====== The Turtledove Awards ======

In February 2005, various members of the board, realizing that we have some talented writers and historians around here,  discussed the creation of an award recognizing outstanding achievement by members of AlternateHistory.com.  The result was the Turtledove Awards, which is given out each year for the best alternate history timelines and fiction posted by members of AH.com over the previous year.  The winner receives a web graphic which they can use on their own websites, should they have one.  

[[offtopic:RobertP6165]] took the leading role in creating the award, setting down the various award categories and the rules by which the awards would be given.  [[offtopic:Scarecrow]] suggested calling the award the "Turtledove" and created a prototype award graphic which was universally admired.  This graphic was later modified by RobertP6165 to become the final version of the award given to winners. An entirely new award plaque graphic has come into use since late 2011, designed by [[offtopic:Pischinovski]].

For the first three years (2005-2007), [[offtopic:RobertP6165]] served as moderator of the Awards, posting the nominations threads and the polls by which members voted. In 2008, he turned over these duties to [[offtopic:Glen]], who then relinquished his role to [[offtopic:SargentHawk]] in 2017. As part of another modernisation effort, SargentHawk also designed a new set of more customised award plaques.  

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==== Past Award Recipients by Year ====

**[[2005 Winners|2005]]** | **[[2006 Winners|2006]]** | **[[2007 Winners|2007]]** | **[[2008 Winners|2008]]** | **[[2009 Winners|2009]]** | **[[2010 Winners|2010]]** | **[[2011 Winners|2011]]** | **[[2012 Winners|2012]]** | **[[2013 Winners|2013]]** |
**[[2014 Winners|2014]]** | **[[2015 Winners|2015]]** | **[[2016 Winners|2016]]** | **[[2017 Winners|2017]]** | **[[2018 Winners|2018]]** | **[[2019 Winners|2019]]** | **[[2020 Winners|2020]]** | **[[2021 Winners]]**

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==== Past Award Recipients by Category ====

**[[turtledove winners by category|Turtledove Award Winners by Category]]** - Currently being reworked to contain more up-to-date information.

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==== Turtledove Awards Media and Trivia ====

**[[Turtledove Awards Plaque Gallery]]**

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