25+ years supporting speculative fiction that explores & expands gender roles & concepts. Formerly known as Tiptree. https://otherwiseaward.org/
![OTHERWISE AWARD WINNER, 2025
Each year, the Otherwise Award (formerly Tiptree) celebrates speculative fiction that expands and explores our notions of gender.
The winner of the 2025 Award: Luminous by Silvia Park [published by Simon & Schuster (UK) & Magpie (UK)]
[book cover: mosaic tiger above a green plinth]
The jury unanimously agreed: this gripping science fiction novel is a diverse and immersive read that is exceptionally well-crafted. With deep and complex worldbuilding, this work intelligently and realistically
explores a range of identities and themes across gender expression, AI, robotics, trans identity, embodiment, dysphoria, disability, and relationships among humans, as well as humanity’s relationship with ‘the other’. The novel casts a crucial gaze at layered societal expectations around masculinity and femininity, and beautifully examines the quest for community and connection.
2025 HONOR LIST
What a Fish Looks Like, by Syr Hayati Beker (Stelliform Press)
A Song for You and I, by K. O’Neill (Random House Graphic)
The Path of Most Resistance: Poems on Women in Science, by Jessy Randall, illustrated by Kristin DiVona (Gold SF)
Notes from a Regicide, by Isaac Fellman (Tor Books)
Algarabía, by Roque Raquel Salas Rivera (Graywolf Press)
Learn more about the 2025 winner, Honor List, and Long List,
and plans to celebrate them at WisCon (online) in late May 2026:
otherwiseaward.org/news
Please also recommend works for the 2026 Award, donate to help
fund the Award, and read more about past honorees:
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25+ years supporting speculative fiction that explores & expands gender roles & concepts. Formerly known as Tiptree. https://otherwiseaward.org/