The shortlist of nominees for the annual Philip K. Dick Award -- given to a distinguished work of science fiction published in original paperback in the USA -- has just been announced. The award will be given on April 6th at Norwestcon 30.

The nominees are:

• Carnival, Elizabeth Bear
• Catalyst, Nina Kiriki Hoffman
• Idolon, Mark Budz
• Living Next Door To the God of Love, Justina Robson
• Mindscape, Andrea Hairston
• Recursion, Tony Ballantyne (available from the SFBC, though I can't link to it right at the moment)
• Spin Control, Chris Moriarty

[links via Locus Online, though I'd seen this several other places as well -- I'm slow this time]