The judges for the Sidewise Awards for Alternate History have announced the finalists for the 2001 Sidewise Awards. LONG FORM: (60,000 words or longer or complete series)

J. Gregory Keyes - "The Age of Unreason" series of books 1998-2001
Allen M. Steele - Chronospace
J.N. Stroyar - The Children's War

SHORT FORM: (shorter than 60,000 words)

Stephen Baxter & Simon Bradshaw - "First to the Moon" in Spectrum 6
Ken MacLeod - "The Human Front" - PS Publishing

The Sidewise Awards, founded in 1995 to recognize excellence in alternate history, are named for Murray Leinster's short story "Sidewise in Time".

Posted May 29, 2002