The Science Fiction and Fantasy Poetry Association has announced the 2020 Dwarf Stars winner and other top finishers. Winner “Standing Up,” by John C. Mannone, Nadwah: Poetry in Translation, December 2019. 2nd Place [There are fossils] by Mark A. Fisher, Silver Blade 44. 3rd … Continue reading
The Science Fiction and Fantasy Poetry Association announced the 2019 Dwarf Stars winner and other top finishers on September 30. Winner “embalmed,” Sofía Rhei (translated by Lawrence Schimel), Multiverse: An International Anthology of Science Fiction Poetry, eds. Rachel Plummer & … Continue reading
The Science Fiction and Fantasy Poetry Association announced the 2018 Dwarf Stars winner and other top finishers on September 16. Winner “The Green,” Kath Abela Wilson, Carrying the Branch: Poets in Search of Peace, eds. Diane Frank, Lois P. Jones, … Continue reading
The annual Dwarf Stars award, voted on by members of the Science Fiction Poetry Association, recognizes the best speculative poem of 1–10 lines published in the previous year. The award is designed to honor excellent scifaiku, tanka, cinquains, and other types … Continue reading
The Science Fiction and Fantasy Poetry Association (SFPA) has announced the 2023 Rhysling Award Finalists. There are two categories: Short poems of 11–49 lines (101–499 words for prose poems) and Long poems of 50–299 lines (500–1999 words for prose poems) The … Continue reading
The Science Fiction & Fantasy Poetry Association‘s Dwarf Stars 2023 award winners, as voted by SFPA members, were revealed today by David C. Kopaska-Merkel and Miguel O. Mitchell, editors of the 2023 Dwarf Stars Anthology. The award recognizes the best speculative poem of … Continue reading
The 2023 Dwarf Stars Anthology contents have been finalized, which constitutes the shortlist for the Science Fiction & Fantasy Poetry Association‘s Dwarf Stars award. The poems were selected by editors David Kopaska-Merkel and Miguel O. Mitchell, Ph.D. The award recognizes the best speculative poem … Continue reading
Science Fiction and Fantasy Poetry Association (SFPA) has created The President’s Lifetime Service Award to be presented to someone who embodies exemplary attitude and dedication to the SFPA and the speculative genre. The award is given for service throughout the years to an … Continue reading
The Science Fiction & Fantasy Poetry Association (SFPA) has implemented new guidelines for the organization’s best-known prize, the Rhysling Award. The most significant changes are the addition of a jury to the process, and a rule to discourage entrants from … Continue reading
The Science Fiction & Fantasy Poetry Association‘s Dwarf Stars 2022 award winners have been announced. The award recognizes the best speculative poem of 1–10 lines published in the previous year, and is designed to honor excellent scifaiku, tanka, cinquains, and other types of short … Continue reading