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“Ink” – The Judge’s Choices

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Ink Judge's Choice

It’s time for the next round of announcements for our 2021 QSF spec fiction contest. First off, the five Judges’ Choices. These stories were not chosen as our top three winners, but were singled out by our judges and director for special recognition. Congrats to all! Judge: Angel Martinez EduTron 6000 + Principal Vertner 4EverBrenna Harvey “The Ink-themed entries for this year’s flash fiction contest were surprisingly blood and death laden (surprising to me, at any rate), so the lighthearted stories really stood out for me. I found this particularly whimsical piece completely charming with a surprising amount of world … Read more

Migration: Judge’s Choices

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Time to announce the Migration Judge’s Choices and Directory’s Choice (in no particular order) Thanks to the judges, and congrats to the authors!: Brenda Noiseux: Zulu Finds a Home, by Kevin Klehr: In a genre that can lean heavily to the dark side, Kevin Klehr’s Zulu Finds a Home pokes lighthearted fun at the imagination. It’s thoroughly enjoyable at face value as a campy tale or viewed with a finer eye reflecting our own societies. Ben Brock: Skin Hunger, by Treasure Nguyen Unapologetically sensual, at times disgusting, and slightly silly, this story took some extreme risks and they all paid … Read more

Queer Sci Fi Flash Fiction Contest “Flight” – Judge’s Choice – J. Scott Coatsworth

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We’ve wrapped up the judging of the Third Annual QSF Flash Fiction Contest, so we’ll be sharing the top stories – first the top three, then the individual Judge’s Choice stories – something new we are doing this year. We had some fantastic submissions this year – congrats to everyone! All stories were limited to 300 words max, with the theme “flight”. These stories will all appear in the forthcoming “Flight” anthology – more details soon. Our final Judge’s Choice story is Scott’s pick: Zev de Valera’s great little shaker story – you’ll see what I mean – congrats, Zev! … Read more

Queer Sci Fi Flash Fiction Contest “Flight” – Judge’s Choice – Jenn Burke

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We’ve wrapped up the judging of the Third Annual QSF Flash Fiction Contest, so we’ll be sharing the top stories – first the top three, then the individual Judge’s Choice stories – something new we are doing this year. We had some fantastic submissions this year – congrats to everyone! All stories were limited to 300 words max, with the theme “flight”. These stories will all appear in the forthcoming “Flight” anthology – more details soon. Our fifth Judge’s Choice story is Jenn Burke’s pick: John Allenson’s sweet metaphorical flight story – congrats, John! Here’s the story – enjoy it, … Read more

Queer Sci Fi Flash Fiction Contest “Flight” – Judge’s Choice – B.A. Brock

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We’ve wrapped up the judging of the Third Annual QSF Flash Fiction Contest, so we’ll be sharing the top stories – first the top three, then the individual Judge’s Choice stories – something new we are doing this year. We had some fantastic submissions this year – congrats to everyone! All stories were limited to 300 words max, with the theme “flight”. These stories will all appear in the forthcoming “Flight” anthology – more details soon. Our third Judge’s Choice story is B.A. Brock’s pick: Missy Welsh’s cool futuristic tale with a great ending – congrats, Missy! Here’s the story … Read more

Queer Sci Fi Flash Fiction Contest “Flight” – Judge’s Choice – Angel Martinez

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We’ve wrapped up the judging of the Third Annual QSF Flash Fiction Contest, so we’ll be sharing the top stories – first the top three, then the individual Judge’s Choice stories – something new we are doing this year. We had some fantastic submissions this year – congrats to everyone! All stories were limited to 300 words max, with the theme “flight”. These stories will all appear in the forthcoming “Flight” anthology – more details soon. Our second Judge’s Choice story is Angel Martinez’s pick: a newcomer named Ellery Jude, with a beautiful, lyrical tale – congrats, Ellery! Here’s the … Read more

Queer Sci Fi Flash Fiction Contest “Flight” – Judge’s Choice – Aidee Ladnier

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We’ve wrapped up the judging of the Third Annual QSF Flash Fiction Contest, so we’ll be sharing the top stories – first the top three, then the individual Judge’s Choice stories – something new we are doing this year. We had some fantastic submissions this year – congrats to everyone! All stories were limited to 300 words max, with the theme “flight”. These stories will all appear in the forthcoming “Flight” anthology – more details soon. Our first Judge’s Choice story is Aidee Ladnier’s pick: Christopher Hawthorne Moss with a great gotcha tale – congrats, Christopher! Here’s the story – … Read more