James Tiptree Jr. Award Winners: Joe Haldeman and Johanna Sinisalo
The award is “presented annually to a work that explores and expands gender roles in science fiction and fantasy…”
James Tiptree, Jr was actually Alice Sheldon. She wrote a memorable book that featured not only gender-role swapping, but complete body and consciousness and species swapping called Up The Walls Of The World. It’s at least 15 years since I read it, and I still remember the intriguing, liberating, and disturbing issues she raised and the characters that played the story out. Tiptree/Sheldon was an amazing writer, and she led an amazing life.
Ooh – the winners of the award get $1000, some original art, and… chocolate. Now that’s what I call a prize…
