The finalists for the inaugural Eugie Foster Memorial Award for Short Fiction are:
- “The Deepwater Bride” by Tamsyn Muir (F&SF, July/Aug 2015)
- “Hungry Daughters of Starving Mothers” by Alyssa Wong (Nightmare, Oct 2015)
- “The Long Goodnight of Violet Wild” by Catherynne M. Valente (Clarkesworld, Jan & Mar 2015)
- “Pocosin” by Ursula Vernon (Apex Magazine, Jan 2015)
- “Three Cups of Grief, by Starlight” by Aliette De Bodard (Clarkesworld, Jan 2015)
Eligible for the award are works of original speculative short fiction, no longer than 20,000 words, published for the first time in English during the previous year.
This is a juried award, taking nominations “from editors, reviewers, and select readers.” Those who nominated stories for 2016 included John Joseph Adams, Mike Allen, Scott H. Andrews, Michele Barasso, Neil Clarke, Ellen Datlow, Charles Coleman Finlay, Niall Harrison, Emily Hockaday, Michael Kelly, Jonathan Laden, Mike Resnick, Scott Roberts, Edmund R. Schubert, Jason Sizemore, Jonathan Strahan, Lynne M Thomas, and Sean Wallace.
The award will be presented at Dragon Con.
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Looks like a good shortlist.
Indeed. Congrats to Our Wombat and the other nominees.
I have read, and liked, works from all on list except Muir. Any thoughts on her work?
Thank you Mike for being a better proof reader than I was.
Ron: I have read, and liked, works from all on list except Muir. Any thoughts on her work?
Cheryl S. was nice enough to lend me her e-copy of that issue of F&SF. It’s a good story that goes unexpected places. I didn’t have it on my nomination ballot — but I could see why other people might have nominated it.
And congratulations to the nominees, especially oor wombat, for what is a very special award.
I’ve read all of ’em, and they were all good. I put two of them on my Hugo list.
Hoping for Oor Wombat, of course.
Honored to be here for the inaugural year, and alongside such company!
Everything I’ve read on that shortlist (all but the Muir) has been among my fa irites this year. ?