Comments: I'm a little behind getting this up this year, since the finalists were announced back in August, but I've been running behind on lots of things this year, so that's just how it is.
Asm usual, the array of nominees for the WSFA Small Press Award were an exceptional bunch of stories. Even the worst of the bunch is an interesting and engaging story, while the top tier contains stories that fit in perfectly among the best works of short fiction of the year. This is, I believe, one of the hidden secrets of modern science fiction publishing: While these stories were all published by outfits that meet the definition of "small publisher" laid out by the rules, they represent some of the best work that the science fiction genre has to offer.
WSFA Small Press Award
The Thing in the Walls Wants Your Small Change by Virginia M. Mohlere
Other Nominees:
Baggage by Leslie Burton-Lopez
The Djinni and the Accountant by Hal J. Friesen
Familiar in Her Angles by E.A. Brenner
The Hydraulic Emperor by Arkady Martine
The Spider and the Stars by DK Mok
The Tale of the Three Beautiful Raptor Sisters and the Prince Who Was Made of Meat by Brooke Bolander
A Witch's Guide to Escape: A Practical Compendium of Portal Fantasies by Alix E. Harrow
Go to previous year's nominees: 2018
Go to subsequent year's nominees: 2020
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