will be £2007.

Previous winners

External links

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