2023 Mike Resnick Memorial Award Finalists

Finalists for the annual Mike Resnick Memorial Award for Short Fiction have been announced:

  • “For the Great and Immortal”, Daniel Burnbridge
  • “Spare Parts”, M. Thomas Diskint
  • “Just Another Day”, Cecilia Kang
  • “Lag”, Pierre-Alexandre Sicart
  • “Deep Sadness”, Sophia Tao

The award, sponsored by Galaxy’s Edge (published by Arc Manor) and by Dragon Con, is given to the best unpublished science fiction short story by a new author “who has not had any fiction work published (including short stories, novelettes, novellas, and novels in paper, digital or audio form) that has been paid a per-word rate of 6 cents a word or more or received a payment for any single work of fiction totaling more than $50.”

Judges for 2023 include Lois McMaster Bujold, William B. Fawcett, Nancy Kress, Jody Lynn Nye, and Sheree Renée Thomas. Prizes include a trophy and $250 for first place, $100 for second place, and $50 for third place. Finalists will be honored in an award ceremony during Dragon Con, to be held August 31 – September 4, 2023 in Atlanta GA.

For more information, see the award’s website.


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One thought on “2023 Mike Resnick Memorial Award Finalists

  • October 5, 2023 at 12:54 am
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    If the judging is over, why is my freaking story still listed as active on Submittable.

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