The judges for the Sidewise Awards for Alternate History are pleased
to announce the winners of the
2024 Sidewise Awards, presented Aug. 15, 2025, at
Seattle Worldcon, the 83rd World Science Fiction Convention.
The awards honor the best alternate history published in calendar 2024.
Winner for
2024
Best Short-Form Alternate History
L. Briar.
"A Brother's Oath"
In
A Bit of Luck: Alternate Histories in Honor of Eric Flint
(ed. Lisa Mangum), Wordfire Press 2024.
Other Finalists
Mark Ciccone.
Les Mariannes: An Alternate History Short Story
July 2024
Elektra Hammond.
"Apart from That Mrs. Lincoln"
In
ZNB Presents: Year Two
(ed. Joshua Palmatier), ZNB 2024
Winner for
2024
Best Long-Form Alternate History
Sophie Burnham.
Sargassa
DAW Books 2024
Other Finalists
Ann Brashares & Ben Brashares.
Westfallen
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers 2024
M.R. Carey.
The Pandominion
Comprising
Infinity Gate
(Orbit 2023)
and
Echo of Worlds
(Orbit 2024)
Kyle Palmer.
The Last Rival: A Time of our Choosing
Paramount Books 2024
The Sidewise Awards have been presented annually since 1995 to recognize excellence in alternate historical fiction.
The judges for the 2024 awards included
Matt Mitrovich, Olav Rokne, Kurt Sidaway, and Steven H Silver.
Please address all inquiries and correspondence to the awards administrator, Steven H Silver.