ARTHUR C. CLARKE AWARD

:''This article describes the Arthur C. Clarke Award. For the awards that recognise British space achievement, see Sir Arthur Clarke Award''.
The 'Arthur C. Clarke Award' is a British award given for the best science fiction novel first published in the United Kingdom during the previous year. The award was established with a grant from Arthur C. Clarke and the first prize was awarded in 1987. The book 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 winner receives a prize consisting of a number of pounds sterling equal to the current year (£2007 for year 2007).
The 2007 short list was announced on January 20, 2007 and includes:

★ ''End of the World Blues'' by Jon Courtenay Grimwood

★ ''Nova Swing'' by M. John Harrison

★ ''Oh Pure and Radiant Heart'' by Lydia Millet

★ ''Hav'' by Jan Morris

★ ''Gradisil'' by Adam Roberts

★ ''Streaking'' by Brian Stableford
The award was given to ''Nova Swing'' on 2 May 2007 on the opening night of the Sci-Fi-London Film Festival.

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Previous winners

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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 J. 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

★ 2007: ''Nova Swing'' by M. John Harrison

External links

★ Official Arthur C. Clarke Award site

★ Reviews of previous winners

★ Most honored Clarke Award nominees

★ Arthur C. Clarke fan site