Most of the books and stories that Otherwise Award jurors read to pick a winner are nominated by authors and readers. We need your suggestions. If you’ve read a work of science fiction or fantasy that explores or expands our notions of gender, please tell us about it by filling out the recommendation form below. If you have more than one, just fill out the form again with a new recommendation and repeat the process until you’ve told us about them all.

Recommendations close on the 1st of December, 2021. Because recommendations are accepted from everyone, and haven’t been reviewed by the jury, we request that nominated creators not publicize their appearance on this list: if you win, or your work shows up on an honor list or long list, please publicize to your heart’s content!

The 2021 Otherwise Award will be given in 2022, location to be determined.

To let us know something related to recommendations that doesn’t fit in the form, please email recommendations@otherwiseaward.org.

Recommendations are Closed

The current Recommendations for the Otherwise Award can be found here:
2024 Otherwise Award Recommendations

The 2021 Otherwise Award Recommendations

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