2023 Roswell Award Winners

Winners for the Roswell Award for short science fiction have been announced.

  • First Place: “Philanthropy”, Cecilia Evans
  • Second Place: “First Plantings”, E.E. King
  • Third Place: “Breathing for Two”, Rich Larson

First, second, and third place receive cash prizes of $500, $250, and $100 USD, respectively, and first place receives access to a 10-week or shorter online course sponsored by the UCLA Extension Writers’ Program.

Other finalists included “The Ripples Spread Outward” by Karin Hullatti, “You’re Hired” by Lexus Ndiwe, and “Plastic Dragon” by Lucy Zhang. Selected finalists had their stories read by celebrity guests during the May 2023 Culminating Event.

For more information, see the LitFest Pasadena website.


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