October 4th, 2022 at 5:30 pm
The Washington Science Fiction Association (WSFA) is pleased to announce that on October 1st at the Capclave science fiction convention, Stephen Harper won the 2022 WSFA Small Press Award for best short fiction published by a small press in 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), is the winner of the 2022 WSFA Small Press Award.
The award was announced by Capclave Guest of Honor Ursula Vernon, who is the only three-time winner of the WSFA Small Press Award.
The list of all finalists:
- “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, 2021) 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
- “A Universe All to Himself” by Ryan Priest, Metaphorosis, (April 2021) ed. by B. Morris Allen
September 29th, 2022 at 1:31 pm
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September 15th, 2022 at 5:25 pm
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August 29th, 2022 at 10:01 am
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The Committee to Discuss Science Fiction will focus on Clarkesworld Magazine, Issue 191 – August 2022. You may read the stories online using this link <https://clarkesworldmagazine.com/>.
August 15th, 2022 at 12:13 pm
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August 9th, 2022 at 9:55 am
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
July 19th, 2022 at 4:15 pm
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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.
July 14th, 2022 at 3:44 pm
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July 1st, 2022 at 12:01 am
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.
Click the link for the full text of the July/August 2022 WSFA Journal, including the Minutes of the July 1st, 15th 2022 / August 5th, 19th 2022 meetings.
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Note: Publication date is set to the date of the Journal, rather than the date posted, for indexing purposes
June 27th, 2022 at 6:23 pm
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This will be a hybrid meeting, held online and in-person at the Pounds’. The virtual invitation is below, involvement for in-person participation will come separately.
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If you are interested in attending in person, you (and your household) must meet the following requirements. Please contact me with a copy of your vaccine card and your acknowledgment of the requirements no later than the day before the meeting.
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.
2. Everyone must take a rapid test (and it must be negative) on the day of the meeting, including everyone in your household even if they are not attending the meeting.
3. Please do not come if, during the 5 days prior to the meeting, you or a member of your household have been:
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4. Please do not come if you or a member of your household have tested positive for Covid until you have tested negative on a PCR test.
I know that I’ll be relying on people to be honest about their exposure and testing and I hope that I can count on everyone to help us continue to keep our family safe. If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to ask.
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