The winner of the 2025 Philip K. Dick Award, given for distinguished science fiction published in paperback original form in the United States, was announced April 18 at Norwescon 47 in SeaTac, Washington.

• Time’s Agent by Brenda Peynado (Tordotcom)

Special citation was given to:

• Alien Clay by Adrian Tchaikovsky (Orbit)

The Philip K. Dick Award is presented annually with the support of the Philip K. Dick Trust for distinguished science fiction published in paperback original form in the United States. The award is sponsored by the Philadelphia Science Fiction Society and the award ceremony is sponsored by Norwescon. The 2024 award was given to These Burning Stars by Bethany Jacobs (Orbit) with a special citation to The Museum Of Human History by Rebekah Bergman (Tin House).

Judges for the 2025 award were Maurice Broaddus, C. S. Friedman, Rajan Khanna, Carol McGuirk, and Carrie Vaughn (chair).

This year’s judges are Jim Aikin, Kim Antieau, J. D. Goff, Abbey Mei Otis, and Lisa Swanstrom.

The virtual award ceremony can be found online here,

[Based on a press release.]