The winners of the Science Fiction Poetry Association’s 2016 Poetry Contest are posted.

Prizes were offered in three divisions: Dwarf (10 lines or less), Short, and Long (50+ lines). The winners were selected by Michael Kriesel.

Contest chair F.J. Bergmann received 93 Dwarf, 140 Short, and 36 Long entries.

The text of the winning and second-place poems is published on the website.

DWARF FORM

Winner: Craving by Shannon Connor Winward

Second Place: Dragon Tongue Sushi by Robert Borski

Third Place: (haiku, no title) by Susan Burch

Honorable Mentions

• Blurred Future: Bruce Boston
• (untitled tanka) “at work”: Susan Burch
• A Pop Culture Fairy Tale Tweet: MX Kelly

SHORT FORM

Winner: Regarding the Mastodons by Timons Esaias

Second Place: Gretel at Menlo Mall, 1996 by Stacey Balkun

Third Place: Even Happy Ghosts Can Be Scary When You’re 7 by Kathleen A. Lawrence

Honorable Mention

• Apple-Child Learns the ABCs: Stacey Balkun
• The Myth of the Sun: Lisette Alonso
• Singed, Unhurt: E. Kristin Anderson

LONG FORM

Winner: Elvis Triptych by William Stobb

Second Place: Thirteen Ways to See a Ghost by Shannon Connor Winward

Third Place: We Shall Meet in the Star-Spackled Ruins by Wendy Rathbone

Honorable Mention

• The Problem of the Horse: Frederick Lord
• The Blind Elephants of Io: Karen Bovenmyer
• The Container Store: Gene Twaronite