2022 Sidewise Award Winners

The winners for the 2022 Sidewise Awards for Alternate History were announced October 27, 2023 at the World Fantasy Convention in Kansas City MO.

Long Form

  • WINNER: The Peacekeeper, B.L. Blanchard (47North)
  • The Peacekeeper, B.L. Blanchard (47North)
  • Babel, R.F. Kuang (Harper Voyager)
  • Appliance, J.O. Morgan (Jonathan Cape)
  • Begin the World Over, Kung Li Sun (AK)
  • Three Miles Down, Harry Turtledove (Tor)
  • Beat the Devils, Josh Weiss (Grand Central)

Short Form

  • WINNER (tie): “A Sky and a Heaven”, Eric Choi (Other Covenants: Alternate Histories of the Jewish People)
  • WINNER (tie): “A Dream of Electric Mothers”, Wole Talabi (Africa Risen: A New Era of Speculative Fiction)
  • “Kingsbury 1944”, Michael Cassutt (Analog 9-10/22)
  • It’s Real Life, Paul Levinson (Connected Editions)
  • “Why the Bridgemasters of York Don’t Pay Taxes”, Gillian Polack (Other Covenants: Alternate Histories of the Jewish People)

The Sidewise Awards have been presented annually since 1995 to recognize excellence in alternate historical fiction. For more, see the Sidewise Awards website.


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