The WSFA Small Press Award Committee Announces Finalists for the 2022 Award for stories published in 2021

The Washington (DC)  Science Fiction Association (WSFA) is pleased to announce the finalists for the 2022 WSFA Small Press Award for Short Fiction:

“The Birdsong Fossil” by DK Mok, Multispecies Cities: Solarpunk Urban Futures, (April 2021) World Weaver Press ed. by Christoph Rupprecht, Deborah Cleland, Norie Tamura, Rajat Chaudhuri, and Sarena Ulibarri;

“Dress of Ash” by Y. M. Pang, Seasons Between Us: Tales of Identities and Memories, ed. by Susan Forest and Lucas K. Law, Laksa Media Groups Inc. (2021);

“Eight Mile and the City” by Steven Harper, When Worlds Collide, ed. by  S. C. Butler & Joshua Palmatier,  Zombies Need Brains, LLC (July 2021);

“Fisherman’s Soup” by Kristina Ten, Mermaids Monthly, (May 26, 2022) ed. by Julia Rios, Meg Frank, and Ashley Deng;

“From the Ashes Flew the Ladybug” by Alexandra Seidel, The Deadlands, Issue 7 (November 2021) ed. by E. Catherine Tobler;

“Laughter Among the Trees” by Suzan Palumbo, The Dark Magazine, Issue 69 (February 2021) ed by Sean Wallace;

“Space Pirate Queen of the Ten Billion Utopias” by Elly Bangs, Lightspeed Magazine, Issue 138 (November 2021) ed. by John Joseph Adams;

“Standing Orders” by Sharon Lee & Steve Miller, Derelicts, ed. by David B. Coe and Joshua Palmatier, Zombies Need Brains, LLC (July 2021); 

“A Stranger Goes Ashore” by Adam R. Shannon, Beneath Ceaseless Skies, Issue 328 (April 22, 2021) ed. by Scott H. Andrews; and

“A Universe All to Himself” by Ryan Priest, Metaphorosis, (April 2021) ed. by B. Morris Allen;

The award honors the efforts of small press publishers in providing a critical venue for short fiction in the area of speculative fiction. It showcases the best original short fiction published by small presses in the previous year (2021). An unusual feature of the selection process is that all voting is done with the identity of the author (and publisher) hidden so that the final choice is based solely on the quality of the story.

The winner is chosen by the members of the Washington Science Fiction

Association (www.wsfa.org) and will be presented at their annual convention, Capclave (www.capclave.org), held this year on September 30 – October 2, 2022, at the Rockville Hilton & Executive Meeting Center, 1750 Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland 20852

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For Those Planning to Attend IN-Person:
Friendly reminder that if you would like to attend the First Friday meeting in person, I need to receive a copy of your vaccine card and your acknowledgment of the attendance requirements before Friday. We are located in Chestnut Grove Condominiums in Reston, Virginia, approximately 3/4 mile from the Wiehle-Reston Metro station. I will send specific directions when I receive your email.

Minutes for First Friday July Meeting

Minutes were taken by Aaron Pound subbing in as secretary.

Hybrid meeting at the Pound residence. The Pounds and Bob MacIntosh in person, everyone else attending online.

Meeting called to order at 9:14pm

Minutes of previous meeting were read.

Treasurer: Just under $—

Capclave Present: Reports progress on virtual and in person. Virtual – moving forward with Zoom events online and getting invites out to participants. Capclave members have membership to virtual event. In person – progress on the programming side. Courtni: working on invites out to panelists – standard list and folks doing outreach for. Talked about mini track for workshops and working on getting program book. Databasepalooza on getting everyone and everything into database. Registration is going fine.

Capclave Future: Asked webmaster to create static page with GOHs and dates.

Capclave Far Future: Nothing to report.

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1. Everyone must be vaccinated and send me a copy of their vaccine card in advance. If you live with others who are not attending the meeting, you must confirm that they are fully vaccinated.

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The committee to discuss SF will discuss the March/April F&SF

Then Third Friday we will discuss Lightspeed, our new pick for an online magazine, alternating with Clarkesworld.

First Friday in July, we will discuss the May/June Asimov’s

Since the Hugo deadline is August 11th, let’s discuss the Hugo short fiction on the Third Friday in July and then the novels/series/YA books on First Friday in August.

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First Friday May

Attendence: Kim Hargan, Cathy Green, Rodger Burns, Alex Wallace, Mike Taylor, Sam Lubell, Jim Thomas, Madeleine Yeh, Mark Roth, David, Sarah Mitchell, Michael Ikeda, Greg Key, Bob MacIntosh, Courtni Burleson, Elizabeth Twitchell, Katy Lewis, Sam Scheiner, Aaron Pound, Carolyn Frank, Tom daly, Frances Holland, Gayle Surrette, Judy Newton, Judy Scheiner, George Shaner

Meeting called to order at 9:15pm by Bob.
Aaron read secretary minutes from 3rd Friday April.

Sam Scheiner gave the Treasurer’s report. We have a bit over $—

Trustees report: Elections will be held tonight after the meeting

Capclave present, Rodger Burns – not much new to report. Working with Kathi Overton regarding possible test virtual event. Discussion of plans for Baltic on fan tabling for Balticon and Gaithersburg Book Festival (May 21, arrival around 7:45-8:15, event closes at 5:30pm). Courtney said would have a brainstorming meeting in upcoming weeks.

Capclave Future Aaron Pound has secured 2nd GOH. His Guest of Honor in 2023 will be Kameron Hurley and Sarah Pinsker

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COMMITTEE To DISCUSS SCIENCE FICTION:

The Committee to Discuss SF will meet this Friday May 6th after the WSFA meeting and the election.

First Friday in May, we will discuss the March/April issue of Asimov’s and Third Friday we will discuss Clarkesworld.

I’ve not seen anything about the deadline for Hugo voting.  If that is still the case in June we will discuss the March/April F&SF on the first Friday in June and then the May/June issue of Uncanny on Third Friday.  Otherwise, the two meetings before the Hugo vote deadline will be devoted to the non-novel categories and then the novel categories.