written by David Steffen
Hello! I am here to announce the original stories that were chosen from the general submission window that ran in July 2022.
First, some stats:
Submissions received: 1126
Disqualified: 5
Withdrawn: 2
Rejected First Round: 1025
Rejected Final Round: 82
Accepted: 12
In addition to the 12 stories selected from the general submission window, we also added an original story acquired outside of the general submission window.
These stories will all be published in 2023; I look forward to sharing them with you!
And here is the list, in alphabetical order by author name:
Six Reasons Why Bots Make the Worst Asteroid Miners
by Matt Bliss
Interstate Mohinis
by M.L. Krishnan
Devil’s Lace
by Julie Le Blanc
The Monologue of a Moon Goddess in the Palace of Pervasive Cold
by Anja Hendrikse Liu
Requiem
by P.H. Low
Dog Song
by Avi Naftali
Glass Moon Water
by Linda Niehoff
On a Smoke-Blackened Wing
by Joanne Rixon
Bottled Words
by Carol Scheina
Tell Me the Meaning of Bees
by Amal Singh
Diamondback V. Tunnelrat
by Nick Thomas
Re: Your Stone
by Guan Un
They Were Wonderful, Once
by Lily Watson
