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It is named after British author Arthur C. Clarke, who gave a grant to establish the award in 1987. The book is chosen by a panel of judges from the British Science Fiction Association, the Science Fiction Foundation, and a third organisation, which as of 2019 is the Sci-Fi-London film festival. [1]
In 1986, Clarke provided a grant to fund the prize money (initially £1,000) for the Arthur C. Clarke Award for the best science fiction novel published in the United Kingdom in the previous year. In 2001 the prize was increased to £2001, and its value now matches the year (e.g., £2005 in 2005).
"Silence Please" is the title of two science fiction short stories by British writer Arthur C. Clarke. The first was published in 1950 under the pseudonym Charles Willis. The second was used as the introductory story for Clarke's collection Tales from the White Hart. [1]
When asked, Arthur C. Clarke said that Gentry Lee did the writing while he was a source of ideas. [4] Lee went on to write three more science fiction novels after Rama Revealed. Two take place in the Rama universe (Bright Messengers, Double Full Moon Night) while one makes several references to it (Tranquility Wars).
Three of Pollack's novels won or were nominated for major awards in the science fiction and fantasy field: Unquenchable Fire won the 1989 Arthur C. Clarke Award; Godmother Night won the 1997 World Fantasy Award, was shortlisted for the James Tiptree Jr. Award, and was nominated for a Lambda Literary Award for Transgender Literature; while Temporary Agency was nominated for the 1995 Nebula ...
Dave Langford reviewed 1984: Spring / A Choice of Futures for White Dwarf #68, and stated that "Plenty of good things here: too many, really, as Clarke reprints several speeches which make points in the same words. Where was his editor?"
Nov. 2—WILKES-BARRE — John W. Cosgrove, Chief Executive Officer at AllOne Foundation and Charities, on Thursday announced the promotion of Mary Carroll Donahoe to the position of Chief Program ...
Clarke Award or Clark Award may refer to: Arthur C. Clarke Award, given yearly to a science fiction author for a novel published in the United Kingdom. Sir Arthur Clarke Award, given yearly in the United Kingdom for achievements related to outer space. The John Bates Clark Medal for academic contributions by an American economist under age 40.