The nominees for the 2016 Sidewise Awards for Alternate History have been announced.

Short Form

• Anna Belfrage, “The Danish Crutch,”  1066 Turned Upside Down, Amazon
• Daniel Bensen, “Treasure Fleet,” Tales from Alternate Earths, Inkling Press
• Brent A. Harris & Ricardo Victoria, “Twilight of the Mesozoic Moon,” Tales from Alternate Earths, Inkling Press
• G. K. Holloway, “The Battle of London Bridge,” 1066 Turned Upside Down, Amazon
• Adam Rovner, “What If the Jewish State Had Been Established in East Africa,” What Ifs of Jewish History
• Bruce Sterling, Pirate Utopia, Tachyon Press

Long Form

• Richard Beard, Acts of the Assassins, Harvill Secker (a.k.a. The Apostle Killer, Melville House)
• Ben Winters, Underground Airlines, Mulholland
• Nick Wood, Azanian Bridges, NewCon Press

This year’s award judges are Stephen Baxter, Karen Hellekson, Matt Mitrovich, Jim Rittenhouse, Kurt Sidaway, and Steven H Silver.

The Sidewise Award winners will be announced on August 20.