Philip K. Dick Award
1 appearances
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Edition 12 (1994) Winner
Jack Womack
ジャック・ウォマック
Jakku Womakku
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1956-01-08 （Lexington, Kentucky）
- Nationality
- American
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Lexington, Kentucky → New York City
Career
- Occupations
- author, speculative fiction writer
- Active Years
- 1987-2024
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | Philip K. Dick Award | Elvissey | — | Philip K. Dick Award | winner |
Philip K. Dick Award
1993
Work:
Elvissey
Organization:
Philip K. Dick Award
Result:
winner
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Ambient
1987 speculative fictionA dystopian novel set in near-future New York.
social critiqueurban breakdown
Terraplane
1988 speculative fictionSF novel with time travel elements.
class warracial tensions
Elvissey
1993 speculative fictionStory revolving around Elvis Presley.
social satire
Let's Put the Future Behind Us
1996 speculative fictionSatirical novel set in post-Soviet Russia.
politicseconomics
Bibliography
- Random Acts of Senseless Violence
- Heathern
- Ambient
- Terraplane
- Elvissey
- Going, Going, Gone
- Let's Put the Future Behind Us
- Flying Saucers Are Real!
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- social satirepunky edge
- Recurring Motifs
- urban breakdownclass warracial tensions
Legacy
Known for using speculative fiction as a vehicle for social critique.
Quotes
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Womack's fiction may be determinedly non-cyber, but, with its commitment to using SF as a vehicle for social critique, it definitely has a punky edge.
Source: Jim McClellan interview (1995)
Trivia
- Has lived in his current New York apartment for over 32 years.