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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 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 by Margaret Atwood
- 1988: Drowning Towers by George Turner
- 1989: Unquenchable Fire by Rachel Pollack
- 1990: The Child Garden by Geoff Ryman
- 1991: Take Back Plenty by Colin Greenland
- 1992: Synners by Pat Cadigan
- 1993: Body of Glass by Marge Piercy (published as He, She and It in the U.S.)
- 1994: Vurt by Jeff Noon
- 1995: Fools by Pat Cadigan
- 1996: Fairyland by Paul McAuley
- 1997: The Calcutta Chromosome by Amitav Ghosh
- 1998: The Sparrow by Mary Doria Russell
- 1999: Dreaming in Smoke by Tricia Sullivan
- 2000: Distraction by Bruce Sterling
- 2001: Perdido Street Station by China Miéville
- 2002: Bold As Love by Gwyneth Jones
- 2003: The Separation by Christopher Priest
- 2004: Quicksilver by Neal Stephenson
- 2005: Iron Council by China Miéville
- 2006: Air by Geoff Ryman