2023 Sidewise Award Winners

The winners for the 2023 Sidewise Awards for Alternate History were announced August 12, 2024 at the World Science Fiction Convention in Glasgow, Scotland.

Long Form

  • WINNER: Cahokia Jazz, Francis Spufford (Faber & Faber; Scribner)
  • Julia, Sandra Newman (Mariner)
  • Wages of Sin, Harry Turtledove (CAEZIK SF & Fantasy)
  • Sunset Empire, Josh Weiss (Grand Central)

Short Form

  • WINNER: “Apollo in Retrograde”, Rosemary Claire Smith (Analog 11-12/23)
  • “Toe-to-Toe”, Mark Ciccone (If We’d Just Got That Penalty)

The Sidewise Awards have been presented since 1996 to recognize excellence in alternate historical fiction. For more, see the Sidewise Awards website.


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