… then you all do too. From boingboing:
Now take a moment to uncurl from that foetal position, and join me in congratulating the winners and honourable mentions from the 2008 Chizine Short Story Contest – in which yours truly was a judge. From Brett Alexander Savory’s blog:
Final results!
Here we go, folks. Thanks to everyone for entering the contest! The top three placers will be published at 7 cents per word in the October–December 2008 issue of ChiZine.
- 1st place: “The Blog at the End of the World” by Paul Tremblay
- 2nd place: “Grave’s Edge” by Alex O’Neal
- 3rd place: “Beyond” by Brenta Blevins
Honourable Mentions:
- “Angelica’s Elegy” by Chris Miller
- “Fitness Freaks” by Matthew Farrer
- “The Button Collector” by Stephanie Campisi
- “Organ Nell” by Jennifer Pelland
- “Low Tide” by Lisa A. Koosis
- “El Dorado” by Horace James
- “The TV” by Ben Loory
There were 231 entries.
My deepest thanks to the judges for taking the time to help us out this year:
- Cherie Priest
- Claude Lalumière
- David Nickle
- Derek McCormack
- Nancy Baker
- Peter Straub