Poet Harry Josephine Giles won the Arthur C Clarke 2022 award for her science fiction novel 'Deep Wheel Orcadia'. Named after the famous science fiction writer Sir Arthur C Clarke, the award is given annually to "the best science fiction novel first published in the United Kingdom during the previous year," as per their official website.
'Deep Wheel Orcadia' is written in verse in the Orkney dialect, along with its parallel translation in English. The story follows Astrid and Darling. While Astrid is returning to her home from an art school on Mars, Darling is on a run. The duo meet on Deep Wheel Orcadia-- a space station that is struggling to survive.
