Edmonton writer Minister Faust is among the nominees for the 2008 Philip K. Dick Award.

The nominees are:

• Grey, Jon Armstrong (Night Shade Books)
• Undertow, Elizabeth Bear (Bantam Spectra)
• From the Notebooks of Dr. Brain, Minister Faust (Del Rey)
• Nova Swing, M. John Harrison (Bantam Spectra)
• Gradisil, Adam Roberts (Pyr)
• Ally, Karen Traviss (Eos)
• Saturn Returns, Sean Williams (Ace Books)

The award is presented annually for distinguished science fiction published in paperback original form in the U.S.

The 2008 award judges are Steve Miller, Chris Moriarty (Chair), Steven Piziks, Randy Schroeder and Ann Tonsor Zeddies. The award will be presented at Norwescon 31 in SeaTac, WA, on Friday 21 March.